The Abyss : Crypto Reward Ecosystem for Gamers & Developers

The Abyss is a next-generation digital distribution platform, delivering all types of video games (Free2play MMOs and cryptogames being a key priority), including AAA-titles, to the fast-growing global game community. Unlike other platforms (Steam, Origin, GOG, etc.), The Abyss offers a groundbreaking motivational and multilevel referral system, allowing gamers to earn from in-game and social activities, and other gamers’ payments as well. By joining The Abyss, developers will reduce their marketing expenses and receive an extra income from referral payments made in other games on the platform.

About The Abyss

The Abyss as a Next-Generation Platform

A gaming portal with a concentrated presence of MMO games in which a primary focus is placed on motivational programs for players as well as developers. ABYSS tokens are a priority internal mechanism for interaction on the platform (Protocol ERC20 on the Ethereum blockchain). Our gaming platform is to be offered for Desktop (Windows, MacOS, Linux), Mobile (iOS and Android) and Web.

The Market in which The Abyss operates

In 2017, the video game industry exceeded an income level of Stoo billion dollars. The market size is currently around $104.6 billion. It has expanded 12% so  far this year, and by 2020 is expected'to increase by 60-80% to reach an income of $168.8 billion.

MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) Games

SuperData predicts that the segment of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games expanded in 2016 with the number of active users reaching 879 million, primarily regarding F2P games. Abyss platform aims to make MMO games a priority thereby projecting a correlated increase users.

MMO games for personal computer s (PC) confidently lead in all indicators among games of  various genres. MMO games accounted for 60% of the profits of all PC games in 2016.According to NewZoo reporti, worldwide incomes from multiplayer online projects willcontinue to rise significantly.

Key Characteristics of the Project:

Increasing income from a single user: 

A powerful, multilevel referral program whereby a user brought in by a developer provides the developer an  income (paid in ABYSS tokens) from all payments and achievements in any other game on the platform.

The player also profits: 

An analogous referral system is built on a viral basis whereby players receive income (paid in ABYSS tokens) for bringing in friends, not just for their payments but also for the activity on the platform (achievements, creating content, subsequent referrals, etc.)
This system utilizes a principle of affiliate marketing: a maximal income is obtained by players and developers who are the first to bring in users to the platform. The system is oriented at more effectively inviting and retaining users than any other in the gaming sphere.

Low entry threshold for first check: 

Dual currency options whereby all operations can be conducted in fiat money and the platform's own ABYSS tokens.

Convenience of using tokens: 

Tokens can be transferred to cryptocurrency accounts both manually and automatically.
Saving money on marketing: An internal system of advertising offers (based on ABYSS tokens) enables traffic to be exchanged with other developers, receiving and passing along only relevant users.

The Abyss is a gamification service: 

A well-planned system of syndicates (Masternodes) enables the platform's users to be organized into communities that become sources of income (paid in ABYSS tokens) for participants. It is one of the methods of controlling the volatility of tokens.

The Abyss's Advantages for Developers

The Abyss platform offers a f undamentally different logic of advertising interaction to thedevel   opers. By directly buying and selling targcted traffic to cach other and receiving pa ymentseven from users leaving the game, developers become a sort of partners. The model forinteraction is thus altered from being competitive to being collaborative and mutually beneficialIt provides an ability to reduce expenses on being competitive and accordingly entails potentialincome growth for developers.

• Payments are accepted in ABYSS tokens as well as fiat money;
• The minimum share of payments by users of the platform for developers is 70%;
• Referral programs can bring a developer's share to more than 100% in overall terms;
• Developers can receive payments in tokens without verifying documents or waiting until the end of a reporting period;
• The developer can fully receive his share in fiats, regardless of the currency in whichthe initial payment was received by the platform;
• Developers immedi ately at the start get access to a targeted audience, including thosegenerating content
• Developers get access to specialized player statistics:
• Developers are offered a 24/7 customer support service;
• Developers define the depth of support service' integration into their projects (three levels of integration are available);
• Developers are offered a convenient and understandable mechanism for rotating traffic among any games on the platform via an internal system of advertising offers:
• Developers are offered a simple mechanism for getting traffic both within and outside the platform: 
• No fraud a nd fewer refunds in operations with ABYSS tokens compared with those usingfiat money
• An opportunity to launch projects as an alfa or beta version for gathering opinions, testing and figuring out what aspects require the most work to improve the game, particularly regarding content and monetization;
• An exhaustive amount of information, including user feedback and media reviews, is presented to aid in promoting the game and protecting it from unfair competition;
• Users are unable to delete negative comments that contain a falsehood or are otherwise libelous following an official reply by a developer in which the situation is explained;
• Open guidelines for free game promotion within the platform, including a banner on the main page, a slot in pop-up windows when a client opens the platform, project evaluations and other marketing solutions on the platform.

