Hey @beeyou
I was on the phone and so it was tough to spy the attendees - glad you made it.
Thanks for the kind words of support, I appreciate them. It does seem we can't escape from greed paying the most, I don't have a solution to this :(
I remember you saying something like SM being a better place to earn STEEM than via content, I guess that's not changed in your mind?
Have a nice Christmas if I don't see you before 😊🌷
It really does depend on the support system a user has on here. I have the same group of supporters on my posts. If Matt (yabapmatt) doesn't come across my post or one day chooses not to show community support my way...then I would be lucky to break the $1 mark..which is equivalent to 3 STEEM. Spending an hour and half (plus) trying to write a post when I really don't have anything to contribute is not worth it.
I enjoy being able to unwind after a work day with some light SM gaming before going to bed. Blogging/writing requires some time for me and time is in short supply these days.
Here is my 'earnings' with about 30-45 minutes of Steem Monsters gameplay, which I actually do enjoy.
Current market says the cards I won is valued at $6.52 USD, or roughly 28 STEEM.
Writing a post would earn me $1 STU (is that what it's called?), maybe $5 STU if Matt comes across it. That is roughly 3-22 STEEM/SP, plus the extra hours spent writing.
I know I won't get gold cards all the time and the market price is not the cash-out price, but considering the time investment, I would rather spend it with Steem Monsters!
Edited: Have a happy holiday to you as well!! :)
I don't have any of these cards, are you playing a different game?!
You are right about support system, I found it was possible to make your way into those with content, but mostly stake.
They're the new reward cards being given out on the daily quests as a rewards of sort for playing the game. The number of cards you receive is based on the league you're currently placed in. The new reward system does require players to now have a good balance of splinters in order to earn with the daily quests. I'm really impressed with how the SM team come up with ways to combat game abuse and trying to build a game that is enjoyable for everyone, from the smallest to the biggest investors.
Link:
https://steemit.com/steemmonsters/@steemmonsters/new-reward-edition-cards
The current season and daily quest rewards are these cards, instead of the booster packs, which are now only available for sale.
These rewards cards are limited edition, although the devs haven't yet decided total numbers.
Some fascinating new abilities, like silence and life leech. These cards aren't for sale except individually on the market.
You have to win them or buy them from somebody who won them.
I pulled a gold Daria a couple of days ago.
#scratchtheitch #dopamineallmine
I have been buying a few decks of cards here and there from Steem Monsters, and they have given me about 50 Steem in a discount for the purchase. Right now that is the only way I know how to buy steem, I have still not bothered with the how to buy/withdraw part of steem and cryptocurrencies in general. If for the coin steem to survive it needs for the content producers to go away, what would make steem any different than bitcoin or any of the other coins.
I'm not to sure that sending content only steemians away or having them decline payout is the way for steem to recover. Seems like the first initial big crash was all bitcoin value related, then in an attempt to get stabilize and save money, like any good democratic or socialist government they took from the poor to save the rich (RC).
I don't think the idea is for content producers to go away, just that the rewarded posts should add value to the token. Hmmm.
RCs took out a lot of spam, bit brutal for some new recruits which I hope were sorted out.
I think that is where the problem lays. Value to one person is entirely different to another person. The old beauty problem, it is in the eyes of the beholder, or this case token giver. The people that vote through a curation trail really have no clue in many case what is being voted on.
Look at this post of yours, how many people found it of value, how many despite payout refusal voted (266). yes some are bote vote trails trying to pick up a penny on curation, point is it added value to the toke in the eyes of many people.
What type of content "adds" value to the token? How do we decide as a people if it added value to the token? If I were to remove all the vote trail votes from my content then total payout on anything that I have posted would be about $0.050 at most, that is how few real I came, I looked, I read, I valued your post votes I would get, and maybe 1 comment.
Is the only content that adds value to the token that content which an advertiser would find appealing?