Here we are again folks, another rant from Captaindingus about the same fucking issue... The Soulbound Reward Card.

Let's be honest: it seemed like a great idea to stymie the Value Extraction of the Bot Farm  and the BCX dilution of Reward Card via overprinting (although they make FANTASTIC Farm Laborers).

However, we run into a problem, like with Gladiator Scrolls:  We are FORCED to rely on RNG to try and "hope" for getting the playable SBRCs... 

Well, let me tell you something - Hope ain't a plan son. It's a lot like wishing.

Wish in one hand and shit in the other and tell me which fills up first...

I have WISHED for a Kulu Fucking Mastermind (just 1 BCX, let alone 11) for a long time...  We keep getting told by the team "Keep playing, you'll get them"...

NO. WE AREN'T FUCKING GETTING THEM - do you hear me @splinterlands ????

I have played HOURS upon HOURS upon HOURSSSSSSSSSSSSSS... I have spent THOUSANDS on this fucking game and I starting to think it is a FUCKING WASTE because I keep losing to cards I CAN'T OBTAIN despite following @yabapmatt Town Hall advice...

Play more, buy more, rent more - well that ISN'T FUCKING WORKING.

I'm sure players like Bronko will say "skill issue bruh"... except it ISN'T.

The *majority* of my losses are coming from cards I can't obtain - so that's not a fucking skill issue IS IT?!?

It's a GAMEPLAY issue and I am getting more and more PISSED OFF about it because it isn't REWARDING people who are willing to put $20,000 USD or more into this game...

It's like "Hey, thanks for that... go fuck yourself and if you don't want to lose, try playing better... even though you're losing to cards you can't buy..."

That's not a REWARD or INCENTIVE to move up or even play this game... 

So let me recap what's happened since my investment:

1. Invested in Alpha - Lost Value
2. Invested in CL - Lost Value
3. Invested in Land - Lost Value
4. Invested in SPS - Lost Value
5. Invested in Reward Cards - Lost Value
6. Invested in RW - Lost Value
7. Invested in RB - Holding Value (losing a little)
8. Invested in Validators - Lost value
9. Is DEC at peg - lol
10. Soulkeep... oof but hey "it's coming"...
11. Genesis Goals - how's that working out again?

Look - my point is this... I've thrown hundreds... THOUSANDS of Dollars into this Ecosystem and the only thing I am asking for is this:

***I JUST WANT TO PLAY ON EQUAL FOOTING***

I top out in Diamond because I take L after L to SBRC's and yes, I lose to skill too... but on equal footing - my WR% would be higher and here's the proof since the knuckle dragging, mouth breathes will say "nah bruh, get gud bruh, skill issue bruh..."

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Battle Log 1:


![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/captaindingus/23tRt96iLmnhuRhzsHEd17cPDUEZirfyfXZYAMTYQB9kWAiacL15wuJYsiEy68hDUuDuT.png)

2 Wins, 2 Losses...

1 Win vs team with no SBRC
1 W via surrender?
2 L's... Both with SBRCs and one with SBRC + Gladiator...  Iziar L4 and Thane L5

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Battle Log 2:


![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/captaindingus/23tRtVu3ryPzBKwWEPdC3wi44sSTGuhNbgL64uLMKMXVWgtt88Jf7npQUj8yuuTENeHnx.png)

2 W's, 2 Losses... 

Both Wins - No SBRC's on enemy teams

My L's???  

@creeptor beat me fair and square - I was a bit rushed with someone coming to the door but they out played me, nice work and good game!

@Nardian?  Max level Ravenhood Warden SBRC and yup, I lost...

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Battle Log 3:

![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/captaindingus/Eo6BoTCF5ivd9o1WBScVUASAxL4TuTWjte5bEuQvWVvTxFZVTa6cbxKHGQMZZLaeWok.png)


1 W, 1 Draw, 2 L's

The W - no SBRC

The Draw against Leenez was a WILD game and it was hilarious to watch Forgotten One's Retaliate each other to death lol

The Losses?????

@scarfacemxx beat me with a better lineup - ironically this was the lineup I was originally considering but I switched up and he beat me fairly

@angrychipmunk1 - bruh... Gladiator, SBRC AND Runi... That's like playing Nintendo with a Game Genie and claiming to be good lol

How are you only a 3140 with those cards?!?!  THAT is a Skill Issue... 

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As you can see... my record over the last 12 Games is 5-6-1 and FOUR of those SIX losses came via SBRC... WHICH I haven't gotten and CAN'T BUY...

THIS IS A GAME ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. 

IT IS STUPID, CAUSING ME TO DROP RATING RELATIVE TO "SKILL", INFURIATING TO TAKE L'S WITH NO RECOURSE AND IS MAKING ME WANT TO FIND A BETTER GAME TO PLAY THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE.

The solution:

1. Glint Shop should have a section of SBRCs that you can purchase SPECIFICALLY
2. I don't want another copy of Terraceous Grunt... I want to buy Fungus Flinger and Kulu Mastermind and Izia and THE CARDS I LOSE AGAINST BUT CAN'T GET...

Do you get it now??? I don't mind taking L's... I HATE THAT 66% OF MY L'S CAME FROM CARDS I CAN'T SEEM TO GET BECAUSE RNG (in the past).

I won't buy a single fucking draw from the Glint Shop... this issue needs to be unfucked before you waste a bunch of money on marketing, bring in a nice new player base and then they go... "Oh, this fucking sucks donkey dick... I'm gonna go play a better game, WHERE I CAN PURCHASE THE PEICES TO PLAY FAIRLY"

Anyways... fucking rant over for now... FIX IT for fucks sake... Or I'll just have to provide more of these... or better yet... I'll start "The Salty Streamer" where I berate my opps and the team when I play and lose to these and Gladiators in Ranked Battles.