Remember the early craze for Web3 games? Yield Guild Games (YGG) was almost synonymous with one thing back then—“Axie scholarships.” The gameplay was simple: buy a set of Axie NFTs, rent them out to players (whom they called “scholars”), and then split the earnings. This model really sparked a movement, but it also gave YGG the reputation of being a “one-trick pony.”

Fast forward to now. This DAO is quietly rewriting its own script. No longer chasing token pumps or hyping up the next NFT fad—YGG is building a “reputation engine” system. It’s pretty interesting: turning players’ actual engagement and achievements into portable “credit assets.”

Sound like issuing digital resumes for blockchain gamers? That’s right, and this resume can be used across games and platforms. YGG is betting that in the future Web3 gaming ecosystem, your on-chain reputation will be more valuable than the NFTs in your wallet. Whether this transformation will succeed is still up in the air, but at least the direction has changed—from a “rental economy” to “reputation infrastructure.” The bigger picture is definitely different now.