We were worried about "would there be enough demand for this considering it's not even built yet?" Keep in mind we had at least one major account leave the game entirely with public emphasis on leaving Splinterlands because we chose this path. So, we have some trepidation here.
You were so wrong and you should be so happy about being so wrong! as for my thoughts, I immediately put them on the blockchain right after the website finally started working 4 minutes after the sale started with everything sold out: https://www.splintertalk.io/hive-167922/@vimukthi/congratulations-and-screw-you-splinterlands-praetoria-lands-expasion-sold-out-in-minutes