My First Steps in Splinterlands

The past month I was constantly seeing some articles about this card game Splinterlands. Since I am a strategy game and collection card game lover, I decided to give it a go. In this article I wanted to share my experiences with this game and what my next steps would be.

Beginning

Like I mentioned in the intro, I like to play strategy games. If they are combined with collectibles that is even greater! In my childhood I used to play the Trading Card Game Yu-Gi-Oh. These were some amazing times (God, how I hated Jinzo!) and about 3 years ago I started playing Hearthstone. The idea of having a card collection and playing it wherever you want, was amazing. The only problem with that was that the cards were never mine. That’s why I was totally thrilled when I got to know about Splinterlands. It combines both of the advantages of the games that I mentioned before. You can play on your PC and basically everywhere you want, and you have total ownership over the cards you have in the game because they are treated as NFTs.

First Steps

After acknowledging this game, I did what a true gamer does first: Watching some YouTubers and reading some articles! It didn’t take long for me to want to play the game. I am the kind of person that likes to grind my way up, but this was one of the first things I had to learn. The players are only eglible to get the rewards if they pay an initial 10$ for the Spellbook. I don’t think this is a big deal since all of us gamers would pay some money at some point. I don’t want to get started on how much money I already spent for in game items that are not mine, so I thought this could be a good initial investment to have fun and grind my way up.

When you start playing you don’t own any cards. Fortunately, the game gives you shadow cards to start playing and I think that in the lower leagues it is totally enough to win some games and get to learn the game more. After a few battles I got the hang of it and proceeded very quickly into Bronze 3. With each battle won I also got some DEC (Dark Energy Cristals) which are one currency in this game. With these DEC you would be able to purchase or rent some cards. With this being said, I quickly realized that to proceed into higher Division I needed some Card Power. Players would get Card Power by owning Cards or having rented cards in their account. Furthermore, the higher your Division the higher rewards you get. While in Bronze 3 you only get 5 Loot Chests, in Gold 1 you would get six times as many! Additionally to that, there is a daily quest which requires you to win battles with a certain condition which rewards you with an additional Loot Chest.

Crushed Dreams and Next Steps

With all of these information I was pretty excited about this game and ready to start my grind! Unfortunately, the first problems were straight around the corner. First thing I learned is that you can not play an infinite amount of games. If you still want to earn some DEC per win then you have to keep an eye on your ECR (Energy Capture Rate). The lower it gets the less DEC you get per win. I told to myself: No problem, it could take you a little bit longer but with daily quests and DEC rewards you should be able to grind your way up.

But then the update hit! After this update, DEC rewards were disabled for players in Bronze 3. That was like a hit in the face for me. This means that I have to get out of Bronze 3 to get DEC rewards. But to get out of Bronze 3 I need at least 1000 Card Power. This means that I either have to purchase or rent cards to accumulate this much CP. At this point this is not possible without putting in some money. Furthermore, I noticed that about a month ago the cards’ values weren’t as much as they are now. I guess because the game gained a lot of popularity the prices of the cards are rising as more and more people are staring out with this game.

I think my next steps would still be to stay in Bronze 3 first and try my luck with the rewards I am getting there. I still have a chance of getting card rewards in the Loot Chests so I hope that I could accumulate some CP by doing daily quests and finishing the season. For the long run I am definitely planning on monitoring the market a little bit more so that I could understand what prices are good for which card and maybe then start putting some money into the game. Furthermore it is important to notice that an update is right around the corner. A new set of cards will be realesed some time in November which would put more cars onto the market which would then lower the prices of cards. This would be an additional motivation for me.

Conclusion

To summarize it all, I am very excited to play this game for the long run. The different cards and abilities of these makes it a very interesting and very fun experience if you are a card game lover. I didn’t go into detail in many parts of the game. Like how there are different boundaries for each battle and which splinter is good against which splinter but I think I am not experienced enough to cover these topics in detail. Nevertheless, I will try to keep you guys updated on my journey throughout this game. If you have any tips on how to approach this game I am always more than happy to read your feedback or receive any message!

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On 29th October 2021

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