In order to grow, Web3 gaming must continue to mature - and one of the biggest areas that still needs improvement is how communities are treated. For years, one of the most frustrating issues in Web3 has been the way airdrops are distributed. In countless campaigns, engagement has been exploited by bots, multi-accounts, or mercenary farming tactics, often leaving the most honest and active players with close to nothing, while bad actors take the lion’s share.
Elympics chose a different route.
The Problem With Legacy Web3 Airdrops
In many early-stage GameFi projects, "engagement" was easy to fake. Whether it was spamming social tasks with hundreds of accounts, grinding meaningless in-game actions just to farm points, or automating everything with bots - systems often rewarded volume over value, stats over merit.
The result was easy to predict - therefore easy to programme and game the system. Did anyone care about the true community? I guess we all know the answer.
Airdrop allocations were bloated with botted activity, and the actual communities - the players who followed the rules and genuinely engaged, were left empty handed. This continued for many years until the tide began to shift and projects began to build value in the land of valueless.
That is why, for anyone who truly played and participated, the experience was often the same, but Elympics is here to make the change.
Respect Earned is $ELP Deserved
In the land of farmed airdrops, Respect Airdrop is here to reward not empty stats, but quality engagement from real human players. In case you’re wondering, here is how we approached it:
- Respect has always been the foundation - human players were earning Respect through real gameplay and interaction with the Elympics ecosystem throughout all the seasons, expressing their skill and game mastery.
- Weeding out bots - behavioral checks were run to detect patterns of botted or unnatural farming behavior, filtering out and excluding bots from the Respect system.
- Priority for consistent, meaningful engagement - players who consistently showed up, played honestly, and engaged meaningfully with Elympics were rewarded the most. After all, it is the skill and game mastery that matters, right?
In short, the airdrop was designed for the real ones - not those trying to game the system, and this helped us send the message to our community:
- “We value players who are here for the right reasons, and their efforts will not go unnoticed.”
By rewarding honest contributors over extractive actors, Elympics is helping to build trust in the on-chain gaming ecosystem and shift the tide toward a long-term culture of fair play.
All this is a reminder that fair game mechanics don’t stop at gameplay, but extend to the economy, community, and protocol incentives.
Let’s play the game together, Elympians!
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If you wish to learn more about the Respect Airdrop, read our article describing in detail how to see if you're eligible and how to claim your $ELP - Respect Airdrop Step-by-Step Guide
