🧠Current Splinterlands Problem
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→ overwhelmed
→ rentals
→ SPS
→ cards
→ summoners
→ rulesets
→ economy confusion
That’s a LOT upfront.
Especially before:
- attachment
- excitement
- social connection
has formed.
⚔️ Raid Mode Changes The Entry Experience
Instead of:
“build a meta deck immediately”
New players can:
Buy Spellbook
→ Create Avatar
→ Join Raid
→ Earn GLINT
→ Participate Socially
→ Learn Naturally
That is MUCH softer onboarding.
🌎 Why This Matters Psychologically
PvP can feel:
- intimidating
- punishing
- lonely
- confusing
Raid content feels:
- cooperative
- social
- exciting
- forgiving
Especially for beginners.
🛡️ New Players Feel USEFUL Earlier
This is huge.
Even weak players can:
- queue an avatar
- tank briefly
- heal
- contribute damage
- help reveal mechanics
Meaning:
they participate in meaningful content immediately.
That’s powerful retention design.
đź’ˇ Your Avatar System Fits Perfectly
Because instead of requiring:
complex deckbuilding
You initially simplify into:
“hero identity.”
New players understand:
- warrior
- mage
- ranger
- healer
VERY quickly.
That’s accessible. Each card ability can also reasonate towards one of these archetypes.
🎮 You’re Creating: “The MMO Raid Fantasy”
Without needing:
- open world
- action combat
- massive client complexity
People LOVE:
- fighting giant bosses together
- contributing to group wins
- being part of server moments
💰 And Then… The Existing Splinterlands Systems Become Relevant Later
This is the smart progression.
Early Player
Interested in:
- raids
- avatars
- rewards
- participation
Then They Learn:
- cards matter
- abilities matter
- land matters
- collections matter
- SPS matters
Now the broader ecosystem makes sense organically.
🧩 This Could Actually Reduce: “Information Shock”
Current onboarding often feels like:
“learn everything immediately.”
Raids allow:
“learn through participation.”
Much better psychologically.
🔥 REALLY Important:
Social Retention Is Stronger Than Reward Retention
Players often stay because:
- guildmates
- raid groups
- shared victories
- community stories
Not because:
- +3% efficiency
- optimized yield
- spreadsheets
How it could work...
🎯 Vision Statement
“Titan Raids are large-scale asynchronous cooperative PvE encounters that allow players to deploy Exemplars into evolving world boss battles tied to LAND environments.”
⚔️ TITAN RAIDS — Bringing Exemplars To Life
The more I think about Exemplars, the more I feel they are the perfect bridge into a cooperative PvE experience for Splinterlands.
Not as a replacement for PvP.
But as an entirely different lane of gameplay.
🌎 Why PvE Matters
PvP and PvE satisfy completely different player psychologies.
PvP focuses on:
- ranking
- optimization
- efficiency
- competition
PvE focuses on:
- cooperation
- participation
- discovery
- shared victories
Many players LOVE cooperative content, even if they never become hardcore ladder climbers.
And I honestly think Splinterlands has the foundations for something special here.
🧍 Exemplars Feel PERFECT For This
Exemplars already feel:
- heroic
- unique
- lore-rich
- personal
The Avatar becomes your identity and portrait...
But the Exemplar becomes:
YOU on the battlefield.
A raid combat unit representing your account inside a living world event.
⚔️ TITAN RAIDS
Imagine giant evolving Titans appearing across Praetoria.
🌋 Magma Titan
🌊 Siren Queen
âť„ Frost Tyrant
🌲 Rotwood Ancient
Each tied to actual LAND environments.
The Titan remains active globally until defeated.
If players fail?
The Titan evolves.
Stronger abilities.
New mechanics.
More dangerous encounters.
Larger reward pools.
🛡️ RAID FORMATION
Instead of traditional 1v1 combat:
Players queue their Exemplars into:
- Tank Lane
- Mid Lane
- Ranged Lane
9 active Exemplars battle at once.
When one falls?
Another queued player automatically joins the frontline.
The battle continues until:
- the Titan dies
OR - the raid collapses.
🧠DISCOVERY > HAND HOLDING
I don't want giant flashing tutorials telling players exactly what to do.
I want the community figuring things out.
Maybe the Titan:
- targets healers
- ignores poison
- punishes ranged
- summons minions
- uses Earthquake
- charms allies
- becomes immune to stun
At first:
people get crushed.
Then:
strategies emerge.
Guilds organize.
Theorycrafting begins.
Players adapt.
That creates memorable gameplay.
🌋 FAILURE SHOULD MATTER
The Titan should WIN often initially.
Not because encounters are unfair...
But because players haven't solved them yet. Or they need to encourage more participation and increasing numbers.
That emotional loop matters:
Failure
→ frustration
→ adaptation
→ coordination
→ victory
The best raid experiences in gaming history often began with:
“This boss is impossible.”
Until someone cracked the code.
đź‘Ą NEW PLAYER POTENTIAL
This is the part I keep coming back to.
New players may join Splinterlands JUST to participate in boss raids.
Instead of immediately needing to understand:
- SPS
- rentals
- deck building
- ranked meta
They could simply:
Buy a Spellbook
→ Create an Avatar
→ Obtain an Exemplar
→ Join Raids
→ Earn GLINT
→ Learn naturally through participation
That feels MUCH softer as onboarding.
đź’° BENEFITS FOR THE GAME
Titan Raids could create:
- social retention
- cooperative gameplay
- new player onboarding
- GLINT utility
- Avatar cosmetics
- LAND relevance
- guild coordination
- evolving world events
Potential sinks:
- raid entry fees
- cosmetics
- aura effects
- titles
- Avatar customization
- raid consumables
Potential rewards:
- GLINT
- cosmetics
- Titan trophies
- raid shards
- prestige titles
- world-first recognition
🏰 LAND FINALLY FEELS ALIVE
Imagine a Titan appearing on an actual player-owned LAND plot.
The LAND owner becomes:
the host of a world event.
Now LAND has:
- visibility
- prestige
- social importance
- historical significance
⚔️ WHY THIS FITS SPLINTERLANDS
This concept naturally leverages:
- rulesets
- guilds
- LAND
- Exemplars
- collections
- strategic gameplay
- lore
- world identity
It doesn't feel like:
“a disconnected minigame.”
It feels like:
a natural expansion of the Splinterlands universe.
FINAL THOUGHT
The more I think about it...
The more I believe Exemplars are missing a place where players can truly feel:
“This is MY character participating in a living world.”
Not just another card in a queue.
But part of:
- a guild effort
- a server-wide event
- a desperate battle against evolving Titans
And honestly?
That sounds very Splinterlands to me.