Hey Everyone!
I'm so happy to join the ranks of node operators. I've been a part of the Splinterlands community since January 2022. I was looking for a web3 game to play, and spent some time researching games and looking a few over before finding Splinterlands. There was a lot of excitement around the game at the end of 2021 and start of 2022, and the space felt infectious in the best possible way.
Like a lot of people who came into the game, I didn't have a clue what I was doing, lost a lot and couldn't figure out why, but I stuck around and at it because there was something special about the game, about the people developing it, and about its players. Splinterlands was easy to play, impossible to master, and offered many people many things beyond even game play. It was and still is a cool place to be.
I dove in to a few different areas of the game, building collections in Beta, Untamed, Chaos, and now some Rebellion cards... SPS, then Land, and validator licenses. My stake in the system pales in comparison to some, but I've put a lot of myself here because I believe in the project.
I'm not by any means a tech expert, but when the opportunity came around to purchase licenses, I was thrilled to be part of the decentralization of our game and jumped at it. It's crazy to think that after everything the game, team, and community has been through, we're finally running nodes.
I know in a way it's batshit because I'll never see a top 20 spot, but I'm currently running my own hardware with a modest setup (16GB RAM, 512 GB storage) and plan to upgrade as needed. I want to support this game and entire project as best I can, and this setup seemed like the best option.
I would be humbled to receive any votes for my node and my API. Thanks for reading and considering.
EDIT: I hope to have a SSL secured domain name for my public API live in a week or so once I figure out a few final pieces that are confounding me about it 馃槄
EDIT 2: https://validator.misterrogersspl.com 馃槍
