HornedOwl
09-05-2014, 10:46 AM
I'm kinda curious about the possible naturally earned points in PvP vs how much is required on top of that to simply complete the progress bar, this does not take into account trying to earn a top 25 spot.
I've found it impossible to complete the progress bar of many PvP weekly events without using WAY too many Morale Refills.
Wouldn't it be nice if you could complete the progress bar each week by simply playing the game, through dedication of playing. Only using Morale Refills to make it faster, or to make up times you couldn't get to it because of... you know...life happening. Everyone has other things going on in their life and can't get to the game every time it beckons you. Unfortunately it is only possible by buying Morale Boosters.
So, I took down some quick numbers and did some extrapolating to get a rough estimate of Naturally earned points.
Below is an example of the breakdown of the points.
All point numbers are assumed to be from the "Hard" PvP difficulty option and will vary from player to player by some amount, maybe +/-20 points.
Let's assume you play 3 matches an hour, in a row for the Streak bonus.
A) Match 1: 121 points
B) Match 2: 167 points
C) Match 3:220 points
This amounts to: (A + B + C = 508) Points per hour
Assuming you catch it every hour, on the hour, 24 hours a day, this amounts to (508 x 24 = 12,192) points per day. (Who can honestly do this though?)
Let's assume you level up once a day, refilling morale, and this morale refill is used and added to your current win streak of 3, bringing you to a total win streak of 6.....
D) Match 4: 256 points
E) Match 5: 294 points
F) Match 6: 357 points
......that adds (D + E + F = 907) to the daily total.
Totaling:
12,192 + 907 = 13,099 Points per day
Lets also include all 11 Morale Refills that are supplied with progress rewards, for simplicity, lets assume they are used as soon as they are obtained simply adding 3 to the current win streak of 3.
907 x 11 = 9977 additional points for the week
Let's assume you get the SR Countermeasure unit within the first 5 minutes of the event starting before playing any matches. We can then simply multiply this amount by 50%.
13,099 x 1.5 = 19,648.5 (Round up 19,649) per day.
Let's be generous and just round it up to 20,000 points per day. (Reminder, this is assuming tending to the game every hour, 24 times a day)
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Lets take a quick look at points required to earn all the rewards: 400,000 points.
Split it up evenly throughout the week: 400,000 / 7 = 57,143 points per day required.
57,143 - 20,000 = 37,143 point PER DAY deficit that can only be attained by buying morale boosters.
Total deficit: 37,143 x 7 = 260,001 which is only able to be made up by using Morale Refills, exact number is up in the air, but if I had to guess, I'd say is maybe around 75. If you look at the cost og gold and Morale Refills, each Morale Refill costs roughly $1 each.
Now, granted, some of this can be alleviated by saving your earned Morale Boosters and using them all at once. Doing this may earn you somewhere around 20,000 points extra for the extra 33 matches of PvP in a row.
Now, on a positive note. I really liked the way points were earned in this first Epic Boss week. Almost too easy, I feel a good balance of the way points are earned vs required to finish out the progress bar is between the first Epic Boss week and what is is here in the PvP.
I say I am happy with the points related to this and I was one of the 10 people who got this bug that prevented us from progressing on our boss past Tuesday. I bugged out at level 28, and through many many many many level 1, 2, and a few level 3 Distress Calls, I was able to get far enough to earn the first US unit, which I was happy with, given the situation.
Actually, with numbers this lopsided in their favor, (it reminds me of the ways Casinos are operating) It's no wonder why there are so many cheaters. I promise I am not one of them who uses cheat programs.
Maybe there is something I am doing wrong.... or at least non-optimal. Anyone else able to get better numbers, and maybe even earn the 2nd UR in PvP weeks? (Cheating aside)
I've found it impossible to complete the progress bar of many PvP weekly events without using WAY too many Morale Refills.
Wouldn't it be nice if you could complete the progress bar each week by simply playing the game, through dedication of playing. Only using Morale Refills to make it faster, or to make up times you couldn't get to it because of... you know...life happening. Everyone has other things going on in their life and can't get to the game every time it beckons you. Unfortunately it is only possible by buying Morale Boosters.
So, I took down some quick numbers and did some extrapolating to get a rough estimate of Naturally earned points.
Below is an example of the breakdown of the points.
All point numbers are assumed to be from the "Hard" PvP difficulty option and will vary from player to player by some amount, maybe +/-20 points.
Let's assume you play 3 matches an hour, in a row for the Streak bonus.
A) Match 1: 121 points
B) Match 2: 167 points
C) Match 3:220 points
This amounts to: (A + B + C = 508) Points per hour
Assuming you catch it every hour, on the hour, 24 hours a day, this amounts to (508 x 24 = 12,192) points per day. (Who can honestly do this though?)
Let's assume you level up once a day, refilling morale, and this morale refill is used and added to your current win streak of 3, bringing you to a total win streak of 6.....
D) Match 4: 256 points
E) Match 5: 294 points
F) Match 6: 357 points
......that adds (D + E + F = 907) to the daily total.
Totaling:
12,192 + 907 = 13,099 Points per day
Lets also include all 11 Morale Refills that are supplied with progress rewards, for simplicity, lets assume they are used as soon as they are obtained simply adding 3 to the current win streak of 3.
907 x 11 = 9977 additional points for the week
Let's assume you get the SR Countermeasure unit within the first 5 minutes of the event starting before playing any matches. We can then simply multiply this amount by 50%.
13,099 x 1.5 = 19,648.5 (Round up 19,649) per day.
Let's be generous and just round it up to 20,000 points per day. (Reminder, this is assuming tending to the game every hour, 24 times a day)
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Lets take a quick look at points required to earn all the rewards: 400,000 points.
Split it up evenly throughout the week: 400,000 / 7 = 57,143 points per day required.
57,143 - 20,000 = 37,143 point PER DAY deficit that can only be attained by buying morale boosters.
Total deficit: 37,143 x 7 = 260,001 which is only able to be made up by using Morale Refills, exact number is up in the air, but if I had to guess, I'd say is maybe around 75. If you look at the cost og gold and Morale Refills, each Morale Refill costs roughly $1 each.
Now, granted, some of this can be alleviated by saving your earned Morale Boosters and using them all at once. Doing this may earn you somewhere around 20,000 points extra for the extra 33 matches of PvP in a row.
Now, on a positive note. I really liked the way points were earned in this first Epic Boss week. Almost too easy, I feel a good balance of the way points are earned vs required to finish out the progress bar is between the first Epic Boss week and what is is here in the PvP.
I say I am happy with the points related to this and I was one of the 10 people who got this bug that prevented us from progressing on our boss past Tuesday. I bugged out at level 28, and through many many many many level 1, 2, and a few level 3 Distress Calls, I was able to get far enough to earn the first US unit, which I was happy with, given the situation.
Actually, with numbers this lopsided in their favor, (it reminds me of the ways Casinos are operating) It's no wonder why there are so many cheaters. I promise I am not one of them who uses cheat programs.
Maybe there is something I am doing wrong.... or at least non-optimal. Anyone else able to get better numbers, and maybe even earn the 2nd UR in PvP weeks? (Cheating aside)