Ahhh.. you just like that didn’t you :).
Okay let’s expand the skill part of it via the Splinterlands game. It is largely true for any games.
I will be specific so that it’s tangible and since you play the game too for a few months now you will understand easily.
When I first have my max deck, I felt excited. Now there is no barrier I thought. I have everything the top players have! Right? No, wrong :) I didn’t have the necessary skills.
Mind you, I am an above average player and I have beaten most top players at least once :). But that is not enough. I saw season after season, with my max deck and full concentration, I typically finish the season ranking between 60-80. (There were some outliers)Such narrow range! Why? Because you can’t hide your skills in a game if you play long enough. When there is no barrier on cards and in the upper echelons player base is constant… the only variable is your skills. My skill suggests that I rank between 60-80. To change that I must to something dramatic. I have reached the plateau I thought.
At that point I decided to delegate my deck. Playing the same deck, now that delegated account ranks in top 20 every season. That’s the difference in skill. There is no magic. My win rate is 55% on average, my player’s win rate is 70% on average. You might say, wow 15% win rate to gain last 40 ranks!! Yes, Taraz that’s true! I think that’s true in life too in the real world. Don’t you think?
Exactly, and this is reflected in pretty much every game, sport and field anywhere. The difference in skill might be minimal, but the outcomes on average are very different. There is a reason (once upon a time) that Tiger Woods or Jordan were paid so much and so highly rated - they are consistent.
With Splinterlands, you can beat a top player 30% of the time, but your jockey can do it 80% of the time, with the same resources. It only makes sense to outsource the job :)
True, and it is immensely satisfying for the both of us. I feel that I am doing something better and getting paid for it at the same time. For her it is total financial freedom.
This is the change in incentive that is needed.