join the
resistance
Blockchain Badlands is a collection of 5,000 unique NFTs living in a dystopian cyber wasteland on the ETH blockchain.
Our mission as Badlanders is simple – we will empower NFT-loving gamers more than anyone else has ever done before…
welcome to the
BADLANDs
This small faction of the forgotten are forced into solitude and reside in one last human city underground. Unbeknownst to the robotic overlords, a resistance is starting to form…
Join us as we catapult NFTs and gaming into an unimaginable future, the likes of which has never been seen before.
Our mission with Blockchain Badlands is two-fold:
1. Create an engaging gaming community with cash prizes for gaming tournaments, and awards for skill improvement.
2. Connect casual gamers with other gamers to build a network of friends for our NFT-holders to game with.
history of the
badlands
Two gaming-dads decide they are going to create the ultimate gamer-focused NFT that spends more money on amateur players than ever before, fosters young talent, and assembles a community-sourced professional esports team to bring home a title they never could…
badlands story
It all started with two neighbors playing Halo…
Co-founders Taylor and Tyler lived down the street from one another and shared an unrelenting fascination for gaming. Together, they conquered Gannon, saved Princess Peach, and racked up more stars while escaping the police than you would ever believe.
But the age of Internet gaming had not yet dawned, so they concocted a plan to change gaming for them forever…
It’s often argued who’s idea it was first, but the pair bought 500 yards of Ethernet cable, and ran an above-ground wire from Tyler’s bedroom window across the yard and into Taylor’s house. Friends from neighborhoods all around gathered to play the first of innumerable Halo tournaments that summer for the first time from house to house.
Since then, the pair have grown up to pursue careers in Project Management & Marketing, even starting families of their own, but the impact gaming had on their lives never faded.
While bantering in COD, they often looked on enviously at the developing world of professional esports and Twitch streaming. Together, they imagined what their lives may have been like if the opportunity or path to establish a career in gaming would have actually existed.
ENTER BLOCKCHAIN BADLANDS
Two NFT-addicted gaming junkies decide they are going to make a visually stunning NFT with real-world plans to empower the gaming community while bringing NFTs onto the professional esports stage.
Our mission is two-fold: give back more to the gaming community than has ever been seen before, and send a community-sourced professional esports team to represent the Blockchain Badlands in order to win a title we never could.
Community input
Community Benefits
- Monthly gaming tournaments with cash prizes
- Progress awards for improving your skill in gaming
- Twitch & Gaming mentorship programs
- Giveaways for equipment upgrades of Blockchain Badlanders
- Access to a life coach focusing on improving physical and mental health
- Art Contests
The Elite Badlanders
Through community vote, our best and brightest members will join the “Elite Badlander Squad” to improve the gaming skillsets and success of other Badlanders. They will be generously rewarded for their positive impacts on the community.
Enter The badlands
Meet the
creators
Powder (Taylor)
art director - Cofounder
Taylor considers himself a student of the gaming, crypto and NFT space. Though he’s gotten by working as a leader in project management, he’s also spent time off the grid as a real life badlander.
veritas (tyler)
Director of Engagement - Cofounder
Tyler works in marketing automation for a Fortune 300 company by day, and hides his NFT-addiction from his wife by night. He’s a goofy girl-dad survival enthusiast with a passion for hot sauces, gaming and all things tech.
The Irish Pickle (kyle)
community director
A strange hybrid of outdoorsy adventurer and video game enthusiast. You never know if Kyle is up late playing DOTA2 or heading out for a sunrise hike in the swamp… his latest career pays him to play with lightning as a high voltage electrician.
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Faqs
What is the Blockchain Badlands?
Blockchain Badlands is a collection of 5,000 unique NFTs living in a dystopian cyber wasteland on the ETH blockchain.
Our mission is to empower the gaming community more than has ever been seen before.
Mint cost?
Join the resistance to play in our monthly gaming tournaments, enter insane giveaways and mint your own Badlander for .045 ETH .
How do I join the Blackchain Badlands?
To join the Badlands, you will need one Badlander. On October 11 at 12 pm EST, the 5,000 Badlanders will be available to purchase right here on our website.
How were Badlanders created?
Badlanders were programmatically generated by a random combination of over 220 variances (hair, hats, weapons, clothes, etc) each with varying rarities. The style consists of various articles of clothing/weapons/accessories found in the ruins/rubble of the old world.
roadmap v1.0
MISSION 1: When 25% of the Blockchain Badlanders are sold, we will establish a community gaming tournament pool. We plan to hold mini tournaments each month with cash prizes for the winners. The top gaming members of our community will become our Elite Squad…
RESULTS: We partnered with ZenSports to bring our Badlanders epic gaming tournaments through Xonotic.
Check out the most recent footage from one of our tournaments with a $1k cash prize here.
RESULTS: We have held several art assassin contests, and have given out prizes to numerous winners. We especially enjoyed hosting the Halloween Spooky themed version of this contest!
RESULTS: While we are currently in the home stretch of selling out our 5k collection, we are still focused on keeping a regular schedule with our Fireside Chats. We have always been a community driven project and want to make sure we are able to hear from our community each week.new badlands
roadmap v1.5
Mission 5: Building the Community-Sourced Badlands Lore
We want our community’s help in creating the most epic back-story for our Blockchain Badlands world. As such, we’re going to divide this mission into three phases to develop the past, present and future of the Blockchain Badlands story.
And did we mention we’re going to reward you for helping us do it?!
- Part 1 “Enter The Badlands” – Introduce what the Badlanders have been doing, where they have been hiding, and what is daily life like for a Badlander.
- Part 2 “The War of Singularity” – Dive deep on the the impending war of Singularity against the robotic government.
The Badlanders will need help, what kind of skills, tactics, strategies, companions will assist to help them overthrow the status quo? - Part 3 “New Horizons” – The war of Singularity has lasted for for years, but a cease fire between parties allowed for the re emergence of a two party system. Badlanders finally got to rejoin society, what is life like in a war torn city?
Mission 6: Implementing Tokenization to Help Badlanders Collect Rewards
We’ve already begun implementing tokenization to Blockchain Badlands in the form of “Badl Bucks,” but we want to take it to the next level.
Get ready to see more contests and challenges to join in order to stack Badl Bucks and cash them in for gaming console upgrades, NFTs, and more!
Mission 7: New Tournaments in Other Games
We couldn’t be more thrilled with the success of the tournaments we setup so far, but we want to get bigger and better.
We are actively sourcing new games and building more prize pools to keep the tournaments fresh, fun, and engaging.
Mission 8: Get Blockchain Badlands Merchandise & Apparel Out to the World
Let’s be honest – these characters, and this artwork LOOKS INCREDIBLE!! The stickers we had made was a huge success, and we want to see more Badlanders out in the world.
We are going to select a vendor, and build out a way for you to get YOUR Badlander on apparel, merchandise and more!