Splinterlands: More updates, more features?

After playing myself into the Diamond League today, and getting around 1500 DEC from the Loot Boxes and some additional cards I decided to get an Orb again from these rewards. The Orbs don't seem to be flying out of the door, but I really like the concept of getting them, because the stash of the is one that will come to an end one day. Favourite playable cards from the Orbs? The Molten Ogre and Lord of Fire for sure, because of their additional features. Especially the Lord of Fire is a cheap one, with still enough mana giving all of your cards increasing health

But now our friends of Splinterlands were coming with a lot of updates on how the game will expand, with options on buying land with DEC (I will see this as an option of staking as well) and that always makes me wonder if I am doing the right thing with the DEC that I am getting from the game, or if I should save up. I invite you to share your DEC ideas in the comments for inspiration ;)

Also the options of putting items and spells into the game will be the next step, playing alongside with your normal monsters and summoners.

Splinterlands page

Time to spill some opinions one what I think of it. Caution: these might be ideas of a dinosaur who doesn't like change that much ;) The things is: I understand that a game has to be attractable and also has to stay attractable for the users playing in there. I know this feeling as well. Sometimes there come some phases wherein you feel less motivated to play, and every time when that is Splinterlands comes up with an update with a new set of cards which gives new ideas on playing. But the game doesn't change...

And that is exactly what I like in there. If you have missed a phase of buying cards or whatever, you still stand a chance with the cards that you already have, playing the game that you already know. And as always, you are playing against others in your own level. Nothing more demotivating than getting your ass kicked 10 times in a row by monster cards.

Now as I understand there will be two mana pools, one for the monsters and one for the spells. I wonder if these will be in all levels or just in the higher ones before the starters get demotivated again. Too many rules when you are just starting can be quite overwhelming.

What I hope for these spells and items, is that they will also be in the loot boxes, so people have some options to get them for grabs as well, but that is a wait and see ofcourse.

Splinterlands facebook

Well you can not accuse these guys of not being innovative and trying to move forward. I wonder what the Tron community will also think of this game, hoping it will go into mass adoption. The cards are on the table for it to say for the least!!!