Having to buy Time Crystals is a new shock, where am I going to find the DEC to buy them, just so I can start earning with my Land?
You don't. Do it the hard way and let the monsters clear your lands slowly. The eventual fee will be Grain, but if you are patient by the time the first Grain fee is due, the market for that commodity will have slumped and it won't cost a lot to finish off the work.
TC's are for the impatient, like me.
The DEC staking has been known about for some time. With 3 lands, you only 15 monsters total and if not maxxed then the staking cost won't be as high as you would imagine.
lvl 6 GF Rares
These might be good on your lands. Rentals will also be increasing as many peeps are pulling their rents (I have). Less supply, more demand, so make use of that opportunity.
SPL need new blood and with new user experience sucks I have to admit. The game is stressful to play, due to time limitations of submitting teams and increasing it will only fuel BOT algorithms which can compute faster than our brains.
Something needs to be put in place to fool AI, only then will the players come back, the ones who want a 'proper game'.
Thanks for adding a little perspective.
I would like TC for at least one of my lands to get it going, so going to work on that, but it has already wiped out the DEC I was collecting for staking,
I have modest income streams to top my DEC up, but that will be faster than trying to clear the land manually.
I can then use the Grain from this one Plot to hopefully supply the other two.