TPF Alexis said: Yepyep said: bbigler said:It's always better to finish too early than to finish too late and completely miss some 7th clears. Ok, this confuses me. 7 clears? There are only 6 available. What are you talking about...? There are only Rewards for the first 6 Clears, but you can keep playing green checked Nodes for more Points. You can get one more Clear (for a total of 7) worth a significant number of Points from each Node in a one-day Sub, and two more (for a total of 8) in a two-day Sub.
Yepyep said: bbigler said:It's always better to finish too early than to finish too late and completely miss some 7th clears. Ok, this confuses me. 7 clears? There are only 6 available. What are you talking about...?
bbigler said:It's always better to finish too early than to finish too late and completely miss some 7th clears.
Yepyep said: TPF Alexis said: Yepyep said: bbigler said:It's always better to finish too early than to finish too late and completely miss some 7th clears. Ok, this confuses me. 7 clears? There are only 6 available. What are you talking about...? There are only Rewards for the first 6 Clears, but you can keep playing green checked Nodes for more Points. You can get one more Clear (for a total of 7) worth a significant number of Points from each Node in a one-day Sub, and two more (for a total of 8) in a two-day Sub. Thank you! I made good use of that info in the current event. I never knew this...
bbigler said: If you want to re-create my tests, here are the numbers that I used:Refresh Rates (points/minute)1 - 0.06159 2 - 0.08333 3 - 0.10145 4 - 0.11957 2* - 0.13043 5 - 0.14130 3* - 0.14130 4* - 0.15580 6 - 0.16304 Starting (full) points per node:1 - 270 2 - 355 3 - 439 4 - 522 2* - 556 5 - 609 3* - 614 4* - 678 6 - 695 Time to clear a node once (minutes):1 - 0.5 2 - 0.5 3 - 1.5 4 - 2.0 2* - 2.5 5 - 3.0 3* - 3.5 4* - 3.5 6 - 3.0 Note: node clearing times are shorter during the first 4 clears.
bbigler said: Just for interest: I'm currently ranked #11 in SCL8 ISO-8 Brotherhood and #10 only has 1 more point than me, and #9 only has 2 more points. So, squeaking out a few more points with ideal clearing order is definitely worth it. I fully believe my methods are sound because I go up in rank at the end of the sub-event in comparison to my rank at the beginning. There are people that clear faster than me, but I believe I'm clearing in a better order than them.
bbigler said: PVE events show no mercy! Last night, I was 2 points behind #9 before starting my grind. I started my grind with 1 hr and 2 min remaining, which seemed possible given my clearing times from the last few nights. Well, my matches were tougher than expected and I ended up completely missing some 7th clears! No big deal, you say? Well, when it was all done, I was 500 points behind the top 10, which means I have no chance at getting Hobofist covers despite playing perfectly for the last 3 days. That's the frustrating part of these 7 day events: you have to play perfectly for 7 days straight to get top 10 placement. So, it feels like all my hard work was lost because I mis-judged my clearing times. My only chance now is to hope that a few people higher in rank make the same mistake that I did. This reinforces my statement that it's better to clear too early than too late.
Big10Inch said: ... I think they've changed ...
Big10Inch said: If the first node is work 270, then each clear is worth 90, with a regeneration rate of 0.0625. This runs through all the above, with, I think, a few copy and paste errors.
Pongie said: Big10Inch said: If the first node is work 270, then each clear is worth 90, with a regeneration rate of 0.0625. This runs through all the above, with, I think, a few copy and paste errors. If you’re referring to the 5th, 6th and 7th hit, then no these aren’t 1/3 of original value. 5th is 2/3 of original, 6th is 2/3 of 5th, and 7th is 2/3 of 6th. Each clear reduce the value by a third. Hence the longer you let it refresh, the more value 5th-7th clears becomes. Edit: if the node values change, all that’s done is alter the order. The same strategy still applies. Not that any of this matters. Tappers will beat you anyway.