Our team have been game developers for over 15 years professionally as individuals. EON Guardians is a holistic thesis from our team on how to build a fun game collaboratively, responsibly, and giving more value to our community. Not only do we want to build a great game, we want to change the way games are made and give more agency to the team of creators behind it - as well as more transparency with the backers and community that is anxiously waiting to play the game.

The majority of crowdfunding funds will go towards the development of EON Guardians pre-alpha. That is the biggest goal of the Vanguards collection, to kickstart development of EON Guardians!

All other goals, while still significant in value, have lower funding costs to get off the ground. Some small amount of funds will also be set aside for emergent community initiatives and opportunities (more perks, merch, etc).

We believe heavily in artists being included in the upsides of their work. 10% of mint funds have been set aside for our brilliantly talented artist, Tami Wicinas. 50% of marketplace sales creator royalties will also go toward the artist as well. Another 10% has also been set aside to compensate team members who have been diligently working towards the success of this mint and our community (this does not include the founders).

By selling Vanguards, we are not only crowdfunding but showing traction and gaining market validation of the underlying technology that we are using to provide these digital collectibles. This helps us immensely in our long-term pursuit of institutional investors who are investing in blockchain technology.

The price of this digital art collection is set in Ethereum cryptocurrency, which means that it fluctuates based on the market, similar to a stock price. In the future, we hope to simplify this as well - but we are providing the best possible experience for those who have no interest or experience in cryptocurrency by offering payment via standard US Dollars currency. Regardless of the price range, all funds will still go towards development and funding goals!

Extra Note: blockchain transactions typically have fees associated with them. Think of these like a sales tax that has surge pricing when things are busy. You don't have to worry about these fees, we are covering these fees for our backers. The price variability only reflects the value fluctuations of Ethereum.

The Vanguards digital collectibles exist on the Ethereum blockchain, which means that transactions and data transfer is subject to market conditions. We are using a provider which optimizes for affordable transaction fees, so the delay is for the benefit of the buyer.

Yes, it is. If that matters to you - here are our quick-fire answers as to why we've chosen this route and addressing common concerns.

1. It allows us to support the artist who made the art, these digital collectibles are tradable on NFT marketplaces, and our artist receives creator royalties for every transaction of these collectibles in perpetuity.
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2. Doesn't it hurt the environment? We are using Ethereum 2.0, which released last year and reduced energy consumption by 99.95%. As a result, each transaction equates to roughly 20 mins of watching TV in energy equivalent. We feel this is in the ballpark of acceptable energy efficiency for an ethical use case. Though it can always be better, and we have plans to use even more green technology in the future of the project.

3. Aren't all NFTs scams? No, NFTs are simply a product of the creator's intent. This is true of any other digital goods, even when they are stored in Amazon AWS servers and databases. If a business wants to sell you snake oil and run away with your money, it doesn't matter if it's an NFT or not, they're going to do it. Early NFT projects capitalized on people's unfamiliarity with the technology and the surrounding hype around the cultural phenomenon. Rightfully, people have become cautious due to that. We encourage this skepticism and we believe in 100% full transparency with our project. Feel free to ask us any questions personally!