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Re: Contest of Mayors - Number of Plumbob Points

In my league (all Level 55 or 56) I ended up at 13th place with about 25K. The top spot is taken by a player with 30K. Place 21 (the first not being promoted) has 23K.

I always chose the highest assignments, usually 900-1200 points. I had three assignments worth 2-3K, nothing larger. I constantly had about 5 assignments worth less than 700.

Yes, I am promoted, but I doubt that I will get Platinum Keys if I keep being that unlucky with my assignments. Thanks to the increased number of assignments, the variance in the possible number of points is slightly smaller. However, your final rank in the competition should not depend on luck, only. It is very frustrating that there was absolutely no chance for me to get more points.

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Anonymous
10 years ago
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There is definitely something fishy going on I totaled ALL the points I had available if I had been able to complete EVERY assignment and still fell short of what my groups winner supposedly generated in only 20 assignments and he finished at least 24hrs earlier than anyone else. In fact my group had 4 players who exceeded by best possible score in 20 assignments and 2 of my highest point tasks appeared as my last 2 tasks when there was no chance for me to have enough time to complete them, so I had to concede about 1200 pts and complete the lower value tasks which had been the highest value available at the time I had prepared for them.
check the screenshots attached of the standings and remaining uncompleted tasks with only hours remaining. The lowest value task I remember completing was worth 900pts. So it is abundantly clear I never had a chance to win! These contest require a tremendous commitment and totally change the play of this game, but if they are not fair and equitable they may end up driving me from the game entirely.
Anonymous
10 years ago
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Fair? Hardly... In a real contest, I should be able to compete on a level playing field.
In this weeks contest, in the Suburban league, I completed all 20 assignments. I only chose the high reward assignments. Most were in the 1000 - 1440 point range, with one 2000 pointer. I finished 9th at 25890 points. The winner in our round finished with 33670 points. That's a 7780 point spread between 2 users, one of which (and most likely both) chose ALL high reward assignments.
Contest? Hardly! This is a gamble at best.