KuCoin AMA With Moonray (MNRY) — Empowering Creativity Through Blockchain in Gaming and Media

Dear KuCoin Users,

Time: December 18, 2024, 09:00 AM - 10:03 AM (UTC)

KuCoin hosted an AMA (Ask-Me-Anything) session in the KuCoin Exchange Group, featuring Diego Etcheto, COO of Moonray, alongside Rodrigo Etcheto, the CEO and Co-Founder of Moonray.

Official Website: https://www.moonray.studio/
Whitepaper: https://miium.io 

Follow Moonray on X, Telegram and Discord
 

Q: What was the inspiration for the world of Moonray?

Diego: We wanted to do something visually unique. Knowing that we are going into a very competitive space (PVP games) we wanted to stand out and do something different and create a world that all gamers would want to be a part of. This has also been a passion project for our team for a while, and we're all fans of science fiction. So the game was a natural fit for what we like.

 

Q: What is the roadmap for the Moonray ecosystem?

Diego: The AAA version of the game is live now on the Epic Game Store and we will be on PlayStation in 2025. We have a mobile autobattler coming out early next year in Alpha which will help us greatly expand our user base. Meanwhile we are also keeping up with the publishing of our graphic novel series. Volume 3 will be on book shelves in May 2025.

Q: What makes Moonray different from other PC & PlayStation games?

Diego: As I mentioned, the visuelieve tal style as well as the play style is important in setting Moonray apart. We know how competitive the space is, and if we launched a game that looks like something already on the market, that's a tough way to move forward. Obviously a key component is our use of Web3 in the game. We bhat Web3 for asset ownership and player rewards will greatly enhance game play. It's something that all major game studios will adopt eventually, but obviously those of us in the web3 community are ahead. And we will use it to our competitive advantage to drive demand.

Q: How will the Moonray mobile game integrate into the Moonray ecosystem?

Diego: That's a good question and the easy answer is that both games will utilize the same token. Our goal is to widen our user base, which a mobile version of the game will do, to generate more demand within our ecosystem.

Likewise we have plans to make assets transferable from one game to the next. So an avatar in Moonray can be used in Moonray Mobile as well, even though they are very different games in terms of play style. It's all about getting gamers to participate in as much of our ecosystem as possible.

 

Q: How does Moonray plan to onboard Web2 users?

Diego: We believe the only way is to make sure that what we build is always "gameplay first" and the Web3 components are invisible. No Web2 gamer will connect a wallet first thing. Everything in Moonray can be done strictly as Web2, and the user experience is just like Fortnite or any other Web2 title. But the Web3 components are there if a user wants to activate them. We think that over time, Web2 users will see the potential of web3 and will begin to adopt it. What gamer doesn't want to be able to sell their in-game assets? Or to earn real rewards? Once Web2 gamers see what they can do, they will begin to adopt Web3, and we will make it easy for them.

Q: How do you think console gamers on PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo will react to Web3?

Diego: I think they have very large businesses they need to protect first and foremost and that will make them cautious. However, they will see Web3 as the future of gaming and they know they have to adopt it at some point. They are already showing curiosity if not outright interest. It may take time, but our goal is to help them see the potential and make it easy for them to start adopting web3 features. However, we obviously cannot do anything that they don't want to do, so we're being patient. Once they are ready we will be there to help them.

 

Q: What is your strongest advantage that you think will make your team leading the market?

Rodrigo: Hi I'm the Moonray CEO, I'll help answer these.

We are building the ecosystem for the long term and for us that means focusing on quality and delivering games that can attract regular gamers.

 

Q: According to the roadmap, what is your most important next priority?

Rodrigo: For 2025 our priorities are:

1. Ship the mobile game, set in the same Moonray universe as the PC/Console game but designed for the ground up for mobile. We will begin alpha testing in Q1

2. Ship on Playstation 5 and Steam by the end of next year.

 

Q: When and where can I buy your tokens?

Rodrigo: The token is going live here on KuCoin approximately 1 hour!

 

Q: What support and resources does your project provide to its user community?

Rodrigo: We have a very active Discord community and weekly game nights and tournaments. Our PC game can be a little tough sometimes for the first time you play it, but the community has put together a series of 'how to' instruction videos to help you get started that you can find by asking in our Discord.

 

Q: What is the target audience for your platform - crypto beginners or professional users? Or does it cater to both?

Rodrigo: Great question! We are very focused on making games that appeal to regular gamers with no knowledge of crypto. Everything we do provides a clean, Web2 user interface so that a regular gamer does not need to know anything about crypto in order to have fun.

 

Q: Can you share your social media links? So we can keep ourselves updated?

Rodrigo: Here is our X and our Discord account.

 

Q: Who is your ideal consumer for your product and did you take into account the community feedback and requests in the development process to generate new ideas? Failing to understand the target audience and clients often leads to project failures.

Rodrigo: Great question, especially for games! We have a very active Discord community and we've been building our PC/Console game for over 3 years in its current form.

During that process we've gathered a lot of feedback on a regular basis from the community, but especially now that the game is live on the Epic game store.

We have regular community events such as game nights and tournaments, where we ourselves watch and participate to gather feedback. We also send out 'feedback forms' after community playtest sessions to get people's views as well.

 

Q: Do you have tutorial videos so we can get to know your project more clearly or do you have a YouTube channel or something? Can you share it with us?

Rodrigo: Yes, we do have tutorial videos, I'm not exactly sure where though! I can't recall at the moment, please ask our mods in Discord. Also, the videos get updated a lot because gameplay changes with each patch. We just released a very big update on Monday!

Q: How will you attract non-crypto-natives to your ecosystem? In addition, how do you strike a balance between technology development and token value enhancement?

Rodrigo: This is one of the biggest questions in gaming right now. For us the key is to go to where the gamers are, and that is Playstation 5, Xbox and Steam. We are still waiting to hear back on the Xbox approval but we are confident that we will get it. We are already approved for Playstation and Steam. 

Q: Is your projects accessible to small investors or only for elite ones?

Rodrigo: We work to make it accessible to everyone. For example, our PFP that we launched recently was a free mint and we just minted 220,000 NFTs on OpenSea, also as a free mint. It was OpenSea's biggest gaming mint ever!

 

Q: Will there be any special events or tournaments planned for the PlayStation version or the Moonray mobile game in 2025?

Rodrigo: There will be 'cross play' enabled so, yes, we will have tournaments for the PS5/PC together. The mobile will have very different gameplay and will be separate from that.

🎁 Participate in the Moonray AMA quiz now for a chance to 106.84 MNRY.

 

The form will remain open for five days from publishing this AMA recap

KuCoin and Moonray have prepared a total of 15,384.5 MNRY to give away to AMA participants.

1. Pre-AMA activity: 5,542.225 MNRY

2. Free-ask section: 500 MNRY

3. Flash mini-game: 4,000 MNRY

4. Post-AMA quiz: 5,342.225 MNRY

 

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