Thank you for over 50,000 applications to Web3 BCG "Epics" to support open-source development

ELSOUL LABO B.V. (Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands) announced on August 2nd, 2023 that the waitlist application for "Epics - The Builders Guild" beta will be closed on the same day. Epics is Web3 BCG (blockchain game) run by the company, with over 50,000 applicants at the time of announcement.

Epics Official Website: https://epics.dev/

What's Epics?

Epics is a social contribution type BCG (blockchain game). We aim to transform open-source development, which has become a serious resource shortage, into a sustainable environment.

Open-source development challenges

Open-source software has spread rapidly in the last ten years and is currently used by more than 90% of companies, but open-source development is still basically free of charge and has not become a sustainable environment.

Much open-source software has not been maintained for more than two years despite being widely used, and the percentage of corporate applications that contain open-source code with vulnerabilities is 84% (2022), which is very dangerous.

However, as can be seen from the fact that more than 90% of all companies use it, open-source software has a high value as a public good, and anyone in the world can use and benefit from it. Open-source is also essential for digital transformation (DX).

In 2021, the EU published a report examining the social impact of open-source development. There, investment in open-source development is announced to be 10 times more cost-effective on an EU-wide GDP basis (2018).

Epics - The Buidlers Guild

Epics is a command-based battle game in which you choose one of three jobs, earn points by contributing to open-source development, and use those points to develop your character.

Developers (Dev) who solve various problems such as vulnerabilities, social investors (Investors) who contribute to the development of the world by supporting open-source development, and public relations activists (Degen) who convey this unknown big problem to the world. Three types of players cooperate to solve the social problems of open-source development.

Points are awarded for real-world actions that remedy the resource scarcity of open-source development, so being strong in an Epics game means significantly contributing to open-source.

It is an effort to realize a better society by making contributions to society visible as a status that was difficult to see in reality, by preparing incentives for positive actions for society, and by working together to solve this problem while having fun.

Epics incentivizes developers, investors, and public relations activists by developing a gaming platform that connects to real-world issues.

Social problems will be solved by each seeking fun and incentives and taking action.

We believe that the “new economy” that combines blockchain and gamification will solve problems that have not been solved until now.

Epics Beta Waiting List

If you join the Epics Beta Waitlist, you will receive priority invites to the game, including access to the Private Beta.

Waitlist applications will be closed on August 2nd, 2023 (UTC).

Thankfully, we have over 50,000 players on the waitlist.

Let's work together to solve social problems and create public goods for the future.

We are excited to see you participate.

Epics Beta Waiting List (Google Form): https://forms.gle/piSwBa4iYnsofaNXA