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The game involves players roaming the universe, interacting, and trading Avalanche NFTs with other users while enjoying play-to-earn games in battle arenas. While waiting in the lobby, players can play various games besides the initial one, Heroes of NFT. 

The Heroes of NFT team have created an innovative division of labour mechanism in the game's ecosystem. Through this innovative model, users can enjoy Heroes of NFT without playing the game. Early investors, referred to as Farmers, will benefit by providing HON tokens to the ecosystem thanks to the yield farming protocol. 

How Heroes of NFT Differs from Other Projects

Having an interactive game that one can play against their opponents instead of a browser-based idle game differentiates Heroes of NFT from many projects on the Avalanche network. Holders of our governance token, HON, will determine the game's future through project DAO. Thus, the community will have a tangible impact in designing the game's future.

Gamers, who will make up the majority of the community, will earn HRM tokens by playing the game. They will also be the ones who spend AVAX to buy NFTs and spend HON in the marketplace for Hero NFTs, skins, Metaspheres, hero items and pay HRM for in-game items. Workers who will not play the game but still want to earn income from Heroes of NFT can reap returns by staking character NFTs with HON tokens.

Partnerships and Future Plans

The Heroes of NFTs ecosystem's co-founders are a skilled group of individuals. All the members are graduates of the same university, one of Turkey's top-ranked and internationally known universities. Because the team members live in the same city, they can meet up for team-building activities.

Heroes of NFT also has partners and backers, including Avaxstars, NFTrade, Yetiswap, Colony, Maven Capital, DAR Labs, Aventures DAO, who are crucial for the project's success. Their investments and partnerships could help develop the project while ensuring funding.

The project's plans include renewing the arena design and creating 3D versions of the characters. The move could make the gaming experience more realistic and effective while playing the game. On the other hand, the Heroes of NFT team plans to integrate in-game voice chat and emojis to increase interaction between players.

About Heroes of NFT

Heroes of NFT game is a play-to-earn turn-based collectible trading card game where one needs to devise a strategy rather than relying on their heroes' pure chance or strength. Players will battle against each other to complete missions and reach victory. Additionally, they can compete in arena battles or enter tournaments to show their talents while using distinctive hero cards. 

Follow the project's Twitter account to get information about their IDO, whose announcement is coming soon.

Heroes are #strongertogether and WAGMI.

Website: https://heroesofnft.com 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/heroesofnft

Telegram: https://t.me/heroesofNFTofficial 

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/ngvATGZ6QE 

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It's been a bit, but the Trials of Osiris is back this weekend in Destiny 2, giving you new chances to compete in the toughest competitive battles the game has to offer. As always, this week sees a chance to grab a different Adept version of one of Trials' unique guns. Here's what you can get for going flawless this weekend in Trials of Osiris, and the map you'll be facing players on.

Trials officially kicks off at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET Friday, so we'll update this article when it's live.

As always, Trials be available from Friday's daily reset until the weekly reset at the same time the following Tuesday. During that time, you can also pay a visit to Xur to see what Exotics he's selling. Make sure to pay a visit to Saint-14 in the Tower to pick up a Trials card, which will dictate certain bonuses (such as whether you get bonus rewards at certain milestones or if a loss will be forgiven).

Trials of Osiris is a weekend PvP mode that runs from the daily reset on Friday until the weekly reset on Tuesday, giving you four days to take part. Your goal in the Trials is for you and the other two players in your fireteam to achieve a "Flawless" run, in which you win seven matches without losing any.

Go Flawless, and you'll earn a trip to the Lighthouse and receive some special rewards, including the new Adept weapons. These have additional stat bonuses, making them among the most coveted items you can get your hands on.

Thanks to a bunch of changes to Trials this season, though, the mode is a little easier to get into than it has been. The Trials of Osiris now features matchmaking, so you can jump into matches even if you don't have a full squad of three players to take it on. Your Trials Passage, the card you purchase from Saint-14 that grants you access to the mode and tracks your wins, now does not track your losses--so you can keep playing and earning rewards even if you lose out on a Flawless run. Bungie has also adjusted Trials so that you earn rewards based on the number of rounds, rather than matches, you've won during your session, and added a reputation system that's similar to the Crucible and Gambit, making it easier to earn some of the Trials of Osiris's unique loot.

Finally, you'll earn Trials Engrams for participating in the mode, which you can cash in with Saint-14 during the weekend you receive them. Thanks to the new update, you can tune those engrams to yield specific pieces of loot, or take your chances with random drops that will expand what's available in your loot pool. So even if you're just jumping into Trials alone, there are plenty of ways you can earn great new gear.

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