Gigaverse launches $20,000 The Awakening event for players today

In Brief:

• Gigaverse (official site) launched The Awakening, a two-month event transitioning into its MMORPG Gigaverse Online.
• Players can earn Hard Cores through activities like the new Forest Dungeon and Forest Fishing, with a prize pool starting at $20,000 USDC.
• The event facilitates the migration of existing resources into the new game, allowing players to use accumulated items and materials.

Gigaverse transitions to MMORPG with The Awakening

Gigaverse has commenced The Awakening, an extensive event aimed at easing the transition from its current RPG format to the upcoming MMORPG, Gigaverse Online. The initiative not only serves as a final activity for existing players but also lays the groundwork for future development.

Central to The Awakening is the introduction of Hard Cores, a new resource players accumulate through various in-game activities. The event kicks off with a $20,000 USDC prize pool, which will grow through 50% of revenue generated by Giga Juice purchases and trading fees from the Gigamarket during the event.

Players can gather Hard Cores via numerous methods, including the newly launched Forest Dungeon and Forest Fishing modes. In the Forest Dungeon, players spend energy to advance through rooms, earning rewards with increasing difficulty.

Enhancing earnings is also possible by using existing Gigaverse resources. Silver and gold rings increase drop rates, while players who subscribe to Giga Juice—costing around $20 monthly—receive a fourfold Hard Core multiplier. This subscription also increases daily attempts for activities like fishing.

The Awakening is designed not only to introduce new resources but also to utilize ones accumulated during previous seasons. Existing items and materials will be converted into equipment and consumables for the event, allowing players to repurpose their inventories toward progress in Hard Cores.

At the event’s conclusion, the total Hard Cores collected will rank players on the Hall of Noobs leaderboard, with qualifying players receiving gacha boxes of USDC and exclusive cosmetics. This leaderboard will permanently commemorate player achievements.

More critically, The Awakening serves as a bridge to Gigaverse Online. The existing game operates as a browser-based dungeon crawler with limited sessions and energy constraints. The new MMORPG aims to significantly expand this structure into a persistent open-world RPG, creating a “universe of universes” that includes third-party development opportunities.

This transition raises questions about players’ amassed assets. Instead of abruptly halting the old economy, The Awakening allows players to utilize their resources in a final push. Many assets will retain value, as confirmed by the carryover of Egg NFTs into the open-world game.

Thus, The Awakening is both a live event and a mechanism for economic adjustment. It provides current players with a reason to engage with their collected resources while simultaneously establishing competitive recognition as they transition to the next phase of Gigaverse.