Emergent Economic Behaviors

The core economic loop in EVE Frontier is clearly defined and deliberately easy to navigate; however, as the history of EVE Online has shown, unexpected complex economic behaviors will almost certainly emerge directly from the player base. Emergent behavior begins when players start experimenting with rules and boundaries, transforming straightforward frameworks into complex profitability networks.

In EVE Frontier, players may take inspiration from what they see in the world around them, from risk modeling to complex business organizations. What starts as a simple framework can become a complex web of different economic interactions, depending on how players build and innovate. Smart contracts add another dimension of reliability that enables sophisticated products, removing a barrier that has limited economic innovation in games like EVE Online by providing automated, enforceable agreements.

Markets will naturally develop as participants seek mechanisms for trade, speculation, and risk management. The introduction of smart contracts into EVE Frontier allows users to develop additional instruments with the knowledge that the contract will be executed as expected. This contract enforcement overcomes one of the major drawbacks of this type of innovation in traditional games like EVE Online, where contract enforcement was not possible.

For two parties to enter into a contract, there must be trust that both sides will uphold their commitments. In a traditional lending scenario, this trust is reflected in the borrower’s ability to repay and the lender’s confidence that the return is worth the risk. Without a foundation of trust, the risk rises sharply, making these interactions unsustainable.

EVE Frontier addresses these limitations by anchoring transactions onchain, allowing players, Tribes, and Syndicates to enter into such arrangements with verifiable terms. Players could pool resources to fund short-term raids or longer-term building projects.

Putting gaming wallets on the blockchain creates accountability and persistence. This onchain information can form the basis of risk profiling and reputation scores, which can then be utilized to underwrite decision-making for developers looking to form financial relationships with other inhabitants of the Frontier.