forgrim wrote: there both worth 300 points and one is harder than the other so...it doesn't even matter if there's two or 10, everyone will do the easiest one haha
soenottelling wrote: Which can repeat? last fight is the one? If so, I guess I am f ed unless there are others in my bracket unable to beat it. I'll be sad and a tad angry if I drop out of top 30 due to this (was looking to get a top 15 but I am sure there will be 5-10 players behind me able to beat the last boss for repeat). What sucks for 1st place is if #1 #2 and #3 are close on the last 5-10 min, 3rd place has the advantage because they might be able to get 2 full scores at the buzzer to only 1 full and 1 weak. That's just wrong. Only thing more wrong...is to change a tournement format the last day of an event. There might be ppl who got off a few hours ago clinging to hop for a, say, top 15 but instead might drop down to a sub 30 rank with ease if its not a weak bracket. I guess I just have to hope I am on an equally weak bracket to myself....
forgrim wrote: well i assume its the two that was repeatable the first day (i haven't touched venom heroic all day today, simply cuz i don't care and aiming for 15-30 bracket). The first day, the 120 yelena one and the 3 villains with ragnarok were both repeatable, but clearly u'd do the yelena one cuz it was so much easier.
Ranzera wrote: Randomly making one mission repeatable is not a bug. ETA: changing the format midway through a tourney is extremely bad form. I was not mad about their bug but you can throw me under the extremely annoyed column now.
greggray24 wrote: Ranzera wrote: Randomly making one mission repeatable is not a bug. ETA: changing the format midway through a tourney is extremely bad form. I was not mad about their bug but you can throw me under the extremely annoyed column now. Exactly - if they just let the mess up ride out it would have been ok but opening up the repeatable in the end with the existing rubber banding bug just ruins it for those of us who made the best of things. What is the point of forming a strategy if an arbitrary rules change can totally mess it up?
JohnduBois wrote: greggray24 wrote: Ranzera wrote: Randomly making one mission repeatable is not a bug. ETA: changing the format midway through a tourney is extremely bad form. I was not mad about their bug but you can throw me under the extremely annoyed column now. Exactly - if they just let the mess up ride out it would have been ok but opening up the repeatable in the end with the existing rubber banding bug just ruins it for those of us who made the best of things. What is the point of forming a strategy if an arbitrary rules change can totally mess it up? Following that strategy put me ahead of every other person in my bracket at the start of the final twelve hours. The repeatables don't put everyone on equal footing - they just change the situation from one in which nobody else can win to one where I have a distinct advantage.
Zathrus wrote: forgrim wrote: well i assume its the two that was repeatable the first day (i haven't touched venom heroic all day today, simply cuz i don't care and aiming for 15-30 bracket). The first day, the 120 yelena one and the 3 villains with ragnarok were both repeatable, but clearly u'd do the yelena one cuz it was so much easier. I think people have managed to forget that the exact same two missions were repeatable the first 12 hours as well. As for easier -- I often find the 3 villain one easier. If the Muscle gets a single yellow off then the Yelena mission goes very bad very quickly.
greggray24 wrote: JohnduBois wrote: greggray24 wrote: Ranzera wrote: Randomly making one mission repeatable is not a bug. ETA: changing the format midway through a tourney is extremely bad form. I was not mad about their bug but you can throw me under the extremely annoyed column now. Exactly - if they just let the mess up ride out it would have been ok but opening up the repeatable in the end with the existing rubber banding bug just ruins it for those of us who made the best of things. What is the point of forming a strategy if an arbitrary rules change can totally mess it up? Following that strategy put me ahead of every other person in my bracket at the start of the final twelve hours. The repeatables don't put everyone on equal footing - they just change the situation from one in which nobody else can win to one where I have a distinct advantage. I don't see why you have an advantage? It is easy to catch first place no matter how far back you are. They key is if your score minus the 3ed place person's score is close to 300. If it is within 14 of 300 then you can beat them at the buzzer with 15. I need like 13 15pt wins in order to get the proper lead once in first. Of course that would open up a 300 pt win from the 4th place person hosing me. Perhaps there is no real strategy except to stay out of first. Second place with a 300 pt win at the buzzer is the only way to be sure to win but getting 2nd without going over into 1st is not possible without luck as well - so it comes down to luck.
rabscutle wrote: Really at this point if you have already completed all the missions, you can only wait for the time to end. Unless they add a final hour of reset or something like that. I just have to ride out and hope I can stay in the top 50... I wants that IM40 Red and Blue.
Polkio wrote: SO I can be the first one ... yum yum
mytisbrewin wrote: I thought we had a tournament which rewarded consistent playing time and skill over a period with no rush to the finish line at 5am for those of us in Europe, but I guess not.
soenottelling wrote: Maybe I am a cynic, but I can't help but hear someone say outloud "open the floodgates. Daddy needs a new car" for stuff like this. I assume its just poorly put together + bugs, as the dev team has seemed to respond actively and do a pretty good job, but its hard not to think that (I'm sure the 1st place cap is an accident as it decreases spending).
fatcatfan wrote: Wait, so my carefully maintained position at the top of the 100-200 rank may now be threatened by unlimited grinding in the last hours? I'm gonna have to work at this instead of casually coasting across the finish line?