<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:22:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@rooo/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands Game Mechanics Series #2: Applying ELO Rating Mechanics to Season Ratings ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am back again with the next post in the Game Mechanics Series. This post took a while to write because, unfortunately, I had to manually collect all of this data as I couldn't find anywhere this information]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterlands-game-mechanics-series-2-applying-elo-rating-mechanics-to-season-ratings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterlands-game-mechanics-series-2-applying-elo-rating-mechanics-to-season-ratings</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2021 06:52:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7293LJ3Vg8LGMxSXJbQHxtovyJAqw2j9RsivpZ42Ycysx2ku1gYaVWSig8CAqnh9ZDF2BS215iwjGYf1upFEzYkBhU6rqEEh2kp9WVaR4LngQLHkhbQP2kuaDJiTXa9Gg176GHNKp3afhRrG3pJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share your battles! Goblin Shaman!  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's theme is Goblin Shaman! My fire card pool is extremely limited, but hey lookie-here it's one card that I actually have leveled and it's a good one! Goblin Shaman is a card with two very good]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/share-your-battles-goblin-shaman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/share-your-battles-goblin-shaman</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2021 04:57:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPpKopq7G8Qp9Xb2iq2KVEs9LJBnidM4Svt8FmKmVBU4UC6h3WpRqLXoJuRgvSMTJM2yAU5CQqg4Y7KD7xi3cLjqKnjpngLye4PwrMekvUmC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[# CL can't come soon enough! - Splinter Stats Season 60 Report Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[@rooo Probably the last season reward post before CL drops, as of the last 3 seasons now, I'm basically just staying at right about the same level with no change to win rate or final placement. The meta]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterstats-season-60-report-card</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterstats-season-60-report-card</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 01:13:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZo6c43w4Bg9ysSuq4sua46yAeUgxyy3WnRJ2vSgsYa6T5u6asHVF6eMYuF9XWYmE755f299tPfJ6JY9Kb1V6xwphPWfm74ma96sejW9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands Game Mechanics Series #1: Unwrapping the Rating Point System]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starting out a new series here that is hopefully informative to everyone about some of the lesser known game mechanics out there. Today's topic to get things started is the rating system. What is a rating]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterlands-game-mechanics-series-1-unwrapping-the-rating-point-system</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterlands-game-mechanics-series-1-unwrapping-the-rating-point-system</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:43:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7293LJ3Vg8LGMxSXJbQHxtovyJAqw2j9RsivpZ42Ycysx2ku1gYaVWSig8CAqnh9ZDF2BS215iwjGYf1upFEzYkBhU6rqEEh2kp9WVaR4LngQLHkhbQP2kuaDJiTXa9Gg176GHNKp3afhRrG3pJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share Your Battles - Elven Cutthroat Slicing and Dicing ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's featured monster is Elven Cutthroat! This small but mighty monster is 3 mana monster with exceptional speed and the ability sneak (attacks the last position monster instead of the 1st). This]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/share-your-battles-elven-cutthroat-slicing-and-dicing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/share-your-battles-elven-cutthroat-slicing-and-dicing</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:00:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPpKopq7G8QpKuojVazaKkdoWT2xHriBPEqvzVwXjqJ9mLUqKZLRyXQWnQmgw7UQv9Fufk3VMi8Dqm8DVZtpkAktF5QqhHqhSAWXCTn5SGcN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share your Battles - Dragons, part deux!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's theme is back to dragon! Haven't posted for one of these in quite some time, but back at it again with another dragon feature! Dragon is still my favorite splinter for the daily quest completion]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/share-your-battles-dragons-part-deux</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/share-your-battles-dragons-part-deux</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2021 05:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPpKopq7G8QpBWgGpZchpP6Hw3wXkat9ynwxvRgAAtuue3N5Nj29cWwsy6Um2dYah4au8rhyeHbvfBa8GfUNhDCzhfoachndtopcttT5kf3c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[# Treading water - Splinter Stats Season 59 Report Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[@rooo Hello, back at it again with another reason in review