0_efx_0 said: Hahaha I never said the real world was the problem. Jago quotes himself as Jago? The problem is I have other things do, like workout, cook dinner, shower, socialize and I love this game. The game play time is a bit too long at times. Can you understand that aspect? Or will you try to be more condescending and involve little to no help in this thread? - 0_efx_0
Pr0spect0r said: 0_efx_0 said: Hahaha I never said the real world was the problem. Jago quotes himself as Jago? The problem is I have other things do, like workout, cook dinner, shower, socialize and I love this game. The game play time is a bit too long at times. Can you understand that aspect? Or will you try to be more condescending and involve little to no help in this thread? - 0_efx_0 I think the point he was trying to make is that everyone has this problem and no it's not going to change
abmoraz said: 0_efx_0 said: Hahaha I never said the real world was the problem. Jago quotes himself as Jago? The problem is I have other things do, like workout, cook dinner, shower, socialize and I love this game. The game play time is a bit too long at times. Can you understand that aspect? Or will you try to be more condescending and involve little to no help in this thread? - 0_efx_0 Honest answer with little-to-no snark:(all times EST) I work 9a-6p. I do the PvE that ends at 11pm. It takes ~2hrs to run the first 4 clears at 11pm (takes me to 1am). I go to bed. I get up at 8am, get breakfast/shower/shave/etc... and go to work (I have a very short commute). Over lunch, I do the DDQ. I might do a Lightning round if they are available that day. When I get home, I do all the cooking/cleaning/play other games/etc... At 9pm, I do HQ Trivia. When that is over, I usually mess around until 9:45 (if on SCL9) or 10:15 (if on SCL6 because I don't have the required 5*). Then I speed run the last 2-3 clears and start all over.Previously, I would do the PvP's for 30-45 minutes on the last day in slice 6 (the one that ends at 2am or 3am) after finishing the 4x PvE runs by jumping in at the last moment, sniping 70+ point matches until I hit 575 and just stopping. THis pushed my bedtime back to 1:30-2am. Recently, I've been trying jumping in with around 18-24hrs left on slice 1, 2, or 3 (depending on my schedule). I've been able to rush to 900 or 1000, use a 24hr shield and walk away. It seems to work a bit better and my 2* and 3* farms keep me with enough HP that I'm not running out.Saturday afternoons (while watching College Football (fall) or Hockey (winter/spring) or netflix) I do my Season Simulator. The first weekend(~21 days left), I skip it. The second weekend (~14 days left), I use my skips to find opponents worth 74 (leaving the 75 pointers on the vine). Once I get I break 1000 points, I stop (no shields). The third weekend (~7 days left), I'll usually get hit enough to take me down to ~750. I hit the biggest (again, avoiding 75 pointers until they drop to 74 or 73) until I get to 1600. Then I stop again (no shields). On the last weekend (1ish day left) I finish the climb to 2000 points for the free card. If I'm close to a season progression level (where the last event that ends on Sunday would put me over), I'll shield. If not, I don't bother wasting the HP.I don't really care about top placement awards, just progression, so if you are/were a competitive player, this isn't going to work for you. This method gets me top 50-100, occasionally (rarely) top 20 in the events, and that's plenty good for me.
Quebbster said: abmoraz said: 0_efx_0 said: Hahaha I never said the real world was the problem. Jago quotes himself as Jago? The problem is I have other things do, like workout, cook dinner, shower, socialize and I love this game. The game play time is a bit too long at times. Can you understand that aspect? Or will you try to be more condescending and involve little to no help in this thread? - 0_efx_0 Honest answer with little-to-no snark:(all times EST) I work 9a-6p. I do the PvE that ends at 11pm. It takes ~2hrs to run the first 4 clears at 11pm (takes me to 1am). I go to bed. I get up at 8am, get breakfast/shower/shave/etc... and go to work (I have a very short commute). Over lunch, I do the DDQ. I might do a Lightning round if they are available that day. When I get home, I do all the cooking/cleaning/play other games/etc... At 9pm, I do HQ Trivia. When that is over, I usually mess around until 9:45 (if on SCL9) or 10:15 (if on SCL6 because I don't have the required 5*). Then I speed run the last 2-3 clears and start all over.Previously, I would do the PvP's for 30-45 minutes on the last day in slice 6 (the one that ends at 2am or 3am) after finishing the 4x PvE runs by jumping in at the last moment, sniping 70+ point matches until I hit 575 and just stopping. THis pushed my bedtime back to 1:30-2am. Recently, I've been trying jumping in with around 18-24hrs left on slice 1, 2, or 3 (depending on my schedule). I've been able to rush to 900 or 1000, use a 24hr shield and walk away. It seems to work a bit better and my 2* and 3* farms keep me with enough HP that I'm not running out.Saturday afternoons (while watching College Football (fall) or Hockey (winter/spring) or netflix) I do my Season Simulator. The first weekend(~21 days left), I skip it. The second weekend (~14 days left), I use my skips to find opponents worth 74 (leaving the 75 pointers on the vine). Once I get I break 1000 points, I stop (no shields). The third weekend (~7 days left), I'll usually get hit enough to take me down to ~750. I hit the biggest (again, avoiding 75 pointers until they drop to 74 or 73) until I get to 1600. Then I stop again (no shields). On the last weekend (1ish day left) I finish the climb to 2000 points for the free card. If I'm close to a season progression level (where the last event that ends on Sunday would put me over), I'll shield. If not, I don't bother wasting the HP.I don't really care about top placement awards, just progression, so if you are/were a competitive player, this isn't going to work for you. This method gets me top 50-100, occasionally (rarely) top 20 in the events, and that's plenty good for me. Two hours seems excessive for the initial PvE grind. Do you do it all in one sitting or do you play off and on? Is dropping to a lower SCL an option?
