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Splinterlands Bans 26 Accounts for Violating Fair Play Policy
+ Overwiew of Splinterlands Play Section + Considerations abouts Ranked Formats and Fair Play Policy
On Splinterlands it is possible to choose between different play modes.
In fact, in the Play section there are 6 possible choices:
- Ranked Play
- Guild Brawls
- Tournaments
- Conflicts
- Land
- Soulkeep
Conflicts and Land are more passive than active game modes because monster cards and summoner cards are not used in the Player vs. Player game mode but are used as tools to produce points from card airdrops (Conflicts) and as assets to be staked to produce resources (Land).
Soulkeep is a different game compared to Splinterlands because it is a Tower Defense game of the Player vs. Environment type but is accessible and playable from the Splinterlands site.
Guild Brawls are fun battles between Guilds in which players group and play in teams instead of individually and work together to make their guild grow and prosper.
In tournament mode players compete against each other in two-player battles to finish in the prize positions.
The most played game mode on Splinterlands is Ranked Play which is divided into two formats:
- Wild Format
- Modern Format
In the Modern Format, only cards of the last two sets released in order of time can be used, which, at the time of writing this post, are the Rebellion set and the Chaos Legion set.
In the Wild Format, all cards of all card sets can be used but it is necessary to purchase the Wild Pass which costs 2000 DEC and is a seasonal recurring cost (payable every 15 days).
Splinterlands PvP game modes have an additional differentiation related to Splinterlands TOS and specifically in reference to point 7 of the Splinterlands Terms & Conditions.
In fact under the Splinterlands Fair Play Policy in the Modern Format, Guild Brawls and Tournaments:
- it is prohibited to use bots
- it is prohibited to use external aids (battle helpers, analysis tools, ...)
- it is prohibited to engage in “win-trading ” = when two or more accounts lose intentionally to favor another account.
In the Wild Format there is no Fair Play Policy because it is allowed to use bots and battle helpers.
Yesterday in the official-announcements channel of the Splinterlands Discord server it was announced that:
- 21 accounts were banned in Modern Format for win-trading practices.
- 5 accounts were banned in the Tournaments game mode for win-trading practices
I don't know if this is the first time accounts have been banned since the introduction of the Fair Play Policy but I'm very glad that action has been taken towards players who don't observe the rules because in a game with beautiful and fun gameplay like Splinterlands protecting and preserving the enjoyment of human players who play by respecting the rules is crucial!
This ban is in my opinion a good thing because it may discourage future similar actions.
While I am glad that there was this ban on the other hand I continue to see the current Wild Format and Modern Format division as a big problem because in my opinion all cards from all editions should be able to be played under a Fair play policy but currently that is not the case.
I can use my Chaos Legion and Rebellion cards in Modern Format against human players like me knowing that I am protected against smart players because of the Fair Play Policy but I cannot use my cards of previous editions under the protection of the Fair Play Policy and I also have to pay 2000 DEC to be unprotected by a Fair Play Policy.
Is this a problem from the perspective of onboarding new players?
In my opinion it is a big problem!
Obviously my opinions are personal and therefore not shareable but I will continue to share in my posts my idea of how the structure of ranked play should be:
- Modern Format: human players only + eventual liquidity bots owned by Splinterlands + Fair Play Policy
- Wild Format: human players only + eventual liquidity bots owned by Splinterlands + Fair Play Policy
- Bot Format: private bots and human players + Wild Pass
I conclude this post of mine by showing my last battle played in the Modern Format which is the only format where, in my opinion, the heart (gameplay) of Splinterlands beats and human players like me enjoy choosing the best strategy to win a battle!
I hope I have given you useful information and some interesting thoughts and thank you for taking the time to read this post :)
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Splinterlands Banna 21 Accounts in Modern and 5 Accounts in Tournaments + Varie considerazioni sui Formati di gioco e la Fair Play Policy
Su Splinterlands è possibile scegliere tra diverse modalità di gioco.
Infatti nella sezione Play ci sono 6 scelte possibili:
- Ranked Play
- Guild Brawls
- Tournaments
- Conflicts
- Land
- Soulkeep
Conflicts e Land sono modalità di gioco di tipo più passivo che attivo perchè le carte mostro e le carte evocatore non sono utilizzate nella modalità di gioco Player vs Player ma sono utilizzate come strumenti per produrre punti degli airdrop delle carte (Conflicts) e come assets da mettere in staking per produrre risorse (Land).
Soulkeep è un gioco diverso da Splinterlands perchè è un Tower Defense game del tipo Player vs Environment ma è accessibile e giocabile dal sito di Splinterlands.
Le Guild Brawls sono divertenti battaglie tra Guilds in cui i giocatori si raggruppano e giocano in squadre invece che singolarmente e collaborano per far crescere e prosperare la propria guild.
Nella modalità torneo i giocatori competono l'uno contro l'altro in battaglie da due giocatori per arrivare nelle posizioni premiate.
La modalità di gioco più giocata su Splinterlands è il Ranked Play che è diviso in due formati:
- Wild Format
- Modern Format
Nel Modern Format possono essere utilizzate solo le carte degli ultimi due set rilasciati in ordine di tempo che, nel momento in cui scrivo questo post, sono il set Rebellion e il set Chaos Legion.
