<?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>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:40:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@sugarfix/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dealing with bots with Lorcus when you are a new player in bronze and silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playing Bronze or Silver when you are new player can be a bit of a boring grind as Splinterlands is rigged for wealth. 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Should]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@sugarfix/whale-tries-to-farm-newbs-in-bronze-and-fails</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@sugarfix/whale-tries-to-farm-newbs-in-bronze-and-fails</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sugarfix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:55:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3ba2VJAE1ZhN2oVhekeqoshg9DUnSyUd2Cnt4YtUMpZp3szVF21N5ttG1hnRAhRFeXX52kN5RNCXkjj92hAH2QvdK8ZX3BHE2A6o5fmFgTSoeqjbF4TQc3fwg39EsGC7YTPf4BmoyFbk25rQmJed4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newbie's Revenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ok so you are new to Splinterlands and you know the story. - It's a low mana battle and you have zip to choose from and what you do have is rented and cheap. 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