It's a good analogy for the game play side of things. The only problem is that without all those players telling you to "build your deck", there probably isn't a game at all. So....the catch-22 that continues to haunt "Play2Earn/Pay2Win" games...how do you make it easy, cheap, and fair to bring in new players while still making it worth investing potentially thousands of dollars into the game? Splinterlands continues to try and figure out that answer. While they are by no means perfect, they have managed to survive (and even thrive by many metrics) for 5 years now. It is certainly a bumpy road but overall, in my opinion, the game continues to progress. The success of Land will be pivotal to its future. If they can make it almost a stand-alone game within the game, then I think the future will be very, very bright. Time will tell. The team has been up to the challenge so far....
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Hey dagger! Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. I appreciate your comment.
To be clear, I'm not mad at investors and I think it's good to encourage players to build their deck. I just think the current system pushes players away and attracts people who only want to extract value from the game. Nobody is investing thousands in a game that isn't fun to play unless they know they can make a profit at it. And not everybody in the game can make a profit. Now, if people enjoy playing the game, they don't care as much about profit and would be more inclined to spend rather than invest.
I believe in the team and I believe in this game, but I sometimes wonder how much their vision differs from mine.
Yeah, it's a fine line to walk. The real key will be having the pieces in place if and when the next bull run hits. If they can get land operational and, as I said, almost a standalone game by itself, then there will be multiple avenues to either spend or invest. And if the crypto in peoples' bags is all of a sudden worth a bunch more, then a chunk of that will find it's way into the game. Time will tell.