5 BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS FROM THE TOWN HALL (6.27.2022)

Every week I give my 5 biggest takeaways from the most recent townhall. I dig into more detail in the video but for the written version see below!

Modern Format Updates

Modern and Wild are currently undergoing internal testing which will open up to the mavericks soon. The initial date given out by Hardpoint last week was end of July, but the team is thinking they may be able to deliver on this earlier than expected. With the current season essentially wrapping up, the only other option would be a rollout after the next season which would be around July 15th. Let's hope they can hit the date!

Modern Tournament Support & Shared ECR

One of the exciting things launching with Modern format will be Modern tournament support. Whether it is official tournaments created by the team or 3rd party competitions, Modern format will be eligle as an option and we should see many more tournaments utilitizing it. For ranked play, ECR will be shared across both formats so you will have to choose wisely based on what you are trying to accomplish (leaderboard, daily focus, etc).

Brawls/Gladius Cards Impacting Other Areas of the Game

The team is considering other ways to utilitize Gladius cards as they live in their own bubble right now. One idea thrown out during the town hall was having them be able to work land. It will be essential for more use cases to pop up as once players start to max out their brawl cards they do not serve any other utility and would most likely be burned for DEC.

3 Ecosystems (Music/Casino/Sports)

As somewhat of a follow up to Hardpoint's announcement on the arcade game collaboration last week, Aggroed mentioned there are three realms that Splinterlands will be breaking into in the future - music, casino, and sports. As the Splinterverse grows and more games and applications come into the ecosystem, I will be excited to see how interconnected these ecosystems end up being as a way to raise asset values and utility across the board.

Additional Rewards Pools

In response to a question about utility for SPS staking, Aggroed mentioned additional rewards pools added in the future. The key here is the plurality of it. We know the SPS battle rewards are coming per the whitepaper, but the possibilities are somewhat endless of what else they can add when it comes to partnerships and collaborations. Just imagine doing limited time themed pools that offer incentive for players to play to earn other tokens, maybe one that Splinterlands is launching or from a game that is associated with the Splinterlands brand. This could even come from outside. For example, what if FIFA bought $1M worth of Hive or SPS to add to the rewards pool during the world cup as a way of advertising. I'd be all in for that!

Lots of exciting things coming down the road. Let's hope this truly is the summer of Splinterlands!