😈After Further Review (Gods Unchained ~vs~ Splinterlands)🎮

in #teamocd • 5 years ago (edited)

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You Know You Love It

Gaming, I mean. That's why you're here. You either play Splinterlands (Steem Monsters) or Gods Unchained or both or maybe neither, but just want to read. I am. A gamer, I mean. So, I play both. I've been playing video games since they were put in front of me around 35 years ago. Right? I'm old as fuck and have loved watching it evolve. Good times.

But, we're going to start at the beginning for these and I'm going to give you my analyses. Each little category I have chosen will have a winner with a tally toward the end. However, I highly suggest one plays each game themselves before deciding which is better for them, as we all have different tastes.

Getting Started

Both of these games require you to play with cards. Each 5 card pack or orb for Splinterlands will cost you $2 USD and can be paid for in various cryptocurrencies, their own in-game token (DEC - which can be earned playing matches or tournaments) or purchased via credit/debit card. I love all the options there, which makes it easy enough to acquire the cards and introduce people to the crytosphere.

Gods Unchained has a tiered system with the cheapest 5 card packs running you just over $2 USD each. The more expensive ones will cost 1 ETH each - which is close to $200 USD! The only ways you can purchase packs is by having a linked wallet (Portis) to the game and owning Ethereum to pay for it - or paying with a card through Portis. For people new to cryptocurrency that just want to play - makes it harder to onboard them.

Building Your Decks

#splinterlands (and I mention them first every time because it came out first) has 7 'Splinters'. Each have their own strengths and weaknesses like Fire is heavy on the melee attacking, etc. I like the Dragon 'Splinter' (is it a splinter?) myself because, well, duh. Dragons. The way to build a more powerful deck is to level up your cards and the way to do this, is by merging multiples of the same card. This is where they make their money hand over fist. For cards of higher rarity, you will be buying packs constantly or give up and go to the 'market'. I've seen single cards go for over $2000 USD and since some aren't being printed anymore, I imagine their value will rise. Just to play the game though, you have to buy a starter deck, which is $10 USD or rent a deck, which can be even more pricey for better ones.

GU has a different approach. You can actually play for free! They have pre-built what they call 'starter decks' and as you 'level up', you can build your collection by winning packs of cards. There are currently 6 'Gods' in the game, which some cards can only be played with. Different strategies involving tribes, also allow a user to customize a deck around their favorite god. Say a person was real aggressive, they may choose 'War' and just want to crack some skulls. There are rarities to the cards and have more levels than Steem Monsters. However, by merging cards to increase the rarity, it gives no bonus to its playing ability. They just look prettier on the board.

Artwork

If you like cartoons, Splinterlands is definitely for you. I don't know who all plays what for games, but it's like the Borderlands of FPS (First Person Shooters) in the somewhat comical, but still adult themed allure. The humanoids are cool looking, like the Frozen Soldier and some of the monsters are goofy. There also is a dark element to some of the creatures and the females - I gotta say - some are pretty dang hot for cartoons.
Call me Roger Rabbit and get Jessica's pouty lips over here pronto!



Gods Unchained now, and to be expected as they hired one of the Magic the Gathering peeps, is a little more realistic and detailed in their art. I say detailed because not only was thought put in to the character the card is showing, but the background behind it as well. Check out the Flying Carpet or Merchant Prince or this one here - Dimension Looper. See how it looks like it's actually hopping out of a different dimension? Like some kind of portal to 'whence he came'? I think that is what really caught my attention with the Unchained artwork.

Gameplay

This is where it gets interesting and really is subjective to the person playing. Splinterlands matches will typically take about 3 minutes to find another player, choose your cards, and win or lose. Once you choose your cards, they all come to the board in the order you set with their specific abilities. A person may use the exact same cards for the allotted mana and ruleset, but have one in a different position than you, and that will make all the difference. They also have tournaments which can take up to 3 hours. So, depending on how much time you want to put in, this game is fairly quick to play.

