Calm After the Storm * Hive Goals, Week 20, 2022

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I don't know if we can say crypto markets were truly calm, but this is how I perceived this week after the tsunami Terra provoked.

I focused much more on Splinterlands than my posts might've led to believe, given the approaching switch from the current ranked rewards system to the new one, at the beginning of the new season. Not necessarily on playing the game, but more on thinking about how to proceed going forward. But on that in a separate post next week.

HIVE Power and HBD Goals

After some significant purchases the week before for both HIVE and HBD, this week was... calm. No more big purchases, for now.

This week I started adding some funds to pHBD-USDC on Polygon from staking and LP rewards on Cosmos. Next week the bonding for the UST-related LPs comes to an end and I'll move those funds to pHBD-USDC as well, plus what piled up from rewards in the meantime.

I won't track this pool for my HBD goal directly, but some or all of those funds will end up in HBD savings towards the end of the year to help with the HBD goal, if needed.

Here's the situation at the end of this week:
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Splintershards (SPS) Staked Goal

Only 1000 SPS staked this week but slowly progressing toward the 100k objective.
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I will probably end up needing to buy some SPS from the market if I continue in this rhythm.

Maxing Chaos Legion Set*

*) or reaching the limit beyond which I consider upgrading a card not profitable

Rare SummonersMaxed
65

Still don't have maxed Tarsa, but I took a break from trying to get it or any other rare or common CL cards, as they are pumped because of the demand from accounts that previously used ghost cards.

Legendary SummonersMaxed
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Common MonstersMaxedReached Max Desired Level
290? (12 under consideration)
Rare MonstersMaxedReached Max Desired Level
230? (3 under consideration)
Epic MonstersMaxedReached Max Desired Level
173? (2 under consideration)

Since I didn't buy Tarsa or any other common or rare cards, I focused on epic and legendary cards this week.

I maxed 2 epics, Dax Paragon and Weirding Warrior.

Actually, I haven't maxed them yet, but I have the BCXs to do it and waiting for the ones I had rented out to combine the cards.

I don't use either of these cards too often, but I think they can be quite powerful in certain games. And they are both 2 mana.

Legendary MonstersMaxedReached Max Desired Level
2381+? (5 more under consideration)

The other card I maxed this week is Carnage Titan, one of the airdropped cards, which can be very powerful as a second tank in high mana battles.

CL Reward CardsMaxedReached Max Desired Level
21190

Social Targets

I started the week with 7803 comments and 8045 replies.

And now I am at 7951 comments and 8196 replies. They are both above my targets of 81 comments and 76 replies weekly to reach 10k of each by the year's end, which is good!

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Congrats on your achievements. Thats a lot of comments and replies. It takes so much commitment !

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As it happens, I'm doing the best on the social targets! :) Thanks for dropping by.

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I'm also taking advantage of a window I have to engage more before it closes. I'm usually pooped after finishing a post as I tend to tweak before publishing, but it's a good habit to get into commenting before heading out.

I like that you've set goals for yourself as they provide a north star to encourage us through the difficult times and guide us along our way. May you continue to meet and exceed them in the years to come. :)


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Engaging with your readers who comment is very important, even if you can't do it right away.

The comments target was suggested to me and at first, I thought I won't be able to achieve it, but it turns out I have the best results on this goal compared to the others I set.

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I saw that the normal and rare cards for chaos legion are also pumped right now and I don't think it's a good time to add them. As for Carnage Titan, I am still a bit sad about that card because I had over 93% chance of getting 1 copy of the card but didn't get a single one. It's also really expensive on the market so I have avoided touching that card.

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Carnage Titan is sort of expensive... But it's also very useful. I got beaten quite a few times because of a maxed CT, so I decided to max it now.

As it turns out, the epics that I maxed out are very useful. I used them both more often in battles today and my rate of winning improved (not necessarily from them, but they helped, especially Dax Paragon).

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Looking good, Adrian. The nice part of the social goals is that they stay steady and do not lose value.

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You're right about that. It's also the goal where I have consistent progress every week and where I exceed my guidelines.

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I enjoy your optimism about the Hive blockchain.
I imagine it was nice to focus on Splinter lands, especially with the crypto climate. I always find your point of view to be very even. I am just focusing on the tokens I use. I am a big use case person. I think that is what makes Hive valuable. thanks for a great post.
!CTP

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Thanks for your kind words. Yes, I guess Splinterlands kept me from diving too deep into other details, which under the circumstances was ok.

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Carnage Titan? Wow! Just having a level one is enough for me.

!LOLZ

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At Diamond+ a level 1 isn't very useful. But at low leagues, I'm sure it's a beast.

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Yes, especially partnering it with Grund in a Melee Mayhem rule. 😆

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You don't need Melee Mayhem for the combination of these two cards. Use Grund as a tank and Carnage Titan as a second tank, because it has reach and attacks from the second position as a melee attack unit.

I'll need to max Grund too because right now I don't have it maxed and it can make a huge difference in this combination.

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I don't usually use Grund as a tank. Very weak against magic attackers. My favorite is Unicorn Mustang. Good luck with your leveling up! 😊

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Yes, Unicorn Mustang is a great anti-magic card at lower levels. At Diamond+, the combination Grund+Titan is usually used with Mycelic Slipspawn at the back for Taunt+Forcefield and often Kitty for speed and heal.

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Forcefield? I haven't seen it on an actual battlefield. Perhaps, once I reach the higher league. Kitty, a big headache to defeat. 😆I can't remember a fight winning against such a powerful summoner!

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Forcefield is powerful against opponents with high attack power.

Yes, Kitty is a powerful summoner, but it can be beaten in different ways, depending on the lineup the opponent uses with this summoner.

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The Legendary Dragon Summoner Byzantine Kitty looks great when paired with aThe Kraken, and a Sand Worm hiding behind the The Kraken. 🤓 The summoner's Tank Heal Ability makes the The Kraken very hard to defeat, while its True Aim Ability given to all friendly Monsters makes the Sand Worm hit its target every single time. 😏 !CTP

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I never used Byzantine Kitty. Too pricey for me.

!PIZZA

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You should at least Rent Byzantine Kitty for a few days and see how powerful it is, especially when paired with a Monster with the Taunt Ability. 😏 !PIZZA !CTP

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I am now satisfied with the performance of Chanseus the Great! 💲🦈😆

!LUV

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Just don't forget to avoid putting the Furious Chicken on your Team when using Chanseus the Great! 😆💲🦈 !LUV !CTP

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Yeah, I just realized that mistake recently. 🤣

!LUV

!CTP

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It sounds like you actually forgot to exclude Furious Chicken from your team when using a Summoner or Monster with the Resurrect Ability. 🤣

!LUV

!CTP

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I did it twice before I realized that the presence of 0 or 1 mana card is just wasting that resurrect ability of Chanseus.

!hivebits

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That's unless the Battle has an Equalizer rule where the Furious Chicken or other Monsters with zero or one Mana requirement will easily get high Health. 😆🤓 !PGM !CTP

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Well, that's a different case. Still, I prefer cards with stronger shields.

!CTP

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Do you mean Armor instead of Shield? 🤔 Armor protects against Melee and Ranged damage where the amount protected depends on the amount of Armor, while Shield is a Monster Ability that reduces Melee and Ranged damage by 50% rounded down. 🤓 !PIZZA

Even if you mean stronger Armor, there will always come a time when you would still use Furious Chicken or other Cards that cost zero or one Mana because of the low Mana cap. 😏 !CTP

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I got confused there. Don't add it to the Mind Problem family. 😆

!LOLZ

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It's you who keeps adding to your Mind Problem family. 😆 !LUV !CTP

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🤦🤣 I am hesitant to make a reply for I might add another member. 😂

🦈💲😆

!CTP

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It's okay if you hesitate to reply to this particular conversation, since we are talking under another user's post. 😂 !CTP

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You might immediately pick the Epic Earth Monster Grund on Battles with the Lost Magic Rule and the Earth Splinter is allowed. 🤔😏

!PGM !LUV

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Those are awesome numbers and you are getting to your desired targets :) Congratulations! And I love that you also made engagement goals.

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Thanks! Yep, I'm doing the best on my engagement goals. :)

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You definitely are and so as your other goals so congrats again :)

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Thanks! But those still need more work to be where they need to be.

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Yes, continuing process to work on them until you get your desired numbers. And after getting them, setting new ones.

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You activities fit with your profile description

Believer in revolutionary applications of blockchain technology, and cryptocurrencies value as a consequence.

Keep going!

!ALIVE
!LUV

I am bit surprised, for not seeing #listnerds in this post!

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I am bit surprised, for not seeing #listnerds in this post!

I add it every once in a while as a "special mention". But no, I don't have a goal set for Listnerds for 2022. Just as I don't have LEO in here, and yet I keep accumulating. And other tokens as well.

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Your goals are looking good. I am sure you will get caught up with Hive soon.

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Soon is very unlikely. But maybe I'll manage to somehow accomplish it by the year-end.

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Fantastic work! Hard not to get excited adding to your stack with the current fear at the moment, it will be worth so much more when we go back to a bull market.

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Thanks! Being consistent through the bear market and not getting demoralized by red days is very important in the long term.

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Consistency is very important! Thanks for the tip! :)

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