<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:38:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@byzantinist/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands: Cat Mask Contest for Splinterfest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Splinterfest is just 2 weeks away! I would like 1 or 2 cat masks/costumes to use at Splinterfest, so this is a CONTEST to suggest cool or cute cat masks. Please post (as a reply) suggestions for cat masks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-cat-mask-contest-for-splinterfest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-cat-mask-contest-for-splinterfest</guid><category><![CDATA[steemmonsters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[byzantinist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:08:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6KPNcYKVNw3aWbX76ixPvsAKPY1QJR8t7MK537N15JKqGVi4vdvQkYm6PzcPo7vP4SThuoBcEKBfU3ToXycbV4SbNTjKZd5jRPgaQopCZCh99eQ9RZzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands: Post-Mortem Analysis of Riftwatchers Presale Proposals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, voting ended for the 4 SPS Proposals related to the Riftwatchers Presale. This is a brief analysis about the outcome and what options are available moving forward: SPS Governance Proposal -]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-post-mortem-analysis-of-riftwatchers-presale-proposals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-post-mortem-analysis-of-riftwatchers-presale-proposals</guid><category><![CDATA[steemmonsters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[byzantinist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:49:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6KPNcYKVNw3aWbX76ixPNUjrfNmVfKPiTYz5n9nkHM4TTYr2uwDaDoAd5H7PftHywPBiNJRiKNjrnuSQEXLoS7FEBmuWzUfgHJQr5xCAyhMYunmvqWtv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands: Which League Has the Highest GF Upgrade Costs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In response to my article: @vugtis asked if I could provide the data for Gold Foil (GF) cards, so here is the GF version. Please note that for cards with an Untamed or Chaos Legion background, GF Commons]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-which-league-has-the-highest-gf-upgrade-costs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-which-league-has-the-highest-gf-upgrade-costs</guid><category><![CDATA[steemmonsters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[byzantinist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:55:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6KPNcYKVNw3aWbX76ixPwJjLpSfWUfrRfESA54Twx6BEa4cRSQRnfKxody4JMj4JMKTetYLYdn22MUM6wD7oSJZZVxoug36YKU19QtwqGkN5kmpgRPFL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands: Which League Has the Highest Upgrade Costs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a continuation of the discussion resulting from the recent SPS Governance Proposal: I already wrote an article analyzing the pros and cons of maxing your card levels: One of my upcoming posts will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-which-league-has-the-highest-upgrade-costs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-which-league-has-the-highest-upgrade-costs</guid><category><![CDATA[steemmonsters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[byzantinist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6KPNcYKVNw3aWbX76ixPYTq6A4tLfHvySqbsXiokZhLfQ3wmboqRNsCdReGvW76uyiXNWxvqRmvRYctyHT8zVWUXn8KANahor5fX96ePPBS2R4feCPDG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands: To Max or Not To Max?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some players complain that there aren't sufficient incentives to max their cards and that there is a better ROI by keeping cards at lower levels. 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This is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-dygy-kitty-challenge-results</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-dygy-kitty-challenge-results</guid><category><![CDATA[steemmonsters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[byzantinist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2021 19:50:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6KPNcYKVNw3aWbX76iy2cz2NQTSNPMvV8rEKGMvDjTmXzegB8ecrL5T5tTVeKNdaQqoqbjhWAK53rTKisc2oXNrCrEHYKiRjhXjfWnAgmMqJn7EyuhzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands: Are You Cat Enough for the DYGY Kitty Challenge?]]></title><description><![CDATA[DYGYCON will be held tomorrow, Saturday, March 13th, 2021 from 10 AM - 1 PM EST (though some events run until 1:30 PM). You can find more details here: or you can ask @chrisroberts or @carrieallen if you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-are-you-cat-enough-for-the-dygy-kitty-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-are-you-cat-enough-for-the-dygy-kitty-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[steemmonsters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[byzantinist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 06:19:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6KPNcYKVNw3aWbX76ixPNxk7VPkXW9XWjkZX7GPurtE9JnN6h5Ly4VYzdAiBVzhbe1AqRgnydgSRrdYSbCHxdrN8i5mYYq9cGKbwz6XVL9mpEomKgX34?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands: Community Proposals for Tournament Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last month, I posted an article critiquing the latest round of Splinterlands tournaments (that we had for January and February 2021): This initiated a dialogue where @aggroed said he would be open to proposals]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-community-proposals-for-tournament-changes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-community-proposals-for-tournament-changes</guid><category><![CDATA[steemmonsters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[byzantinist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 20:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBvwpPuizsfz2BSKyPpR2EfU2NDGY4pk6pYwLTXrfrBEsHLAftXd4PuXcFUD7oZ5SvveDX4ugyrK1tVRM9satjUMzYyjS6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands: Land Presale Raffle Results]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Land Presale Raffle was held today. Details about the raffle can be found here: First, I'll share my results and then I'll provide the data on who won what. The Bounty of Cat Land I had 14,736 raffle]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-land-presale-raffle-results</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-land-presale-raffle-results</guid><category><![CDATA[steemmonsters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[byzantinist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:41:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvCMJTX7owVraYPfm6Wq14fwSDXBpKpqQ1g9FwBB7QSdoMYSz4hbfwzHYkP6VAVevTnUhJbAjHqzHYcBWsTXV7N1EDSRdFjo6Zy3KqYr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands: Suggested Improvements to the Tournament System]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am writing this opinion piece as a player, not as an official Splinterlands Team Member. 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Then the 3 remaining regions (3000 plots worth of land)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-helping-small-players-get-land</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-helping-small-players-get-land</guid><category><![CDATA[steemmonsters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[byzantinist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 15:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVxiq1Y1uwG9EdbRJnvfPPyF5TaGfdVPSyT4h2r7uowroFekdvWqQdRh9Z6Ufj3VxTxCz3tTnSBcEBAwFF931T7pMZhvGUhXEWHQo5dynLfQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands: Land Presale Analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first Splinterlands Land Presale happened this past weekend on November 7th, 2020. 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I had to do a lot of research on old Splinterlands posts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-a-history-of-reward-systems</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-a-history-of-reward-systems</guid><category><![CDATA[steemmonsters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[byzantinist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonXkTjiTwb3XQw4GUbRPk8vXNrXCFeGVebzZZBPTVH5GpBa2H4y9hhRdHSPzUMSrtGaFy24J9oa2jWkw9tDyAHMEdeY6GvZuLXsxydfxgzA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands: Digital Scarcity & Gold Foil Mystery Prizes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most blockchain games are predicated on “digital scarcity.” For more background information on this concept, I recommend this article that came out back when CryptoKitties first launched at the end of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-digital-scarcity-and-gold-foil-mystery-prizes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@byzantinist/splinterlands-digital-scarcity-and-gold-foil-mystery-prizes</guid><category><![CDATA[steemmonsters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[byzantinist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 19:18:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVxiq1Y1uwG9EdbRJnvfPPyF5TaGfdVPSyT4h2r7uowroFekdvWqQdRh9Z6UfjBPQVrS7H3ooiBzv5iJ4Zf66t5JvjA5s6UDM3sX9en3ZBsk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands: Single Elimination (Real-Time) Tournament Rankings Explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article explains the tiebreakers used to determine rankings in single elimination (real-time) tournaments. 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This is a guide to help explain the mechanics of rulesets, as well as to serve as a handy reference by providing descriptive details for the various rulesets that exist. 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