First off I want to lay down a little background info, you see a few weeks ago I almost quit Splinterlands, I am so glad I didn't! I think I was a bit disillusioned when I started playing. Having played Magic the Gathering for years I think I was expecting an experience comparable to Magic Online. I couldn't have been more wrong. I quickly became frustrated and with the BOT play exploding at the time I was getting pounded and winning a match seemed impossible. With no way to increase my collection power beyond spending a ton of money I basically gave up.
THEN the rental system came out! I moved some HIVE into the game and got some DEC to use for card rentals, in no time I was climbing through the ranks and finished that season at GOLD II. Wow, now to figure out if I am actually making back my rental investment?! Well after the daily quest and the seasonal rewards I was definitely ahead of the game so to speak. So this season I kept renting better cards as I progressed. The end result? I finished at CHAMPION III (hit the brick wall again there) and after some great quest rewards these 2 weeks I got to open today 80 Seasonal Reward Chests!!! Was it worth it? Well see for yourself!
I've broken down the total value of everything below using DEC/HIVE prices at the time of writing this post.
| RARITY | ITEM | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Legendary Potions x14 | $2.79 |
| N/A | Alchemy Potions x13 | $2.74 |
| N/A | DEC = 2101 | $10.49 |
| RARE | Gloridax Soldier x1 $0.62 ea | $0.62 |
| EPIC | Torhilo the Frozen x1 $5.33 ea | $5.33 |
| COMMON | Phantasm x1 $0.20 ea | $0.20 |
| COMMON | Chain Spinner x4 $0.17 ea | $0.68 |
| COMMON | Ant Miners x4 $.33 ea | $1.32 |
| COMMON | Demented Shark x4 $0.24 ea | $0.96 |
| EPIC | Evangelist x1 $2.44 ea | $2.44 |
| COMMON | Harvester x2 $0.22 ea | $0.44 |
| COMMON | Charlok the Minotaur x2 $0.24 ea | $0.48 |
| COMMON | Nightmare x2 $0.30 ea | $0.60 |
| RARE | Silvershield Sheriff x2 $.067 ea | $1.34 |
| EPIC | Axemaster x1 $7.32 ea | $7.32 |
| COMMON | Sand Worm x2 $0.83 ea | $1.66 |
| RARE | Temple Priest x1 $0.52 ea | $0.52 |
| LEGENDARY | Robo-Dragon Knight x1 $36.00 ea | $36.00 |
| RARE | Captains Ghost x1 $0.99 ea | $0.99 |
| RARE | Dark Ferryman x1 $0.75 ea | $0.75 |
| !!!!!! | TOTAL VALUE OF ALL CHESTS | $76.11!!! |
I spent approximately $35.00 on the cards I rented so just the season rewards paid for the rentals AND gave a tidy profit. I didn't track the daily quest rewards but to my best guestimate, they came in at about $30-35 dollars. That makes for a little over $100.00 for a two-week period playing Splinterlands!!!
So ask me now if I am still thinking about quitting?! I don't think so!!!
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