Ethermon: A Beginner’s Guide

Initially launched in 2017, Ethermon is considered the company’s flagship title and has been among the top most popular dApp games since its release. It was relaunched in 2019 with an expanded team due to the requests of its dedicated fans. Ethermon has since become a community-driven version under the Ethereum chain.

Ethermon is said by other players to have a Pokémon-like gameplay but uses NFTs. The monsters are crucial to the gameplay, and each monster has different battle stats, forms, powers, and generations. Like Pokémon, you can upgrade these monsters to have more in-game advantages.

Ethermon Team

Even though it was developed in what was considered the “crypto winter” that lasted in 2020, many Ethermon enthusiasts and passionate players pushed through for it to survive in the industry. The team behind Ethermon has continued to grow, with now over 30 full-time and part-time employees.

The team developed the game with their vision of gaming being decentralized, and they were right. Many blockchain games have been developed and created since then. Intending to let the players have a voice in the governance of the games and how they can contribute to it, Ethermon has survived in the blockchain gaming industry even until today.

Ethermon Investors and Partners

Ethermon has many notable investors, such as a few private investors and a big company.

The game also has an off-chain uncapped currency called MARKS, which was initially used for the DCL game. This currency can be farmed through battles, looting, and completing adventure quests within the game. Since these are more abundant in Ethermon, you can use MARKS to unlock basic content and purchase basic assets that are more common.

Gameplay

You can see here the Token Allocation of Ethermon:

The main characters in this game are the Ether Monsters. If you want to familiarize yourself with the game, you should first familiarize yourself with the different forms, types, and stats of the so-called Mons.

There are many types of Mon, and these types interact with each other. Each type has a type that is weak and strong. A type that has an advantage over the other has a 30% advantage in stats over the disadvantaged type. Otherwise, the stats are neutral.

Forms

Ethermons can evolve and have different “Forms.” These forms are limited to certain species and can transform when reaching a high enough level. The level at which they transform is unique to each species. Currently, the transform feature is limited for Mons on Ethereum but is slowly being rolled out on Polygon.

Decentraland MMORPG

Ethermon Classic is a 2D game. However, you can also play in 3D in Ethermon’s own Decentraland. You can take your Mons, capture more Mons, and even battle them there. Decentraland is an open-world environment where users can own land. Much like Ethermon has done.

Ethermon Legends

There has recently been an NFT presale of the new Ethermon Legends. These are NFT profile pictures (PFPs) that you can collect and trade. These NFTs are released in small batches and are quite rare. To buy them, you would need to be on the whitelist. The whitelist is currently closed; however, keep an eye on their discord to be notified when their next Ethermon Legends batch will be released.

Ethermon PVP Tournaments

Players versus players or PVP gameplays have been at the core of Ethermon since the beginning. An ongoing rotation of tournaments allows the players to earn by assembling their Mons into teams and competing in 2D games. The tournaments usually last 6 days before the final placements are announced to its participants.