Gigaverse Introduces “CONQUEST”: A New Social PvP Mode — Innovation or Hype?

A Glimpse of Brilliance or Another Passing Mirage?

Gigaverse has unveiled CONQUEST, a new team-based social PvP mode now entering public beta and for a project often described as ambitious but opaque, this marks its boldest public step yet. Early participants will walk away with a “shiny SBT,” a soulbound token meant to signal that they were here when the doors first opened.
It’s also the first time Gigaverse has exposed an upcoming feature to open testing. Whether that’s bravery or necessity depends on who you ask, but the implication is clear: this mode is not polished. Not yet.
The developers know it, and they’re betting the community will help shape what comes next.

A Mode Built on Simplicity and Something Sharper Beneath It

At a glance, CONQUEST plays like classic territory control: capture zones, defend them, and move as a faction with purpose. But the details are where things get interesting:

• Faction stubs, which strengthen or weaken territory control, reset weekly, wiping the board and forcing renewed strategy.

• Stubs can’t be traded. No shortcuts. No quick economic manipulation.

• And the real wildcard: you can switch factions whenever you want, even mid-match.

That last mechanic feels intentionally provocative.
Allegiances become fluid, trust becomes a resource, and the idea of a “stable” match dissolves into pure psychological strategy. It’s clever and if not handled carefully, potentially chaotic.

This is where CONQUEST begins to feel less like a Web3 gimmick and more like a genuinely interesting experiment. A mode soaked in tension, shaped by the players, always shifting.

But until Gigaverse shows concrete gameplay and clarifies the SBT’s utility, the mode sits in that limbo between promise and proof.

A Community Split Between Curiosity and Caution

The replies on X read like a mirror of Web3’s current mood:

Excitement, from those eager for something communal: a break from the isolated progression loops that dominate blockchain gaming.

Skepticism, from players tired of buzzwords: “What does the SBT actually do?”, “Where’s the gameplay?”

And a third, quieter sentiment: a kind of Web3 exhaustion, polite but unmistakable.
Too many projects have told beautiful stories with nothing behind them.
Yet, despite all this, CONQUEST has sparked something the project hasn’t seen in a while: genuine conversation.

Why CONQUEST Actually Matters

Web3 games often forget the “game” part.
They drift toward speculation, passive loops, and systems designed to reward the wallet rather than the player.
CONQUEST pushes against that trend.
Cooperation, betrayal, map control, real-time decisions. This is the kind of design that forces players to interact, not just transact.

If Gigaverse delivers on these foundations, CONQUEST could become its signature feature.
If not, it risks joining the long archive of beautifully worded ideas that never found their footing.

In other words:
the potential is high, the margin for error is thin, and the audience is far less forgiving than it used to be.

The Questions That Still Linger

As the beta opens, a few unresolved questions define the mood:

• Will faction-switching become a skill-based mechanic or a loophole waiting to be abused?

• Will the SBT have meaningful function, or is it simply a commemorative badge?

• Can Gigaverse turn early attention into long-term retention?

Right now, CONQUEST feels like the runway lights before takeoff: controlled, deliberate, and glowing with the suggestion of something larger. Whether it becomes the mode that elevates Gigaverse or just another polished announcement depends entirely on execution.

And execution, in this space, is everything.