# 8.2《NFT drop styles》

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**Published on:** 2022-08-02
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The variety of delivery methods in the current NFT ecosystem is dizzying. This article covers 5 popular drop styles and their advantages and disadvantages, which allows us to better understand how NFTs drop styles ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1、First come first serve (FCFS) mints：open in the public or to specific subsets of NFT community members. The Pros: Simple for builders to implement Simple for minters to use The Cons: Low-priced, high-demand FCFS mints can lead to “gas wars” that congest an entire chain, e.g. Ethereum Prone to failed transactions near the end of mint events Prone to being overwhelmed by bot minters Not time-zone agnostic since FCFS mints often mint out rapidly 2、Dutch auctions (DAs)：Start with a high price, and regularly reduce the price by a specified amount The Pros: Brings transparency to the NFT bidding and price discovery processes The Cons: Often favors the most deep-pocketed collectors who can afford to mint at or near the initial auction price 3、Free claims / free mints：There is no need to pay other fees except gas fee The Pros: The low cost makes these drops accessible to many users Projects are incentivized to continue delivering since continued progress will support better royalty revenues over time The Cons: The rise of low-fee / zero-fee NFT marketplaces could eat into free mint projects’ revenue prospects going forward Prone to being overwhelmed by bot minters 4、Nounish auctions：Entails generating and auctioning new NFT every day indefinitely. The Pros: This drop/distribution style is a new on-chain primitive that projects can use to build an NFT community over time The pacing and parameters can be customized in different ways The Cons: This drop style is ultimately experimental High demand can lead to auctions becoming inaccessible price-wise to many The Nouns Protocol is elegantly designed and pretty complex, so you’d need an expert Solidity developer to fork out and build off it 5、Open editions (OEs)：A creator or project releases an NFT with no hard supply cap. The Pros: Flexible to creators and collections, as everyone who wants one can get one Easy to launch with contemporary web3 creator tooling 🔗https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/nft-drop-styles-

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