for Splinterlands. My goal each season is to maintain a C3 rating and try to improve a little with my overall win rate while biding time until]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterstats-season-59-report-card</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterstats-season-59-report-card</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 21:34:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZo6c43w4Bg9ysSuq4sua46yAeUgxyy3WnRJ2vSgsYa6T5u6asHVF6eMYuF9XWYmE755f299tPfJ6JY9Kb1V6xwphPWfm74ma96sejW9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[# Season Recap: Chillin' in Champ III - Splinter Stats Season 58 Report Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[@rooo This past season was a pretty tough one for me as I was on vacation for most of the season, but was still able to reach champ III pretty early in the season and just camp. Boy it's hard to play on]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterstats-season-58-report-card</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterstats-season-58-report-card</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:39:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZo6c43w4Bg9ysSuq4sua46yAeUgxyy3WnRJ2vSgsYa6T5u6asHVF6eMYuF9XWYmE755f299tPfJ6JY9Kb1V6xwphPWfm74ma96sejW9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands - unannounced DEC chest change  = economy impact?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This season brings many new changes to the reward card pool with the introduction of the new Chaos Legion Reward cards to the chest rewards. This highly anticipated cards bring new abilities and potential]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterlands-unannounced-dec-chest-change-economy-impact</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterlands-unannounced-dec-chest-change-economy-impact</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 05:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPpKopq7G8QoPW1kJBzqE3rqgZM2muuq2Dr5WWmnyy94A3LsicofgCaihsKvgdj4AC9WcVPpEsUxTHYJCkdVzZ9M6SxEBJmmqknvMQojBrfx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[# Holding Steady - Splinter Stats Season 57 Report Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[@rooo Overall this season went about the same as the last couple of seasons...near 50/50 win rate and champ III to finish off. Getting some new reward cards is nice and hopefully will get some luck with]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterstats-season-57-report-card</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/splinterstats-season-57-report-card</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 17:28:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZo6c43w4Bg9ysSuq4sua46yAeUgxyy3WnRJ2vSgsYa6T5u6asHVF6eMYuF9XWYmE755f299tPfJ6JY9Kb1V6xwphPWfm74ma96sejW9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chickening out?  #chickenstrats gone wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[TO CHICKEN ... Without a doubt the most used single card in Splinterlands is Furious Chicken. Is it good? Absolutely! Look at that anger! Look at those talons! In all seriousness, the real reason that]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/chickening-out-chickenstrats-gone-wrong</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/chickening-out-chickenstrats-gone-wrong</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 23:46:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPpKopq7G8QoZV1MkRCGhF5DfdpkkdF7SbcFwokovDK1Q6Ey5F5EZetPBCoSY9gVvWfxNGBQdFMFg924QwcBu32o3ex4R92K25Y2g4osJNCn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share your Battles - (Ant) Mining for DEC?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back again with another entry into the Splinterlands Share your Battle Challenge! This week's theme is Ant Miners! The Card This little guy is has 2 abilities. Scavenger (which gains +1 max hp each time]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/share-your-battles-ant-mining-for-dec</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/share-your-battles-ant-mining-for-dec</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 22:25:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPpKopq7G8QpB7WfQPgkXSyKF6SUbBi7FUQSdKHNiXNTtgGDx98xGhwcDsNm9T4tfQxGEYwsbdKwb66s8aqgrfo21fqdkP9XELrh4NLGT4ZU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready to Play and Earn? Check out my Season Rewards !]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the current season wrapping up, here's a summary of my rewards for the season. Overall, had a pretty good season as was able to hit Champion 2 for the second straight season. The competition this]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/ready-to-play-and-earn-check-out-my-season-rewards-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/ready-to-play-and-earn-check-out-my-season-rewards-</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 04:24:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7293LJ3Vg8LGMxSXJbQHxtovyJAqw2j9RsivpZ42Ycysx2ku1gYaVWSig7TCJkLmP2HUKzh7fidKWq8wauSXXQCas4cNAPjxvSLbuiFdaB9kLkwJasn7S5eMBuYrBdFZ3tsEDPS5fqJqt243SP8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share your Battles - Dragons! Gold Dragon brings home the gold (dec)! