Is the declining value of DEC a problem for Splinterlands? by methodofmad

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hive-13323 · @methodofmad · Apr 7 '22

$1.83

Is the declining value of DEC a problem for Splinterlands?

**I will pose the question and I hope you have the answers. Feel free to add your two cents in the comments.**

Speaking of two cents, remember when DEC (Dark Energy Crystals) were Two-Tenths of a cent? That was a few days ago. Remember when DEC was Three-Tenths of a cent? That was a few weeks ago. 

Now DEC is hovering at 0.0016. That's almost a 50% decline in value in the last two weeks!
![image.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmWisZo6m3uP7gZHUYR7b83xsGjQKzCVDmmGbjxaC8GBHU/image.png)

@achim03 offered some suggestions in this article https://ecency.com/hive-13323/@achim03/sbbopxau#@jfang003/re-achim03-2guabx

I thought the market would have absorbed the UniSwap influx, but DEC continues to dip. As Mike Tyson said, Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the nose. DEC is lobbing some shots at me right now. But at least SPS is starting to trend up.
![image.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmYRWei7H6BQfwGL6kcWK2Ma4PtQUqTsWsaDSZTJr2rW4i/image.png)
If DEC drops to 0.001, will people start burning excess cards? Does that reduce card inventory, which then increases card prices?

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@achim03 · Apr 7 '22

$0.08

Thanks for the mention. After listening to the last AMA, I believe that DEC won't really go up. The team want's to focus to bring value to SPS so I see more potential growth there.

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@methodofmad · Apr 7 '22

$0.29

Thanks for the insight. I guess it will level off at 0.001.

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@globalwarming · Apr 8 '22

$0.03

I don't fully understand the complexities of crypto gaming or tokens and stable coins, but I do find it fascinating and I'm in for the long haul. We'll see where this all takes us. Hopefully, good places. Sharing this on Splinterlands Digest Twitter.

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@methodofmad · Apr 9 '22

$0.24

Thank you for sharing. I am in it for the long haul also. I think the game will continue to evolve and improve. I am focusing on stacking SPS instead of DEC at this time.

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@lucky-elephant · Apr 14 '22

$0.04

Sorry, saw this post late. I’m not sure if the burning of excess cards would push the price of DEC up. If there are too many level 1 cards available when I go to rent mine, then the value I can rent it for is only 100 DEC. But I have been thinking lately a good strategy might be to buy more level 1 cards if various monsters and combine them to level up the card. I think this would serve two purposes. One, reduce the amount of cards available for that level; and two, make the new upleveled card receive a higher rental income. 

I am also in for the long haul and anticipate more folks coming into Hive to play Splinterlands. Unfortunately, I don’t have much time to play to earn DEC, so I just rent my small deck out. Also, as you have seen on my Chaos opening posts, I’m building that part of the deck and renting what I can. I couldn’t upvote so I’ll send a tip. Thanks for the post!

👍 methodofmad

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@methodofmad · Apr 14 '22

I buy the level 1 cards and level up. It's a good strategy for renting and it does reduce the number of cards. I use Peakmonsters for the bidding. That way I can put the bid low and only buy the cards when the market dips. It's a slow process on the small cards, but it is effective. Thanks for the response and the tip!

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