Race Events and League Ladders - (Oct 20) Three-hour Solo Hardcore Ladder Race - Forum

Standard rules for league events apply. Please click this link if this is your first race event. Duration: Three hours Hardcore: Yes Partying: No Start time: 2pm NZ time, Saturday Oct 20 (6pm Friday Pacific Time). There are three differences with this weekend's race: Partying is not allowed - it's a solo event The prizes for reaching specific level goals have been reduced by 33%. All other prizes are the same as last week. It's a day earlier and at a different time. I can't run it at the normal time this week, sorry. I am also sorry that this time is very bad for Europeans. I will see what I can do about running a euro-friendly event in the next week or two. Top Prizes: The top five players of each class by experience will receive prizes. #1 player of each class: Demigod's Presence (Unique Amulet), 30 random currency items (see list in the rules post) #2 player of each class: 24 random currency items #3 player of each class: 18 random currency items #4 player of each class: 12 random currency items #5 player of each class: 6 random currency items Prizes for reaching specific levels and staying alive: Level 32: 78 random currency items Level 31: 64 random currency items Level 30: 52 random currency items Level 29: 42 random currency items Level 28: 34 random currency items Level 27: 28 random currency items Level 26: 24 random currency items Level 25: 22 random currency items Level 24: 20 random currency items Level 23: 18 random currency items Level 20-22: 16 random currency items Level 18-19: 14 random currency items Level 16-17: 12 random currency items Level 14-15: 10 random currency items Level 12-13: 8 random currency items Level 10-11: 6 random currency items Quest Prizes: The first player to complete each of these quests wins the prize listed. Normal difficulty Hillock (Twilight Strand): 18 random currency items Normal difficulty Medicine Chest (Tidal Island): 18 random currency items Normal difficulty Fairgraves (Ship Graveyard): 18 random currency items Normal difficulty Deep Dweller (Flooded Depths): 18 random currency items Cruel difficulty Hillock (Twilight Strand): 24 random currency items Cruel difficulty Medicine Chest (Tidal Island): 24 random currency items Cruel difficulty Fairgraves (Ship Graveyard): 24 random currency items Cruel difficulty Deep Dweller (Flooded Depths): 24 random currency items Full-clear Prizes: The first player to kill all of the monsters in any of the following areas will receive the listed currency items for that area. Normal difficulty Fetid Pool: 27 random currency items Normal difficulty Old Fields Cave: 27 random currency items Normal difficulty Dread Thicket: 27 random currency items Cruel difficulty Fetid Pool: 27 random currency items Lead Developer. Follow us on: Twitter \| YouTube \| Facebook \| Contact Support if you need help! Last edited by Chris#0000 on Oct 16, 2012, 9:07:10 PM	Posted by Chris on Oct 16, 2012, 9:01:46 PM Grinding Gear Games Quote this Post
Zomg he's nerfing the priiiizes! Seriously though, we want to encourage placing somewhat more than "get to a specific level then stop" participation. I am also conscious of the economic damage being done this early in our new economies so we're experimenting by varying the prize structure. Lead Developer. Follow us on: Twitter \| YouTube \| Facebook \| Contact Support if you need help! Last edited by Chris#0000 on Oct 16, 2012, 9:03:04 PM	Posted by Chris on Oct 16, 2012, 9:02:53 PM Grinding Gear Games Quote this Post
" Chris wrote: Seriously though, we want to encourage placing somewhat more then "get to a specific level then stop" participation. I was going to suggest giving currency out regardless of your level based on how high you got, but then I realised you already did that : ) Another idea is giving X amount of currency items to the top X% of levels - so if X is 50%, and the highest level character is level 30 when the event ends, everybody level 15 and above receives prizes. IRON MAN	Posted by Dreggon#7708 on Oct 16, 2012, 10:01:03 PM Quote this Post
I like that idea! tieing the minimum level for rewards to the actual % of toons at their respective levels. You "should" end up with a standard distributio nof levels, therefore you can easily structure the rewards around the top %% of players and the above average players, and be able to work out how much currency is roughly going to be injected into the game. ie the top 18% could receive you are frickin awesome prizes :) the next 15% could receive you did good prizes. That covers the top third of the players, which will all be high enough to make everyone race 1 toon as far and fast as they can to earn their reward. Levels wise, this would cover down about 10-15 levels from the top, depending on the race. note: i didn't actually do the math. The statistics are available on templeofexiles, and poestatistics, if anyone wanted to graph the results to show/disprove that the leel distribution will be a "normal" curve. Doing the plot should also give you the standard deviation and mean and median (assuming standard distribution).	Posted by StillSingle#6376 on Oct 16, 2012, 10:19:40 PM Quote this Post
really, a solo one again... !!! <3 WEEEE gl everyone :) (evil laugh) edit: also some nice ideas about giving to top %. I would wonder if with such a system was done if it would then be changed to award a set amount, and then divvy it up among the ones that earn it, that would set a exact amount to go into the normal leagues, and would encourage competition to break to needed %, top 50, 25, 10, 5, or what ever is set for the levels. I could also make it so you don't get much even for doing good if there is a much larger amount then normal competing. Anyway, keep testing prizes GGG, perhaps eventually well be able to get a lot more competition going, maybe have 4 or 5 groups competing for spots at the top in time instead of the normal one or two taking top in almost every class. Last edited by Drystion#1108 on Oct 16, 2012, 10:41:27 PM	Posted by Drystion#1108 on Oct 16, 2012, 10:34:07 PM Quote this Post
" Chris wrote: Partying: No I found a small spelling mistake Chris, you accidentally miss-spelt 'Yes'. Its no big deal, take your time to edit it out Last edited by Metronomy#6891 on Oct 16, 2012, 11:59:28 PM	Posted by Metronomy#6891 on Oct 16, 2012, 11:57:14 PM Alpha Member Quote this Post
" Metronomy wrote: " Chris wrote: Partying: No I found a small spelling mistake Chris, you accidentally miss-spelt 'Yes'. Its no big deal, take your time to edit it out You may recall this conversation: #HBP_Ranger: [Searing Touch, Long Staff] Searing touch anyone? To @HBP_Ranger: what item level is it? #Thriller_zombies: fire wants one i think :D #Fire: I do #HBP_Ranger: iLvl 63 To @HBP_Ranger: how much are you looking for? From @HBP_Ranger: you cant afford it =P To @HBP_Ranger: that is unfortunate :-( but go on? From @HBP_Ranger: I gave it to Henry muahahahahahaha To @HBP_Ranger: oh well :) To @HBP_Ranger: unrelated, the race next week may be solo :( Lead Developer. Follow us on: Twitter \| YouTube \| Facebook \| Contact Support if you need help!	Posted by Chris on Oct 17, 2012, 12:19:17 AM Grinding Gear Games Quote this Post
" Chris wrote: To @HBP_Ranger: unrelated, the race next week may be solo :( make it cut-throat but only for metronomy so everyone can invade him but he can't invade back IRON MAN	Posted by Dreggon#7708 on Oct 17, 2012, 12:29:36 AM Quote this Post
I love this solo again woo hoo :) Thanks Chris	Posted by Freewendy#6539 on Oct 17, 2012, 1:45:47 AM Alpha Member Quote this Post
Likely to be away during this one, unfortunately. I shall return to reclaim my solo shadow throne next race! IGN: KoTao	Posted by KoTao#4717 on Oct 17, 2012, 3:25:00 AM Quote this Post