Yea honestly I am probably closer to 20% apr haha generating a couple thousand coins a day

How many coins do you need to have to be generating a couple thousand coins a day? Is it sufficient to keep the wallet open to start staking?
x=2000*365/0.2=3 650 000 DOPE
I try to keep my wallet open and staking 24/7. Ecrypt and unlock it for staking only.
Correct, it should be around 3.5 million.
You have to keep wallet running and unlocked for staking to get rewards.