Why do web3 games have 5 different tokens in their game?

Just doesn't make sense to me

Creator of /sands-of-sumaii - the Farcaster MMORPG | Game Designer at @game7

convert 1 into 2 so that 3 gets burned and 4 goes up in value and 5 is just for fun

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Founder of /gentlemanswagers

I think web3 fits well into the MMO model that has player-to-player marketplaces. Players selling items/weapons/gear etc

Making a MMO onchain would bring player-to-player trading to a whole new level. Specifically, there are interesting models that could be implemented like a blacksmith earning 5% of gold earned from kills using their weapons.

Or if your guild was a DAO that enabled you as a group earn money for services and then those paid services would be seamlessly paid out to players.

Essentially the web2 creator economy on top of web3 foundation - which makes the creator economy 10x easier.

So the innovation is the ease in which players and creators can transfer value onchain. Less middlemen = more direct value. 

Imagine a world where Blizzard automatically paid out creators, modders, streamers based on the value they brought to the overall ecosystem. The world would be more vibrant with events, mods, and features. Things that already happen, but mostly for free or little money in web2.

Thoughts?

If you can explain to me why a game needs to be on a blockchain I will play it.