@hardpoint posted an official update last week briefly mentioning experimenting with tweaks to Discord roles and colors. The experiments have been a success, and the changes will become permanent. The following image shows details about the new roles and how you can use them to verify who is part of the official Splinterlands team. You can tell by the color of their name, the icon to the right of their name, and the hover text when you place your mouse pointer on the icon: