State of the Splinterland economy - Where we are going

We got a shocker in Splinterlands last week, the team downsized, Aggy stepped down as CEO of Splinterlands and Yabapmatt took over as CEO while Aggy went on to head Innevium, how the tables keep turning! Just when you thought Splinterlands had revealed all its cards (pun intended), we got another fresh proposal that's got the community talking. Let's dive right into it.

So Rebellion is coming, a new card expansion that is set to take the stage at the end of the year and guess who they've tapped to bring this vision to life? None other than the genius minds at Steem Monsters Corp., the very architects of Splinterlands.

Here's where things get juicy. Steem Monsters Corp. isn't just doing this for the love of the game. They've requested a cool upfront payment of $250,000 in stablecoins - BUSD, USDC, and USDT. But that's not all. In return for their expertise and efforts, they're eyeing a 50% revenue share for all new pack sales during the Rebellion set's lifetime. But, this won't touch any secondary market sales.

Now, Steem Monsters Corp. isn't just here to cash a check. They're rolling up their sleeves and getting down to business. We're talking about overseeing everything, from the captivating artwork to the intricate design and even the distribution. And how will they be selling these packs? Through DEC tokens, of course. All sales proceeds will directly stream into the @sps.dao account. Following this, half of this DEC from sales will be shared with Splinterlands within a month.

For those of us who fancy buying packs using Credits, Splinterlands has us covered. They'll use their DEC tokens and do the buying for us, mirroring the seamless experience we're used to with market purchases.

But let's talk more about the Rebellion card set shall we? Splinterlands is holding all the cards close to their chest. They're maintaining full autonomy over the entire card edition, from its design and pricing to the timing of its release. However, they've dropped some hints. The Rebellion set will rival the Chaos Legion in terms of card numbers. They're even teasing us with the promise of a presale phase, complete with irresistible incentives.

They're spicing things up further with the introduction of a unique burning mechanism from the first day of sales, ensuring that the packs sell out in about a year. This innovative approach is quite the game-changer, as it lets the market have the final say on the total number of packs.

This approach was quite different from previous pack sales where the numbers of packs printed were arbitrarily set and many ended up flooding the market and crashing card prices as they turned out to be too much.

And, for those of us always looking for that added thrill, Splinterlands promises new game mechanics. We're talking about features that will elevate our battles, making them even more engaging and downright fun. I wrote about the possibility of having dynamic NFTs for the Rebellion set last week, you can check out the post here, whatever we get, I’m sure would be fun.

With having Yabapmatt as the CEO now, my hope is that he would have the time to brainstorm on and code mechanics to make the game cool than spend time on the actual business side, this is one thing I’ve not been able to bring myself to have peace with, I know while Aggy was CEO, he handled the business side, even though many are not okay with the way he ran things, I think he tried, I applaud his efforts, at least he helped give Yabapmatt the time to focus on mechanics that brought the game this far. With this change in operations now I can’t help but think about how much we need like 5 Yabapmatts in the ecosystem.

But let's shift our focus to the DAO for a second. Sps holders are the DAO and we are in for quite the treat. With 50% of the pack sales revenue, they're looking at returns that will likely dwarf the initial $250k payment. Plus, they could be swimming in billions of DEC tokens, pulling them out of circulation. This could very well be the push the DEC price needs, potentially making it profitable to burn SPS to mint DEC tokens. For the DAO, as the biggest SPS token holder, this is nothing short of a jackpot.

But here's the twist: if the proposal doesn't win hearts, Steem Monsters Corp. has a plan B. They'll proceed with the Rebellion set release as planned, pocketing all the proceeds from the pack sale without any upfront payment from the DAO. So in my opinion I hope the proposal passes as I’m voting a YES.

To wrap things up, Splinterlands continues to prove why they're a force to reckon with. This Rebellion proposal is a testament to their commitment to pushing boundaries, introducing innovations and ensuring the community always has something exciting to look forward to. We're all ears for more details expected to drop in early October. Until then, let the speculation games begin!

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