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Recognition System

Merit-Based Community Ownership

Translating contribution into influence

The SQWARE Recognition System is the foundation of our community ownership model. Across all supported games, every hour you play and achievements you earn grant Points. Points may be exchangeable for the Token in the future once available. It is for governance rights and platform use only.

How Recognition Works

Merit Over Money

Unlike traditional gaming economies built around financial transactions, our system rewards what truly matters: genuine contribution to the community.

What Counts as Contribution:

  • Time Investment: Active participation and engagement with the platform
  • Achievement Milestones: Reaching significant goals and helping others achieve theirs
  • Community Building: Creating guides, helping new players, organizing events
  • Creative Contributions: Building content, sharing knowledge, fostering positive culture
  • Platform Development: Reporting bugs, providing feedback, testing new features

Token Framework

Tokens represent your stake in the SQWARE community - both your past contributions and your ongoing influence over platform governance.

Key Principles:

  • Earned, Not Bought: Tokens come from contribution, not financial investment
  • Governance Rights: Tokens provide voting power on platform decisions

  • Community Ownership: Higher token holders have greater influence over development

  • Sustainable Design: Built for long-term community health, not speculation

Earning Recognition

  • Gameplay Contribution

    Active Participation: Regular engagement with our Minecraft servers earns recognition based on playtime, achievements, and community interaction.

    Skill Development: Mastering game modes, helping others improve, and contributing to competitive events builds your platform stake.

  • Community Building

    New Player Support: Helping newcomers learn the platform and integrate into the community significantly increases recognition.

Event Organization: Creating and hosting community events, competitions, and collaborative projects earns substantial recognition (Points on Minecraft).

  • Platform Improvement

    Bug Reporting: Identifying and reporting issues helps maintain platform quality and earns recognition rewards.

    Feature Feedback: Providing thoughtful input on development decisions and platform improvements builds your governance influence.

  • Content Creation

    Knowledge Sharing: Creating guides, tutorials, and educational content for the community earns recognition.

    Platform Advocacy: Representing SQWARE values and vision in content creation contributes to your community stake.

Recognition Categories

Automatic Recognition

Gameplay Achievements: Server-integrated systems automatically award Points for hourly playtime and in-game milestones/achievement completion across all games. Points may be exchangeable for the Token in the future once available. No tokens are awarded directly in-game on any title.

Community Metrics: Platform participation, Discord engagement, and peer interactions contribute to automatic recognition calculations.

Manual Recognition

Exceptional Contributions: Community leaders and staff can nominate players for manual recognition awards (Points) based on outstanding community service.

Development Participation: Contributing to platform development, testing, and improvement initiatives earns discretionary recognition.

Governance Participation

Voting Activity: Participating in community governance decisions and platform votes earns ongoing recognition.

Proposal Creation: Submitting thoughtful governance proposals and community improvement suggestions builds your stake.

Recognition Benefits

Governance Rights

Platform Decisions: Vote on server rules, development priorities, and community policies based on your token holdings.

Resource Allocation: Influence how community resources are distributed and what projects receive priority funding.

Leadership Opportunities: High recognition holders may be invited to join governance councils and development planning committees.

Platform Access

Early Features: Access to new platform features and game modes before general release.

Special Events: Invitations to exclusive community events, competitions, and collaborative projects.

Enhanced Benefits: Quality-of-life improvements and cosmetic benefits that reflect your community standing.

Community Influence

Mentorship Roles: Opportunities to guide new community members and shape platform culture.

Policy Input: Direct channels to provide input on platform development and community direction.

Recognition Status: Public acknowledgment of your contributions and influence within the community.

EULA Compliance Framework

Our Recognition System operates in full compliance with Minecraft's EULA while pioneering new models of community empowerment:

No Gameplay Advantages: Recognition provides governance rights and cosmetic benefits, never competitive advantages.

Merit-Based Access: All game content remains accessible to all players regardless of recognition level.

Community Benefits: Recognition translates to influence over community decisions, not gameplay superiority.

Transparent Framework: All recognition calculations and governance processes are transparent and community-auditable.

Minecraft Compliance and References

Compliance Statement: No blockchain technology or Tokens are rewarded directly from Minecraft servers or clients. On Minecraft, all recognition is issued as Points via in-game systems. Points may be exchangeable for the Token in the future once available; any such conversion would occur off-server and outside the Minecraft client.

All Games: No game client distributes Tokens directly. Recognition is earned as Points, and any future Point-to-Token exchange would occur on SQWARE-operated services outside of game clients. The Token is used for governance rights and platform use only.

References: - Minecraft EULA - Minecraft Usage Guidelines

Future Vision

The Recognition System extends far beyond gaming - it's a model for how digital communities can be truly owned and governed by their participants.

Expanding Platform: As SQWARE grows beyond Minecraft, your recognition travels with you across all community platforms.

Broader Governance: Your stake in the community will influence decisions about new platforms, services, and community initiatives.

Sustainable Economics: Recognition-based governance creates sustainable community economics that serve participants, not extractive corporations.

Digital Rights: True ownership and control over your digital community investments and contributions.

Getting Started

Your recognition journey begins the moment you join the community. Every interaction, every contribution, every hour spent building our shared digital space contributes to your stake in its governance and future.

Current Implementation: Experience the system firsthand on our Minecraft servers at mc.sqware.pro

Community Governance: Join governance discussions and voting on our Discord server

Platform Development: Contribute to platform improvement through feedback, testing, and community building

Start Building Your Recognition Today

The future of gaming is community-owned. Your contributions today help prove that player-governed platforms can work, grow, and thrive.

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Where contribution creates ownership. Where community members become stakeholders. Where the future of digital governance is being built.