LOVE AT FIRST GLANCE! 6 Interesting Things I Discovered on my First 7 Days on Splinterlands.
There are many interesting features in Splinterlands. For a novice player like me, the following are what caught my interests and attention the first time.
1. Return of Investment:
The first thing that I thought of when starting to play this game was the return on investment.
Is it worth both my initial investment of 10 USD (starter pack) and my time?
After all, it’s a play-to-earn game. Right?
My total reward for around two hours of playing was around 10.1 DEC. 10 was from my first quest while the 0.1 was from my total winnings.
My initial conclusion was, it was too low to play for the sake of earning.
But what the heck! I should give it more time, enjoy the game for the time being and see what it will happen after a month or two.
I’m loving the game, any earning after is a bonus!
2. Daily Rewards
At first, the daily quest was disruptive in my gameplay. I was so focused on completing the requirements in a row that it cost me the match most of the time.
My next quests taught me how to properly incorporate it within my regular ranked battles. ^_^
Below is the list of my very first 7 daily quest rewards:
3. Attack Order / Order of Turns
This one is a little tricky and what frustrates me at first. It took me more time getting used to as compared to the other battle rules of the game.
All I know is that speed is the deciding factor.
That’s why I was stunned to see cards of equal speed going first, most of the time, before mine.
I hate what I don’t understand and my next few battles chaotic!
I had a little hard time searching for answers so I will add my own findings below to help those who might be needing it.
4. Renting
One of the features that I like on this game is the ability to rent cards.
Players can rent cards from the market place for a fraction of its price.
The renter can then build their dream decks without “breaking the bank”.
The card owners will also receive a stream of passive in-game currency (DEC) through the rents. It’s a win-win for both parties.
5. Staking
If you’re interested in investment, this would be another plus for the game.
I'm surprised to see that the staking APR was so high, around 117% the first time I saw it.
For comparison purposes, Binance at the time of writing has its highest APY at 45%. Index funds, at the same time, is boasting a consistent 10% APY.
That’s a MASSIVE difference!
I staked 10 SPS and got a 24 percent return in just seven days!
NOTE:
I’m not a financial advisor, this are my own personal opinions. Please take them with a grain of salt.
Do your own research before making any investment decisions.
6. Season Rewards
For my first season, I managed to reach the Bronze II tier and got 7 Loot Chests as a reward.
I was not able to advance above Bronze II as I lack enough power rating.
The following are what I got from each chest with their corresponding market values.
If you like my content, please let me know by up-voting it.
Let me also know what you like about the game in the comments below. If you have any suggestion, ideas or anything, please feel free to add them in as well.
Finally, I would like to thank @bulldog1205 for helping me out. His videos (and him lending some of his card) helped me a lot. Make sure to follow him for useful information about the game.
Good day everyone!
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I will definitely make an introductory post. :)