When I bought 3 Plot on the secondary market, I thought Land was supposed to earn, but we now need even more items to get Land to work for us. Grain, Time Crystals, Staked DEC, a power source, Monsters.
Land isn't the gift that keeps giving, it's more like a money pit.
Dare I consider Splinterlands will introduce ground rent within the next year, chargeable in DEC to get DEC to the magical parity value with the $. So I can work the Land I own.
We are already required to stake DEC to use the Land we own.
I bought Land when it was expensive during the hype, now I need to throw a lot more money at it to get it working for me.
I would have had a nice little DEC nest egg, if they hadn't destroyed the rental market. Renting a lvl 8 standard foil Kelya for just over 17 DEC a day is a disappointment, to say the least.
Acquiring this DEC, will be a real challenge and put me on the back foot compared to all the Whales - yet again.
I have lvl 8 GF Commons and lvl 6 GF Rares that I can't play to their full potential because I don't have enough staked SPS to play efficiently in Gold League. I have to play in Silver I to maximise my returns.
The game is supposed to be play to earn, yet it seems to cost $10 to get 1c a week back. Not really the smartest of investments, but then we are in a deep bear market and the assets I'm accruing may realise a big profit when a bull market returns.
So, like a sap, I'll struggle on trying to eke out the smallest of small rewards in the hope that in 5 years time, I'll have amassed something of value.
Having to buy Time Crystals is a new shock, where am I going to find the DEC to buy them, just so I can start earning with my Land?
You don't. Do it the hard way and let the monsters clear your lands slowly. The eventual fee will be Grain, but if you are patient by the time the first Grain fee is due, the market for that commodity will have slumped and it won't cost a lot to finish off the work.
TC's are for the impatient, like me.
The DEC staking has been known about for some time. With 3 lands, you only 15 monsters total and if not maxxed then the staking cost won't be as high as you would imagine.
These might be good on your lands. Rentals will also be increasing as many peeps are pulling their rents (I have). Less supply, more demand, so make use of that opportunity.
SPL need new blood and with new user experience sucks I have to admit. The game is stressful to play, due to time limitations of submitting teams and increasing it will only fuel BOT algorithms which can compute faster than our brains.
Something needs to be put in place to fool AI, only then will the players come back, the ones who want a 'proper game'.
Thanks for adding a little perspective.
I would like TC for at least one of my lands to get it going, so going to work on that, but it has already wiped out the DEC I was collecting for staking,
I have modest income streams to top my DEC up, but that will be faster than trying to clear the land manually.
I can then use the Grain from this one Plot to hopefully supply the other two.