Plair is taking the sprint to finish Alpha with the release of two key features. Here’s everything you need to know about Plair’s Alpha 0.8 update.

We are announcing the release of Alpha 0.8 with two major features — CS:GO Tournaments and Smart Contract! With the integration of decentralized and gamer-focused technology, this update truly defines the Plair Platform and our positioning in the esports community.

Once we finish debugging and building more fundamental features, the platform will move from Alpha to Beta which will be announced according to our last update roadmap.

CS:GO Tournaments

The legendary multiplayer first-person shooter video game, CS:GO, is our second integrated-game on the platform. The game changed to free-to-play last year, resulting in a further surge in popularity. It is available across traditional tournament platforms and holds huge potential.

Details of the CS:GO Alpha Online Tournament below:

Launch Date: 1st Aug 2019. See the Alpha website for exact details.

Game mode: 1v1 & 5v5*

*For 5v5 mode, users do not need to form a team

& *For 5v5 mode, users do not need to form a team Participants: Alpha testers

Token Staking: 1000 PLA on Testnet Network for most of the matches

Servers: Worldwide (eg. Chicago, Amsterdam, Sao Paulo, and Singapore)

Smart Contract

Our development team has finished the smart contract which fully supports all the actions that involve PLA transactions, including staking of PLA, automatic match verification, transparent p2p transaction, and rewards distribution. We will be running on the VeChain Testnet Network during Alpha.

One of the core missions of Plair is to empower gamers to earn rewards playing their favorite games and actively contribute to the gaming community. This is now realized by carrying out automatic PLA distributions via smart contracts on the blockchain.

Reminder

Make sure you have Comet Wallet (Google Extension App) set up. Change the setting to Testnet and Automatically share with DApps. Get CS:GO downloaded and set your Steam account public. Before joining a match, check if you have enough PLA Testnet tokens in your wallet. To acquire free PLA Testnet tokens, navigate to [Request Token] in the left menu bar on Plair Platform.

FAQS

How do I join a CS:GO tournament?

Similar to Dota 2, you can go to the tournament page on our platform and register. With the smart contract available, please make sure you have enough PLA (in this case, testnet tokens) in your Comet Wallet to place a stake. Check-in is 15 minutes before the match. CS:GO should always be updated to the latest version. We highly recommend you to enable in-game Developer Console (~) in case the pop-up doesn’t show. For other details please visit CS:GO support page.

What rewards will I get if I participated in the CS:GO tournaments?

We highly appreciate your time and effort in testing these key features. Rewards will be given to testers who file critical bug reports. To file a bug report, please read the quick rules in tournament page and mark down the name of tournament you joined so we could track the data.

How to file a valid bug report about CS:GO?

The bug report is at the left menu bar on the platform. Please read through CS:GO support page and make sure the bug is triggered by Plair platform but not other factors from users’ end, eg. not the updated version of CS:GO, browser’s pop-up setting and more.

How can I get PLA testnet tokens?

PLA Testnet Tokens can be acquired by clicking the [request token] button on the Alpha platform.

When will the Alpha Bounty be distributed?

The PLA will be distributed when the Alpha version is over. There’ll be an announcement regarding the rewards distribution later this month.