Cambria Launches Season 2: The Paymasters

Cambria, the on-chain risk-reward MMO, is about to officially begin its Season 2: The Paymasters, a new phase that redefines economic power dynamics. Players will venture outside of safe zones to collect corrupted loot like artifacts, curios, and gems, which can then be exchanged for Royal Favor and in-game currencies.

Season 2: Rise of the Paymasters

The big news this season is the addition of the Paymasters, passive investors who dominate the game financially by depositing Royal Charters in the Syndicate Vault. This system grants them automatic profits through taxes generated by active players and charter sales, without the need to directly participate in combat or harvesting.

How to Get Started

Essentially, the game allows you to advance to a certain point as a free-to-play player; however, it has limits that prevent you from enjoying the game to its full potential and may limit your rewards.

• Free-to-Play: Limited access until you exhaust your initial energy (30k).
• Royal Charter (0.02 ETH or 53 RON): Enables full gameplay, access to rewards, regenerative daily energy, and productive activities.
• Energy Orbs (0.0015 ETH or 4 RON): Restores additional energy and is subject to the Orb Toxicity system after exceeding a daily threshold.

Rewards and Economy

Cambria features two main reward systems:

1. Main Prize Pool (USDC): Funded by charter and orb purchases. It is distributed at the end of the season (14 days) among those who own in-game currency.

• Distribution: 90% for coins, 5% for bug hunters, 5% for creators and referrals.

2. Royal Favor (RF): Obtained by playing, redeeming loot, or leading guilds. Allows you to earn Bribes (loot boxes), Trinkets, Land Raffle Tickets, and points toward the Cambria airdrop. Includes daily multipliers and ranking rewards.

Paymasters and the Syndicate Vault

Paymasters deposit Royal Charters to receive Syndicate Shares:

• 25% tax on new charters is distributed among them.
• 15% tax on loot redeemed by non-guild members. Control of shares directly affects the profit ratio, generating an internal political economy and strategic rivalries.

Guilds and Viceroys

Viceroys lead guilds by depositing 10+ charters or owning a Founder NFT. Their role is to:

• Sponsor F2P players, in exchange for a fraction of the Royal Favor earned.
• Manage resources from the Guild Chest and Safe.
• Share revenue with Patrons who contribute resources to the guild. This model allows for complex alliances, power plays, and collaboration between investors and active players.

Objective: Extract Corrupted Loot

Loot is obtained by:

• Defeating monsters (artifacts)
• Collecting resources (curios)
• Opening chests (gems) The area's difficulty and risk multiplier determine the quality of the loot. Each item has a Luster value that decays over time, so it's crucial to redeem them before they lose value.
  

Cambria Season 2 represents a significant evolution toward a sophisticated, decentralized game economy. With differentiated roles between adventurers, guilds, and Paymasters, the new dynamic offers multiple ways to participate, compete, and profit. Risk remains at the core of the game, but now the power of capital can also tip the balance.