Episode 93: A People's Guild Roundtable
Episode 93: A People's Guild Roundtable
Welcome back to the People's Guild for another episode. We sit down with two prominent community members in this one to get their take on all that's going on throughout Praetoria at the moment.
We welcome back to TPG both @azircon and @davemccoy as we make our way through the full gamut of pressing topics - the pursuit of a CEX listing, the development of SPS Chain validator nodes, the ranked updates and much more.
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Hive's Status, Future Plans, and Unique Mission
Azircon, a Hive stakeholder, discussed the company's current status and future plans, highlighting that Hive is listed on the Hive blockchain, which is more funded than the Splinterlands DAO, with about $45 million in hyped out. He revealed that Hive is currently engaged in various social projects and has an upcoming $100,000 promotional program. Azircon also mentioned a plan to leverage Splinter Land, an app on top of Hive, for a Launch Pad listing as part of an independent ad campaign. The discussion concluded with Bjangles questioning Azircon's belief in Hive's significance, to which Azircon responded that while opinions differ, Splinter Land would suffer without Hive. Azircon and Dave further discussed the infeasibility and lack of interest in moving Hive to another blockchain due to financial and foundational issues. Hepthorn suggested the possibility of Hive forking to become a layer 2 on another main blockchain, but Azircon stated that no top stakeholders or witnesses of Hive showed interest in that. Bjangles then discussed the unique mission of Hive in addressing real-world problems in developing nations and its potential impact on local economies.
Digital Trading Card Game Project Vision and Improvements
Bjangles and Dave discussed their long-term vision for the digital trading card game project, emphasizing the importance of slow, steady growth and attracting the right type of players. They highlighted the need for patience, good tokenomics, and a stable team in the cryptocurrency market. They also addressed issues with the current design of the game, specifically the unbalanced situation of bronze-level players facing off against max-level decks, and suggested solutions such as not resetting accounts until they reached their appropriate level, and allowing the use of max-level cards. Bjangles provided context, suggesting that recent layoffs and resulting understaffing might have caused some of the system's speed issues.
DAO's Financial Situation and Proposal Evaluations
The team discussed various proposals related to the DAO's financial situation and potential expenditures. Bjangles brought up the idea of using Launchpad as a tool for finance, but Dave expressed concerns about the cost and feasibility of the proposal. Another proposal to hire third-party developers for validator licenses was also met with skepticism about the cost and impact on the DAO's financial stability. The team decided not to fund this proposal, opting to keep their stable stash for more impactful spending. Lastly, the team discussed the process of proposing solutions and the need for a more organized approach to addressing issues.
Proposal Process, Maturity, and Hive DHF
Azircon led a discussion about the complexities of the proposal process within the team, emphasizing the importance of maturity and compromise. Dave agreed, citing examples of productive conversations that resulted in compromise. The team also experienced some technical difficulties. Lastly, Azircon explained the funding structure of Hive DHF, the proposal process for funding, and the benefits of the system for the Hive ecosystem. He also clarified the differences between Splinter and Hive DHF, noting that Splinter Lands has never had a direct proposal written to Hive DHF.
Validator Node Promotion and Proposal Process Improvements
Azircon and Bjangles discussed the potential of promoting Validata node, a second-layer blockchain technology, over individual products. Bjangles proposed changes to the current proposal process due to its messy and political nature, suggesting the automatic consideration of any proposal containing the 100K DEC for the official proposal stage. The team also agreed on the need for a clearer and better process for naming things and a discovery phase for information gathering before the proposal phase. The discussion concluded with the suggestion of reaching out to Clay and removing certain expectations, proposing instead to call the phase 'discovery' with the goal of cyclical feedback and implementation of edits and amendments.
Discussing New Rank System Concerns
Azircon sought Hepthorn's perspective on the current state of the game and the sentiment among players. Hepthorn expressed his concerns about the new rank system, stating that it was not an improvement on the previous one and had led him to pause his previous strategy due to uncertainty and the high cost of cards in the new meta. He also mentioned his struggles in gold matches and his preference for playing at a level that matched his skill. The conversation ended with discussions on the issue of resetting player rankings at the end of each season and the need for a more effective system.
Video Game Ranking Impact and Solutions
Dave and Azircon discussed the concept of ranking in video games and its impact on players, with Dave agreeing to write a post on his thoughts. Bjangles shared concerns about the current system's impact on new and casual players, suggesting the need for improvements to maintain the game's integrity and encourage new players. The team agreed to explore solutions to the issues raised, including removing league thresholds and allowing players to choose their league level. Bjangles committed to collecting and analyzing data through a Google survey and sharing the results with the team. The team also discussed the progress made in their project and acknowledged contributions from team members.
