Dota 2 and NFT are closer than it's seems
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NFT is something new, around which there are many questions, concerns and curiosity. However, despite its novelty in the digital world and esports in particular, the idea itself is not new.
In the real world, as well as on the Internet, anyone can download a high-resolution photo of a famous painting and, for example, stick it on the entire wall at home. It may be very beautiful, but it is of no value.
How many people know that each original of a painting hanging in a museum has its own, shall we say, licensed copies - prints.
They are issued in a limited edition, often with the participation of the author himself. There are various technologies for this process and different materials for the canvas are taken. All copies are numbered and each has its own certificate of authenticity. Yes, this is a copy of a work of art, but it has its own rarity, uniqueness and price. The price depends on the author of the work, the work itself, the canvas material, the production method and even the serial number.
The NFTs, in fact, have taken this over and brought it to the digital world. Yes, you can copy the picture and save it to your computer. Or you can own a unique copy of the author's work. It is this direction that is now being actively mastered by both large organizations and individual artists and businessmen. Here are the most striking examples of such integration.
OG's recipe of success
Organization OG has become a champion not only in e-sports, but also in the vastness of the NFT market, by its example showing and proving the viability of this direction of development. For 2021, the organization from the sale of NFT received slightly less than the prize money from the DPC league, tournaments and TI10.
The organization managed not only to transfer and implement the idea of NFT in esports, but also to bring it to near perfection. For example, there are several factors that influenced the success of the company:
- A brand or name that is credible, credible and well-known
- Achievement or memorable event that went down in history
- Reliable platform where sales and auctions will be held
- Artists making a quality product
- Fans who are ready to support their idols and create demand
OG put all of the above together: a well-known esports organization, twice The International Dota 2 champion, collaborating with the Nifty and Binance platforms in cooperation with artists, released NFTs that fans sold out in a few hours.
WePlay
WePlay has proven itself to be an eSports event organizer. The most popular last year was WePlay AniMajor, which took place in Kiev, Ukraine.
The organization tries to be in trend and keep up with the times, so in June 2021, the first WePlay Collectibles - Storyline - appeared on the Binance NFT platform.
WePlay Collectibles has become an NFT project, the goal of which is to unite true esports fans and talents, as well as artists and connoisseurs of digital art. WePlay Collectibles has become a platform where you can purchase NFTs in the form of digital and physical eSports memorabilia and tournament-specific rewards, as well as unique objects and contemporary art.
The minimum starting price for the common version of tokens was $250. Bets on more unique tokens started at $500.
Yura Lazebnikov, managing partner of WePlay Holding:
WePlay Collectibles is another step forward in terms of our interaction with the users and consumers of our product — the synergy between esports and blockchain. This project represents a huge collection of our history, thoughts, and ideas that we will make available to our audience, and with Storyline, our first collection, we strive to offer them the best possible experience of interaction with WePlay Collectibles.
Loda from Alliance
In addition to organizations, NFTs are also promoted by individual famous people or athletes. TI3 champion and former Alliance player Jonathan «Loda» Berg also took an interest in the topic.
The MOBOX gaming platform has teamed up with Team Alliance and Loda to create and release unique NFT in-game items.
However, unlike others, the unique Legendary LODA MOMO NFTs were not sold, but were played among the buyers of loot boxes, as Loda himself said:
I want to clarify that we are not selling any NFT’s, only giving away one.
I’ve done a collab with Mobox where 3 Legendary Loda Momo’s were created, one will be given to a lucky fan.
We have not asked anyone to buy nor are profiting from selling any loot boxes.
However, in order to participate in the giveaway, users had to purchase one of the 23,500 NFT packs, at a price of $20 per box.
B2RU
Among the photographs, sets and skins in NFT there was a place for real art.
HellRaisers content producer, Yana «b2ru» Khimchenko, who is familiar to many Russian-speaking Dota 2 fans for previously working in Natus Vincere, is also engaged in art.
On the advice of friends, Yana decided to put one of her works for sale:
In 2022, my most important goal is to evolve more as an artist. On the insistent advice of friends, I made NFT out of a painting for the first time. Let's see what it is. I hope everything works out
The painting «In the Roshpite» is an interpretation of Dante et Virgile au Enfers by William Bouguereau in a DotA style. Also b2ru has other interesting works.
This is how real art found a place in NFT. While some are already exploring this new area, others are just beginning to take their first steps.
