A few weeks ago, @splinterlands made some major changes in the way rewards we paid out to players. And earlier today, the first season under these new rewards came to an end...
When the changes were first introduced...I hated them lol
I am what would be considered a casual Splinterlands player. I do enjoy the game, but have never really been able to compete with the champions simply because...I don't play it enough. So when the rewards changed, it seemed to take away the ability for casual players to get rewarded.
Regardless of how I felt, I decided to give it a try and see how the first season played out.
I ended up playing Splinterlands more in the past 2 weeks than I have ever. The new focus points are a big win and once you get into it, you can't stop playing...
They dangle the carrot stick in front of you, because just one more match...Means another season chest or daily reward chest.
Must.
Keep.
Playing!
It really did hook me into playing more and was pretty happy with the target I reached by the end of the season:
I got to Diamond this season which is right around where I usually get...While playing casually lol
As for the day to day rewards, I didn't get as many chests as I usually did, mainly because I used to buy the Quest Potions every single day. But the rewards from doing that, never really paid for themselves, and I did notice while I had less chests to open every day, I did seem to get some decent rewards throughout the new season.
But then came...This morning's 50 chests that I got to open!
And wow....
(Image from Splintershare)
Almost 50 bucks worth of cards and DEC including a slick little gold foil legendary card by the way of Harklaw!
I REALLY hope they didn't just give everyone amazing rewards to get us hooked, because I've seen a few people in our guild (the Index Guild) get some gold foil legendary rewards too. I do hope these are the rewards we can hope for if we put in the effort every season.
Regardless, after a full season in the new rewards...I'm a fan!
The addiction of trying to reach the next unlocked chest is awesome and it does hook you into wanting to play more. And even if the casual gamer maybe feel they are in over the head, this is a great step for the game to get more activity and excitement within the community!
What about you?
How were your rewards in this first 'new' season?
Or how do you feel about all the changes that Splinterlands has taken on over the past few weeks?
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Congratulations on the Gold Foil Harklaw. I like the new reward system. I am only able to get to Silver in the old system because of low collection power so would only get 12 chests at season end. Now since I play more matches, I was able to get 41 Silver Chests. over three times the number I got in the old system. I will be trying to do even better this season. Take care.
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it’s awesome. truly does reward you if you put in the time and effort.
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It's been a lot of fun :)
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my kids loved the new rewards.
they said next season they are going for 100 chests. HA
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Man it is SOOOO addicting lol I love it!
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Nice GFL. I haven't gotten one from my rewads chests and I think it's a bit lackluster. However, I am getting more DEC so it kind of offsets the lack of rental income?
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I'm renting more, but I'm winning more. Since I generally play Silver league, I pretty much tripled my number of season chests. I can't complain.
that is awesome to hear! congrats.
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I really enjoy the new rewards. Especially the Dec multiplier is awesome. I got over 12k Dec this season from daily and end of season chests in gold league
yeah it’s slow to start but once it gets going. wow.
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Omg, you have super luck! Even my 72 champion chests looks pale in front of you.
I even got a legendary yesterday on my daily rewards. crazy.
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Mine turned out better than I expected. I am going to share my results in my post tomorrow. I can't really complain compared to how horrible my focus rewards were through the season.
It added up for me quite nicely. I was pretty happy.
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Yeah, I saw you did quite well!
Gratz on the nice GF pull. Sharing this on https://twitter.com/PraetoriaDigest.
what on Earth? I got 47 Diamond loot chests and the value was barely $5 :O
congratz, but I was disappointed :(
it was the gold foil harklaw lol helped bump those numbers up.
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I know my rentals were down last season by a lot, the rest was okay for that season.
i have noticed a big dip but apparently it’s picking back up.
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I hope it does, I bought a bunch of gold cards so I need them to rent lol
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Don't worry, not everyone gets a GFL, me included. Silver chests are not that great, but I keep on playing still.
it’s so random but it was nice to see this.
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I am also impressed with the outcome of the changes in the rewards system in the lower leagues. I maintain three Bronze I accounts and one Silver III. The number of DF and EOS chests in the Bronze league is easier to increase than in Silver III. Also my EOS rewards in Bronze I are higher than in Silver III.
i dunno how people have more than one account lol i can’t even keep up with one lol
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My second son created the other three accounts for himself, my wife, and my youngest son. Later, they got discouraged and stopped playing. And so from time to time, while waiting for the ECR of my main account to recover, I also use those accounts to play.
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Everyone is still getting used to the changes. I read mixed opinions on how people like the new rewards. Thanks for sharing.
i didn’t like it at first. now i love it.
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I personally Like the rewards it was more chest than expected, its just that its hard for me to earn more SP as I don't own many cards. Last season someone delegated me some cards which helped me to earn chest but now I am back alone, I try renting sometimes.
Congratulations on getting the Gold Foil Legendary in your reward chests for end of season. Glad you got some good rewards for time and dedication to playing the game.
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I'm just starting out, so hopefully, I can get the hang of the basics over the next weeks!