Sorare.com Week 23 &24 | New Reset Roadmap (+5$ earnings)
One of the things I have written about for quite some time now is the extreme high returns and unsustainable rewards in Sorare expecting a change sooner than later. Today the 2024 Roadmap was released in order to handle these issues. The entire article can be found here.
To summarize it shortly, pretty much most of the utility of the cards will get shifted to the new season cards from 2024-2025 season going forward. Leagues will be split between old card leagues where cards from the new season can be won and new cards leagues where cash prizes can be won. Basically what all play2earn game come down to is that x amount of money comes in while devs/investors take their part for profit and advertisement while what remains is spread between players meaning it's hard to get out more than what you put in (unless exponential more new players to come in).
While I fully understand the changes knowing something like this was coming, it also kind of crushes the hope for cards to increase in value over time which is the main downside for me. Basically now it's similar to Splinterlands where all the utility is pushed to new cards and during their run, you need to try to make back from rewards what you are bound to lose in card value.
The Threshold will from next week until August also will be nerfed as you need to make a choice between different thresholds with much lower rewards (2$ instead of 5$ and 15$ instead of 50$) when choosing the lowest option which is easier achievable compared to before.
Expectations: I fully expect card prices to continue going down from here on out since their utility will totally be stripped. Many simply will be looking to sell while the utility for picking up cards just will go down. The entire game pretty much was reset which most of all screws the older players who paid a lot for Star Unique cards.
My Solution: I wouldn't have done things differently simply requiring players to hold enough card value based on a point system to be able to earn cash prices from the threshold. This with the new season cards counting 3x-5x the value just to make them more desirable. This along with upping the threshold to 300 points which is still very reasonable. This would have increased the demand for cards while making it really hard for players to earn without a reasonable investment. All the other leagues wouldn't have these requirements as it's hard to win without the best players. A bonus collection increase could be gotten from actually buying and selling which generates fees/revenue for sorare which even could be upped from 5% to 6% no longer allowing free swaps.
Final Thoughts: I'm not upset or affected too much by the changes mainly because I anticipated that nefs were coming. My main disappointment is that the dream of increasing card prices pretty much is gone since only the new cards will have the most utility. I will continue to play the game even though most likely trying to sell now is the option with the most expected value. I won't try to do that though and will just keep playing the game without buying more cards at the moment.
Rare Cap 240 Team:
I did get a bit burned out by Sorare in the past weeks just because so many of my players are out or gone on international duty. I haven't updated the card prices yet but for sure prices will be down.
Owned Rare Cards & Values
(last Price update 24/01/2024)
| Position | Team | Player | Age | Buy Price | Price Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Cercle | Warleson | 26 | 200.84€ | ~230€ |
| Goalkeeper | Antwerp | De Wolf | 26 | 38.43€ | ~55€ |
| Goalkeeper | Cercle | Delanghe | 22 | 46.69€ | ~50€ |
| Defender | AA Gent | Watanabe | 26 | 86.19€ | ~65€ |
| Defender | Cercle Brugge | Decostere | 25 | 10.29€ | ~5€ |
| Defender | AA Gent | Nurnio Fortuna | 28 | 18.86€ | ~10€ |
| Defender | Westerlo | Reynolds | 22 | 51.00€ | ~40€ |
| Defender | Club Brugge | Meijer | 20 | 40.97€ | ~45€ |
| Midfielder | Anderlecht | Ashimeru | 25 | 47.67€ | ~20€ |
| Midfielder | Brighton | Alzate | 24 | 65.66€ | ~110€ |
| Midfieler | OH Leuven | Maertens | 28 | 99.06€ | ~20€ |
| Midfielder | Kv Mechelen | Konaté | 29 | 27.76€ | ~10€ |
| Midfielder | AA Gent | Samoise | 21 | 62.22€ | ~65€ |
| Midfielder | Charleroi | Heymans | 24 | 4.63€ | ~7€ |
| Midfieler | Genk | Bonsu Baah | 18 | 73.13€ | ~60€ |
| Attacker | Southampton | Onuachu | 29 | 132.44€ | ~80€ |
| Attacker | Standard | Noah Ohio | 20 | 47.12€ | ~28€ |
| Attacker | Westerlo | Frigan | 20 | 62.07€ | ~45€ |
| Attacker | Club Brugge | Jutgla | 24 | 88.68€ | ~45€ |
| Attacker | Genk | Fadera | 22 | 57.32€ | ~100€ |
| Attacker | Anderlecht | Vasquez | 22 | 38.81€ | ~40€ |
Week 23 & 24 Rare Cap 240 Result
Not good enough this week across the board as I was unwilling to buy new players to replace those who were not playing and overall performances also were not good enough across the board.
