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The Splinterlands team would like to propose that the SPS DAO hire the company to develop the next major card set for the Splinterlands game - tentatively titled Conclave Arcana. The company is asking for 600M DEC tokens paid upfront upon the approval of this proposal to cover the development, release, and operation costs of the set, as well as a 50% revenue share on all packs sold, also paid in DEC tokens.
The Conclave Arcana set is expected to be completed and released by the end of April, 2025 beginning with a standard presale phase. The set is expected to contain a similar number of cards as the core Rebellion set, with the card design, stats, etc. as well as any other details not expressly specified in this or other future passed SPS DAO proposals, being determined by the Splinterlands company as part of the normal development process.
Conclave Arcana Packs
In addition to the standard booster packs, we plan to offer THREE new types of packs for the Conclave Arcana set!
First, the standard booster packs are planned to once again cost 4,000 (4k) DEC or Credits, with no bulk purchase bonuses, and will contain the typical 5 cards randomly selected from the set with the same chances of receiving a card of each rarity or a Gold Foil card as previous sets.
Legendary Packs
The first new type of pack will be a Legendary pack, which will contain 5 cards with one of those guaranteed to be a Legendary rarity card. This pack is planned to cost 24,000 (24K) DEC or Credits each.
Legendary potions can still be used when opening Legendary packs, which will double the chances of the other four cards in the pack being Legendary rarity, and Alchemy potions will be able to be used as normal for all five cards in the pack, doubling the chances of receiving a Gold Foil card.
The Legendary packs are planned to be transferrable NFTs and will be available on the in-game market and on Hive Engine just like the booster packs.
Alchemist Packs
The second new type of pack will be the Alchemist pack, which - as you probably have guessed - will contain 5 cards with one of those guaranteed to be a Gold Foil card. This pack is planned to cost 12,000 (12k) DEC or Credits each.
Alchemy potions can still be used when opening Alchemist packs, which will double the chances of the other four cards in the pack being Gold Foil, and Legendary potions will be able to be used as normal for all five cards in the pack, doubling the chances of receiving a Legendary rarity card.
The Alchemist packs are planned to be transferrable NFTs and will be available on the in-game market and on Hive Engine just like the booster packs.
Starter Packs
Finally, the third new type of pack is planned to be a Starter pack, which will contain 25 cards from the Conclave Arcana set for 5,000 (5k) DEC or Credits, with 5 of those cards guaranteed to be Rare. These packs will only contain Common and Rare cards from the set and no Gold Foil cards. Each card will have an 80% chance of being Common and 20% chance of being Rare. Potions will not be able to be used with Starter packs as they do not contain Legendary or Gold Foil cards.
The unopened Starter packs are planned to be non-transferrable, however the cards within them will be normal cards just like those in any of the other pack types which can be transferred, combined, sold, etc. Additionally, there is planned to be no limit on the number of Starter packs available for sale, and they are planned to remain available for purchase in the in-game shop until the following major set is released.
We plan to include a Starter pack for free with a Spellbook purchase for new players, in addition to the Credits they receive, to help them get started. Please note that the company would purchase these Starter packs from the DAO (with the company receiving a 50% revenue share) each time a Spellbook is purchased using proceeds from the Spellbook sale.
The goal of the Starter packs is to provide a cheaper option for players to build up a larger collection of the less rare cards, which we expect will help improve the experience for new players coming into the game.
Presale & General Sale
For the Conclave Arcana set, there will be 5M Booster packs, 1M Alchemist packs, and 500k Legendary packs that will be minted and available for sale in total. As noted above, there is planned to be no limit to the number of Starter packs that will be available for sale.
10% of each type of pack (500k Booster, 100k Alchemist, and 50k Legendary) will be made available in the presale phase, which will begin roughly 30 days before the set is released. Packs purchased during the presale phase will not be able to be opened until the general sale begins and the Conclave Arcana set is released. Any packs allocated to the presale phase that are not sold will be burned when the presale phase ends. Please note that Starter packs are not planned to be available in the presale phase.
The benefit of purchasing packs before the set is released is that for each dollar spent during the presale phase players will have a chance to receive two limited-edition promotional cards that will be airdropped when the set is released. Additionally, there will be various leaderboard rewards for the players who purchase the most packs by dollar value during the presale. Leaderboard prizes are expected to include Titles, limited-edition promo cards, and design rights for six Legendary Summoner cards to be added to the Conclave Arcana set.
