Can you feel the chill?. Even if people are not barking it out they are planning. Everyone is currently strategizing, both the Top and the New players, for the ongoing Chaos of Legion presale, running for the next 3 weeks up until November 24th.
When I think about CL Presale and what it holds, it feels like I'm a military personnel about to deploy armies, warheads (and whatever they really deploy). I know there's so much at stake, but unfortunately, just like everyone, I don't know what's exactly is at stake.
Should I BUY IN or NOT, if yes HOW should I buy in?.
This is the question in every Splinterlands Gamer's mind, and if there is a HOW?, Well that leaves everyone to decide which path they wish to follow, after all, the last I remember of this saying was; The Military Guy who succeeds is not necessarily the one that follows the straightest of paths. Yeah, it's a maxim, that I read somewhere.
Now, Let's talk about the many pathways I could envisage for the Chaos of Legion presale;
PathWay 1;
People who invested hugely in SPS, while it was very cheap, and who have been airdropping them since the Airdrop Event announced by Splinterlands began 88 days ago. They have a high collection power, and this makes it all the more easier to drop high amounts of SPS daily. [High amounts] can be interpreted as (Anywhere from 50 - 1000).
Conclusion;
They have enough to stake and, therefore, collect reasonable vouchers daily. They could end up with 500 packs or more than 1000 packs. Estimating is hard without base factual figures, so bear with me.
PathWay 2;
Closely similar to the above path, these people already are with a substantial amount of in-game SPS, but they are actually aiming for more packs than their SPS can allow. For whatever reason, either because their collection power has reduced recently and allows them less SPS that cannot amount to much (by their estimation of course) OR they are truly whales by heart and JUST WANT MORE! xD.
In this path, they can do one of two things, Either by spending Hive tokens to purchase SPS directly, OR to purchase VOUCHERS directly. Which pays better?
Let's work the calculations;
If you decide on SPS, to airdrop 1 Voucher in 30 Days = You need about 200 SPS,
Buy Approx 4250 SPS, Stake them, Get 1 Voucher Everyday,
Get approx 24 Vouchers by the end of Presale,
One SPS Cost 0.64 Hive right now(25th,Oct,2021)
SO You spend 4250 * 0.64 = Approx 2720 Hive Tokens
Note: The presale officially ends on November 24 but you can only airdrop Vouchers using SPS until 7 days before the ending date, i.e on November 17
Note: If you want to calculate how many Hive you need to purchase SPS, for your desired voucher amount, You can use this great tool by 
And if you decide with Vouchers,
Simply Purchase them on Leodex, Hive-Engine, or TribalDex
One Voucher = Costs Approx 24 Hive Tokens
By Purchasing 24 Vouchers, You spend, 24 * 24 = 576 Hive Tokens
So, say you want to get the additional 7 Vouchers. i.e, 31 * 24 = 744 Hive Tokens
As you can see, the VOUCHER route is hugely less expensive, BUT, it is can be considered a ripped-off path (You spend Vouchers and you Have no SPS). As always, choose your path!
PathWay 3;
Say you want to play it safe, after all, who knows how long before Chaos of Legion becomes a big part of Splinterlands and becomes rewarding? You can rather secure your prize by pumping funds into Hive liquidity pools Specifically DEC Tokens) to double your SPS drops.
Why should you do this? Well, You can either Improve your In-game Collection Power or Stake DEC In liquidity Pools. While Improving in-game assets requires strategy and patience, pumping more funds in Hive Liquidity Pools is a very straightforward process that can be achieved in a single day.
Conclusion;
Depending on your funds Staked, you can get anywhere from 10 SPS dropped Daily to more than 100, and therefore, qualify for a substantial amount of vouchers Daily. Using the calculations above. About 1 Voucher for 100 SPS airdropped daily. This process is very safe (exempting risks associated with Liquidity Pools) as you qualify for Vouchers AND You get to keep your funds at the end of the day.
To learn more about Hive Liquidity Pools, Read my previous post; Hive Liquidity Pools: What are they and how to Earn from it
PathWay 4;
Note: Up till now, the investments for CL presale I have been referring to are coming from inside of hive(assets, resources, liquid hive, and tokens).
Lastly are people that are just gonna invest money immediately from outside of HIVE and directly purchase VOUCHERS. They would need to invest way more than their counterparts to receive similar amounts and returns since they do NOT have pre-existing resources in Hive. This could be anywhere from just 50 Hive to more than 1000 Hive, who knows higher? who cares though? xD.
So for those that are just going for 1 voucher (to qualify for the CL presale benefits), would be fitting the costs from their real-world pockets since hive/splinterlands is not yet profitable for them, And those rich dudes that wanna get in hard on the next wave of Milk & Honey (Many sees this to be the Chaos of Legion packs release) would also be investing huge amounts during this period. In this scenario, both are Winning!
Pathway 5;
Certainly, I must also make mention of those that have weighed their options, resources, charts, intuitions, guts, etc, and Alas have decided that they would wait till after CL presale has ended and would then go for as many packs as they desire. For whatever reason, the promised benefits by buying during the CL presale do not seem to sway them!.
Regardless of which Pathway you eventually take, I wanna say this - Thinking in this very moment, realizing what you have achieved up till now, YOU ARE WINNING, WE ALL ARE.
As humans we are wired to the extremes; be ecstatic one second and then be a lowly mutt the next xD. The first day you entered splinterlands, you were probably psyched and now you are just so-so, definitely not with electric bubbles like when you first joined.
The fact that you are reading this right now, either from the leofinance, hive, or peaked frontends, Do you know how lucky you are to be among the first crusaders on the HIVE blockchain, I GUESS NOT. Rethink this state and discover the fire Anew!
Stop acting like a crazed human with oversized mental capacity and start being content for what you have and can manage.
PS: Those words of encouragement were mostly meant for me, but somewhere amongst them, I hope you can find one that would be equally meaningful to you
Thanks for reading as always, and if you found this helpful, Please leave a like and reblog.
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