When one starts a match for GU, they should probably set aside a good 20 minutes. That's not including the time to structure your deck. Unlike Splinterlands, #godsunchained has a major luck factor involved as you don't get to choose the order the cards are drawn from your deck into your hand. This is where strategy really comes in as you want to be able to have enough complimentary cards to overcome that. Having a few beasts and no support will cause you to lose almost every single time. I am going to go out on a limb and say more structured tournaments will appear in the future and you should probably set aside a good 6 hour time slot for those!

  • Edge - Neither

As An Investment

While gaining your daily rewards or buying packs, you might land a gold card in Steem Monsters! Who doesn't like shiny shit? I love it personally. I have quite the golden collection in fact and like playing those tournaments best. The game has 4 rarities; common, rare, epic and legendary - each with a gold foil compliment that is more prized. Right now, the top low-ball price for any card on the market is for an Alpha Gold Foil Lightning Dragon at $4500 USD with only 19 total in existence. Did I say they all have unique 'serial numbers'? The cheapest card out there is a common Vampire at a mere penny. You can buy and sell all you like - as long as the card still is available.

There are 5 rarities in Gods Unchained; common, rare, epic, legendary and mythic. On top of the rarities, are 4 different 'qualities'. Meteorite, shadow, gold and diamond. I think the shadows look the coolest with their purple aura. The 'Mythic Titans' are the ones you want. Granted, only one (that I know) of each exist, so, pretty pennies are being paid for them. One was just auctioned off recently for $62,000 USD! For one card. One card made only a few months ago! Not quite a Jordan or Gretzky RC, but a damn good start for Crypto Cards!

Winner?

Right now, I'm leaning on Gods Unchained. It's not to say I don't love playing Steem Monsters/Splinterlands, because I do - I just dropped a couple bucks on the Kickstarter in fact. BUT there are other variables that also figure in to my final conclusion. One is, I don't know if there is a DEC harvest bot on the other side of the screen. I know they were built! I also like the fact of the heavy strategy involved with GU. Gives my little man-sized brain more to do in a single match. But, to each their own, I hope this gives you a better view of them both. Just keep in mind, whatever you do or don't decide to play, REMEMBER TO BE YOU! I always am, even when 'management' shafts me.


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     5 years ago 

    Don't you have to pay Gas to interact with GU?

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    Yes, was talking about that and how it'll affect the marketplace once its live.

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       5 years ago 

      oh, just one little phrase started you on a path of no return :D

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       5 years ago (edited)

      After further review...LMAO seriously could have written in another 5 categories, but my fingers were tired :P

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      I play both and I like them both, Splinterlands is a much quicker game, GU requires more strategy and time. The only thing I don't like about GU is the different priced packs you can buy, which makes it seem more like a pay to win game. But the reality is once the market is open and you can buy whatever cards people are selling that wont really matter... since most card games like these are technically pay to win, your chances of winning increase with the quality of your cards combined with luck and strategy.

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       5 years ago 

      Well ya, money is the underlying goal LOL! I am excited to see how the market works on GU and how gas prices will affect listings.

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        Yeah, will be interesting to see how things go, I like this game but the ETH blockchain fees will be a big factor, especially if gas fees end up being more than the actual prices of cards... that will deter a lot of people from playing...

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           5 years ago 

          I only started playing last night and think that gods unchained has the upperhand there where I could install metamask download and play not a cent down. As for gameplay I am not sure what is going on but I am defnitely more engaged than the same cards play that I do on steemmonsters. Could just be because it is new but there is not any real reason for me to change the cards I play in monsters because there is no real improvement or variation apart from one or two strategies depending who I face. guess I will see , I expect I can have that same tedious bring the next round play with unchained if I want to.

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           5 years ago 

          I bought a few packs and got some sick legendaries man. Check this Set Oshi one out:

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          I've won every game I can get it on the board.

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                    Hey fantastic article! Appreciate the investment information as well as the pros and cons of both #splinterlands and #godsunchained.

                    Looks like you still have 2 tags left... why not use the #steemleo and #spt tags? Definitely a post about investment and also @steemmonsters (aka splinterlands {spt}) specific. Might get some more eyes on it; not to mention more opportunites for Tokens!

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