Wild Forest Thanks Ronin PoD, but Login Problems Remain

Wild Forest’s official account on X thanked the Ronin PoD system on October 20, 2026, and thanked its community for the activity behind it. The post ended with “Let’s keep cooking!” ^[1]. It never said what Ronin PoD actually paid the studio, or how much of that activity came from real players. Prior to this, the studio promoted a limited-time sale on its Wild Pass, reducing the price from $5.99 to $0.99, which grants access to Ranked mode and premium PvE maps ^[2]. In a post from March 28, the studio ranked Ronin blockchain games by unique active wallets (UAW), placing its title fourth with a count of 532 active wallets ^[3]. Wild Forest is characterized as a real-time strategy game emphasizing competitive skill and PvP.

The October Ronin PoD post, by contrast, has no figures and no context, which raises questions about how open the studio is being.

Stylized Cartoon Art Direction

Reflecting on the October post, Wild Forest’s visuals continue to be noteworthy. Despite the launch challenges, the game’s stylized isometric design offers clarity and vibrant detail. Characters donned in armor engage in battle against a backdrop of whimsical medieval architecture. The overall feel is light-hearted and adventurous, reminiscent of Fortnite. The art direction successfully conveys the game’s playful theme.

Bright cartoon armies clash across isometric medieval landscapes.

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Player Reception Is Divided

Now for what players think. While some fans continue to appreciate the vibrant graphics, engaging characters, and accessible strategy gameplay ^[4], others express dissatisfaction. Complaints include frequent crashes during battles, difficulties with wallet logins, and frustrating matchmaking that aligns newcomers with seasoned players ^[4]. Reviews indicate a split opinion, with some players labeling it a fun strategic experience, while others criticize its bugs that prevent gameplay ^[5].

Our analysis reveals that most reviews lean towards detailed criticisms regarding technical issues, with a handful of vague, overly positive reviews, particularly those echoing web3 trends, appearing suspicious ^[6].

… NFT, Skymavis, and Ronin money scam … ^[4]

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Wild Forest Token Price After the Ronin PoD Post

Following the reviews, here is how WF has done. Wild Forest Token has climbed hard over the past three months, well ahead of other gaming tokens, and it edged up around the announcement. That rebound comes after a deep slide, though. WF still trades far below where it was a year ago, a steeper drop than the gaming index took over the same stretch.

• 30-day range: $0.0006836 to $0.002529
• Past 90 days: +124.1% (vs. other gaming tokens: +17.5%)
• Our wash-trading model finds some indicators, the second of its four risk bands for this token as of the 20th of October 2026, and we flagged it on none of the 27 days it scored ^[11]

WF vs. Gaming Index: data table

Window	WF	Gaming Index
1 year	-80.71%	-62.75%
6 months	-7.35%	+20.94%
3 months	+124.10%	+17.54%
1 month	+205.21%	+9.34%
1 day	+3.60%	+3.15%

The Ronin PoD Post and Its Pig Archer Art

The Ronin PoD thank-you came with a picture. It shows a stylized pig archer, cleverly dressed in a purple and gold robe, complete with a quiver of arrows. While the design has drawn some attention, it does little to address lingering concerns about the game’s functionality. The original x.com post contains the full illustration.

With the post garnering 32 likes, 7 retweets, and 2 replies, the responses varied, including some bare links and one frustrated player unable to join the community ^[7]. The studio was quick to respond, seeking clarity on the issue and directing users to its official Discord ^[8]. However, login issues are not isolated to this thread; store reviews highlight persistent wallet connections failures, with one player detailing their repeated attempts resulting in frustration ^[5].

These login issues pose broader questions regarding Wild Forest’s player community and the overall game ratings. The Telegram group currently has 1,200 members, reflecting a decline of 60 within the past month, alongside a drop in its App Store rating from 4 to 3.9 during the same period.

What Ronin PoD Is and Why Wild Forest Cares

Ronin PoD is short for Proof of Distribution. Ronin, the gaming chain Sky Mavis launched after Axie Infinity, calls it an automated reward system that sends RON to builders based on what they add to the ecosystem, run in 30-day seasons ^[9]. Season 2 opened with 410,958 RON on offer each month, and Ronin says it watches the leaderboard for botting, sybil attacks and wash trading ^[9].

The Ronin PoD score draws on Dune data and weighs gas usage, user activity, retention, NFT volume, DEX liquidity and smart contract execution. Season 3 paid 163 builders, and Wild Forest put up a solid score driven largely by NFT transaction activity, though the top three games took more than 236,000 RON between them ^[10]. That explains why the studio thanked its community for activity. It still doesn’t say how much RON Wild Forest earned this time.

References

1. ↑ “Original announcement on X” X
2. ↑ “X post by @playwildforest” (English) X Post
3. ↑ “X post by @playwildforest” (English) X Post
4. ↑ “App Store review(s) of Wild Forest” (English) App Store Page
5. ↑ “Google Play review(s) of Wild Forest” (English) Google Play Page
6. ↑ “What shill detection is and how we identify it” (English) What is Shill Detection
7. ↑ “X reply by @Emmmmmanuel7” (English) X Reply
8. ↑ “X reply by @playwildforest” (English) X Reply
9. ↑ “Proof of Distribution S2 is almost here!” (English) Ronin Blog
10. ↑ “Ronin Closes Third Proof of Distribution Season With $11,800 in RON for Leading Games” (English) eGamers
11. ↑ “What wash trading is and how we detect it” (English) What is Wash-Trading

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