The Ladder wrote: Depends on your luck in terms of the bracket you fall into. If you get into a bracket with next to no-one in, it should be a relative cruise to the top prizes. I late joined one a few weeks ago, and must have been one of the last to fill a 500. Dannyshan was well out in front, think I ground up to top 15 but it was a hard slog! On the plus side, you don't really need to waste HP on shields with the late join method.
IceIX wrote: From looking at historicals, most of the Tournaments end up seeing this and it almost never works out for those involved. We tend to get about 65% of our users joining in the first 24 hours of any Tourney/Event, ~15-25% for the next bit, then the rest joining with less than 8 hours left, with most of *those* concentrated in the last couple hours. So statistically, you're likely to run right into that last minute rush of players and end up with a full bracket of players that are doing the same thing you are.
TheUnwiseOne wrote: The Ladder wrote: Depends on your luck in terms of the bracket you fall into. If you get into a bracket with next to no-one in, it should be a relative cruise to the top prizes. I late joined one a few weeks ago, and must have been one of the last to fill a 500. Dannyshan was well out in front, think I ground up to top 15 but it was a hard slog! On the plus side, you don't really need to waste HP on shields with the late join method. Think i will give it a go tonight just to see what happens. How late did you join? Is an hour pushing it, maybe go for 2 hours?
Unity wrote: I asked this in the brotherhood thread earlier today. I didn't think it needed a whole topic dedicated to it though. If you wait around you are losing THOUSANDS of points, iso, and boost, for **** event covers that probably won't get you anything further than a **** 2*.
TheUnwiseOne wrote: I don't join tournaments now until the last 6/7 hours left, but I've just been wondering what would happen if you join in the final 1 hour? In my mind that will leave you with loads of juicy points to collect and maybe a smaller bracket. But would that be the case or has anybody tried it before? I'm tempted to give it a go tonight, but i want those C̶a̶p̶t̶a̶i̶n̶ ̶A̶m̶e̶r̶i̶c̶a̶ Psylocke covers.
Bacon Pants wrote: TheUnwiseOne wrote: I don't join tournaments now until the last 6/7 hours left, but I've just been wondering what would happen if you join in the final 1 hour? In my mind that will leave you with loads of juicy points to collect and maybe a smaller bracket. But would that be the case or has anybody tried it before? I'm tempted to give it a go tonight, but i want those C̶a̶p̶t̶a̶i̶n̶ ̶A̶m̶e̶r̶i̶c̶a̶ Psylocke covers. The last few I have entered with 45 minutes to go an finished top 25 each time.
dlaw008 wrote: B4con Magic, right? That's a seed team. I SO want to get him and WannaBSkrull in our alliance!
TheUnwiseOne wrote: Unity wrote: I asked this in the brotherhood thread earlier today. I didn't think it needed a whole topic dedicated to it though. If you wait around you are losing THOUSANDS of points, iso, and boost, for **** event covers that probably won't get you anything further than a **** 2*. Sorry Unity, but i dont read every post by every user every day
TheUnwiseOne wrote: Bacon Pants wrote: TheUnwiseOne wrote: I don't join tournaments now until the last 6/7 hours left, but I've just been wondering what would happen if you join in the final 1 hour? In my mind that will leave you with loads of juicy points to collect and maybe a smaller bracket. But would that be the case or has anybody tried it before? I'm tempted to give it a go tonight, but i want those C̶a̶p̶t̶a̶i̶n̶ ̶A̶m̶e̶r̶i̶c̶a̶ Psylocke covers. The last few I have entered with 45 minutes to go an finished top 25 each time. In the game do you go by Bacon P4nts or something like that with a nbr 4 in your name cause i come across that name every pvp i enter lol
Unity wrote: TheUnwiseOne wrote: Unity wrote: I asked this in the brotherhood thread earlier today. I didn't think it needed a whole topic dedicated to it though. If you wait around you are losing THOUSANDS of points, iso, and boost, for **** event covers that probably won't get you anything further than a **** 2*. Sorry Unity, but i dont read every post by every user every day Lmfao, I do. I find the forums more intresting than the game . . . <.< . . >.> . . .