What is it like to play blockchain games on a fixed income?
Good afternoon everyone I hope you are having an amazing day and you are winning all your battles and crushing you daily rewards. In this post I wanted to tackle what it is like to love gaming and blockchain gaming but not being able to start some games due to being disabled and on a fixed income due to social security. I am posting in the splinterlands channel as I have grown to love the game and I do understand if you want to earn you have to invest. But for some people they are on a fixed income and may not have the money to invest. I love that you only need to be in bronze 2 and you can start earning but even then the earnings are very small. And I do not think you should be able to earn a ton of money just paying for the spell book. However as a person on a fixed income my grind is a much longer one then maybe others. And I know some will say if you can not afford to invest perhaps blockchain gaming is not for you. But to that I say isn't blockchain in itself to buck the norms of traditional finance. And shouldn't everyone have the opportunity to play what they like and earn a little back for their time spent.
Now thankfully there are games that are F2P but they are extremely grindy but at least you might be able to take those earnings and put them into a different game that you prefer. And the splinterlands community is simply amazing and their are streamers out there like @clove71 and others far to many to list she is just at the top of most folks list for people who give back to their viewers every stream. There are also discords that run contests giving various splinterlands assets away. And of course I am sitting here blogging to you and if I am lucky enough to get some upvotes I can earn a small amount of hive to reinvest into the game.
So more then anything I would like to say to the folks out there that may be in a similar situation as me that there are opportunities out there to earn and grow your collections. And even thought it might seem like a huge mountain to climb that with some effort and time we can get to our goals. It may take us longer then others but we must remember that everyone in crypto and blockchain gaming are very early. And with some smart moves and some luck perhaps our assets whichever game or blockchain they are on will grow. So to all of those who have stuck around and viewed this post in its entirety thank you and I hope you are doing well.
The thumbnail was made with canva.com and the splinterlands logo was downloaded from bithub.com.
You are doing with and improving on your post. Just a bit more and it will be perfect! Also, I am sorry about your situation but I am pretty sure with hard work, we can overcome anything, and definitely, disability is not a hindrance to be happy and to be able to earn, we just have to find ways and eventually an opportunity will come knocking at our door, this might be yours so keep doing great things!
Thanks brother. I wasn't sure if I wanted to talk about being disabled or not but I was hoping to get other people in a similar situation to perhaps speak up. I hope the post gets some traction that way people can see even if you have obstacles or hurdles you can overcome them.
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Great thumbnail! I would recommend looking into Gods Unchained in addition to Splinterlands. It is F2P and has recently become much more profitable than before. Best of luck with everything!
I already play Gods Unchained lol. I did very well with the $IMX token drop and I am looking forward to when you can earn $GODS outside of the current event that they are running.
Hey buddy loved hearing your story you are to going be great here keep on posting and you will have a great time here.
Thank bud. I am just getting my footing here but so far so good and I really love the support.
Awesome post @squirrelacus ! I grew up and lived most of my life on a fixed income due to my parents separation. I'm still not where I want to be but getting into crypto back in 2017 has changed my life and has given me the opportunity to invest what I consider a very large amount into Splinterlands.
This has allowed me to start streaming and doing these awesome giveaways for those of you who are on a fixed income because I have been there. It's definitely more of a grind with less income but keep up the great work!
Yea I feel like crypto has the ability to change lives. And keep in mind we are here playing a game so that is exciting too. Also I try and keep in mind that we are all still really early in this game so there is time. I appreciate folks like you who do giveaways it helps more then you can ever know. And you giving back is what makes splinterlands great. It shows that if we build each other up as a collective we can grow and prosper.
Exactly this! Much love @squirrelacus
That's right - you have great points here - patience is key! And yes, having a disability can be a challenge to overcome - but it is often the source of some incredible ingenuity and pushes people to try a NEW way of overcoming those challenges (speaking from experience here!!!) hehee
thanks for sharing part of your journey on PYPT! i hope i get to follow along hehehe
Yes I really had an amazing time today in PYPT and loved every minute of it. I usually do not speak in discord unless it is during a game and I am yelling at the healer in the group to heal me lol. Thank you so much for being so inviting and I will definitely be around PYPT. By the way what time does that usually kick off on Thursdays?
BAHAHAHAHAHAAH i can hear you yelling "helpppppppp healer!!!!!!! help!!!" hahahahahahahahahahahaha
I'd love to see you back!!! That group becomes so much of a family - I really love that time on Thursdays hehehe
It usually kicks off 9am PST :) see you next week!! :)
I am glad you joined us in PYPT this week! It was nice 'meeting' you, and I wish you well with your gaming and blogging on the Hive blockchain! 😃
Thank you I really enjoyed PYPT. And I like everyone in the community. So I certainly plan to make it each Thursday to hang out with you folks. And to catch up with you all in the discord when it is not a Thursday lol.