Day 4 of the steemhop grind and this was the day I decided I’m not leaving until I crack TOP 52. Loaded up http://steemhop.org and my goal was clear, push past the wall that’s been killing me for 3 days straight. First hour was just pain. Died at 1, died at 2, hit -2 because I panicked and hopped right into a purple car. Then died at -1 again. The orange desert map with the little white bunny and red bow was starting to get on my nerves. Cars everywhere, red ones and purple ones coming from both sides, and those trains that show up out of nowhere. I kept seeing “TOP 52” at the top of the screen and I wasn’t even close. But I told myself day 4 is different. No more messing around.
After maybe 20 minutes of dying I finally started to lock in. Stopped spamming and actually watched the traffic. One hop at a time. Got to 7, then 14, and then I had my best run yet and hit 19. 19 with 98 coins and I was so close to breaking my old record. The screenshot shows me right there on the tracks with cars passing and a train coming. That’s where I usually mess up but this time I waited for the gap and made it. The key was ignoring the coins. Every time before this I died chasing them, but today I just focused on survival. Getting to 19 felt good because on day 1 and 2 I wasn’t even getting past 9. You can see in the clips how the game over screen keeps popping up with the big STEEM HOP logo, but I just hit play again and again.
The run that gave me hope was the 21. I got past the first road clean, dodged 3 cars back to back, and made it over the first train tracks. Then I got into the section with multiple lanes and water in between. 15, 16, 17, 19, 21. I was holding my breath because one mistake and it’s all gone. A purple car almost got me at 20 but I timed it right. Died right after 21 to a train but honestly I didn’t even care because I knew I was improving. The leaderboard still says TOP 52 but I’m climbing. My coins hit 99 at one point too which is funny because I’m not even trying to collect them anymore. Steemhop punishes you so hard for being greedy.
Ending day 4 with a high score of 21 and I’m still grinding. It’s not TOP 52 yet but it’s progress. From dying at 2 and 3 on day 1 to hitting 19 and 21 today, I can feel myself getting better. The game is frustrating because you can play perfect for 30 seconds and then one bad hop resets you to 0. But when you get in the zone and dodge 4 cars and 2 trains in a row it’s the most satisfying thing. For day 5 I’m aiming for 30+ and I’m not stopping until I see my name on that leaderboard. 21 is the new benchmark. Day 4 done, still grinding, and TOP 52 watch out because I’m coming for it 💪
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