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  • Drover’s Dog
    @droversdog

    Rovio have got this competition right ( for them ).
    Same run for each and every player with same prize +/- 1 for everyone
    If you want to win and get the TF at the end, you MUST spend gems.
    I am one of the lucky players who took up the game within a month of it coming out so have been able to accrue plenty of pigs, coins and gems.
    I just hope that if this game keeps on turning $$ over for them and Exient that they give us players some variety soon… new areas would be nice

    MillForce2k
    @millforce2k

    So, today’s challenge is slightly more interesting in that there is only one Energon cube. Either use it for the boss or to get the last one or two pigs when entering the Astrotrain. I’ve been saving it and getting the boss is definitely a nail biter, especially when he goes behind the trees or monoliths. Averaging 63 today. Competition has dropped off as well. No extra recharges and we’ll in front.

    Pampeans
    @pampeans

    @millforce2k

    This is my strategy as well, saving the energon cube the clean-up the minions hanging around the Astrotrain (Teletran?). I continuously fire at the boss pig and tap to get the minions/missiles. I sweep the continuous fire to pickup any pigs on the ground, etc. while I’m aiming at the boss pig.

    Gold block! I like gold blocks.:)

    Optimus_Pig
    @optimuspig

    Today’s Comp should be interesting. At this moment, the top six in my cohort are all within 250 points of each other, well within spitting distance.

    I expect to see a lot of back-and-forth as we get closer to the end time.

    Francis Crawford
    @franciscrawford

    Good job averaging 63. I averaged 63 precisely on my first 4 runs, but am barely over 62 for the rest of the day.

    Cynical Bird
    @sickcyn

    @millforce2k at what time do you start and time zone? I’m trying to find what time can you maybe get a somewhat less competitive bracket.

    Optimus_Pig
    @optimuspig

    I find that the cohorts tend to be slightly less competitive if you wait 2-3 hours after that day’s start time.

    The keeners inevitably come out during the first hour of play.

    MillForce2k
    @millforce2k

    @franciscrawford

    Thanks. Saving the Energon cube til the end gives me that extra couple.


    @sickcyn

    Someone mentioned a tip for a slight edge I think in the CNY event. (Sorry, I forgot who you are to give you credit.) I start a run at a few minutes after 8 EST, but pause it. At 9 I finish the run and that’s when I join the leader board. I can then do five runs when the rest of the board does four.

    Today’s board is totally noncompetitive. No additional recharges and leading with 1384.

    SnTrooper
    @sntrooper

    @millforce2k That was me. Happy to see someone getting good results from my idea. I actually keep forgetting to do it this time. Last night was the worst. I specifically started an hour earlier than I wanted to but then forgot to pause it and now I’m in a group of six other competitive players and will probably have to recharge three/four times just to be in the top three.

    So anyone wondering when to start, do not start four hours (12AM ET) after the start. That is what I have done the last two times and they have both been very competitive.

    MillForce2k
    @millforce2k

    Thanks @sntrooper. I didn’t do it on the last competition, but with the consistent numbers here I figured one extra run gives an edge. Your group sounds like mine two days ago. I recharged six times to win. Didn’t think I was going to find wifi yesterday or today so I pushed it more than I would have liked.

    TriPolar
    @tripolar

    All I know is that I have just completely joined the ranks of those burned by the scoreboard…


    @millforce2k
    You got lucky friend…. 2240(±acouple), with a 220+ lead in the final minute and I came in 2nd place… S.of a B…. I was paying attention entered & edited to force it to update and even with 30 odd seconds that lead held…

    Upset right now but refocusing for the current day…

    SnTrooper
    @sntrooper

    The others in my group petered out at the end and I was able to get first place with only two recharges. And am still on track to being able to get everything I want

    Cynical Bird
    @sickcyn

    @millforce2k Is that 8 in the morning or 8pm when the competition starts?

    MillForce2k
    @millforce2k

    @tripolar

    Quite lucky today. Would have won without a recharge, but did for the 550. 1759 with second having 1494.


    @sickcyn

    Sorry, 8 PM

    Francis Crawford
    @franciscrawford

    I had a group a couple of days ago where I was over 1750 and wound up in 4th place.

    However, the names of those ahead of me were of players I had in other competitions suspected of being non-human.

    Yesterday I knocked off in mid-afternoon with only a couple runs over 1750 and got the full 1000 tokens.

    Francis Crawford
    @franciscrawford

    The scoring I’m seeing today is ridiculously consistent.

