Welcome back to the People's Guild. This week we have the privilege of sitting down with yet another team member on the Splinterlands crew. In his first public appearance since 2022, our guest walks us through what's been keeping him going, where his ambitions for this game see us heading and, most importantly, he provides the community with some much appreciated proof of life.

Without further ado, we proudly welcome Hardpoint to the show.

We get things going with some of our guest's high level views of the future of crypto, web3 and a bit of speculation around both Splinterlands' and gaming's role in the bigger picture of crypto adoption.

From there, we take a turn down the massive rabbit hole that is Hardpoint's current passion project - Praetoria. Our guest shares a metric ton of goodness and, we daresay alpha, around the future of land, including the (as of now) imminent introduction of "land surfing".

Throughout the episode, we are treated to a whole slew of our guest's aspirations for what's possible within the Praetorian landscape. As we tumble down the rabbit hole with Hardpoint, it becomes abundantly clear that creating moments for our gamers and stakeholders within this ecosystem is a major driving force behind all that is happening behind the scenes. All things considered, and despite all of the salt and negativity, its an exciting time to be here and watch as these stories unfold towards a revival of the game.

This conversation proves itself as yet another example of the passion that the leaders over at Steemonsters operate with on a daily basis. Over the last 6 months, the variety of team member guests we've hosted here at TPG have all consistently conveyed their excitement and their dedication for the community, the ecosystem and the future of the game. Inspiring stuff.

We have an absolute blast in this episode and its our sincere privilege to present to you our conversation with Hardpoint.

Enjoy the episode!