Conflicts, Mage Wagons.., as though the Splinterlands platform is not complex enough without yet more ‘stuff’ to bewilder unsuspecting new arrivals.
While the likes of us veterans may find this complicated, convoluted weave of an eco-system understandable, what of the ‘outsiders’, the very people we need to draw in and bring in new money?
I told myself I need to show 
...'the old airdrop system..., it's now history, replaced by a worse system'...
With Rebellion I would have preferred the old method of 'Buy 2400 packs' and gain 12 reward cards plus some extras if you are lucky. It's worked so far from day one, so why change it? Don't break it, if it works.
The reasoning behind this change I understand. To force players to retain ownership, and not dump the cards (or unopened packs), to gain future airdrops. I have never engaged in this ropey practice, nor as far as I know, have any of the people I liaise with.
The VOUCHER token is somewhat underused, and could I say, redundant until occasions or events such as this occur. I for one, sell all these tokens as they don’t work for me.
Anything that sits there doing fuck all is not useful and needs to be converted into something that does.
...'VOUCHER, an underused token. More of the old style Airdrops requiring these such as 'Vruz' would be welcome'...
While I earn many VOUCHER per day, the requirement of 50 per Mage Wagon is going to deter most Splinterland players except for the Whales and large SPS holders.
Likewise, if you didn't buy in heavy with Rebellion, you might think you have little chance of getting even ONE of those 'Rage' cards. Why bother wasting your hard-earned currency on 40 of those Wagons when you could end up with bugger all?
This is the very situation I find myself in, on the very edge and with an expectation of possibly ONE Rage NFT. I bought 185 packs of Rebellion, that's enough for a Bronze-level deck at best with some extras.
At $5 a pack, this equates to around $925 for a Bronze deck? Nobody ever said the game was cheap, but we already know this.
...'Riftwatchers, a mostly decent set besides the mostly crap summoners, Ilthain exempted'...
Having been burnt with Chaos Legion and its massive overprinting, I was not prepared to compromise my HIVE stash to splash out on 2400 packs or so. The cold light of day reveals this to be $12,000. That fact woke me up at launch time. I had bought that many RiftWatchers packs and a repeat order was not on the cards.
RiftWatchers was a decent set and for the most part, has retained its value. No regrets, but enough is enough.
...'everyone wants Rage, but could it be worth simply buying him instead of gambling?'...
When Conflicts was announced it would be going live, I had to decide. Go with it or Veto?
Having combined ALL my Rebellion cards, I figured around 26 of those Mage Wagons needed to be purchased with a minimum CP of 100 per slot. Figuring VOUCHER to be around 4c per token, that would be around $2 per Wagon.
So, $52 just so I can stake my best cards and have a chance of a single ‘Rage’ NFT? If I do this, then for the entirety of the campaign, I would not be able to rent ANY of my Rebellion cards, and due to their scarcity, they rent reasonably well, even at low levels.
The one chance I have is factored in from this YouTube video where someone has calculated how many CP's needed throughout the 30-day campaign. I would need to calculate my CP, and maybe I can get at least one guaranteed drop.
Vetoing Conflicts is the other option, and to be honest a lot less farting about. I can sell VOUCHER into the hype (what hype?) and rent my entire Rebellion collection out over the next year or so.
This post gives me a reason to calculate the figures and make that decision.
While it's more exciting to become a lottery winner, pragmatism tells me to not bother. If you have bought LESS packs than me, then you will likely be wasting your money getting these Wagons.
...'having done a calculation of my Rebellion CP, I come up just short of 27,000 which is the minimum needed to get a single Rage card. Looks like I won't be taking part'...
This is not one of Splinterlands better ideas, and generally I am in favour of their decisions. It's back to renting my Rebellion cards and selling my vouchers.
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