EA Staff (Retired)Ok, now I am completely hacked off with the design challenges. Do these guys NEVER learn. I thought ‘long track but 8 goes, should be fine’. I have had 4, 4.5, 4 and 4 stars, plus full 250 for the entries. To get to the 100 sim cash is 3400, 700 for that level alone. I am on 2900 so won’t quite complete this level this go (unless I get real lucky!). So, that will leave me 3 entries for the last 2 levels and a bit ... but this level is 1 whole entry at 700 points. If both the last 2 levels are 1000 points (the jump from aliens to 100 cash was 500-700 so 200 rise), I will need 2100 assuming 4 stars this entry. I would need all three remaining entries to be 4.5 stars to get there which is bordering on impossible. And the good money says the last two levels will keep rising. If the last 2 levels are 1000 points that’s a 4.25 star average needed, good bet is you will need 4.5 or 5 star average to reach the end which is ludicrous. Maybe double points for the last entry like CoM?
Might have jumped the gun ... or they got my rant and adjusted the targets ... platinum keys are 4100 blueprints so a jump of 700. I should get there after my next submission, leaving 2 lots of voting and one more submission to reach the end. 5200 is a 4 star average and that may be possible ... a jump of 1000 or 1100 for the last level ...
Nope, didn’t jump the gun. It was only 7 goes round the challenge with the end at 4900, or a 4.5 star average. Given the subjectivity of the voting that is still too hard to achieve. I will be lodging a formal complaint through the game too. If that end goal is not brought back to a reasonable level (4 stars maximum) then I will cease design challenges, there is no point - it consumes far to much materials for such miserly prizes. Only the 1k simcash is worth the effort. I got t lots of 4 star and 2 4.5 star. Doubt many people did much better / make the end.
