02-11-2023, 02:46 PM
The rest of my 1-week vacation at Decentraland, with 100+ photos
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10zatle/the_rest_of_my_1week_vacation_at_decentraland/"> <img src="https://external-preview.redd.it/rlGIW7Gq_N5Bi2DVAoQph0gOHvlIqZI58sG2SJ8ri-I.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=396288f0a736fab2c51aabf704cdaf161add37d4" alt="The rest of my 1-week vacation at Decentraland, with 100+ photos" title="The rest of my 1-week vacation at Decentraland, with 100+ photos" /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I could only fit 20 images per Reddit post, so my previous 1-day post was pretty short.</p> <p>Since then, I've continued exploring Decentraland and have now uploaded my 100+ photo album to Substack: <a href="https://mplankton.substack.com/p/mplankton-explores-decentraland">https://mplankton.substack.com/p/mplankton-explores-decentraland</a></p> <p>It contains a full review of my trip.</p> <p>(If you see an annoying pop-up on that page, just click the "Continue Reading" button. No subscription is needed.)</p> <p>--------</p> <p>I spent more time both visiting the most crowded events and locations, and visiting places to obtain more free NFTs.</p> <h1>Here are the highlights</h1> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/byqvmz2f3hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12dccc77fc2ced2454342c0d35713d90fc223a30">1 week of collecting free NFTs</a></p> <p><strong>Wearables</strong>: There are a lot of special events and quests where you can collect free minted NFT wearables on the <strong>Polygon PoS network</strong>. The more exotic ones usually need to be purchased.</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/mxcldpvn3hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c13fd933026a76d4fb32fd16ac71d24ecf1b39e3">Doritos Triangle Studios event</a></p> <p>Over the past 3 days, <strong>Doritos</strong> was giving away 10 collectible NFTs. Developers actually need to spend <a href="https://docs.decentraland.org/creator/wearables/publishing-wearables/">$150 USD</a> to publish each unique item. And then they have to pay ~150k gas on the Polygon PoS network to mint each instance of the NFT. So I wouldn't be surprised if they spent $3000 on this event just to attract 1000 people.</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/k5g3jah84hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5c40678d2782e487cb2f2fc54f093f2046980df">Halloween 2022 quest - Cemetery</a></p> <p><strong>The Halloween 2022 quest</strong> in the Spooky Forest is still available. Among the dozen mini-games in Decentraland, this was the ONLY one I actually enjoyed. It was also the only one that gave away ~10 collectible NFTs. There are 5 days of quests.</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/47pv81lm4hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=73a40bfc16b8cf194bfae56a0a91b0f6ded2b407">Temple Trouble puzzle</a></p> <p>There was 1 puzzle in the Spooky Forest that was a reskinned clone of the same puzzle in Temple Trouble. There are a lot of clones in Decentraland. I guess devs get lazy and reuse locations.</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/x8i8s76w4hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e70c6b57d346480b01b88acfedddfb287c5c0ab">The Art Week plaza has a lot of pretty art. There were several places to collect free NFTs here, but they already all ran out a long time ago.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/8bsfij4z4hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5cd7dc77000174a36f92beba502bd22dc57aa5d">Even the buildings in the Art Week Plaza are pretty.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/l8atkkc55hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e7559c6c149e23b4def8b4833b3f294f83a180a">Ice Poker Stronghold</a></p> <p><strong>Ice Poker (Stronghold)</strong> for Texas Hold'em was consistently the most crowded location in all of Decentraland. I counted between 20-50 players at any given time.</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/hreg7r2e5hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19e7374cdc234ffe1e263c1ef9ae3642044fdd92">Players all teleporting at the same time. When new special events that give away NFTs start, they are very popular.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/4ktpfc4k5hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1df44d22d679502ea97226b7f0652a5a0d9b05dd">Nyan Cat NFT Gallery - Another cool-looking building</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/6x6n6ufo5hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c889b75c17ace5710c5b3c200098bc04aa050502">Dragon Plaza - Archverse</a></p> <p><strong>Archverse</strong>: Somebody built several giant villages on the edge of Decentraland, and they were completely empty. I have no idea what these were made for, and why they were abandoned. They should turn this into a creepy haunted village.</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/jj5t94l76hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=603f0ba2fc6b2135746ee3141ea9f6c8df0e9398">Lobsteropolis - A whole town built for 1 person full of UGLY Lobster NFTs. I can't understand why anyone would spend $1M building this place.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/k7gk8ppi6hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=050a394d085575ba7d8e89b60d796c4e43fe3d36">Rizk Amusement Park - A functional amusement park with a roller coaster</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/8ke9l1xm6hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00abb9987481990a159be6b57013c3a1781ab0e7">The Aquarium - One of many casinos. Every single casino I visited except Ice Poker (Stronghold) was empty.