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- โก๏ธ 2024 Recap: $1M Prize Pools, 1.5M Users & More! ๐๏ธ
โก๏ธ 2024 Recap: $1M Prize Pools, 1.5M Users & More! ๐๏ธ
Hi, Slingers ๐
With 2024 coming to a close, there's no better time to celebrate the achievements that the community's creativity and passion fueled this year ๐ฅณ
Letโs take a look back at these memorable milestones
๐ฅ Community Growth
1.5M active website users generated 3M views ๐
X reached 393k followers, driving 8.8M impressions ๐ฑ
Discord's 51,129 members sent 100k+ messages this month ๐ฌ
Zealy drove 57.2k participants to claim 599k quests โก๏ธ
๐ญ๏ธ Game Factory
Launched with a $1,000,000 prize pool across multiple highly competitive seasons ๐๏ธ
6000+ hours of gameplay and 50%+ retention rate ๐ฑ
Introduced new mechanics for a more engaging experience ๐ง
Rewarded players for sharing insights that improved gameplay ๐
๐ฎ๏ธ Game Development
Game Jam #1: 471 SlingJammers delivered 90+ submissions:
Best Overall Game: Sparksteel ๐ฅ
Runner-up: Volt Runner ๐ฅ
Honorable Mentions: Voltage Velocity, System Overload, and more ๐
Meow Slayers introduced innovative mechanics like Chariot Boosting ๐ผ
Slipshot emerged, boasting immersive gameplay and a sleek movement system ๐ฏ
๐ผ๏ธ Genesis NFT
2000 free to mint NFTs (excluding gas) offering ecosystem utility:
$SLING airdrop ๐ช
Boosts in Game Factoryโs $1,000,000 prize pool ๐ญ๏ธ
Staking and governance benefits ๐ณ๏ธ
๐ข Marketing
Expanded reach to 850k+ members across X, Telegram, and Discord ๐ฅ
Ran campaigns like the most recent Zealy sprint with $30,000 in prizes with record participation โก๏ธ
Nurtured partnerships with key brands like Motorverse and STR8FIRE, securing opportunities for community rewards and growth ๐ค
๐ ๏ธ Product & Token Updates
Initiated the migration of $SLING from Polygon to Arbitrum ๐
Introduced on-chain governance voting and deployed the Slingshot Layer-3 network โ๏ธ
Enhanced UI/UX in the dApp, Game Factory, and ecosystem ๐ฅ๏ธ
Launched Slingshot dAppโs Alpha testing phase โ๏ธ
๐๏ธ Community Achievements
The Slingshot Squadron served as a beacon of leadership, content creation, education, and event hosting ๐๏ธ
Weekly Discord events, from UGC contests to AMAs, kept the server buzzing with activity ๐น๏ธ
๐ Raw Data
Website ๐
Active users: 1.5M
Views: 3.0M
X ๐ฆ๏ธ
Followers: 395k
Impressions: 8.8M
Likes: 436K
Reposts: 202K
Replies: 45.1K
Discord ๐พ
Total Members: 51,129
Messages: 100,000+/month
Zealy โก๏ธ
Participants: 57.2K
Quests Claimed: 599K
Game Factory ๐ญ๏ธ
Retention rate: 50%+
Hours of Gameplay: 6,000+
๐ Looking Ahead
Slingshot stands stronger than ever ๐ช
To every Slinger who played, built, engaged, or sharedโโโthank you ๐
Letโs make 2025 even more remarkable ๐พ