Real Time Documentation of My First Time SplinterForge Experience | Tutorial + Tips Included
I have been wanting to try out SplinterForge gameplay for some time. I already have made a small investment into the game. After seeing multiple vidoes from @achim03 I have finally made up my mind to play the game I invested into. (Even at that I was distracted by Layer 2 Labs). I kept the Layer 2 Labs exploration very brief and now I'm ready to explore SplinterForge as I write this article.
SplinterForge has been rapidly updated over the two weeks it was off my attention. I wanted to write this article a few days ago. When I logged in again today, few more things had changed since the above update. Now the updates are shared on Discord.
Enter The Forge and Get Started
If you have not already made any purchases, take a look at Shop page. There are bonuses available for bulk purchases. @splinterlands players know how this work. There is even the discounted pricing when purchasing with FORGE. Do not directly pay with your cryptocurrency. Use HIVE-Engine to exchange them for FORGE.
- 10% Bonus for Buying 50+ Packs
- 15% Bonus for Buying 250+ Packs
- 20% Bonus for Buying 1000+ Packs
Open 1 Alpha Pack
This was the initial test to see how things work out.
Bulk Open Feature
There is support for 200 Pack openings at once. Neither myself nor most of my readers have that much money to invest. If you managed to acquire that many; Congratulations!
So far the experience has been similar to a regular @splinterlands Pack opening. An extra feature to mention is that the historical Pack openings can be viewed at the bottom of Forge:
There Are 3 Kinds of Heroes
These fit neatly into what we already know from @splinterlands
- Melee
- Magic
- Ranged
Equip Cards to Improve Stats
I am starting with Wizard. Click the the slots around to see what Cards are available for each slots. I only have Cards to equip few of the slots.
Final Wizard Form With Stats
After this I will jump into Battle. I'm not writing this as a story. This is real time writing while playing SplinterForge. You can wish me luck (for future Battles!).
Boss Battle + Rules
This is the combat stage of SplinterForge. It is a new chapter and it seems there are many additional things to learn.
- Bosses minimum stats are 3, they can not be debuffed lower.
- Each fights stamina cost is equal to the amount of mana chosen (a minimum of 15 stamina will be used if less than 15 mana is selected)
- Each boss has base abilities, plus addition random abilities per fight per boss that are re-randomized after every fight.
- Summoner level DOES NOT MATTER.
- Monsters maximum level is determined by what level you own/rent and tier of boss.
- Some abilities don't work as normal. Hover over this line to see a list of abilities that do 1.5x dmg(1.5x total max) instead of their regular function.
- Tank Heal and Triage can heal any damaged monster.
- Speed is normalized to use a turn meter type system, faster characters will attack more often instead of everyone attacking every turn.
- Shatter reduces boss armor by 10.
- Poison damage happens at start of effected monsters turn.
- Forcefield reduce damage by half (rounded up) instead of down to 1.
- Hero stat levels limited by tier of boss.
Additional Random Abilities
These abilities are revealed after clicking on "Get Rules" button. I shall start with the Mighty Chicken as it is the weakest.
Bosses Have Leaderboards
No Timer for Selecting Cards
Lost 130 Stamina for These Results
Stamina is recovered 1 per each minute. Each round gives Bosses 1 or 2 random Abilities. I will try to repeat Battles and see how far I can take things.
Highlights of Boss Battles
The music was good. It may get boring after a while. It is still a good first user experience. There are many abilities that don't work. It is a hassle to figure out how things work. You can bring 2 Summoners to Battle! That is definitely a highlight experience. We could see some of these innovations make it to @splinterlands There are many quirks and pleasant surprises waiting. So far the best results I managed to get was this:
The Best Tip: 1.5X Damage Monsters
Select these from the filter above and you will have an easier time with the game. Beyond that, it is a game of increasing stats and creating a good lineup of Monsters + Summoners for each round.
Suggestions for Improvement
I would like a faster and smoother website. Having an older laptop could be making things worse for me. A clear indication of what abilities are not getting utilized in Battle will contribute greatly to create a better team against the Bosses.
SplinterForge Website
SplinterForge is a new kind of development made possible through decentralization. Fans and entrepreneurs cannot bring value to Hearthstone like this. Eventually there will be too many games for me to check out and commit to. Even in that case, the benefit is not lost. More utility acts against sell pressure and potentially create more buyers for @splinterlands assets
Happy Gaming! Happy Investing!
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Awesome that you managed to find time to get into the game :-). I really have a lot of fun playing it because with the random abilities of the monsters, each game is different. You can't really play twice the same set up. I also like the fact that you have actually time to think this through... No timer!
I didnt know about this!! Looks exciting and fun! Is this already monetizable?
I wish i could have the money to invest in this game ? Splinterlands is amazing and doing great, and i'm very much happy to see another utility for the game, hopefully it will attract for people toward the game and will lower the selling pressure.
It looks like the items you get from packs matter. I do around 20-40 damage per round and that is a pretty big difference compared to your damage.
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