Wild Forest, the free-to-play PvP RTS game, is rolling out a major overhaul to its Lord Staking System. The changes arrive gradually over the next few months and focus on rewarding players who stake long-term without forcing rigid lock-in periods.
The update brings priority access to exclusive events, higher daily mint limits, the ability to earn $WF tokens by leasing Castles, and other perks tied to how long you keep your assets staked. This builds on the Training Camps feature Wild Forest added to Castles earlier this year.
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What is Wild Forest?
Wild Forest is a free-to-play, web3-enabled real-time strategy game that takes clear inspiration from Warcraft and Starcraft. Built on the Ronin blockchain, it has you start with a small base, expand your territory, gather resources, and build troops to crush opponents. Developer Zillion Whales recently added a Forge feature that let players convert old beta assets into Essence, a resource used to buy new items in the Forge Shop.
The game soft-launched in November 2023 and has been steadily adding features since. Wild Forest released its first NFTs on the Ronin blockchain in February 2024.
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New Lord Staking System Explained
The revamped Lord Staking System ditches the old 90-day lock-in period. Now you can stake and unstake whenever you want. The catch is that the longer you keep your assets staked, the better the rewards get.
Immediate Benefits of Staking:
- Higher daily mint limits for staked Lords.
- Access to premium Castle features like Training Camps, Taverns, Recruitment Camps, and Campfires (depending on Lord rarity).
- Bigger Shard and Gold bonuses from the Battle Pass.
- Early access to pre-sales of limited-edition Units.
- Priority access to exclusive events and NFT sales.
Those immediate perks are just the start. Keep staking and you unlock more substantial benefits.
Long-Term Staking Benefits:
- Castle Leasing: Lease your Castles to other players and earn $WF tokens.
- Reputation Boost: Extended staking increases your standing in the Wild Forest ecosystem.
- DAO Voting Power: Longer staking periods give you more influence in the game's decentralized autonomous organization.
- Lord Guilds: Eventually, long-term stakers can form exclusive guilds and compete in a Guild league. Guild size and rank depend on staking duration and the rarity of staked Lords.
New Lord Staking System Coming to Wild Forest
Staking Streak Bonuses
Wild Forest is adding a streak system to push long-term staking even harder. Stake your NFTs daily and you build a streak that unlocks better rewards over time. After 30 days, you get 100% of the available features. Keep going and you can hit 200% of rewards after nine months.
Some specific streak bonuses include:
- Increased daily mint limits for Lords.
- Larger Shard and Gold bonuses through the Battle Pass.
- Faster training times in Training Camps.
- Discounts on Unit prices in the Tavern.
- Better drop rates for Units from Recruitment Camps.
- Greater priority for future events and NFT sales.
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Transitioning to the New Staking System
While Wild Forest phases in the new system, current stakers keep 100% access to all existing features. Any staking streaks you've already built continue to accumulate, so you'll be ahead once the new bonus system goes live.
If you're already staking, keeping your position means you get a 90-day head start on the new features launching in early October. The rollout schedule looks like this:
- Taverns go live this week.
- Recruitment Camps and Campfires arrive in early October.
- Streak bonuses launch by the end of October.
- Castle Leasing, the big one, is scheduled for November.
Staking Streak Bonuses
$WF Token Community Round
Players who have staked Lord NFTs for over 30 days can participate in the $600k Community Round. Those who've maintained a 90-day streak get a larger allocation as a reward for sticking around. Even newer stakers can get in, with allocations based on individual streak length. More details on the Community Round and the $WF token's Token Generation Event are coming soon.
Final Thoughts
Wild Forest's Lord Staking System overhaul is a clear push to reward loyalty and keep players engaged long-term. Flexible staking, exclusive bonuses, and the chance to earn $WF tokens make the new system worth paying attention to, whether you're already playing or considering jumping in.
More updates are expected in the coming weeks as Wild Forest continues rolling out these features. For more information, check out the Wild Forest website, follow the game on Twitter, or join the Discord.
