DAO Sponsored Proposal
Hello Splinterlands fans,
Since the previously accepted proposal “Solutions to Minimize Bot Farms” is not directly compatible with the new ranking system due to accounts no longer being restricted to leagues, there is now a new proposal that has been optimized for the new ranking and the recent changes, such as the removal of starter cards.
To address the issue of bot farms in Splinterlands, I propose implementing a minimum Card Power (CP) requirement in the Wild mode required to be eligible to earn SPS. However, this requirement can only be achieved through ownership or received delegation.
In addition, the cards must have the status “playable”.
The CP of rental or soulbound cards does not count towards these requirements.
Here are the proposed CP requirements for each league in the Wild mode:
Silver: 50,000 CP
Gold: 120,000 CP
Diamond: 250,000 CP
Champion: 400,000 CP
And here are the specific rating ranges in which the respective CP contribute to the rating increase for the SPS reward calculation:
Silver: 260-1899
Gold: 260-2799
Diamond: 260-3699
Champion: 260-Up to the current limit or up to the limit set by Splinterlands, if it ever changes.
To break it down, why it starts at 260: At 260, Bronze 1 begins, and that’s where rewards are currently being distributed. I could have said 0, but it’s crucial to understand that nothing changes there. It’s distributed and calculated as it is currently. The proposal won’t alter anything in Novice or Bronze
The CP requirements will only be used to limit the rating used for SPS battle reward calculations.
Here’s an example: Suppose someone only has CP for Gold.
Gold 3 starts at a rating of 1900 and Gold 1 ends at a rating of 2799. Within this range or below, SPS combat rewards will be calculated as they are currently. However, if the player advances to Diamand or higher, their in-game rating will increase, but their SPS battle rewards will still be calculated as if they had a rating of 2799 because they only have CP for Gold.
Cooldown Implementation
Once an account plays a match in the Wild format, all cards eligible for CP requirement receive a cooldown. This cooldown is applied as if the account had actually played those cards, even if it did not. (that would currently be 48 hours in which the card is not playable for any other account)
The purpose of this mechanism is to protect against exploits and prevent bot farms from continuously transferring CP to other accounts.
By implementing these minimum CP requirements, we can discourage bot farms from exploiting the game and ensure that players are actively participating or have invested in their collection. This solution aims to maintain fairness and integrity within Splinterlands while minimizing the bad impact on genuine players and investors.
Since only SPS falls within the scope of the DAO, this proposal only concerns SPS. Of course, it is up to Splinterlands itself to decide whether to adopt this for the Glint distribution as well.