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hello,

i have two questions,
I dont play much pvp but when i noticed that in this event all your characters became level 270 i wanted to give it a try. But then i noticed that the pvp was almost over already, only 2 and a half hours left when i joined. At first i thought this was a big disadvantage, but then i noticed there were less than 1000 players in the slice, so it was much easier to get a higher ranking. In the end i became #37 with only 228 points. So i was wondering, is this just lucky once? or can this be used more often on purpose, to not join the event at all until 2 hours before it ends?

And the other question, with 2 minutes left i started a battle, but i finished it after the event did end. Did those points still count?
http://i.imgur.com/L5adJ92.png

stochasticism

Frasaria wrote:

hello,

i have two questions,
I dont play much pvp but when i noticed that in this event all your characters became level 270 i wanted to give it a try. But then i noticed that the pvp was almost over already, only 2 and a half hours left when i joined. At first i thought this was a big disadvantage, but then i noticed there were less than 1000 players in the slice, so it was much easier to get a higher ranking. In the end i became #37 with only 228 points. So i was wondering, is this just lucky once? or can this be used more often on purpose, to not join the event at all until 2 hours before it ends?

This is called Bracket sniping (not to be confused with sniping on shield hops). It is a strategy lots of people use but is very luck based. You got lucky here but more often than not you'll be #463 in a bracket. Try it a few times and see how it works for you.

And the other question, with 2 minutes left i started a battle, but i finished it after the event did end. Did those points still count?
http://i.imgur.com/L5adJ92.png

No, they do not. Only fights that end while the event is in progress count towards your event score (and season score if it is a season event).

BlackSheep101

That can work to your advantage, too. If you're playing a match at the very end of the event and know you'll lose, you can wait until the event finishes to retreat so you don't lose points.