The GameFi industry has been really hard to navigate over the past two years. Players have become accustomed to the instant gratification of games like Honor of Kings, but once it comes to blockchain, they have to remember 12 mnemonic words, manage wallets, and calculate Gas fees, leading 99% of them to leave.
Recently, I've spent a considerable amount of time researching @Vanarchain and found that they have a particularly accurate grasp of the pain points for Web2 developers. Their account abstraction solution, along with the SDK, essentially erases all traces of blockchain. Players don't need to register additionally or switch wallets; the entire process is so seamless that it almost feels like the blockchain doesn't exist. It's much friendlier than Immutable X, which requires another layer of registration logic.
I integrated their payment module into my local environment and was pleasantly surprised by the results. The Gas fees are absurdly low, and with the native paymaster mechanism, I can absorb all on-chain costs directly in the backend. When players buy equipment or open treasure chests, they don’t need to know what $VANRY or Gas fees are; the process is as smooth as Apple's in-app purchases. Although Solana has a high TPS, the constant wallet confirmations disrupt the immersive gaming experience. I believe Vanar's approach of 'making blockchain disappear' is the true path to bringing GameFi to the masses.
Of course, it's not in perfect condition yet. The documentation is indeed quite rudimentary, and many key parameter explanations are ambiguous; I've had to dig through the GitHub source code several times to figure things out. Additionally, the distribution of mainnet nodes still appears somewhat centralized, which is understandable for stability and speed in the early stages, but if it continues this way, the persuasiveness of security will weaken.
Currently, Vanar Chain is like a newly released smart electric vehicle; the power system and chassis have been finely tuned and drive very steadily, but the vehicle system, user manual, and some thoughtful configurations are not yet fully in place. For ordinary players to truly enjoy their experience, the team still needs to put more effort into improving documentation, ecosystem tools, and decentralization of nodes.
Overall, I remain optimistic about this direction. Web2 users want to play blockchain games without feeling it, and Vanar is currently on the right track. I will continue to follow their progress; once they refine the details, it might just be the turning point for the next wave of GameFi.
