I like to be a positive person, but this can get to be a bit daunting. It feels like I am racing to the very bottom. The more I play the game the harder and more impossible it seems to make any forward progress.
It does not feel like a play to earn type of game it feels like a slot machine that eagerly gobbles up my crypto for constant card rentals, booster pack purchases, potions, etc…
I understand that games are for entertainment and that costs money, but come on play to earn. I know there are a lot of people making a bunch of money but it really feels like unless a person has a few thousand dollars invested in cards and whatnot, making a decent daily profit is not possible.
Valnamor, Djinn Oshanus, Coral Wraith, and Merdaau Guardian make a great team. The team worked so well together that the battle almost felt one-sided in my favor. The battler went very quickly making it hard to develop an article from the game play as there was no real strategy here as the other player based on their choices did not have much power.
Djinn Oshanus having a speed of +6 making him incredibly fast an almost impossible to hit. That with the fact that Valnamor gives all friendly monsters +1 speed, +1 magic, +1 life, I only suffered 1 loss as the combination of Djinn Oshanus and Coral Wraith just mowed down the opposing line.
I felt bad for the other player, they must have felt a lot of the same frustration that I feel when hit with wild losing streaks.
If I am going to continue to play the game I need to come to terms with a couple of things. First, it is a game for entertainment purposes only. I am not going to talk about the monetary gains or income potential until I start to experience them, but until then I need to look at this game with the same attitude I have with any console video game.
If I want to show decent profits with the game in the next few months I will need to invest literally around $2,000 in, in-game properties for rental purposes. I find that most of the profitable people in Splinterlands make it from rentals and card sales, not DEC awarded for battles.
This is my experience with the game for the last 180 days give or take a few days. It is really easy to get frustrated with games but then we just walk away. Somehow the rumored income potential of the game keeps us rooted and the routine of Daily quests and playing in brawls once every few days, and being knocked back a few levels every time the season changes becomes the most frustrating part of our business plan.
In closing it is better to remember that it is just a game, and games are for entertainment purposes only. I would have to say it is more of a gamble than an income opportunity, and as responsible bloggers it should not be presented in such a manner.
Every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday @ 5 pm EST. I will be doing a live stream about succeeding with Splinterlands. The Journey to Gold and Beyond. I will be giving away a Splinterlands Monster Card, so be sure to have your in-game name (IGN) handy to pop in the chat when prompted, to qualify for the giveaway 😃
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