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's theme is dragon! Just like the using the Dragon Splinter to battle, this week's theme leaves you very flexible! The strength of the dragon splinter is that when using the dragon splinter, you]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/share-your-battles-dragons-gold-dragon-brings-home-the-gold-dec</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/share-your-battles-dragons-gold-dragon-brings-home-the-gold-dec</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2021 18:43:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPpKopq7G8QpBWgGpZchpP6Hw3wXkat9ynwxvRgAAtuue3N5Nj29cWwsy6Um2dYah4au8rhyeHbvfBa8GfUNhDCzhfoachndtopcttT5kf3c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dark Ha'on Mirror]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Death splinter is awesome, and I feel like it is the most underappreciated splinter in the game. So when I saw that this week's @splinterlands Share Your Battle Challenge featured one of my favorite]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/dark-haon-mirror</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/dark-haon-mirror</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPpKopq7G8Qp8LmkBnSLMo7Tajq1eT5DZ1d7fCT7rqEkiD6pviMazjc9WQoq4qaRUsjWCn2jrquAUtu8EZSBpFvkQLG3Amwiz9KHnwnhNeQN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[pokemongo] 10k egg hatching results!]]></title><description><![CDATA[As it turned out, we sadly didn't get the 2x candy event for valentine's day like last year, so didn't get the chance to get mucho candy on my 10k haul, but overall not too bad. Larvitar, Lapras, 2x slakoth]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/pokemongo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/pokemongo</guid><category><![CDATA[pokemongo]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:12:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeTNaeGg93yv8embwnbVrPbaesBM89gRnzd5uCXsf9XZtZkUYLk78jF2YTFiqAqJSgx3Q3frFHYbErz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Gaming] The ethicality of loot boxes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The topic of loot boxes has been coming up more and more. Specifically, the question of whether loot boxes need some sort of regulation by local and/or federal governments. For those who aren't too familiar]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/gaming-the-ethicality-of-loot-boxes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/gaming-the-ethicality-of-loot-boxes</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:55:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeSZJ1NibvzRL1zXrRM1h9gZcUSetuksYPCbmxCeuprkkE8jbPNWwWf97oiqJkQiKi814a9ip84UW2J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Hearthstone] My Best arena of February!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another very cool druid deck that I drafted today. Fandral was MVP for sure....in arena it's much harder to kill this guy and if he's not answered those wrath and nourish are just straight game winning.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/hearthstone-my-best-arena-of-february</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/hearthstone-my-best-arena-of-february</guid><category><![CDATA[hearthstone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 07:40:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdDAh9P7bNN51RBHT7Ew4wcv3vETAeNyRFovVV144PvB8m2PMKkzqGM21B3DW3Mf3TrAZ6ghxZRY4K3XA61WwMagKWC5F6hft35gPs1EiQzuzF7eYJynq2Ai?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Gloomy Day in Chicago]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a recent trip to Chicago, got a pretty sweet room view of the city. Room overlooked the edge of Navy Pier. It was really too bad this was such a cloudy / wintry time to visit Chicago. It's a lovely]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/a-gloomy-day-in-chicago</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/a-gloomy-day-in-chicago</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 06:44:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75PUKwb9GHQcjsqsgaqCbN5koXjpHJ8VMod39Uh3cB8GpTzTzogainsQkT2QBRhLjGAB4NV6k3yatnBEy1eQuGEwHXZcez?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding sunrise on oahu]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a recent trip to Hawaii, managed to wake up early and hike up the Lanikai pill boxes to watch the sunrise. This was my favorite picture taken from atop the pillbox. There are two pillboxes that are]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rooo/finding-sunrise-on-oahu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rooo/finding-sunrise-on-oahu</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rooo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 08:23:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75PXc54EwyVWF8o2RzdFcytuEytP2bxpZbszqGTGVNgvwbRscR4sCP1RNFmiF7TQLySK5Qm2h6XQWP8puSLDQ8i3qiaVtr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>