Hey Everyone, I was going to skip writing this week because it's actually been one of those rare weeks where nothing dramatic really happened. We're all basically playing the waiting game as land staking hasn't arrived yet, but its coming soon. The goal was end of March but it won't surprise me to see it delayed until the first week of April. There are a lot of moving pieces that need to be nailed down and with the whitepaper only a week old, there's still quite a bit of discussion surrounding how it's all going to work.
In the meantime, there are a couple things to report on. First...
New Proposal
There is a proposal up for vote right now that would allocate a large chunk of SPS to be used to try and achieve listings for the SPS token on more exchanges, including either Binance or Coinbase. While there is no guarantee that either of these will succeed, the team that would be doing the negotiating have been responsible for the past exchanges SPS is listed on and they feel now is a good time to try and get this done. Reading through the proposal, it seems to make sense to me so I've voted for it. While it feels like a long shot to get one of those two big ones (especially Coinbase), the more exposure we get, the better it is for everyone IMO. And if they do manage to get it listed on Coinbase, I think that would also have some positive benefits for Hive as well. The proposal lays out the numbers involved and why they think they're fair and reasonable. As I said, I agree with their rationale and have given it my vote.
Soulkeep Beta
Another thing that happened this past week was the opening of the closed Soulkeep Beta. Anyone who has 500 packs of the Soulkeep game is now able to go in and test it. I do NOT have 500 packs so I'm only able to go from what others are saying in chat, but it seems to be meeting with some pretty positive reviews so far. I'm not sure how long they plan on keeping it in this format but it's definitely a big step in the right direction. As I said, most of the people commenting on it have been very positive about their experience so hopefully that means it will be opening up to the masses in the not-too-distant future. There's also some sort of pack promotion being planned for it so we're supposed to "be on the lookout in the next week or two".
DEC and DEC-Batteries
DEC-B has now sold about 850M of the potential 2B available so that has made a pretty significant jump over the last week. DEC has also risen to .8/1000 and held that level fairly strongly. If you remember, it was bouncing between .6-.7/1000 for quite awhile before the release of the whitepaper. Aggy and crew continue to warn everyone that there will NOT be enough DEC to go around once land staking starts so...something to consider if you plan on staking a bunch of cards on land once it goes live.
Vruz Airdrop
Last but not least, the staked SPS-based promotional airdrop was released early this week. Players were airdropped one Vruz for every 1000 SPS they had staked and simply needed to spend 1 VOUCHER per card to claim them.
From the Dragon Splinter, it seems to be a useful little card with only a 2 mana hit and lots of Speed along with Sneak, Martyr, and True Strike when maxed. I've used it a couple times so far and while I can't say it won me any battles, it certainly helped on both occasions. I have been acquiring them here and there over the last week and plan on maxing it out at some point. The regular foil have been trading around 50 cents each so they're certainly not cheap, but they're not crazy expensive either.
One last thing, I posted this last week after the whitepaper came out but thought I'd add it in here as well. It's just a quick chart on how each different maxed out card fits into the mix as far as staking on land goes. Its helped me keep things straight so I thought I'd share.
That's all I've got this week. As I said, we're basically in the calm before the storm as the land staking should ignite a firestorm of activity once it goes live sometime in the next week or two. One last thing, the new Energy System that was implemented seems to be working just fine. For me anyway. I haven't heard too much negativity on it since it's gone live. Lots of grumbling beforehand, but now that it's here and being used, everyone seems to be adjusting just fine. The biggest test will be what people think about it during the End of Season frenzy as people try to claw their way up the leaderboards. Since that is now only four days away, we'll know soon enough.
As for me, I'm back in Champion with Modern and in Diamond I with Wild. I have definitely noticed a very positive effect on my SPS earnings for battles from the new energy system. I'm also getting a few more chests each day as well. My win rate has climbed a little bit so I can't tell how much is from the energy system and how much is from me simply improving my game, but it's probably a little of both. Either way, it's been a plus from my standpoint.
Lastly, my Soulbound report so I can keep track of my progress:
- 966 RF Common; 41 GF (3 of 12 with 0)
- 193 RF Rare; 10 GF (9 of 12 with 0)
- 34 RF Epic; 3 GF (6 of 7 with 0)
- 15 RF Legendary (6 out of 12 with 0); 0 GF Legendary (12 out of 12 with 0)
Not having much luck with Goldfoils, or Legendaries in general. I'm hoping to have a big season of chests this time though so maybe I'll actually be able to get my first one this week. Not holding my breath...
That's it for the week. I'm sure there will be much more to report next week but for now, Happy Battling!
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