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The System
Degen Score is Rug'd's public-facing reputation system — a single number that reflects how actively and meaningfully you've participated in the ecosystem. It's built on a concept called Proof of Activity (PoA): the idea that your contributions to the ecosystem should be measurable, weighted, and rewarded.
Unlike systems that reward passive holding, Degen Score compounds through real participation — gameplay, trading, community engagement. The score isn't static. It reflects what you've done recently, not just what you hold.
Score Inputs
Not all activity is weighted equally. The system is designed to favor meaningful participation over actions that can be easily gamed or spammed.
Matches played, Capital drained, win/loss record, session frequency.
Buying packs and cards directly supports the ecosystem and signals long-term commitment.
Active participation in the card marketplace keeps the economy moving.
Engaging with official Rug'd posts and content. Capped to prevent spam gaming.
Meaningful community interaction. Capped and moderated — quality over quantity.
$RUGD holdings are a factor, but carry limited weight. Participation matters more than passive holding.
The Purpose
Players who actively engage with Rug'd — through gameplay, trading, and community — earn more than those who simply hold and wait.
Passive extractors unlock slowly. Active contributors unlock faster. The system is deliberately designed to favor people who help the ecosystem grow.
By tying unlock speed to participation, $RUGD rewards stay inside the ecosystem longer — recycled into packs, cards, and upgrades rather than dumped on exchanges.
A Degen Score that compounds over time gives players a reason to stay engaged — not just farm a launch event and disappear.
Progressive Unlock
When you earn $RUGD, it enters your Vested Wallet. You can spend it inside the Rug'd ecosystem immediately — on packs, cards, cosmetics, and upgrades. How fast it unlocks to your external wallet depends entirely on your Degen Score.
Score Philosophy
Token holdings are a factor in Degen Score — but a deliberately limited one. The system is designed so that a player with a large bag but no activity will always score lower than a player with a moderate bag who plays every day.
This is intentional. Rug'd is a game. The people who should unlock fastest are the people who play it, support it, and help it grow — not the people waiting for a price event.
Long-Term Vision
There is a possible long-term vision for a limited council or community influence model — but this is not guaranteed, and it is not the primary purpose of Degen Score.
If it happens, it would only be considered once the right conditions exist: proper funding, infrastructure, legal frameworks, and a trusted team. It would involve a mix of Rug'd team members and high-score community representatives, with narrow and defined influence — not total control.
The Roadmap
Degen Score and the progressive unlock system will not be rushed. Each phase depends on the previous one working properly — and on having the funding, tooling, and team to do it right.
The game mechanics, economy, and player experience are validated before any token or scoring systems are layered on top.
The scoring formula, activity weighting, fraud prevention logic, and baseline unlock rates are designed and tested with early community feedback.
The technical systems for the Vested Wallet, unlock tracking, and in-game spending are built properly — not patched together.
The Degen Score and progressive unlock system go live with a baseline rate, score multipliers, and clear in-game messaging showing players their unlock speed.
If conditions are right — funding, infrastructure, team — a limited council or community influence model may be explored. This is not guaranteed.