Enhancing Playing Experience and Mode
Bjangles presented a proposal to enhance the playing experience by providing all players with a maximum modern ghost card deck for rank play upon purchasing a spell book, while also introducing a reward system based on the cards owned by the players. The team discussed the potential of a new mode, proposed by Dave, which would allow players to use different league's decks, but agreed that match liquidity is a critical component to implement it. Concerns were raised about introducing bots into the current game system, which could disrupt the balance of the game, and the team concluded that a new mode should be introduced separately from the existing game to maintain its depth and balance.
Sales Discussion and Market Trends
The team discussed the current state of their sales, which had experienced a decrease in players and losses in tokens over the past ten days. Despite this, the team was encouraged to continue efforts and communicate with developers to drive the game forward. Dave shared his long-term bullishness but short-term concerns, comparing the situation to previous market trends, and emphasized the importance of maintaining liquidity in their community company. The team also discussed market trends, the impact on their funding for development, and the need for capital discipline. They agreed on the importance of considering what makes people comfortable, particularly regarding financial decisions.
DAO Project Funding and Asset Management
The team discussed the funding and asset management of the DAO project, focusing on the usage of Splinterland assets and the potential sale of non-Splinterland assets. They debated the balance between increasing supply and demand, with a particular emphasis on the DEC product, and the impact of selling DEC on the market and community salaries. The team also discussed the need to increase the stable stash, with a long-term goal of reaching the peg and realizing a small profit. The conversation ended with acknowledgments of the team's contributions and an open anticipation for future meetings.
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STOPI'm going to listen to this later today (in about 4 hours) while I'm dashing since I don't need to watch it just listen. We can migrate from HIVE to a new Smartchain. I commented on the youtube video how we can do that and how it would bring a lot of benefits to SPS.
Enjoy dude! I learned a lot in this one. Some interesting options in terms of levers we can pull over the next few months.
Thanks for sharing! - @azircon
Extremely interesting episode. Still listening. !1UP
Long time, no see amigo! I thoroughly enjoyed this one & learned a ton. The ideas that have presented themselves as a result of the recent proposals are amazing - very hopeful we are able to capitalize on both of these. Enjoy the rest of the show, Flauwy!
I just feel save and in reasonable hands, listening to you and your guests. That shows me that the Splinterlands community is not just the loud and salty voices.
And I am here every single day, juggling tokens, managing my land, playing modern with fun and consuming all I can find about Splinterlands and HIVE games.
Agreed. I feel like this episode in particular serves as a great reference point for anyone who accuses either of our guests of questionable motives within Praetoria. Just a couple of practical, reasonable dinosaurs :)
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Great episode
Cheers Tofu!
A great podcast as usual, but hey!!, you promised 5hrs ! 😜
Regarding a topic that was discussed, petitioning for funds from the Hive DAO to develop our SPS node network. Azircon pointed out that this is a vote, like any proposal, what I was wondering is this....
....within the Splinterlands community, how much collective HP do we all have ? Can we rally the troops to any useful effect on this issue if Matt submits a funding request. I believe AZ mentioned 24 million votes needed ( I'm assuming that is 24 million HP), well we are 1/24th in the bag, so, how much do we collectively have ?
Wondering how we can find this info ?
I'm sure the wider community would rally round any proposal if it is canvased with vigour. I'm also guessing that Steemmonsters has a good chunk of HP too.
Ha! I'll be sure to let 'em know we let em down only hittin 3 hours ;)
Great question, @tarabh - let me buzz in our resident hive expert to shed some light on this one for us.
@azircon, are you able to enlighten us as to roughly how much HP the SPL community has in its collective might?
Cheers!
Splinterlands own account =2.8M
Honey-swap = 1.7 M
Me = 1M
Rest of the SL community and few friends I can call for vote will amount to about 15M
We will need 30M to be safe
We are short 15 M
fun stuff. Enjoyed the whole podcast. Ive been here through ups and downs for 6 years. Im not a big investor but Ive always believed in this project and Ive always loved the vision of the team and the passion of the community. Nothing has phased me yet. I still play the game and participate in brawls etc. no matter what the changes. Im in it for the long term. I was a gold league wild player, not especially competitive before the ranked league changes, but now Ive flown up in to diamond II for the first time in a long while so Im kind of enjoying the uplift. Not sure Ive ever bumped in to the Grimbardun Smith in Wild.... hehe....
Also loving picking up a few cards on the cheap which Ive admired for years. The game will endure. I will endure. The salty haters come and go, the tokens rise and fall, but the entertainment never ends!
I still cant imagine a better place to be in web3. I love Hive blockchain as well. The tech is building slow and steady which is important for balanced, sustainable decentralised economies (IMO), and thats what Im here for. Not to get rich. I want to see REAL alternatives to the ACTUAL DINOSAUR in the room: our legacy system. We're trialling important alpha for the dawning of a new era. History will thank us.