| Game Week | Points | Rank | Entries | Needed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 24 | 172.65 | 12165th | 15404 | 280 | -107.35 |
| Week 23 | 193.94 | 3547th | 7346 | 280 | -86,06 |
| Week 22 | 207.76 | 9649th | 14966 | 280 | -72.24 |
| Week 21 | 201.60 | 8284th | 13651 | 280 | -78.40 |
| Week 20 | 320.11 | 256th | 6150 | 280 | +40.11 |
| Week 19 | 325.10 | 730th | 10401 | 280 | +45.10 |
| Week 18 | 308.85 | 2007th | 14499 | 280 | +28.85 |
| Week 17 | 266.74 | 5145th | 15274 | 280 | -13.26 |
| Week 16 | 242.19 | 7936th | 16209 | 280 | -37.81 |
| Week 15 | 294.04 | 3694th | 16249 | 280 | +14.04 |
| Week 14 | 308.25 | 2437th | 16347 | 280 | +28.25 |
| Week 13 | 269.66 | 4400th | 16090 | 280 | -10.34 |
| Week 12 | 232.28 | 8741st | 16462 | 280 | -47.72 |
| Week 11 | 287.95 | 3781st | 16743 | 280 | +7.95 |
| Week 10 | 359.38 | 542nd | 16364 | 280 | +79.38 |
| Week 09 | 316.67 | 2033rd | 16757 | 280 | +36.67 |
| Week 08 | 334.83 | 1020th | 16824 | 280 | +54.83 |
| Week 07 | 218.20 | 7983rd | 16961 | 250 | -31.80 |
| Week 06 | 216.90 | 7500th | 16649 | 250 | -33.10 |
| Week 05 | 213.10 | 8217th | 16343 | 250 | -36.90 |
| Week 04 | 316.20 | 551th | 15993 | 250 | +66.20 |
| Week 03 | 177.80 | 8542nd | 13880 | 250 | -72.20 |
| Week 02 | 209.40 | 3834th | 10385 | 250 | -40.60 |
| Week 01 | 273.00 | 783rd | 8050 | 250 | +23.00 |
Rare Cap 240 Dollar ETH Rewards 2023-2024
| Prize | Times Won | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 45.5€ | 11x | 500€ |
Rare Player Trades 2023-2024
| Position | Team | Player | Buy Price | Sell Price | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midfielder | Lech Poznan | Hotic | 20.19€ | 83.95€ | +63.76€ |
| Attacker | Eupen | Prevljak | 56.15€ | 92.05€ | +35.90€ |
| Attacker | Stvv | Koita | 32.63€ | 133€ | +100.37€ |
| Goalkeeper | Suwon | An Chan-Gi | 0€ | 14.8€ | +14.80€ |
| Defender | Mechelen | Bates | 5.10€ | 19.10€ | +14.00€ |
| Midfielers | Westerlo | Matsuo | 19.09€ | 21.30€ | +2.22€ |
Total Rare Card Investment: 569€
Total Rare Card Value:1130€ **
(** Expected Sell Price After Fees)
Week 25 Rare Cap 240 Team
Jutgla for 31 points should be a good option as Thiago is suspended and he's the one that should take his place.
