Is Cannon (Level 20) actually possible?

wait... the event finishes dec. 18th still.. you can get prizes till 13th but event ends on 18th
anyway i'm asking the other admins @tstotopix info on this. just wait ;)

also you get more then 1 cog x elf

LPNintendoITA wrote:
also you get more then 1 cog x elf

You get 4 Cogs per Elf, but Cogs only seem to be a drop rate of only 20%-25%.
(If you assume 25% drop rate, it looks like 1 per Elf as drop rate cancels out 4 Cogs per drop.)

its 30%
+ the 50 cogs every 5 days

1frankgrimes wrote:
There's no point in upgrading the cannon if we're only getting 6 elves an hour.

This is why it's so confusing. There is no incentive to upgrade your cannon other than the bonus quest to level 10, so why would anyone buy cogs from the store? Would anyone really spend hundreds of donuts just to have a nicer looking cannon?

1frankgrimes wrote:
There's no point in upgrading the cannon if we're only getting 6 elves an hour.

At first glance that seems true, but it assumes you will be firing the cannon every time it is ready. If, for instance, I am getting 18 elves every 3 hours and can fire off 33 elves every 3 hours with an upgraded cannon, it seems I will not always have a full load (eg, 33 elves) to shoot.

But I sleep. :) so, I fire the cannon, at best, as follows: 8AM, 11, 2PM, 5, 8, 11 (Hypothetical!). That's 6 times.

And if I sleep 8 hours, I come back to 48 elves, plus 4 from the tunnel door. I fire off 33, and have 19 elves to compensate through the day so I'll have enough to load the cannon. At least, that's for now. Later levels will make it a bit worse ... But ...

Have edited original calcs to reflect LPNintendo's posted rates.
That also means we'll all be lucky to reach Level 16!!

So if you wanted to make it to Level 20:
Level 17 = 1,360 donuts
Level 18 = 1,520 donuts
Level 19 = 1,700 donuts
Level 20 = 1,880 donuts
TOTAL = 6,460 donuts
(or US$269.14 worth for those buying in Boatloads)

Linkwick wrote:
Have edited original calcs to reflect LPNintendo's posted rates.
That also means we'll all be lucky to reach Level 16!!

So if you wanted to make it to Level 20:
Level 17 = 1,360 donuts
Level 18 = 1,520 donuts
Level 19 = 1,700 donuts
Level 20 = 1,880 donuts
TOTAL = 6,460 donuts
(or US$269.14 worth for those buying in Boatloads)

Wow, who in their right mind would spend so many donuts to upgrade the canon?
Imagine the cost say upgrading from level 7 to 20 with donuts, the mind boggles.

wagondriver4 wrote:
Cannon is level 6, shot 542 elves so far. I have 127 elves in jars in reserve. I know I've missed some cannon shots due to Xmas season, sleep, and I know I will miss more due to work. Haven't used donuts to rush anything. So wondering, people without elves: did you use donuts, and how many elves have you shot?

I don't use donuts to rush anything. My cannon is at level 8, shooting 33 elves between cooldowns. I have shot 817 elves and have only one elf in reserve. (Actually I have waited for about half an hour before I got the last three elves to fire). So now I have run out of elves.

I haven't tried to do the math, but I assumed it would be possible if you chose to rarely miss firing your cannon. I just have happened to wake up in the middle of night these past few days, so I usually get an extra firing in (or perhaps subconsciously my brain has told me to wake up knowing that the event is going on, in which case this game has too much of a hold on me...)

My cannon is at Level 8, with 7 more cogs for the next upgrade. I've shot 838 elves, have 5 bottled elves. Haven't used any donuts.

Edit: Actually, now that I've given some thought to the math of it (based on forum members' comments of a 6 elves/hour spawn rate and a 30% change of cogs from elves), I can't imagine how people can get to Level 20 without spending some of that premium currency unless EA makes some changes.

LPNintendoITA wrote:

jraffa50 wrote:
There are skins for the elf cannon?

yeah. they're 3 levels of cannon. Bronze. Silver. Gold.

Pics? :?