    My average after 10 runs was 58.80
    My average after 15 runs was 58.80
    My average after 20 runs was 58.80
    The 2nd place competitor on my leaderboard has a score of 588

    Optimus_Pig
    @optimuspig

    @franciscrawford

    That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Predictability means you can more easily plan and strategize.

    Geli
    @geli

    People of things noted in today’s (3-16) challenge:

    – Now have v. 1.13.1.4 on iOS. Did not have that version previously. This new for every one or just iOS?
    – I’m getting 3 energy cubes some 11 hours in. Using EG as TF and can get 2 cubes to energize Photoblast while fighting boss pig. Get a 3rd by sweeping EG’s firepower across the skyline.

    AngrLee
    @angrlee

    @tripolar this same thing happened to me. It was ridiculous. Three competitors. I was leading with almost 3000. There were two behind me at about 2800 each. I spent 410 gems to get there. I watched to the very last second. bounced in and out to refresh the scores. I watched the damn thing count down and then I got SECOND! Pissed. How is that possible. I had a lead of 200.

    I think people are getting close, recharging, going into airplane mode, finishing the four runs, and then in the final minute, they reconnect. I don’t know this for sure as I haven’t tried it. Has anyone else seen this? Has anyone tried that tactic?

    It is the only thing I can think of that might work. I had a lead of 200. So if someone ran 4 nodes, they’d get around 240 – enough to beat me in the last seconds. Anyway, I think Rovio should lock down the leaderboard in the last 30 minutes so people can’t up their scores offline, and then connect in the final seconds.


    @gradientturtle7
    or @arceemega Is my description above possible?

    Optimus_Pig
    @optimuspig

    @angrlee

    “I think people are getting close, recharging, going into airplane mode, finishing the four runs, and then in the final minute, they reconnect. I don’t know this for sure as I haven’t tried it. Has anyone else seen this? Has anyone tried that tactic?”

    I don’t think it’s possible to play in the event without an active internet connection. The game just won’t let you open the event panel at all.

    Optimus_Pig
    @optimuspig

    @geli

    I’m also v1.13.1.4 on iOS. But I don’t generally pay attention to my version number, so I don’t know what my previous version was, or when the new version came in. But if it changed recently it would’ve been via “soft update”, as the last App Store update to occur was the one that included the Windbird event.

    As for the energon cubes, I’ve only noticed two of them. I’ll have to try what you suggest and see if I can harvest a third somehow. When does the third cube tend to show up, before or after you’ve killed the Boss Pig? The first two come very early.

    Geli
    @geli

    @optimuspig

    I am getting the 3rd after killing Boss Pig. I have not timed it, but it comes when my score is ~ 48.
    Getting the 2nd Energon cube while sweeping to kill missiles and other flying pigs while fighting Boss Pig.
    Ssores have been minimum of 58. EG is level 9.
    EDIT IN: I should say I noticed the 3rd cube at that score. It may have been obtained while fighting Boss Pig and I did not note it until I calmed down.

    AngrLee
    @angrlee

    @optimuspig hmmm. So I just tried it. You are right. Once you go offline, the timer spins and the event panel won’t open.

    So it begs the question. How is it possible to get trumped at the last minute/seconds with no indication on the leaderboard. In the competition yesterday, I was like – I am gonna win this sucker, and was ready to blow another hundred gems if one of the others was gonna take a run at me. So I thought my lead was safe, watched the timer count to zero and got my 2nd place 500 tokens. With what I paid in gems (410) for charges, I could have almost just bought the tokens outright on a 1-1 basis.

    Anyway, appreciate any theories on how it happens. Have seen similar posts in a couple of the other threads here so it would seem my experience is not unique.

    Optimus_Pig
    @optimuspig

    @geli

    I tried replicating what you did, and I haven’t noticed a third energon structure at all.

    For me, the first one comes right after I unload from Astrotrain, and the second one comes just before the Boss Pig arrives on the scene.

    arceemega
    @arceemega

    There is a (less than ideal) 5 minute cooldown on fetching latest leaderboard information, to help alleviate the burden on the servers. So one guy could get 5 minute’s worth of runs in before you have a chance of noticing. Also note the leaderboard doesn’t refresh in real time at all, but after each event, just before the results screen and on boot.
    So if you want a guaranteed win, make sure you have at least a lead of 5x the max score per run, (assuming a run takes at least 1 minute). In the current event, that would equate to ~300 lead.

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