Limited Teams & Results
I did hot the cap240 threshold in week 23 but failed in week 24.
| Game Week | League | Points | Rank | Entries | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 23 | Cap240 | 303.55 | 1449th | 15633 | 5$ |
| Week 22 | Cap240 | 305.73 | 4615th | 28895 | 5$ |
| Week 21 | Cap240 | 315.70 | 3372nd | 26922 | 5$ |
| Week 20 | Under 23 | 311.79 | 246th | 2587 | Tier 5 Card |
| Week 20 | Cap240 | 326.20 | 424th | 11625 | 5$ |
| Week 19 | Challenger Europe | 329.31 | 307th | 3736 | Tier 4 Card |
| Week 19 | Under 23 | 299.64 | 544th | 3378 | Tier 5 Card |
| Week 19 | Cap 240 | 290.60 | 2702nd | 16850 | 5$ |
| Week 18 | Cap240 | 341.09 | 1665th | 27180 | 5$ |
| Week 18x | Cap240 | 284.27 | 2455th | 18183 | 5$ |
| Week 17 | Cap240 | 328.96 | 2304th | 30354 | 5$ |
| Week 16 | Cap240 | 356.79 | 1088th | 31266 | 5$ + Tier 4 Card |
| Week 14 | Cap240 | 300.52 | 6296th | 31768 | 5$ |
| Week 13 | Cap240 | 287.48 | 6750th | 32024 | 5$ |
| Week 10 | Cap240 | 308.07 | 5916th | 33023 | 5$ |
| Week 09 | Cap240 | 320.89 | 4121th | 33476 | 5$ |
| Week 08 | Cap 220 | 362.66 | 310th | 22502 | Tier 4 Card |
| Week 07 | Under 23 | 327.99 | 826th | 9794 | Tier 5 Card |
| Week 06 | Cap 240 | 263.3 | 8701st | 33513 | 5$ |
| Week 05 | Cap 240 | 263.3 | 7839th | 32749 | 5$ |
| Week 05x | Cap 240 | 262.89 | 1150th | 1387 | 5$ |
| Week 04 | Challenger Europe | 360.80 | 535th | 9920 | Tier 4 Card |
| Week 04 | Cap 240 | 298.00 | 2799th | 31672 | 5$ |
| Week 03 | Challenger Europe | 403.78 | 235th | 9334 | Tier 3 Card |
| Week 03 | Cap 240 | 302.39 | 1924th | 27434 | 5$ |
| Week 02 | Cap 240 | 261.5 | 3693rd | 20454 | 5$ |
| Week 01 | Cap 240 | 320.20 | 440th | 16746 | 5$ + Tier 4 Card |
Player Transfers & Reward Card
No players bought or sold this week
Week 25 Limited Teams
I'm liking this team with all players from top teams.
Season 2023-2024 Owned Limited Cards & Values
It's fairly easy to track your personal earnings on the Sorarebase.Football website.
Cap 240 Dollar ETH Rewards 2023-2024
| Prize | Times Won | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 4.56€ | 19x | 86.64€ |
Conclusion
I'm still having a ton of fun with Sorare and will continue to play even though rewards are getting nerfed hard. If any football fan is looking to join the journey, feel free to sign up with my link to receive a free limited card when building your first team!
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Yep, disappointing but to be expected. The only thing that baffles me is the changes of new vs old cards is that it kind of contrary to putting all emphasis on the collection score and scarcity.
Atleast, old cards will have utility and not be completed dead, but it still sucks that they are locked out of cash rewards.
The gameplay loop I see it as:
Only thing I am not certain on is the whole promotion/relegation thing.
Anyways, to be expected as they were handing out 75% of their prizes were being handed out in thresholds weekly, so from a sustainability perspective its a change in order to keep the platform alive and to be honest I enjoy the game.
sorare and splinterlands have a similar problem - not able to attract enough new new players and these changes expect the existing playerbase to pump more money in.
Indeed, that is what it all comes down to. New money needs to come in in order to hold prices up.
An exosystem where you are sure that your assets will lose value this quickly kills all incentive to put money into it though. Feels like they will start with a high reward pool in the New Season competition with it being another unsustainable race to the bottom as everyone in classic will just dump the cards they earn.
I much rather would have seen a harder threshold and minimum requirements for collections. Now the incentive switched to selling cards instead of players needing to buy more cards.