I'm done with Contest of Mayors

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Well i'm down to 1 task left, and sadly it screwed me over with a lower value task. It's not even enough to get me back into the top10, and many others are finishing too, so i'll get pushed lower anyway.

I'm not happy about the 10k gap between myself and the top scores. We shouldn't be competing against other mayors when the scoring is so random. We should be aiming for certain reward tiers where EVERYONE has the chance of winning the top prize, providing they put in the effort.

I spent SimCash several times on Airport tasks, who's happy to win only 5 SimCash back in return, and 1 measly Platinum Key? Pass!

So F%&K this, i'm done...

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Wow! The rewards sure drop off significantly after 8th place. 1 Plat key and 5 simcash and its the same for everyone that finishes above 50? That sucks!!

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Wow, repairing four residential zones costs only 1600! In my group in city league it just was 2400...

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The tasks are random, and are so the points they are worth. Contest of randomness and luck.

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You're right, it's just not worth all the effort for just one platinum key per week. I'd rather they tossed out the gold coin and cash rewards and offered more platinum keys instead.

I'm starting to think I'd get more return for fewer tasks a league or two down from here. I got the same reward for the 25 and 30 task contests as I'm getting in the 40 task level. And those ones can be completed a lot faster than this league.

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Here are the results of my contest this past week. Only a 3620 point gap between me and first place. Not bad really

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