Splinterlands: Runi Sell Out and Miss

It has been ironic how my favorite project, Splinterlands, has now crossed over to where my curiosity remains, generative Art NFTs! I have been looking into NFTs for about a year now and have taken the same approach I do with all speculative investments, learn and go slow without betting the farm. I have done a couple of community based free mints that have been fun but have only really purchased one NFT outside of Splinterlands which was a VeeFriends Series 2. However, I remain interested as I look to attach an avatar to my online profiles with a PFP NFT and this may be what I have been waiting for.

Splinterlands announced Runi as a project to get back on Ethereum to attract other communities to our ecosystem. Our cards were once on OpenSeas but given GAS fees, it was unsustainable over time for those who have an alternative in our free to transact blockchain, HIVE. This new approach is interesting as the community will support this as a good way to establish a floor price which from my research is a key aspect of these projects. The ability to generate liquidity and volume is critical to demonstrate a community’s interest in the project.

However, I think this is truly unique as it will also provide the unique utility to also be playable in an interoperable way across Blockchains. The technical aspects are above my expertise but the ability to stake a NFT on the Ethereum Blockchain to bridge to HIVE and the Splinterlands ecosystem is an innovation concept that may generate interest in many communities in the generative art world. Even VeeFriends community members may look at this as disruptive and innovative given their trading card interest!

I knew this was going to be in high demand given the supply as only 6k will ever be minted. The development team did a great job in separating whitelist spots for the Splinterlands community as I have witness how difficult it is to mint without a whitelist spot. They started with 2k spots but have said that it may expand for some marketing efforts to bring attention to the project across contacts in other communities. I prepared with my Vouchers and took the hour off from work to focus. I tested my wallet links as I want to buy multiple to participate in activity in the future.

Unfortunately, I was part of the unlucky fee that ran I to wallet issues despite my testing and readiness. Given the errors, I had no backup plan to buy and it probably would not have mattered as it was sold out in less than two minutes! I have since filed a support request as they mentioned they could still provide a spot but it will make my experiment in the project more costly as without the whitelist spot, it will cost double to mint if on time and GAS fees permitting. Despite the challenges, I intend to be active and mint a couple if given the opportunity!

Discord: @newageinv#3174

Chat with me on Telegram: @NewAgeInv

Follow me on Twitter: @NAICrypto

The following are Affiliate or Referral links to communities and services that I am a part of and use often. Signing up through them would reward me for my effort in attracting users to them:

Start your collection of Splinterlands today at my referral link

Expand your blogging and engagement and earn in more cryptocurrencies with Publish0x! Sign up here!

My go to exchanges are Bittrex and Coinbase; get bonuses for signing up!

The future of the internet is here with Unstoppable Domains! Sign up for your own crypto domain and see mine in construction at newageinv.crypto!

Always open to donations!

ETH: newageinv.eth
BTC/LTC/MATIC: newageinv.crypto

_{^{DISCLAIMER: The information discussed here is intended to enable the community to know my opinions and discuss them. It is not intended as and does not constitute investment advice or legal or tax advice or an offer to sell any asset to any person or a solicitation of any person of any offer to purchase any asset. The information here should not be construed as any endorsement, recommendation or sponsorship of any company or asset by me. There are inherent risks in relying on, using or retrieving any information found here, and I urge you to make sure you understand these risks before relying on, using or retrieving any information here. You should evaluate the information made available here, and you should seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, to evaluate any opinion, advice, product, service or other information; I do not guarantee the suitability or potential value of any particular investment or information source. I may invest or otherwise hold an interest in these assets that may be discussed here.}}