āI have spent X number of hours and I still donāt understand what MetaGame isā has been the most common complaint around.
This raid is all about making MetaGame easier to understand for newcomers but also optimizing things to make more sense for existing players.
Itās an open end coordination game. How to work together in fun, rewarding and efficient ways. Upgrade communities.
If youāre reading this, youāre probably thinking āWhat the actual F**K is going on here?!ā
Good question. First, Iād like you to imagine a world like the one in Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. In this story, people live and work inside a VR world, as the old āreal worldā was inundated with social/economic issues, an energy crisisā¦ and of course, climate change. Sound familiar? Welcome to 2020.
When I came across MetaGame, I assumed it to be a tokenized MMORPG like WoW or RS, but ya know, with NFTs n shiz. While I still believe it to be an āmmorpgā of sorts, itās more like what Mauro posted here. A āMetaGamerā can contribute in various ways to further the community goals and projects.
HOW TO BEGIN:
Links:
Overview - - https://wiki.metagame.wtf/docs/how-does-it-work/how-metagame-works
Roles ā ā - https://wiki.metagame.wtf/docs/enter-metagame/roles-in-metagame
XP/SEEDs - https://wiki.metagame.wtf/docs/how-does-it-work/xp/
Phases ā - - https://wiki.metagame.wtf/docs/how-does-it-work/phases-of-metagame
MERCH - - - https://shop.metafactory.ai/
Yo I fell into the metagame rabbit hole and boy is it a lovely and deep rabbit hole. I wanted to give my first impression and feedback as recommendations to make it easier for people to get a feel.
This is something Iām real interested in helping with. A self-organizing system is tricky to get onboarded into. Itās hard to explain a complex system with minimal rules. Itās a cool user journey problem.
Overall, Iād recommend using a Join Now flow or something along those lines. A step-by-step guide to make it easier to jump in. The Enter the Game sub section is solid, but tighting the user flow woudl really help.
Biggest hiccup for me was when I first landed on the website, I submitted on this page https://wiki.metagame.wtf/docs/enter-metagame/join-metagame within the first 15 minutes. Then I realized it was somewhat limited so I looped back after learning up. Itās still not clear on the approval process and what happens next.
Iām gonna lay out a sketch of how the flow might work. You can also get a peak at my nacient mental model:
Learn about Metagame
Read the manifesto
https://wiki.metagame.wtf/docs/wtf-is-metagame/metafam-way
Learn up on DAOās - https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-for-beginners/what-is-dao
Goals/ vision - https://wiki.metagame.wtf/docs/wtf-is-metagame/narrative-1-a-decentralized-factory
I think parallels for us ignorant of DAOs help a lot. XP/ Seeds are shares and payment for services etc.
Is metagame right for you?
Roles you can play - investor, guild,
Whatās expected of you - time, buy seeds, etc. (this is still not 100% clear to me tbh)
I felt a little weird getting asked to buy seeds when theyāre a financial instrument Iām ignorant of.
Apply to Metagame
Only 150 people join so weāre selective.
Join Discord
While we review your app, check out the convo
Learn up on the Raids and jump in the forum
see what weāre working on and contribute.
Hope this is helpful and happy to jump in on any or all of this.
Is it possible to make meta game more understandable to non-players? I am a humanities person with no crypto skills, but I am trying to understand and follow metagame because it is relevant to building a better future and I can share what I learn with others like myself. And what exactly is a raid? Can you give examples? Where does one start? Thanks!
Hey there, sorry for the late reply. Yes itās possible 
, weāre currently working on simplifying introductions so the onboarding guide will be updated. Think of raids as joint projects that the community is working on, theyāre divided into passive and active ones. Unlike quests in the #quest channel which are more explicit in their approach with clear instructions on what to do, quests in raids have to be figured out on your own through communication, coordination and research- check whatās on the menu in their respective threads and try to see whatās missing or what can you help work on. This is a little summary of quests (https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/791251374016299060/792681713128964126/Questographic3.png) - tell if you canāt access the link as itās just copied from the chan on discord, it will have its on place in the future. This can all be found on our discord server. I hope i clarified at least a little
We now have a #better-onboarding channel on discord. Some active @innkeepers to help new arrivals find their footing.
Also this Notion guide
Plus #sign-post channel in discord.
And an #innkeepers-guild
Hereās a new Miro board for Innkeeping/Onboarding
Where can I find all of your info graphics cards in one place?
Hereās some handy links too
Thank you @Misanth
GENERAL
Wiki: https://wiki.metagame.wtf/
Notion:
Main Notion: https://bit.ly/MetaGame-Notion
Welcome to MetaGame: http://bit.ly/Welcome-to-MetaGame
How to Meta: http://bit.ly/Notion-How2Meta
Forum: https://forum.metagame.wtf/
Infographics: https://bit.ly/MGInfographics
BUILDERS
Builder Path: http://bit.ly/Builder-Path
Github Repos:
Main Repo - https://github.com/MetaFam
Wiki - https://github.com/MetaFam/metagame-wiki
MyMeta - https://github.com/MetaFam/TheGame
DESIGNERS
Main Figma: http://bit.ly/MetaGame-Figma
Notion: http://bit.ly/MG-Design
Current Notion #better-onboarding Raid
https://forum.metagame.wtf/t/simple-contributor-guide
ā¦updated 22May
Now as part of the #better onboarding raid, and Metarhizzal Network rehaulā¦ graphic one pagers have been pinned to appropriate channels as well.
All channels have been reorganized and categorized. Pinned messages and descriptions are being updated.
This raid has changed names a few times, but on discord has developed more with the #better-onboarding raid