The Abyss's Advantages for Players

The Abyss platform offers a wide range of profitable options for  players, such as referral rewardsrewards for game achievements and payments for creating content.

• Players get worldwide access to numerous games in one place:
• Players are offered individual referral programs in which an income (paid in ABYSS tokens) is calculated based on a five-level referral chain comprised of friends brought in and users brought in by friends;
• ABYSS tokens rewards from personal or joint game achievements;
• Monetization of content created (reviews, streams, guides, commentary, fan art);
• Additional ABYSS tokens income at an internal auction:
• Players can earn additional ABYSS token rewards by fulfilling tasks within the system of offers for developers;
• Beyond the framework of a given game, users are able to form syndicates and earn additional ABYSS token rewards from collaborative activities On demand, ABYSS tokens are transferred to the personal Ethercum wallet
• There is an internal overlay for in-game communication with any user of the platform and a fast access to important functions;
• An overview of the activities of friends on the portal, including game achievements, sessions and other information. The user privacy settings can be adjusted individually;
• A comprehensive, individual system of client settings for each user to sec only what is needed:
• FPS counter is used to obtain information on game performance for PC users
• Analysis of the frequency of achievements influencing the value of rewards for users and their ratings:
• Automatic updates of games enable players not to care about how current a version is, while the ability to limit download speeds of needed files will be convenient for users with a slow internet connection. Regarding these options, it is possible to set a schedule or simply turn off the automatic update regime 
• A hibernation regime enables computer resources to be freed up when clients are working in a background regime or when users are in the game;
• An 'out of network" regime enables players to maintain access to some of the platform's functions even if there is no internet connection
• During game sessions, users are able to get data about all players with whom they are interacting during game play so that they can make their acquaintance and become friends 
• Screenshots and video captures of game process enable publication of any moment important to a particular player. The user can adjust the quality of the screenshots and video, as well as hotkeys and the location for saving the data with dates and times of the process saved;
• An opportunity to organize computers in a virtual local network even if they are physically distant (in different towns, countries or even continents). 
• This enables game play with friends for whom the official game servers cither do not work or arc inaccessible; 
• Convenient scarch engine for finding and adding friends, according to their unique ID nickname, email address or any other parameter 

Platform Structure 

The Abyss is a comprehensive ecosystem, consisting of mutually-referended elements.

 Token sale Details

Token sale (daico): APRIL 18 - MAY 16, 2018
The Token Sale (DAICO) referral network will be transferred to The Abyss and fully integrated with the referral network on the platform. Free bonus tokens received as part of the referral program can be utilized on the platform after launch.

Price:
1 ETH = 6500 ABYSS
1 BNB = 169 ABYSS
Hardcoded in the Smart Contract as of April 15, 2018

Soft cap: 11 538 ETH
If this goal is not met, all funds will be returned

MAXIMUM TOTAL TOKEN SUPPLY: 905.625M
Maximum token Circulation Supply during the first 6 months will be 426M.
All unsold tokens will be burnt by the Smart Contract

Hard cap: 34 615 ETH + 300 000 BNB

ETH
Minimum contribution is 0.2 ETH
First 24HRS Maximum contribution is 20 ETH
Days 2+ no ETH contribution limit

BNB
BNB Tokens are acceptable from the international (non U.S.) participants only
Minimum contribution is 1000 BNB tokens

Bonuses

Don't miss the chance to get more ABYSS tokens by participating in Token Sale at time

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