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/xsz2pc0u6hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0109878ca6270fb38324f427ed2e80b88a78e45">MVMF - Party Degens - One of many music venues in DCL. This one had a large multi-room nightclub on the lower floor with a see-through ceiling. Pretty fancy. I would've loved to visit a club like this IRL during my party years.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/fmmg66457hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f22419113f9756c2f1fe7eaef7546440d2ace264">Oh look, it's sponsors FTX and BlockFi. Good to know where their money went.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/qijxrl2b7hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a4ec81b290c23be7ab7e6da78a191558f53f0002">Samsung's House of Sam: You can collect a few NFTs here, but they take a few days to mint. I'm disappointed I didn't find Sam here.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/0p6h18jh7hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8eb59cda686c5bfe07901451edc3627cb18b5f57">DigiFun - One of many locations selling expensive wearable NFTs for your avatar. You can easily find other places on the secondary market selling cool NFTs for only $1-5. The ones showcased in DCL are usually 100x that price.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/i0evle1u7hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=734f38ecc7167d80763ac61ff4026eb61b27003c">5D Gallery - A trippy multi-floor gallery</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/9aw8j20w7hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=117ee3ab19ee2028021903420212642fe0c54c8d">5D Gallery - The upper floors</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/wwdmxtj28hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=86d419808710d0a5561b213cf16d01c238ba437f">LaLigaLand - A fully-built football (i.e. soccer) stadium for the Spanish Soccer League. They also had a recent event here with NFT giveaways.</a></p> <p><strong>Overall</strong></p> <p>My 1-week virtual vacation in Decentraland was enjoyable. The mini-games, bugs, and performance issues were bad, but the exploration was fun. I could easily come back once a month. There are always <strong>special events</strong> going on, so there are always new places to explore and activities to check out. </p> <p>This is NOT a gaming experience. If you're looking for a game, you're going to be extremely-disappointed.</p> <p>But if you're type of person who enjoys traveling by yourself and exploring new locations, you might find it fun to explore this virtual world. I sure did.</p> <p>If you want another 50+ photos, please check out the <a href="https://mplankton.substack.com/p/mplankton-explores-decentraland">full album here</a>.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Maleficent_Plankton"> /u/Maleficent_Plankton </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10zatle/the_rest_of_my_1week_vacation_at_decentraland/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10zatle/the_rest_of_my_1week_vacation_at_decentraland/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10zatle/the_rest_of_my_1week_vacation_at_decentraland/"> <img src="https://external-preview.redd.it/rlGIW7Gq_N5Bi2DVAoQph0gOHvlIqZI58sG2SJ8ri-I.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=396288f0a736fab2c51aabf704cdaf161add37d4" alt="The rest of my 1-week vacation at Decentraland, with 100+ photos" title="The rest of my 1-week vacation at Decentraland, with 100+ photos" /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I could only fit 20 images per Reddit post, so my previous 1-day post was pretty short.</p> <p>Since then, I've continued exploring Decentraland and have now uploaded my 100+ photo album to Substack: <a href="https://mplankton.substack.com/p/mplankton-explores-decentraland">https://mplankton.substack.com/p/mplankton-explores-decentraland</a></p> <p>It contains a full review of my trip.</p> <p>(If you see an annoying pop-up on that page, just click the "Continue Reading" button. No subscription is needed.)</p> <p>--------</p> <p>I spent more time both visiting the most crowded events and locations, and visiting places to obtain more free NFTs.</p> <h1>Here are the highlights</h1> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/byqvmz2f3hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12dccc77fc2ced2454342c0d35713d90fc223a30">1 week of collecting free NFTs</a></p> <p><strong>Wearables</strong>: There are a lot of special events and quests where you can collect free minted NFT wearables on the <strong>Polygon PoS network</strong>. The more exotic ones usually need to be purchased.</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/mxcldpvn3hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c13fd933026a76d4fb32fd16ac71d24ecf1b39e3">Doritos Triangle Studios event</a></p> <p>Over the past 3 days, <strong>Doritos</strong> was giving away 10 collectible NFTs. Developers actually need to spend <a href="https://docs.decentraland.org/creator/wearables/publishing-wearables/">$150 USD</a> to publish each unique item. And then they have to pay ~150k gas on the Polygon PoS network to mint each instance of the NFT. So I wouldn't be surprised if they spent $3000 on this event just to attract 1000 people.</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/k5g3jah84hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5c40678d2782e487cb2f2fc54f093f2046980df">Halloween 2022 quest - Cemetery</a></p> <p><strong>The Halloween 2022 quest</strong> in the Spooky Forest is still available. Among the dozen mini-games in Decentraland, this was the ONLY one I actually enjoyed. It was also the only one that gave away ~10 collectible NFTs. There are 5 days of quests.</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/47pv81lm4hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=73a40bfc16b8cf194bfae56a0a91b0f6ded2b407">Temple Trouble puzzle</a></p> <p>There was 1 puzzle in the Spooky Forest that was a reskinned clone of the same puzzle in Temple Trouble. There are a lot of clones in Decentraland. I guess devs get lazy and reuse locations.