Temporary Stabilization at the Lower End of the Range * My Hive Goals (Week 34, 2023)

This is a short sum-up table with the state of my goals in easier TLDR form. The table has only a general overview, with details expanded 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.

After last week's sudden drop, the market continued to do this week what I didn't really want to: stabilize at the lower end of the range (for bitcoin).

While a longer period with depressed prices allows for easier accumulation in time, for the market sentiment and for the solvency of crypto businesses, the longer this goes, the worse it becomes.

In the context, and with no immediate relief in sight (unless a spot bitcoin ETF is approved in a few days - unlikely), it is easier for people to overreact even for smaller things in the grander scheme of things, as the attempt from witnesses to lower the APR on HBD in savings kind of proved. And we are talking here about both camps, defenders of the APR, and those who would want it lowered. And maybe a 3rd category, who thinks it's not such a big deal either way but gets caught in the crossfire.

But regardless of what markets do, we should keep focusing on our priorities.

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

HIVE Power (HP) + HBD in Savings Main Goal

My staked HIVE reached 33,315 HP this week. I am still on course with my daily powerups for the PUM badge this month (only 3 days left). My HBD savings remained at 100 HBD, as I continued to keep some liquid HBD (and use a little to buy HIVE).

Here's what the evolution of the HP+HBD goal looks like (unless we'll have some price recovery by the end of the year, chances are to miss this goal):

Here's where I'd add some information regarding the amount of HBD/HIVE per week I'd need until the end of the year, but given the recent evolution listing this makes absolutely no sense.

LEO Staked Main Goal

I staked 230 LEO this week - around 74 LEO purchased - and reached 18,650 LP. My powerup from this week are way more than the average needed per week, but I wouldn't mind if I cleared this goal a little quicker.

I currently need to stake 214 LEO weekly (down from 215 last week) to reach the target by the year-end.

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 97k DEC x 2 = 194k 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: 139 / 500 (27.8%)

Current situation stage 2: 21 / 100

Time remaining until Stage 2 deadline: max 2 weeks?

Note: Taking my time. Practically, if I'm a little bit behind my DEC saving goal, I'm ok with this goal. For max-level cards, my DEC could currently support 136 cards at full production capacity, so I'm quite ok with this goal progress, even if it doesn't respect the original deadlines.

Note 2: I still need to take my land cards that are not from my playing deck off the rental market, but that's the last thing I'll do, a few days before Land drops publicly.

Comments Made

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

I started this week with a total of 16202 comments made.

Ended the week with 16332 comments made, which brings the number of my comments during this week to 130, which is above my needed weekly average (increased interest generated by the APR in savings debate helped boost this number).

I now need an average of 93 comments weekly to reach the goal of 17k.

Weekly Buy - LEO

I continued with my weekly 10 HIVE worth of LEO purchases. I'll keep doing that until I believe I am out of the woods with my LEO Power yearly main goal or until the price of LEO pumps and it doesn't make sense to buy anymore.