Nel Wild Format possono essere utilizzate tutte le carte di tutti i set di carte ma è necessario acquistare il Wild Pass che costa 2000 DEC ed è un costo ricorrente stagionale (da pagare ogni 15 giorni).
Le modalità di gioco PvP hanno un ulteriore differenziazione relativa ai TOS di Splinterlands e in particolare in riferimento al punto 7 dei Splinterlands Terms & Conditions.
Infatti in base alla Splinterlands Fair Play Policy nel Modern Format, nelle Guild Brawls e nei Tornei:
- è proibito utilizzare bots
- è proibito utilizzare aiuti esterni (battle helpers, analysis tools, ...)
- è proibito mettere in atto azioni di "win-trading" = quando due o più account perdono appositamente per favorire un altro account.
Nel Wild Format non c'è una Fair Play Policy perchè è consentito utilizzare bots e battle helpers.
Ieri nel canale official-announcements del server Discord di Splinterlands è stato comunicato che:
- 21 accounts sono stati bannati dal Modern Format per pratiche di win-trading
- 5 accounts sono stati bannati dalla modalità di gioco Tournaments per pratiche di win-trading
Non so se questa è la prima volta che vengono bannati degli accounts dopo l'introduzione della Fair Play Policy ma sono molto contento che sono stati presi dei provvedimenti verso i furbi perchè in un gioco con un gameplay bello e divertente come Splinterlands proteggere e preservare il divertimento dei giocatori umani che giocano rispettando le regole è fondamentale!
Questo ban è secondo me un'ottima cosa perchè potrebbe disincentivare future azioni simili.
Se da un lato sono contento che ci sia stato questo ban dall'altro lato continuo a vedere come un grande problema l'attuale divisione Wild Format e Modern Format perchè secondo me tutte le carte di tutte le edizioni dovrebbero poter essere giocate sotto una Fair play policy ma attualmente non è così.
Io posso utilizzare le mie carte Chaos Legion e Rebellion nel Modern Format contro giocatori umani come me sapendo di essere protetto contro giocatori furbi grazie alla Fair Play Policy ma non posso utilizzare le mie carte delle precedenti edizioni sotto la protezione della Fair Play Policy e devo anche pagare 2000 DEC per essere non protetto da una Fair Play Policy.
E' questo un problema in ottica di onboarding di nuovi giocatori?
Secondo me è un grosso problema!
Ovviamente le mie opinioni sono personali e quindi non condivisibili ma continuerò a condividere nei miei post la mia idea di come dovrebbe essere la struttura del ranked play:
- Modern Format: solo giocatori umani + eventuali liquidity bots di proprietà di Splinterlands + Fair Play Policy
- Wild Format: solo giocatori umani + eventuali liquidity bots di proprietà di Splinterlands + Fair Play Policy
- Bot Format: bots privati e giocatori umani + Wild Pass
Concludo questo mio post mostrando la mia ultima battaglia giocata nel Modern Format che è l'unico formato in cui, secondo me, batte il cuore (il gameplay) di Splinterlands e in cui i giocatori umani come me si divertono a scegliere la migliore strategia per vincere una battaglia!
Spero di averti dato informazioni utili e qualche spunto di riflessione interessante e ti ringrazio per aver dedicato il tuo tempo alla lettura di questo post :)
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I use xBot in wild and I have done since day one. My reason ? , I find it impossible to play and enjoy play against bots, so with bots in Wild the only way I can use my deck is via a bot.
I do play modern manually and I consider that the "real" game for me, but I simply do not have the time to play more than a few battles a day usually ( about 5 sometimes 10).
I measure my ability on my Modern rank, and it does make me sad that I can't play wild, as I've been picking up some nice older cards recently and I'd love to try some strategies out, but it's pointless against bots
Maybe we will see your three league system in place sometime, it does seem like a good solution
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So are you saying that the accounts that were banned were playing in modern but they still continued using battle helpers?
Splinterlands' stated reason for banning 21 accounts is not the use of battle helpers but is win trading = when two or more accounts intentionally lose to favor another account.
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I am glad to see that they are taking some action, but it seems like it was all about win-trading and not about bots.
Yes, Splinterlands' stated reason for banning 21 accounts is not the use of bots/battle helpers but is win trading = when two or more accounts intentionally lose to favor another account.
In my opinion Bots remain a problem until human players have a format in which to use wild cards and in which there is the same fair play policy as there is in modern = no bots and no battle helpers
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Thanks for sharing the useful information.
I feel all the recent implements like Wild Pass, and soulbound reward cards,... do not welcome new players as well as nerf the old players by removing the usage of old sets.
thanks to you for reading and appreciating my post
Yes even in my opinion Wild Pass is not an optimal solution because if it had a positive effect on bot-farms it also had a negative effect on human players...
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Doesn't this mean that the game itself is no longer completely decentralized? I mean, a "master" control between accounts like in the case of this ban. Or can players still transfer their Assets or sell them?
The game is decentralized in terms of assets, the ban should only affect accounts and not assets
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Interesting, there was time if such a notion was to be brought up it would be quickly shot down (banning of accounts). I always knew we were headed there regardless, same for bot bands. Great post as always buddy!
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