Brief Outine of Game Economy Changes

The Post describing all the changes to the Game Economy and Rewards was TLDR, right? There were a lot of changes and, well, some illustrations of the changes that may or may not have really applied to your situation.

Here's the passage in the post that I am going to focus in on:
"DEC rewards given out for a ranked battle win will be based on the minimum of the winning player's current rating and the maximum rating for their current league" (emphasis mine)
This may seem a little confusing but here's how it plays out, in game:

If your current League/Tier is Bronze III- then the highest rating you can be paid out on is 399. That's it- your rating, for earnings purposes, is 399 or less.

The old system? Where you had 248 Power and 2,000 rating and made 15 DEC/dattle?
Doesn't work anymore- if your Power is < 1K, you're making 2 DEC/Battle or less. Even if you get your Power up to 1,000+? your rating, for earnings purposes, can never be above 699. Rating 2,400? 4,999 Power? FANTASTIC! You get 5 DEC/win.

Does this mean that #Play3Earn is dead? Absolutely not, in fact, for Players, the earnings potential in #Splinterlands has multiplied!

The 'Sweet Spot' for earnings is Tier I, in each League- Bronze I, Silver I, Gold I. The earnings/win is so high and ECR is so important- you have to make each game COUNT!

Let's Focus on Bronze League

Let's face it: The builds/decks are simpler. The Rulesets are simpler. and, as long as you're in Bronze I, the earnings are GOOD!
The only, real, barrier to entry to Bronze I? 5K Power. The same, basic decks work:
Alric/Magic, Mylor/Seer/Nymph, Blort/Cow/Ranged, etc.
So, once you get to 700+ rating- RENT UP! It's cheap. It's easy. It works.
on PeakMonsters, right now, you can rent 1,000 Power for 3 DEC or less.
Rent a Gold Foil Wood Nymph (400 Power/DEC), Highland Archer (375 Power/DEC)- any low mana cost, Neutral or Splinter appropriate card for your deck and you can not only increase your earnings- you can Multiply It!
But here's the simple fact: Playable, not playable- it doesn't matter. Spend the 15 DEC/day for 5K Power and your earnings/win will go from 2 to 20, instantly.

I did it and it worked. Then, I rented Gold Foil versions of cards I used or could slip into builds pretty easy- and I was making 20+ DEC/win. In BRONZE.