When the rewards became soulbound, not a lot of people knew what we were expecting. That has always been the reaction when a new change is coming to splinterlands. However, I think the idea is that some of these soulbound cards would have dollar value at some point in the game. I don't know how true this is, but if it's actually the truth, then that would be amazing.
Nevertheless, the in-game value of some of these cards has been nothing short of astonishing. I feel that the (in-game) value of a card comes from its resourcefulness, and its ability to slot into one's strategy and make a vital contribution either as a team member or by providing deck depth.
There is some ruleset for example that limits the depth of a player's deck and makes it seem like such a player doesn't have enough cards to tackle such a ruleset. There are some players who are used to buying high mana and speedy cards. But some of the rulesets negate these cards they have and make it simply difficult for them to compete, even though they have spent the right amount of money.
On splinterlands, the "right amount of money" is a mirage, this is because there's always a shiny new toy to buy all the time. So having a ruleset breaks the monotony of strategy and makes players always want a different kind of card, even if they've been spending money all year. Then comes the soulbound cards.
In-game Value Is Crucial To Winning
They may not have that spectacular dollar value, which pumps your account value, but the fact that they smoothen your ability to compete and create an extra utility to your deck means that you might even save some money in the process, especially because these soulbound cards already brings the type and quality of cards you want.
But then again, money is all that matters, at the end of the day, people are competing for money, and I'm sure a lot of people would choose to have cards with a crazy dollar value. This is because it brings instant gratification.
A Win-win situation
The certainty of knowing that you can sell one of the cards at any time you please can serve as a guarantee or proof of investment and generally money is king irrespective of anything, but I'm certain that if splinterlands INC doesn't find ways to prevent constant dumping and keep the value in, then what would it matter?
With the soulbound cards, you save money from excessive buying, especially if you're constantly competing and you have more options to play the diverse and challenging rulesets of the game. Of course, you'll have to compete to actually earn them. Competing to earn them is the price you pay, of course, your league and quality of cards might play a role too, but getting them is inevitable, especially if you're the type that's playing to build for the long-term.
One of my most valuable soulbound cards is the legendary water card, the KULU MASTERMIND, I cannot count how many games I've won because of this card, and on a normal day, I'll be needing $5 or more to secure one BCX of this card if not more if this card wasn't soulbound.
So far, I've managed to get a lot of these cards to level 3 and just one to level 4. The most prized collections are the gold cards, and some days ago I celebrated getting a level 3 gold SWAMP SPITTER. I like 80% of these cards, except for the summoners though, and it's been really awesome to build their levels and see the next abilities they will have.
Splinterlands has tilted its economy to mainly favor those who are planning to build for the long term and I'm sure that this is one of the reasons for these soulbound rewards.
......and It hasn't been a bad strategy to prevent excessive dumping.
Of course, it has turned out even better, and having cards that one cannot purchase yet at the moment, provides some extra rarity as a form of value as well.
I'm sure a lot of people would prefer it some of the $0.02 cards they're getting on a daily, (except the constant bot farmers) for the obvious reasons I've talked about in this post.
It's been an amazing few days playing the game due to the new ECR system and since I'm playing for the long term, it'll be exciting to grow and accumulate the little wins along the way.
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