Wow! What a difference a month makes! Here in the Splinterlands, nothing stays steady for long.
I mean, we've just unveiled an entire continent! (Have you surveyed your land yet?)
Oh, and just in case you haven't heard, we have another SPS Pre-Proposal targetting botting!
But that's not why we are here today - I want to continue looking at how the most competitive guilds in the league stay on top. We took a few weeks off, but we're back, baby!
Looking at the Tiers overall...
We can see that XBot's Battle Helper continues to be used in more guilds across all Tiers. In fact, in Tier 4, I've identified members that have paid for XBot's "coaching" service, in nearly every guild.
| Guilds with BH Users | Current Cycle | Last Time | Total Guilds in Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tier 4 | 37 | 25 | 40 |
| Tier 3 | 56 | 51 | 127 |
| Tier 2 | 59 | 42 | 266 |
| Tier 1 | 30 | 26 | 450 |
50% More Users are Paying for XBot's Battle Helper
| Total Users (by Tier) | Current Cycle | Last Time | Number of Frays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Tier 4 | 148 | 92 | 21 |
| Tier 3 | 157 | 104 | 18 |
| Tier 2 | 103 | 70 | 16 |
| Tier 1 | 77 | 50 | 13 |
Across the board, we have seen ~50% more users in every Tier. So how to interpret?
Two things really stood out to me.
- The number of guilds where anyone is using XBot's Battle Helper is steady, and yet
- The number of users is still increasing rapidly.
How to can that be that? I think there's only one possibility....
XBot's Battle Helper seems to spreading within Guilds
If you think about it, it makes complete sense. Guilds have private chats and a shared mission to perform better. Most guilds I've been involved with also share tips and tricks with their guildmates in pursuit of a common goal. And the data seems to support it.
Let's test our hypothesis with our usual look at Tier 4.
Tier 4: Only 3 out of 40 Guilds Aren't on this List
| Tier 4 Guilds with BH Users | Current Cycle | Last Time |
|---|---|---|
| ✨[RKO] Outta Nowhere 🧨 | 13 | 13 |
| YGG Brawlers (Niflheim) | 13 | |
| Legendary Dragons | 9 | 5 |
| Legendary Wyverns | 7 | 7 |
| T&A Legion I | 7 | 4 |
| PeakMonsters Pirates | 7 | 3 |
| Legendary Wizards | 6 | 4 |
| YGG Brawlers (Ásgard) | 5 | 5 |
| Team Possible Hackers | 5 | 5 |
| Legendary Raptors | 5 | 5 |
| [KoG] Guardians of Glory | 5 | 5 |
| The Guild of Neoxian | 5 | 3 |
| PeakMonsters [CHAMPS] | 5 | |
| Legendary Lunatics | 4 | 6 |
| YGG Dragons | 4 | 4 |
| Plan B | 4 | 4 |
| Knights United | 4 | 3 |
| PeakMonsters Embryon | 4 | 3 |
| PeakMonsters [Archon] | 3 | 3 |
| Immortal Gods | 3 | 2 |
| PeakMonsters [Legion] | 3 | 1 |
| [KoG] Shield of Glory | 3 | 1 |
| Legendary Whelps | 3 | |
| HD HYBORIAN DREAM | 3 | |
| YGG Knights | 3 | |
| [KoG] No Guts No Glory | 2 | 2 |
| Roaring Twenties | 2 | 1 |
| Team Possible | 2 | |
| Samurai Soul 🗻 LLAC | 2 | |
| PeakMonsters [PREMIERE] | 1 | 1 |
| PeakMonsters [Vikings] | 1 | 1 |
| The Grand Praetorian Army | 1 | 1 |
| Archmage Arius' Disciples | 1 | |
| Phoenix IVY | 1 | |
| Praetorian Pandas | 1 | |
| The MobyDicks | 1 | |
| Legendary Unicorns | 1 |
So there is definitely more users in many of these guilds. Maybe not enough data to say if our hypothesis is right or not. There are more guilds on this list too. Last time, some of these guilds were still in Tier 3, so their numbers look brand new.
The Notably Absent
I thought about making you work to find those three missing Tier 4 guilds.
Some might find that a fun little bit of homework.
If you want to discover it yourself, DON'T CLICK THE SPOILER BELOW
! [Which Tier 4 guilds are not using Battle Helper?]
- Knights of Praetoria
- Summoners Tribe
- Cardinals
Make Your Voice Heard
Maybe you have an opinion on the current SPS Pre-Proposal to split ranked into leagues where bots are welcome and where they are kindly asked to leave. Or maybe you just have questions, comments, random thoughts, or you just want to say Hi...
Whatever it is, let me know if you have suggestions or thoughts about where we go next. Thanks!