TL;DR
ZEDx Rollout: The five phases explained
Maiden Champions: Celebrating the wins
Season 5: Saddle up for a week of fun on the track!
AMA TL;DR: Our Head of Product, Nick Ciesinski hops in to chat ZEDx
Winner’s Circle: Tournament victories and stable milestones
Trivia: Test your Tourney Format knowledge
ZEDx Rollout - The Five Phases Explained!
There are five phases of development; we are currently in Phase 1 - Internal Testing. This is the longest phase with tests ranging from small systems functionality to piecing together core gameplay mechanics and performance.
Alpha or Phase 2 begins once we have confirmed internal signals. This will be open to a small group of external users to collect feedback on gameplay, useability issues, engagement and UX. Early testers may join around October/November, but dates are flexible based on progress towards internal benchmarks. The date for the waitlist will be announced at the next AMA.
Invites will be sent through a Google form, focusing on players who provide helpful feedback and are actively engaged. Players who have been negative or unhelpful won't receive early invites, despite their leaderboard ranking.
Phase 3 - Closed Beta is expected by year-end, leading to Phase 4 - Open Beta, and then full launch. The emphasis will be on thorough testing and quality before advancing phases.
Phase 5 = GTM!
$50k Maiden Madness!
The latest ZED RUN Maiden Stakes saw great performances across all classes. In C1, Broken Past from Champions Est Ii stable sprinted to victory, while Xploding Rockette, owned by MNP, dominated the Midrunners. For Marathoners, Bee Success from Crazy Horse took the crown. Huge congrats to all!
In C2, the sprinter Glass Portfolio from MNP, mid-runner Wreckage from SSR-Thors-Pony-Palace, and marathoner Echolation from Dads Un-stable took out the first place on the track with well-deserved wins.
While there was a temporary payout discrepancy during the event, the ZED RUN team has addressed the issue. Players can rest assured that all payouts are being processed, and champions who placed 4th-6th will receive their well-earned rewards. In the meantime, let’s celebrate another great tourney with many rising stars coming into their own!
This Week On The Track - Mini Season 5!
Lots of opportunities to race and earn engagement points this week.
Top stables that achieve the most engagement points on the ZEDx rewards leaderboard via Paid and/or Sit and Go races will earn $200 ZED Token.
In addition, six winners In addition from each of the paid <100 races and <250 races tournaments that attempted to qualify will be selected from both C1 and C2 to receive $200 of ZED Token.
So what's keeping you? Saddle up and have some fun on the track! For more info, head to the Guide.
ICYMI: ZEDx Discord Hangout!
We've summarised the key questions from our recent Discord hangout! If you’ve got more questions or suggestions, drop them in the zedx-discussion channel.
Check out the recap here: https://community.zed.run/post/discord-hangs-with-nick-ciesinski-head-of-product
Winner’s Circle
Shoutout to Jounin and his first bred ‘Rugs are Bad’ for beating horses of higher class to take out the top spot!
Huge congrats to Echolation and Dads Un-Stable for their FIRST EVER Maiden win!! Bring it!!
Tourney Format Trivia
Here’s a match-the-dates timeline challenge based on the tournament formats! Can you match the correct tournament format to its date range?
Dates (mixed up):
1. 12 September (12am UTC) - 14 September (11:59pm UTC)
2. 4 September (12am UTC) - 6 September (11:59pm UTC)
3. 9 September (12am UTC) - 13 September (11:59pm UTC)
4. 7 September (12am - 11:59pm UTC)
5. 8 September (12am - 11:59pm UTC)
6. 2 September (12am UTC) - 3 September (11:59pm UTC)
7. 8 September (12am UTC) - 10 September (11:59pm UTC)
8. 14 September (12am - 11:59pm UTC)
9. 15 September (12am - 11:59pm UTC)
Tournament Formats:
a. Maiden
b. <100 Races (C1-C3)
c. Free <100 Races (C4-C6)
d. Open 1v1 (C1-C3)
e. Open Sit & Go Premier (C1-C3)
f. <250 Races (C1-C3)
g. Free <250 Races (C4-C6)
h. Open Premier (C1-C3)
i. <100 Races (C1-C3) (2nd instance)
j. Free <100 Races (C4-C6) (2nd instance)
k. Open 1v1 (C1-C3) (2nd instance)
l. Open Sit & Go Premier (C1-C3) (2nd instance)
Last week’s answers
August Top 10 1v1 Trivia
- C) Amp and Adrenalin
- B) Amp and Adrenalin
- D) ♣️Ranch Bonanza♣️
- A) Dreamwalker
- B) 0.0581 ETH
- C) 4
- B) Gun Joy & The Assassin
- B) Nakamoto Z2 Genesis
- D) ▄▀▄▀▄▀ Folly🍀▄▀▄▀▄▀
- D) Destined to Shine