evade420 said: Quebbster said: abmoraz said: 0_efx_0 said: Two hours seems excessive for the initial PvE grind. Do you do it all in one sitting or do you play off and on? Is dropping to a lower SCL an option? that is way too long try a lower scl. 4 clears should only take between 25-45 minutes depending on the event
Quebbster said: abmoraz said: 0_efx_0 said: Two hours seems excessive for the initial PvE grind. Do you do it all in one sitting or do you play off and on? Is dropping to a lower SCL an option?
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abmoraz said: evade420 said: Quebbster said: abmoraz said: 0_efx_0 said: Two hours seems excessive for the initial PvE grind. Do you do it all in one sitting or do you play off and on? Is dropping to a lower SCL an option? that is way too long try a lower scl. 4 clears should only take between 25-45 minutes depending on the event I generally always play while watching TV or podcasts (not just the PvE grind, but PvP, lightning, DDQ, etc...), so it's never an ideal run, however, I'm not trying for placement. I regularly get top 100 (20% of the time top-50) and that is good enough for me, so I don't give a rat's-tinykitty(?) about how long it takes. Why should I lower my guaranteed progression rewards and drop down SCL for potential (but not guaranteed) placement awards just because you think it takes too long?OP asked how does one fit in working full-time with playing. I posted how I do it. I wasn't looking for min-maxs or critiques.
evade420 said: abmoraz said: evade420 said: Quebbster said: abmoraz said: 0_efx_0 said: Two hours seems excessive for the initial PvE grind. Do you do it all in one sitting or do you play off and on? Is dropping to a lower SCL an option? that is way too long try a lower scl. 4 clears should only take between 25-45 minutes depending on the event I generally always play while watching TV or podcasts (not just the PvE grind, but PvP, lightning, DDQ, etc...), so it's never an ideal run, however, I'm not trying for placement. I regularly get top 100 (20% of the time top-50) and that is good enough for me, so I don't give a rat's-tinykitty(?) about how long it takes. Why should I lower my guaranteed progression rewards and drop down SCL for potential (but not guaranteed) placement awards just because you think it takes too long?OP asked how does one fit in working full-time with playing. I posted how I do it. I wasn't looking for min-maxs or critiques. easy there , it was only a suggestion . if your'e happy with the way you play then i'm happy for you.if you're watching TV and doing other things while playing the game then that makes perfect sense, by what you said I pictured someone sitting there struggling through 4 clears intensely over 2 hours, which would lead to major burn out.you'll find I rarely ever come to the forums to criticize , sorry if it came across as such
abmoraz said: evade420 said: abmoraz said: evade420 said: Quebbster said: abmoraz said: 0_efx_0 said: Two hours seems excessive for the initial PvE grind. Do you do it all in one sitting or do you play off and on? Is dropping to a lower SCL an option? that is way too long try a lower scl. 4 clears should only take between 25-45 minutes depending on the event I generally always play while watching TV or podcasts (not just the PvE grind, but PvP, lightning, DDQ, etc...), so it's never an ideal run, however, I'm not trying for placement. I regularly get top 100 (20% of the time top-50) and that is good enough for me, so I don't give a rat's-tinykitty(?) about how long it takes. Why should I lower my guaranteed progression rewards and drop down SCL for potential (but not guaranteed) placement awards just because you think it takes too long?OP asked how does one fit in working full-time with playing. I posted how I do it. I wasn't looking for min-maxs or critiques. easy there , it was only a suggestion . if your'e happy with the way you play then i'm happy for you.if you're watching TV and doing other things while playing the game then that makes perfect sense, by what you said I pictured someone sitting there struggling through 4 clears intensely over 2 hours, which would lead to major burn out.you'll find I rarely ever come to the forums to criticize , sorry if it came across as such Sorry, I just came out of the PvP etiquette (or lack-there-of) Discussion and was angry from there. You unfairly got a response when I was on egde. Please accept my apology.