I meet my @Splinterland doppelgänger earlier today on while battling in the @SteemMonsters arena.
Mirror Match
My opponent mirrored all of monster selections precisely (both in placement and level)
- Summoner: Lyanna Natura - Level 4
- Position #1: Flesh Golem - Level 5
- Position #2 - Earth Elemental - Level 4
- Position #3 - Wood Nymph - Level 5
- Position #4 - Magi of the Forest - Level 3
My guess is that I was battling a bot. Hey @glitterbanjo, feel free to confirm or deny.
The Wait to Reveal Team Setting
On a side note, if you go to your Settings (which is located under your Splinterlands avatar), you can toggle on/off the following: "Wait to reveal team until opponent as submitted theirs"
Pros of enabling the setting:
- this will prevent your opponent from seeing your chosen team before selecting their own
- this will prevent bots from selecting the same team that you selected
Cons of enabling the setting:
- each battle cost more resource credits
- you will not receive credit towards for your daily reward if your opponent flees the battlefield
Who Decides Which Team Starts First?
If I had not started the game I do not think I would have won. But as I watched the battle (multiple times), I realized that my monsters did not always strike first.
This is a recap of the First Round:
- My Nymph
- His Nypmh
- His Flesh Golem
- My Flesh Golem
- My Magi
- His Magi
- His Earth Elemental
- My Earth Elemental
This is a recap of the First Round:
- My Nymph
- His Nymph
- My Flesh Golem
- His Flesh Golem
- My Magi
- His Magi
- His Earth Elemental
- My Earth Element
At this point, my opponent's Flesh Golem was defeated.
This mirroring dilemma brings me to my final thought (which is actually a question).
How does Splinterlands decide which monster goes first?
If you know, please leave a comment below. Also, let me know if you have ever battled a doppelgänger SteemMonster team
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