DJENRE wrote:
I presume you mean to END before the 28th.
No, I meant to begin before the 28th. Most token-dropping games have both:
- a random drop to all participants at the beginning, and
- A final drop to the winner at the end
If a game begins before the end of the event, but doesn't end, then you will lose the benefit of the second drop, but you will still get the first.
To look at it mathematically: If it's an eight-player game on the Christmas map, with its elevated chance of getting a gift, on average 7 of the 8 players will get a token of some kind (either stocking or gift). If the game finishes before the end of the event, the winner(s) have another chance at it. If it's a standard game with 1 winner, that's a possibility of one more gift. (If it's a team game with more than one winner that's possibility of more than one drop at the end.) So, if the event starts during the event but does not end, you will still get most of the benefit. Using the example of an 8-player game, if it's standard 7/8 of the benefit will come at the beginning, if it's a dubs game 7/9 of the benefit will come at the beginning, if it's a quads game 7/11 of the benefit will come at the beginning. The actual ratio will vary with the game type, but in all cases more than half of the benefit will be at the beginning.
So, like I said
Dukasaur wrote:That means, obviously, that most points will come from drops not wins, so you're best to join a lot of games and make sure they start before the 28th. Only speed games, RT games, and other quickies will likely finish before the 28th.)
Now, I have an
important update to the above. BigWham has agreed to extend the eligibility for
win tokens only until Dec. 31st. Games must still begin by the 28th to be eligible, but they have until the 31st to still get win tokens. There will still be many games which will not meet the deadline, but it means a few more will qualify.
DJENRE wrote:OK I see, I thought this event was also to promote CHRISTMAS map.
But it's more to promote players who are able to play hundreds games during XMAS holydays....
Yeah, the Christmas map needs no promotion. It's been around for years now and is one of the most popular special-event maps. This is, as you say, mainly an event for players who have time off during the holidays and want to spend a lot of time on Conquer Club.
DJENRE wrote:Like the actual Monthly Challenges, it's no more a challenge, it's only based on number of game played.
The Monthly Challenges come in many shapes and sizes. Some allow unlimited games and become, as you say, mainly about who can play the most games. Others have restricted numbers of games. We had one earlier this year that only allowed you to play 3 games. Others have other restrictions. Some, like the current (December) challenge, have a 2-tiered scoring system. People who want to play less than 20 games are scored differently than people who want to play less than 20 games, so you can play for quality or for quantity, depending on your personal preference.
In general, the site-sponsored events try to have something for everybody. There are huge events like the Great War, which is a multi-year commitment, and there are little events like St. Patrick's Day which is pretty much a single weekend, and there is everything in between. There are fast events, slow events, events that focus on a small number of games and events with huge numbers of games, events that are premium-only and events that are freemium-friendly, events that are really straightforward and events that are really complex. We really do try to have something for everybody at some point during the year.
The Christmas event mainly serves players that have a week off from work or school, and want to hang around CC and play more games than during the rest of the year, especially on the Christmas map.
DJENRE wrote:Maybe next time you can do the same kind of event but only on CHRISTMAS map, and like the monthly challenge, Games have to end before Jan 31st.
Just an idea... Or a mix,
All games have to END before 28th, except CHRISTMAS games until Jan 31st...
Yeah, this event has been run exactly the same way for three years now. Maybe it's time to have a look at doing it differently next year.
You're welcome, and I'd love to take the credit, but honestly this is one of the fully-automated events. There's not much organizing to do. Really, my only job here is answering questions, so I hope I did a good job of answering yours.
