In-Game Name:
omg-sp1

Joined:
December 2021

Reason for Joining and Influences:
I have been a TCG player (Yu-Gi-Oh) for many years. I discovered the game after watching Aggy's interview on YouTube, which I found mesmerizing. The concept of a TCG existing as an NFT with a play-to-earn aspect is appealing to me, as it offers more value than spending on physical cards or online TCGs with no monetary return.

Previous League and Current Standing:
I started in the Bronze league and moved up to the Silver league in both modern and wild formats after a few months. I found that the cost structure of the Silver league suited my monetary commitment to be a competitive player, as it required purchasing new sets of cards with each release. I consistently finished in the top 10 on the Silver leaderboard and enjoyed competing with Silver league legend Ueyuey.

Since the ranked play restructuring, my win rate has dropped from 90% to 50%, as I couldn't keep up with the investment required to be competitive in the Champion league. I now mostly play at the Diamond 1 and Champion 3 levels (modern). In preparation for the new ranked play, I spent my reserved funds for the Rebellion set to max out my Chaos Legion set, redirecting what should have been sales for the team to the Chaos Legion set instead.

SPS Usage and Multiplier:
I reinvest my SPS earnings from tournaments and ranked play by purchasing new cards. I try to maintain a 10x multiplier with 130K SPS staked, supplemented by rented SPS.

Card Ownership and Rentals:
I own a max-level Chaos Legion set, Silver-level Riftwatchers set, and Silver-level Rebellion set. My modern collection is incomplete, but I strive to fill in the missing pieces. I rent the rest of my wild card collections.

I am unsure what I want next, as I can no longer be competitive given my limited funds for updating a Silver league card collection with each new release. Losing due to a lack of financial resources is really demotivating.

Typical Season Rewards:
I earn about 3000 SPS from ranked play each season, which is less than what I earned in the Silver league leaderboard. The cost of SPS and card rentals for playing at the Champion level is much higher than it used to be in the Silver league.

Opinions on Glint Shop Updates:
The Glint shop is a cool feature. It is flexible, and the team can add anything interesting based on players' demand.

Impact of the New Season Fee:
As I only play in the Modern league, it will not affect me. I have an alt account that plays for Wild leaderboard. The new season fee should not have much impact, but the doubling of SPS stake requirement will hurt my ranked SPS earning as the cost of renting SPS hugely increase.

Additional Comments:
Recent updates by the team have primarily alienated small to mid-level players. A sustainable game ecosystem depends on a healthy hierarchy of players, which should be bottom-heavy. Updates that force players to upgrade their card collections will only lead to player attrition. The game currently has a very top-heavy structure, which is prone to collapse if a few top accounts quit and there are fewer small accounts to act as a buffer.