Problem with gauntlet start time

Renaldoo
Renaldoo Posts: 114
edited February 2015 in MPQ General Discussion
Why no shards for gauntlet start time? Only those who can start the instant the event opens have a shot at top 10. If you don't want to give out too many packs, just do like top 2 for each shard instead of 10 for the entire community.

Or perhaps I am not understanding how the top rewards work? Hopefully I am missing something, but this seems like a very unfair way to begin an event who's top rewards make it effectively a race.

Comments

  • JamieMadrox
    JamieMadrox Posts: 1,798 Chairperson of the Boards
    You don't get put in a bracket until you start the event and the t10 rewards are for bracket placement, not overall placement.
  • EstherC
    EstherC Posts: 90 Match Maker
    yes, but how would you know if the bracket you get slotted into when you do start the event hasnt already had a headstart ahead of you..
    The only way you get a shot at t10 is if you are at the start line when the gun goes off.not later than that; its all luck unless theres a ticker on fresh brackets opening
  • GuntherBlobel
    GuntherBlobel Posts: 987 Critical Contributor
    Tiny bracket sizes would a better solution, since similar start times are more important than end times for such a competition. But honestly, I don't think it's worth fretting over.
  • mmrosek
    mmrosek Posts: 40
    I like the speedrun aspect and had fun giving it a go, but didn't make top 10 (thankfully the start time worked well for me). I think it would be interesting to do away with the competition aspect of the speedrun and make it an achievable award. Something like a 12 minute match clock that counts down during each match, or even a "start speedrun" button. If you beat the target time, you get the reward. I'd like that even without a 10-pack. Never gonna happen, but fun to dream.

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