Kuroro Beasts LTIPP Council Recommended Proposal

Link to Application

https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/kuroro-beasts-ltipp-application-draft/22059

Council - 3/3 Yes Votes

Feedback

Wintermute Feedback) Kuroro Beasts presented a solid application. They scored well in reach, activity, age, composability, and novelty. In contrast, the application lacked specifics regarding how they plan to incentivizing users in game and why such mechanisms are relevant (execution strategy). They also lost some points due to allocating 50k (⅓ of their grant request) to marketing campaigns, which leads to the ARB not reaching the hands of users and lacks the ability for oversight. However, they have been very open in reporting data for their marketing initiatives. Overall, we plan to support this proposal and think it offers the DAO a good opportunity to learn from ARB being spent on marketing efforts. The team has clearly shown their ability to attract users, so we think it’s worth it for the DAO to vote on whether or not they want to support this type of grant.

GFX Feedback) The grant plan demonstrates existing and growing usage (as measured by DAUs). The plan is also tailored to build on existing growth by specifically targeting segments of gamer population on other chains and in the audience of web2 gamer influencers. The total amount requested seems appropriate for the ambitious milestones and the plan of attack laid out. We recommend this grant be approved.

GMX Feedback)

Kuroro shows promising potential, supported by a robust protocol performance since their game launch. The proposed funding aims to facilitate the integration of gamers from diverse ecosystems such as Immutable, Solana, and Ronin. Leveraging a strong user retention rate, attracting users through this funding could yield considerable value. Kuroro pledges to match incentives and utilize the funds to achieve their Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) However, a notable portion of the grant is allocated to marketing, which might not directly benefit the Arbitrum ecosystem. Nevertheless, the team has maintained transparency in reporting data concerning their marketing endeavors. We endorse Kuroro's application.