Coverage of this session includes In-Game Currencies, Action Points, Equipment, NFT skins and Rift Overview. Make sure you have gone through all points to ensure a general understanding of this game!
In-game currencies
The gold coin is the major in-game stable currency, of which 1 gold can be converted to 0.1 BUSD. For every 100 silver coins earned in-game, they will convert into 1 gold coin; for every 100 copper coins earned in-game, they will convert into 1 silver coin. Major usages include the purchase of Gem Pass, instant revival in World Boss Battle, and buying equipment.
Magic crystal is required for the upgrade of NFT skins, a vital requirement of playing in the rift. You can buy it in decentralized exchanges, such as Pancake Swap, or purchase mystery boxes from the official website. The current exchange rate is 1 MC for 1.05 BUSD.
As suggested by its name, the Tap token is the governance token of the Tap Fantasy Metaverse. Tap token is needed for NFT skins upgrade. Besides, it plays an essential role in the Land System, which will release soon. You can buy it in decentralized exchanges and centralized exchanges Bybit and Gate.io. The current exchange rate is 1 MC for 0.041 BUSD.
Action Points (Stamina)
Stamina limits a player's daily activities. Stamina will be deducted after the victory of any combat by the marked amount, which usually ranges from 1 to 10 AP. No stamina will be deducted in case of failure in a battle.
Since the amount of stamina decides the amount of fight, and thus the number of in-game items, it is important to maximize the profit of each AP earned. Luckily, there are choices to replenish stamina with some sort of costs:
Oridinary replenishment (Normal purchase)
Everyone can replenish stamina under this choice 5 times a day. Each time 10 stamina will be replenished, with the cost of 5, 10, 15,20, and 25 silver coins respectively, which is 50 stamina for 75 silver coins in total.
NFT skins replenishment (Advanced purchase)
In addition to the above option, NFT skin owners can choose to replenish stamina via this method. Up to 120 stamina can be replenished with this method. If you own 3 NFT skins or more, you are eligible to replenish 20 AP twice, at the cost of 1 gold coin each time; if you own 6 NFT skins or more, you are eligible to replenish another 20 AP twice, at the cost of 2 gold coins each time; if you own 12 NFT skins or more, you are eligible to replenish another 20 AP twice again, at the cost of 7 gold coins each time. Under this method, 120 stamina can be replenished for 20 gold coins.
In total, you can replenish at most 170 AP for 20.75 gold coins.
Equipment
Besides the abilities of NFT skins, equipment is another criterion that determines your combat ability. The strength, as well as the rarity of equipment, are decided by "star" (level), players are able to fight against monsters with similar stars only, unless with extremely good skills. Generally, fighting against monsters that are 1 to 2 stars higher than the team average is fine, some luck and skills are needed for monsters and bosses that are 2 to 3 stars higher (personal experience). It is worth noting that the average star here means the average star of the 4 core equipment of a character (Weapon, Armor, Gloves, and Helmet), while the average star of all 6 equipment if exist, is displayed in the game, players need not worry about them affecting the character's ability negatively.
As aforementioned, equipment is essential for players to challenge the rift. Right now, there are two main methods to acquire equipment:
Equipment can be bought in the in-game market at the rate decided by the seller (another player). Secret trade can also be performed by using a secret key, in which only players with the code can buy the item.
Equipment will be dropped by monsters after defeating them. Typically, each kind of monster will drop one type of equipment only, whereas Formidable Enemy will drop random types of equipment. Other ways to obtain equipment will be discussed in the last session.
NFT skins
NFT skin is the most important element of the game, especially for the play-to-earn experience. NFT skins can bring better combat experiences and are required to be eligible to challenge the rift. Following would be the overview of these NFT skins, the methods to purchase them, and the benefit of owning them.
Overview
As shown in the figure, you can check the attributes of NFT skins by checking the "NFT Skin" session. There are 4 rarities, R, SR, SSR, and the special one, SP. Each NFT skin can be upgraded 5 times, each time granting 2 element resistanecs, at the cost of magic crystals and tap tokens (details will be discussed in the next session). The kind of element resistances granted are random, choosing one from the four elements: wind, fire, water, and earth. As shown in this case, the "Magic Girl" skin is upgraded twice, thus gaining 2 water element resistances and 2 wind element resistances. For R and SR skins, if they gain 10 element resistances of the same kind (some only have 8 element resistances of a kind plus 2 other element resistances), they will turn into SP skins, with a certain ability being boosted permanently.
Purchasing NFT skins
There are three ways to obtain NFT skins.
Purchase from the marketplace. On the official website of Tap Fantasy, there is a marketplace, players can purchase or sell NFT skins freely. On top of that, NFT skins are also tradable on Binance NFT, Bybit NFT, and other trading platforms.
Mystery Boxes often appear on the official website of Tap Fantasy, Tap token, Magic Crystal, and BUSD can be used to purchase mystery boxes, if any. Currently, only Goddess Mystery Box and Super Rare NFTs are available for obtaining NFT skins. However, new boxes can appear at any time, so stay tuned for the announcements!
In-game reward, especially rift reward, includes skins with different rarity, probability of getting those skins are stated clearly.
Benefits
Holding NFT skins helps to meet the minimum requirement of challenging the rift, which is a minimum of 6 element points of the same kind in the team. Another benefit is that the NFT skins will provide an extra ability in addition to the original 2 abilities. For the "Magic Girl" skin, the ability helps to raise the attack speed by 35%. Some skills might even produce equipment! With such benefits, players will have a much faster progress and earn more efficiently.
Rift overview
With the above knowledge, I am sure that you are ready for the core part of this metaverse -- the rift. The rift is extremely difficult for newbies, as the monsters are at least rated 16 stars. On top of that, at least 6 element resistances of the same kind are required to enter the easiest combat of the rift, which a fee in terms of gold coins will also be charged when entering. Generally, newbies are advised to strengthen themselves to 15 stars to consider challenging the rift. If you are ready for this exciting journey of play-to-earn, let's dive into the next session!