The general sale and the release of the Conclave Arcana set is planned to launch shortly after the presale phase ends, at which point players will have the opportunity to purchase the remaining 90% of the Booster, Legendary, and Alchemist packs, as well as the Starter packs.
Each day during the general sale, if fewer than 15k Booster packs, 3k Alchemist packs, or 1.5k Legendary packs are sold that day, then 90% of the remaining number of each pack type will be burned and 10% will go to the sps.dao account for the DAO to use for promotional or other purposes in the future. This guarantees that all of the Conclave Arcana packs (with the exception of the Starter packs) will be sold out in 300 days from the start of the general sale or sooner.
The Starter packs are planned to remain available until the following major set is released to ensure that there are always cheaper packs available for new players coming into the game.
Conflicts
As with previous sets, roughly 10 additional cards are planned to be added to the Conclave Arcana set periodically after its launch, including the six player-designed Legendary Summoner cards. They are planned to be airdropped to players via the Conflicts system that was first used for Rebellion, with a couple of planned changes.
First, we plan for Rebellion core, Promo, and unlocked Reward cards (not soulbound Reward cards) and Rebellion booster packs to be able to be staked on Mage Wagons in Conclave Arcana Conflicts for chances to earn the Conclave Arcana airdrop cards, however they will only be worth half as many points as Conclave Arcana cards and packs.
Please note that Conclave Arcana Legendary and Alchemist packs are planned to be worth 6x and 3x the points of a Conclave Arcana Booster pack in the Conflicts, respectively, and that Starter packs are not planned to be able to be used in Conflicts at all (though the cards in them will be as they are the same as cards found in any other pack types).
Second, we plan for Mage Wagons to require repairs after each Conclave Arcana Conflict. The exact cost for the repairs is TBD but will be significantly less than the cost to purchase a new wagon, and we plan to explore options to allow other tokens to be used for this such as land resources. Additionally, there is planned to be a similar cost to upgrade Rebellion Mage Wagons so they will work in Conclave Arcana Conflicts. We feel that it is important and beneficial to the ecosystem as a whole to add additional token sinks into the economy, especially considering the amount of value given out via the airdrop cards through the Conflicts. All tokens spent for repairs will be burned.
Modern Format
It is important for the player community to note that at the time of the Conclave Arcana set launch (after the presale phase ends), Chaos Legion cards will no longer be allowed in Modern format battles. This includes the core set, Riftwatchers cards, as well as Chaos Legion promo and reward cards.
In addition to the Secret of Praetoria expansion, which we feel is a very innovative use case for older cards, the team is actively exploring other ideas to provide ongoing utility and value for older cards that align with our overall goals, priorities, and resources.
Rebellion Mini Set
The team has gone back and forth over whether or not to do a mini set for Rebellion, as we have done for previous sets in the past. Initially we stated that we planned not to do a mini set for Rebellion, but more recently we have considered trying to launch one before the end of 2024 as a way to increase demand for the DEC token and bring in more capital to the company and the ecosystem sooner.
With the recent expense reductions we have made, the relative success of the current Hall of Legends promo card event, and assuming the DAO approves this proposal (or a similar one) to cover the development costs for the next major set, we believe that the best path forward for both the company and the community is to skip a Rebellion mini set as originally planned and launch the next major set as set forth in this proposal.
If the SPS stakeholder community would instead prefer to do a Rebellion mini set later this year and push back the release of the next major set until late 2025, please vote against this proposal. On the other hand, if the community supports skipping a Rebellion mini set and launching the next major set earlier in 2025, we encourage you to approve this proposal even if you disagree with certain proposed details of the sale/launch of the new set.
Additional proposals can be submitted subsequently to change any details of the set launch that the community wants, but it is important that the company has a clear direction and receives the DEC needed to develop it as soon as possible even if certain details may be changed before the final launch.
Updates
Please note the following updates that have been made to this proposal after initial publication:
- Added guarantee of at least 5 Rare cards in the Starter pack
- Clarified that only unopened Starter packs will be non-transferrable and that, once opened, the cards within the Starter pack will be transferrable just like cards from any other pack types.