How TopGoal is going to take NFT gaming to the next level; an AMA with Alexa, COO of TopGoal
TopGoal is a blockchain-based platform where football fans can collect and trade officially licensed NFT collectibles of their favorite football players, clubs, and moments.
It’s setting up to be one of the hottest crypto games based on NFT collectibles as well as P2E mechanism. Participants will be able to build their own ultimate dream squad’s and eventually compete against other players around the world through GameFi applications, turning their NFTs into digital assets and expanding their utility beyond their use as collectibles
In a previous AMA session, TopGoal sat down with football legend Alessandro Del Piero and the founder of Binance, CZ, to talk about TopGoal and the project’s influential partnership with Binance NFT, Binance’s NFT marketplace.
In this month’s AMA, Voxy from CoinMarketCap.com sits down with Alexa Loau, the Chief Operating Officer of TopGoal. Loau believes in the power of decentralized autonomous organizations and has been building and working in the crypto world for the last five years. She also points out that TopGoal’s grand vision is to be the backbone of an entire football metaverse that’s going to truly immerse football fans in what they love the most.
TopGoal Focuses on Three Pillars of Utility
When asked about the future utility of TopGoal, Loau points out that the team is looking to establish three pillars that will give players the maximum utility that comes with owning TopGoal NFTs. Those pillars include:
- GameFi: TopGoal will launch its first football gaming application that enables a play-to-earn model for NFT cardholders to participate in the game while playing.
- DeFi: TopGoal is working with DeFi partners to expand the utility value of TopGoal NFT assets through DeFi protocols as well as staking/earning models.
- Our team will also collaborate with industry partners to develop new applications and opportunities that could potentially expand the utility of the digital assets of TopGoal in an innovative way.
TopGoal Plans to Enter GameFi and DeFi Via Two Tokens
The TopGoal ecosystem includes a DAO token, $GOAL, and a utility token for the game’s first GameFi application, TopManager. The $GOAL token will be used by participants throughout the entire TopGoal ecosystem, while the $TMT token will be mainly used within the GameFi mechanic.
The $GOAL token doesn’t yet have a launch date. The $TMT token on the other hand will be released alongside the launch of DeFi and GameFi applications like TopManager and TopPrize. It’ll be a fair launch that doesn’t set aside any tokens for the TopGoal team, investors, or other third parties. That’s because the $TMT token is meant to be for the community. The project also aims to make it a deflationary asset which is important to the long-term sustainability of TopManager.
TopGoal Sees Many Opportunities for Exciting Partnerships in the Present and the Future
TopGoal has its sights set on its first strategic partnership in the DeFi world, and it’s with Mars Ecosystem, a partner offering a new paradigm for decentralized stablecoins. Over 200,000 users are members of their community which lives within the Binance Smart Chain ecosystem.
Launching DeFi apps through Mars Ecosystem (including events like mystery box drops) through smart contracts ensures that more native crypto users can easily access TopGoal NFTs in the near and distant future.
Loau points out that the project is actively seeking more partnerships that will expand on the utility of the game’s NFT assets.
All this news is exciting not only because it adds to the utility of the project itself, but also because TopGoal already has deals in place to feature legendary players as part of its game including Michael Owen, Guti, Rivaldo, Del Piero, Vieri, and Batistuta. There will undoubtedly be more announcements linked to popular players from both the past and present to come.
TopManager Is the Most Exciting Part of TopGoal
As mentioned above, TopManager is the first GameFi application for TopGoal. It allows players to use their NFT cards to play football matches against one another exactly the way they’re supposed to be played, 11 versus 11. The winning team gets rewards based on match results through the game’s play-to-earn mechanism.
The game’s metaverse and the GameFi app are going to be built to accommodate both crypto enthusiasts and non-crypto users, and they’re going to allow anyone to benefit from playing the game even if they know nothing about football.
The barrier to entry to play this game is meant to be low, and the excitement is meant to be fast-paced and very much rewarding. That’s a great formula for a game that focuses on football, the most popular sport in the world.
At the heart of the gameplay is a simplified version of a football management system that mimics traditional football video games. TopGoal offers an innovative player skill system that allows users to train, upgrade, merge, and inherit the skills of players that they own. Users will also be able to trade NFT player cards through the TopGoal marketplace and the Binance NFT marketplace. The infographic below outlines the mechanics of the gameplay.
Topmanager Infographic. Credit: TopGoal
Loau Elaborates on the Gameplay Details of TopGoal
The details of the gameplay of TopGoal are arguably the most exciting part of the whole project, so Loau decided to expand by offering AMA participants a more detailed explanation of how it all works:
“Users can form squads from their own NFT cards and choose 11 cards for the starting lineup. Each player has a preferred position according to their roles in the NFT cards.
The lineup contains dozens of common formations according to real football tactics, including 4–4–2, 4–3–3, 4–2–3–1, etc. The position where a player card can play depends on the position of the player in the theme of the game or season corresponding to the specific NFT card.
Users can also loan additional player cards from the game system when they don’t have enough players to form a lineup. However, the player cards loaned from the system cannot be levelled up and earn rewards. You can also participate in other applications such as TopPrize if you have more than 11 NFT cards.”
The Future Is Bright for TopGoal and the Community Is Taking Notice
There’s no question about it. TopGoal has its sights set on dominating the GameFi niche using the passion embedded within the world’s most popular sport, football.
Users displayed that passion during the fireside chat that followed the AMA with Alexa Loau. The biggest revelation that came out of user questions includes the fact that TopGoal aims to launch its NFT marketplace directly on the project’s website in the first quarter of 2022.
Loau also teased upcoming partnerships for the project that users are eager to learn about.
With so much hype surrounding TopGoal, it’s no wonder the community is getting bigger and bigger. With its intriguing mechanics, endless opportunities to engage with favorite teams and players, and a long-term growth strategy, TopGoal is ready to take NFT gaming by storm.
