Land Surfing Instead of Renting Plots * My Hive Goals (Week 28, 2023)

This is a short sum-up table with the state of my goals in easier TLDR form. The table has only some information, so if you want details, they can be found in the post.

Current State/Other Selection Criterion	Goals Matching the Criterion
Ongoing	5 (HP + HBD Savings, LEO Staked, Comments Made, DEC Saved 2 - Stage 2, Cards for Staking on Land - Stage 2)
Completed Main Goals	0
Completed Goals	3 (DEC-B Saved, DEC Saving 2 - Stage 1, Cards for Staking on Land - Stage 1)
Main goals	3 (HP + HBD Savings, LEO Staked, Comments Made)
Goals	2 (Cards for Staking on Land, DEC Saved 2)
New Goals	2 (Cards for Staking on Land, DEC Saved 2)
Increased Goals	3 (HBD target for HP+HBD Main Goal - twice, DEC-B Saved)
Decreased Goals	2 (Comments Made, Cards for Staking on Land - Stage 1)

I include a link to the initial goal-setting post for 2023, for reference, if needed.

Yesterday, I had a better understanding of what Land Surfing should be for Land, thanks to Bulldog's post. Basically, I see it as a reinterpretation of renting for land, since that part would have run into some technical difficulties to be developed like we know renting for cards.

Looks like Land 1.5 will come first (probably at the beginning of August, said Bulldog, and it makes sense), and a few weeks later Land Surfing will be added too.

It seems like only a small percentage of all plots will have enough DEC and cards to be worked on when Land 1.5 arrives. This means two things:

• Land SPS rewards will be split among fewer players, at least for a while, so they are expected to be higher for those receiving them.
• Land Surfing is meant to normalize this situation to some extent, as more players who don't own land come in with their own DEC and cards and participate in working the land that is not worked by the owner (land owner receives some of the rewards).

How does that affect my Splinterlands Land focus? Well, it brings some clarity, and that's always good from the point of view of managing goals.

Looks like I'll have to plan to clear all my plots relatively soon. It will be great if other players will start working on my unused plots while I grow my DEC and have the necessary cards to work them myself. Obviously, if I receive part of the rewards, otherwise, what's in it for me as an owner?

As mentioned in one of the previous posts, I won't pay to unlock soulbound reward cards for land, so I already replaced the 2 soulbound cards I planned to add on land from the start with 2 tradable cards. I also picked a couple of new cards that I'll use (and others will come).

Let's see what changed since last week regarding my Hive goals.

HIVE Power (HP) + HBD in Savings Main Goal

My staked HIVE reached 32,151 HP this week, and I already have the liquid HIVE for the next HPUD; but the one in September will be more complicated, I believe. My savings remained constant at 203 HBD this week, even though I added more liquid HBD from author rewards.

Here's what the evolution of the HP+HBD goal looks like (nice jump on the HBD target due to the HIVE price increase):

^{I'll need to have one of the targets (HBD or HIVE) reached to consider this goal completed.}

^{If a target becomes too easy, I may increase the target, but not forever. Just like the market can play against your targets, they can play in their favor too.}

LEO Staked Main Goal

I staked 200 LEO on LPUD last week and reached 16,270 LP.

Started to keep a small amount of liquid LEO for a while now, in case it pumps hard without warning. Not that I'm expecting it in the next period, but that's the point. It happens when you don't expect it.

Splinterlands Land Expansion Main Focus

Land expansion's main focus extends throughout 2023. Unless I change the strategy, it will be the only main focus / main goal for Splinterlands in 2023. But there will be several 1-3 months goals.

First Land-Related Goal: DEC/DEC-B Saved - Completed

This goal is COMPLETED.

Deadline (passed): When DEC-B offer runs out, either because all were sold out or because the time limit was reached (April 9th).

Target to consider the goal completed: 1.5 mil. DEC-B saved. Done!

DEC Saved 2 Goal - Stage 1 Completed

[COMPLETED] Deadline stage 1: June
Deadline stage 2: August
Deadline stage 3: End of 2023?

Target to consider the goal completed:

• stage 1: 1.2m DEC (COMPLETED)
• stage 2: 2.2 DEC (1m additional DEC)
• stage 3: 5 DEC (2.8m additional DEC)

Current situation: 1.2m DEC (liquid) and 71k DEC x 2 = 142k DEC in SPS:DEC diesel pool.

New Land-Related Goal: Cards for Staking on Land Stage 1 Completed

^{The purpose of this goal is to build the amount of high PP cards I need for staking on my tract.}

^{We will need to fill 5 slots per plot with staked cards, without requiring summoners (that doesn't mean they can't be used as regular cards).}

So, what are the details of this goal?

Deadline:

• [COMPLETED] Stage 1: June 2023
• stage 1.5: August
• stage 2: End of 2023 (this will be a new goal)

The total number of maxed-level* cards needed for staking on land: 500 (5 x 100).

• stage 1: need 120 cards for land by the deadline (decreased from 220) COMPLETED
  • stretch goal: have optimized cards for 24 plots COMPLETED
• stage 1.5: need 220 cards for land by the deadline
• stage 2: have 500 cards for land
  • stretch goal: have optimized cards for 44 plots

(*) any card with at least 1000 PP suitable for the terrain types I own will do (better for better plots); doesn't have to be maxed

Current situation total: 129 / 500 (25.8%)

Current situation stage 2: 9 / 100

Time remaining until Stage 2 deadline: max 3 weeks

Note: I already replaced the 2 soulbound reward cards I had planned to use on land and will have to fill all the remaining spots with tradable cards only.

Comments Made

Original goal: 18k, REDUCED to 17k, by the end of 2023.

I started this week with a total of 14625 comments made.

Ended the week with 14698 comments made, which brings the number of my comments this week to 73. In a downtrend the last 5 weeks, and now below the average... I keep saying I need to be more active on Threads to reverse the trend! At some point, I'll actually have to do it, despite not really feeling like it during these hot days.

I now need an average of 96 comments weekly to reach the goal of 17k.

Weekly Buy - LGN

I like the passive component of certain dividend tokens on Hive-Engine. Generally, I don't invest a lot in HE tokens (with the exception of Splinterlands tokens and LEO, so far), but I do round up my holdings in certain areas.

LGN is one such dividend token that pays HIVE and, since they stopped the airdrop to BRO token holders, the way to get more is to buy them (there are added as rewards in some diesel pools).

Today I added a few more. My target is probably 100 of them, just like for BRO. Up to 500 USD together (when not pumping).