Behind the Shield: 20 Questions with DuceCrypto
Welcome to my newest @splinterlands article series "Behind the Shield," where I'll be asking 20 questions of the members of our top3-ranked guild, @shield-of-glory. By asking questions about the game and about our lives, each article will help you get to know one of our battle mages better.
Since "Behind the Shield" was my bright idea, it is only fitting that I will be the first test subject. Here we go...
Splinterlands
Q 1: What is your Splinterlands IGN and why did you choose it?
A: @DuceCrypto. Duce was a nickname from my days working for NBA-TV, and I decided to use it to make my crypto persona. You can find me at DuceCrypto across socials for all my Web3 activities.
Q 2: When did you start playing Splinterlands and how did you hear about it?
A: I first heard about Splinterlands at the start of Fall of 2021 from a close friend who I used to travel with when we played competitive Magic: the Gathering tournaments. I finally bought my first spellbook and starting playing ranked matches during Thanksgiving weekend at the end of November 2021.
Q 3: What is your favorite Splinter?
A: Death.
Q 4: Who is your favorite summoner?
A: Thaddius Brood.
Q 5: Who is your favorite monster?
A: Ancient Lich.
Personals
Q 6: What is your astrological sign?
A: Sagittarius.
Q 7: Where were you born?
A: New York City.
Q 8: Where do you live now?
A: Brooklyn.
Q 9: Do you have a partner and/or kids?
A: Open partner of 2 years and thankfully no kids.
Q 10: Do you have a job and if so, what do you do?
A: I'm a copyeditor for a crypto news company and a content creator for an EDM media group.
Q 11: Did you attend university and if so, where did you go?
A: The University of Texas - Austin and Teachers College - Columbia University.
Passions
Q 12: Besides Splinterlands, what are some of your favorite hobbies?
A: I enjoy playing sports, vibing at EDM festivals, and managing fantasy sports franchises.
Q 13: Do you have any favorite sports or physical activities?
A: My favorite sports to play are tennis, soccer and rugby. For physical activity, I also enjoy yoga and skiing.
Q 14: Do you have any favorite sports teams?
A: For sure! Love my Chelsea Blues, Denver Broncos, and New York Mets.
Q 15: Where is your favorite place to go for vacation?
A: Wherever the next festival takes me!
Q 16: What is the most memorable place you've visited?
A: Barcelona. The energy, the art, the coast, the quick trip to Ibiza... Barca is such a vibe.
Q 17: What is your favorite genre of music?
A: Melodic Dubstep (EDM).
Q 18: What is your favorite musical artist or group?
A: Adventure Club.
Q 19: What is your favorite type of cuisine?
A: Forever Spicy Thai!
Q 20: What is your go-to meal to cook?
A: Chunky veggie lentil soup.
Thanks for taking the time to learn about the battle mages of Shield of Glory. Do you have any questions you'd like to add to our list? Post them in the comments section, you might even get an answer from the interviewee. Be sure to come back for the next edition of "Behind the Shield" to get to know more of your fellow battle mages.
This is pretty cool! I may need to go back and revise some of my answers. 🤔
For sure mate, please do. I left the google form in edit mode, so you can go back and change your answers at any time. Ofc I will run the drafts by the subjects before they post.
3 universities? Damn man, you are an educated one.
Well technically only the two unis, UTexas & Teachers College at Columbia (it's the education branch), but I do have a total of 3 degrees (an undergrad in journalism and masters in math education and finance).
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What and awesome concept. To allow players who are not ranked as high or perhaps new to the game to allow insight to a top guild. I look forward to the coming articles. You know I will stay tuned and that is for sure. I have a question you may want to ask your next profile. Maybe find out how they feel splinterlands could make the guild experience better then it currently is. I come from a MTG background as well. And also a heavy MMORPG background. Playing at an extremely high level. And for me you had to be in a guild to accomplish your goals in a MMORPG. But currently there is no true need to be in a guild except brawls. Or the DEC bonus. But even to achieve that you need an extremely leveled up guild.
As you know in The Syndicate, the members of the guild routinely offer delegations, share strategy, and Splinterlands content. In addition, for the DEC donations for buildings, you receive a boost to your DEC win rate as well as free CP in the form of Gladius cards.
Thanks for sharing! - @azircon
Now we get to know a bit more about our fellow gamers, eh? Always nice to get a 'person' behind that IGN, I say!
Agreed, that is our main focus for this article series. We wanted to let the community get an opportunity to get to know some of the players in one of the very top guilds, without doxxing too much personal information. We hope this is the first step in building a stronger eSports following as competitive tournament play ramps on the Splinterlands game client and through third-party organizations. Humanizing the players is necessary, in my opinion, to having a successful and engaging eSports product.