It’s a question I ask myself every now and then after a bit of a hiatus from the game. I know that the big rewards from those early days have fallen away and we’ve had a prolonged Bear Market in crypto where ALL the NFTs are selling for fractions of what they did in 2021. That said, I’m a HODLer and I like to stay in touch with Splinterlands because I am long term bullish on the game and ecosystem that has been building up for years now.
I have been renting my cards out using PeakMonsters for most of the last year earning about 7-8% APR which is also down a bit, but there are a couple of new features and cards that I haven’t really checked out yet since I haven’t played for about 6 months. It’s probably time to dust off the old battle deck and check out the current state of play so I’ve pulled down my rentals and am getting set for the new season. I’ll probably only play 2 or maybe 3 seasons but that’ll be enough for me to stay in touch.
The next thing to do was get in touch with my old Guild – The Drop Bears. A pretty friendly bunch of people pulled together by the legendary mama bear herself 
Anyways, I might be a bit rusty and I do always seem to struggle to claw up those low ranks as my battle deck is optimized for Silver League and in the past the bots have tended to make mince meat out of me in Bronze League. I can usually hit Diamond League late season so we will see if I can still get that far. I’m probably on the lookout for any Rift Watchers cards that have made the Meta since I last played or are obviously synergistic with my existing cards, but if anyone has any tips for a refresh then I am all ears.