When the Splinterlands team said that they would be implementing some scaling updates, I thought it was just going to be a modest change here and there.

No! Splinterlands is an entirely new game now!

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Before the update and even before the spike in traffic that necessitated these changes, it used to take quite a few seconds to get matched for a battle. I would switch browser tabs, open a YouTube video and even grab a cup of coffee by the time I matched with my enemy.

Now, it takes only two seconds. Barely enough time to even shift to a different task. 

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I wouldn't have it any other way.

It has been a blast the last 3 days since the update, and I have only been stopped by my Capture Rate falling to undesirable levels. You see, I like waking up to 100% Capture Rate, but I have been a bit over-eager and I am now staring at 91% ECR as I write this. 

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It is also less of a chore completing my daily quests. Prior to the update, it would sometimes take well over 30 minutes, especially when it was for a splinter with very weak cards. I would venture a guess that Guilds are probably registering a higher quest completion rate.

I also find that my mental health has improved massively while playing this game. :) 

It doesn't suck as much when you get destroyed by an almost max lineup in the Gold League while you only have level 3's and 4's because you can quickly get into a battle as soon as you lose. Before, I used to pull my hair out because of the long queues and the frequent transaction errors.

This has been a very good quality of life update from the Splinterlands team and I can only see things going up from here.