</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/x8i8s76w4hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e70c6b57d346480b01b88acfedddfb287c5c0ab">The Art Week plaza has a lot of pretty art. There were several places to collect free NFTs here, but they already all ran out a long time ago.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/8bsfij4z4hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5cd7dc77000174a36f92beba502bd22dc57aa5d">Even the buildings in the Art Week Plaza are pretty.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/l8atkkc55hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e7559c6c149e23b4def8b4833b3f294f83a180a">Ice Poker Stronghold</a></p> <p><strong>Ice Poker (Stronghold)</strong> for Texas Hold'em was consistently the most crowded location in all of Decentraland. I counted between 20-50 players at any given time.</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/hreg7r2e5hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19e7374cdc234ffe1e263c1ef9ae3642044fdd92">Players all teleporting at the same time. When new special events that give away NFTs start, they are very popular.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/4ktpfc4k5hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1df44d22d679502ea97226b7f0652a5a0d9b05dd">Nyan Cat NFT Gallery - Another cool-looking building</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/6x6n6ufo5hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c889b75c17ace5710c5b3c200098bc04aa050502">Dragon Plaza - Archverse</a></p> <p><strong>Archverse</strong>: Somebody built several giant villages on the edge of Decentraland, and they were completely empty. I have no idea what these were made for, and why they were abandoned. They should turn this into a creepy haunted village.</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/jj5t94l76hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=603f0ba2fc6b2135746ee3141ea9f6c8df0e9398">Lobsteropolis - A whole town built for 1 person full of UGLY Lobster NFTs. I can't understand why anyone would spend $1M building this place.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/k7gk8ppi6hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=050a394d085575ba7d8e89b60d796c4e43fe3d36">Rizk Amusement Park - A functional amusement park with a roller coaster</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/8ke9l1xm6hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00abb9987481990a159be6b57013c3a1781ab0e7">The Aquarium - One of many casinos. Every single casino I visited except Ice Poker (Stronghold) was empty.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/xsz2pc0u6hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0109878ca6270fb38324f427ed2e80b88a78e45">MVMF - Party Degens - One of many music venues in DCL. This one had a large multi-room nightclub on the lower floor with a see-through ceiling. Pretty fancy. I would've loved to visit a club like this IRL during my party years.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/fmmg66457hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f22419113f9756c2f1fe7eaef7546440d2ace264">Oh look, it's sponsors FTX and BlockFi. Good to know where their money went.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/qijxrl2b7hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a4ec81b290c23be7ab7e6da78a191558f53f0002">Samsung's House of Sam: You can collect a few NFTs here, but they take a few days to mint. I'm disappointed I didn't find Sam here.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/0p6h18jh7hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8eb59cda686c5bfe07901451edc3627cb18b5f57">DigiFun - One of many locations selling expensive wearable NFTs for your avatar. You can easily find other places on the secondary market selling cool NFTs for only $1-5. The ones showcased in DCL are usually 100x that price.</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/i0evle1u7hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=734f38ecc7167d80763ac61ff4026eb61b27003c">5D Gallery - A trippy multi-floor gallery</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/9aw8j20w7hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=117ee3ab19ee2028021903420212642fe0c54c8d">5D Gallery - The upper floors</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/wwdmxtj28hha1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=86d419808710d0a5561b213cf16d01c238ba437f">LaLigaLand - A fully-built football (i.e. soccer) stadium for the Spanish Soccer League. They also had a recent event here with NFT giveaways.</a></p> <p><strong>Overall</strong></p> <p>My 1-week virtual vacation in Decentraland was enjoyable. The mini-games, bugs, and performance issues were bad, but the exploration was fun. I could easily come back once a month. There are always <strong>special events</strong> going on, so there are always new places to explore and activities to check out. </p> <p>This is NOT a gaming experience. If you're looking for a game, you're going to be extremely-disappointed.</p> <p>But if you're type of person who enjoys traveling by yourself and exploring new locations, you might find it fun to explore this virtual world. I sure did.</p> <p>If you want another 50+ photos, please check out the <a href="https://mplankton.substack.com/p/mplankton-explores-decentraland">full album here</a>.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Maleficent_Plankton"> /u/Maleficent_Plankton </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10zatle/the_rest_of_my_1week_vacation_at_decentraland/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10zatle/the_rest_of_my_1week_vacation_at_decentraland/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>