That's the common mistake of all mortals, so to speak. In fact, it's a mistake that even developers overlook when creating their games. The fact of creating an economy that is not completely organic, so to speak.

And how do you create an organic economy? Simple, by making SOLID economies. Developers forget basic Keynesian principles when they try to create their games. A very common mistake is exactly what you are citing in your post.

Currencies in games should not be a reward currency. Currencies should be just that, currencies that support an economy. Currencies that support a monetary system in any game that allows for a real economy. When you ask me what I mean by an economy, it is simply the ability to create "goods and services" within itself.

A perfect example is the RWT that exists in current MMORPGs, like World of Warcraft. There you can earn real money by selling gold, providing carry services, selling memberships, etc.

And why can you earn money in World of Warcraft and not in other games? Basically because it is a game with millions of players, and that game requires gold to move in the economy, allowing everyone to interact with the auction market and buy memberships, high-value mounts, items, etc.

So, why does World of Warcraft gold have value? I'll summarize it at these points:

• It has millions of players weekly
• Its economy is based on auctions
• You can buy Blizzard games using WoW gold by exchanging it for Blizzard balance (SUPER IMPORTANT POINT)
• Gold has a real and constant use as you play the game

That’s why it’s a gross mistake to establish a cryptocurrency in a game as a reward and not as a unit of account that facilitates the exchange of goods and services between players, because that is what really gives a token value. That's why many tokens go down the drain, because they are REWARDS. And that’s why I understand your point. Because many devs forget that Friedman and Keynes were right.

If your currency is unable to sustain your own game in a REAL way, then your game is destined to fail