Pixels recently introduced a new reputation system, designed to enhance the gaming experience and combat exploitative behavior such as botting. This system impacts players’ abilities to trade and withdraw within the game.
Understanding the Reputation System
The reputation system assigns points to players based on their activities and social connections within Pixels. Players can check their own and others’ reputation scores using a community-made tool, where they enter their wallet address to view point totals.
Goals and Thresholds
The system sets specific point goals for players to achieve a full experience in Pixels:
- Trade Threshold: 700 points are required for basic trading, with unlimited trading set at 1,500 points.
- Marketplace Participation: Selling on the marketplace requires 900 points, while buying needs 700 points.
These thresholds are designed to prevent bots from exploiting the game’s marketplace.
Earning Reputation Points
Players can increase their reputation score through various means:
- Connecting social media accounts like Twitter (100 points) and Discord (200 points).
- Linking email (25 points) and phone number (200 points).
- The age of the account also multiplies points; for example, an account aged 30 days earns 77 points.
- Completing specific quests in the game also adds points.
VIP and Landowners
VIP players and landowners generally have higher reputation scores due to inherent benefits like VIP status (1,500 points) and land ownership.
Point Deductions
Points can be deducted for behaviors such as:
- Account muting (-3,000 points).
- Previous mutes (-500 points) and reports (-100 points).
- Excessive gifting to other players (-250 points) and trading with low-reputation users (-25 points).
However, these deductions are not immediate and usually follow a trend of consistent negative behavior.
Checking Other Player Reputation
Players can use the reputation check tool to assess the reputation of others before engaging in transactions. For example, a player with a low score due to no social connections or quest completions whatsoever might be less desirable for trading.
Future Developments
Pixels plans to evolve this system, possibly introducing withdrawal thresholds for free-to-play players and further refining the criteria to ensure fairness and prevent exploitation.
The Pixels reputation system is a key development for integrity of the game, pushing for positive player behavior, and ensuring a fair trading environment. It’s a dynamic system that may see further refinements and additions to align with the evolving nature of the game and its community.
