start saving your daily challenges for the next event. They will give you a big head start.

Thanks cdpast to remind me of that ! Impatiently waiting for the coming event :)

This tip has never made even the slightest bit of sense to me. Unless you're someone who struggles to complete event prize tracks until the last possible second, this tip is actually the exact opposite of what you should be doing (and even for those who do struggle to complete event prize tracks, it may still be the wrong decision). Saving up to three daily challenges for any given event will, at most, give you a head start that's equivalent to about one day's event currency total goal (assuming you earn the same amount each day by logging in the same number of times each day - which is how all of the model calendars are based). In contrast, doing all of the "normal" daily challenges up until the event starts gives you three additional opportunities to earn donuts from daily challenges, which can be up to 6 donuts per day or 18 donuts total over 3 days. The only way that getting extra event currency will help you earn more donuts is through bonus rounds, and 3 extra daily challenges are never worth more than, at most, 1 bonus round (which means, at most, 3 donuts). It doesn't make any sense to throw away a chance at 18 donuts for a chance at 3 donuts. Also, keep in mind that there's always an option to buy the last prize if you realize you won't make it in time. Even in that case, if you're actually close enough that having 3 extra daily challenges would matter, then the cost to buy the final prize will be somewhere around 0-10 donuts total (which, again, is less than 18).So, unless you don't get or can't switch to a donut-earning challenge before the event starts, this idea of saving challenges to turn them into event currency is actually the exact OPPOSITE of what you should do (except possibly for those very, very few people who will miss the final prize by just a couple of collection cycles and who somehow can predict in advance that they're better off throwing away guaranteed donuts before the event to reduce the amount they'll have to spend at the end of the event for some final prize they just have to have but couldn't earn in time).If anyone needs further explanation, I'm happy to give it because it drives me crazy to see posts like this before every event when simple math dictates that this "pro tip" is completely the wrong solution for the vast majority of players. (And if you want to argue that the head start gives you peace of mind that's worth more than the donuts you're throwing away by following this "pro tip," I get your argument, but it's based on emotion, not a purely rational choice.)

"chadstraus97;c-1951509" wrote: ... it drives me crazy to see posts like this before every event when simple math dictates that this "pro tip" is completely the wrong solution for the vast majority of players. If 18 donuts is significant to you then you can ignore the tips for pros.

"frosted1414;c-1951567" wrote:"chadstraus97;c-1951509" wrote: ... it drives me crazy to see posts like this before every event when simple math dictates that this "pro tip" is completely the wrong solution for the vast majority of players. If 18 donuts is significant to you then you can ignore the tips for pros. If I finish the event a day earlier then I can start to earn bonus donuts sooner

"chadstraus97;c-1951509" wrote:It doesn't make any sense to throw away a chance at 18 donuts for a chance at 3 donuts. How many chances are there to win 3 times a daily challenge with 6 donuts (even canceling one once a day) in 3 days ?

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0Brooders0
7 years ago
"simpsonare;c-1952349" wrote:
Snarky pros is an understatement in my opinion :lol:

Is that a pro tip? :D
cdepast
7 years ago
The only one being snarky on this thread is Chad. Chad you win tapped out. Thanks for all your insight.
simpsonare
7 years ago
https://i.imgur.com/mrsYYmn.gif

"empathy77;c-1952306" wrote:
"frosted1414;c-1951567" wrote:
"chadstraus97;c-1951509" wrote:
... it drives me crazy to see posts like this before every event when simple math dictates that this "pro tip" is completely the wrong solution for the vast majority of players.

If 18 donuts is significant to you then you can ignore the tips for pros.

https://media.giphy.com/media/IoQBWXhpwsd0c/giphy.gif
daved7637397
7 years ago
"simpsonare;c-1952349" wrote:

Some people are more serious with matters. Then you have the children at heart who like to make comical jabs.

I always try to be serious at heart and deal with comical matters, but to each his own.
frosted1414
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
"simpsonare;c-1952372" wrote:
Lol I'm having a little fun myself

Holy ****! Are you drunk??
chadstraus97
New Spectator
7 years ago
"jaddy1874;c-1952377" wrote:
"empathy77;c-1952345" wrote:
"chadstraus97;c-1952326" wrote:
"empathy77;c-1952306" wrote:
"frosted1414;c-1951567" wrote:
"chadstraus97;c-1951509" wrote:
... it drives me crazy to see posts like this before every event when simple math dictates that this "pro tip" is completely the wrong solution for the vast majority of players.

If 18 donuts is significant to you then you can ignore the tips for pros.

https://media.giphy.com/media/IoQBWXhpwsd0c/giphy.gif
if you are not trying to "stir the pot", then why write a novel putting down the idea being presented by someone just trying to help? You could have simply written: "I disagree with this tip as I would prefer to acquire donuts"

I never said I wasn't trying to stir the pot. You might want to work on your reading comprehension or go back and quote the right person. I was just trying to explain why this tip isn't a great idea unless you struggle to finish events or have some burning need to be done 5 days early instead of 6. But thanks for reading my "novel". I love all of the snarky "pros" on here. By the way, nice gif. Super funny and original.

dude, I think it is safe to say that you are just not a good person. Enjoy the game though.

He's not a good person?! That's not very empathetic! He made his original point (maybe in a long-winded way - but that was so that the theory was fully explained) and that was also presented as "trying to help" just as the OP was.

Thank you for understanding! And it's worth noting that even when I explained it, people still had questions, so clearly my "novel" needed another chapter. Lol!
chadstraus97
New Spectator
7 years ago
"cdepast;c-1952368" wrote:
The only one being snarky on this thread is Chad. Chad you win tapped out. Thanks for all your insight.

I'm sorry I disagreed with the premise of your "pro tip" and explained why so others could see that there is an alternative strategy based on math, especially when many players with less experience than both of us are relatively donut-poor. Next time I'll let them learn from you only.
chadstraus97
New Spectator
7 years ago
"jaddy1874;c-1952377" wrote:
"empathy77;c-1952345" wrote:
"chadstraus97;c-1952326" wrote:
"empathy77;c-1952306" wrote:
"frosted1414;c-1951567" wrote:
"chadstraus97;c-1951509" wrote:
... it drives me crazy to see posts like this before every event when simple math dictates that this "pro tip" is completely the wrong solution for the vast majority of players.

If 18 donuts is significant to you then you can ignore the tips for pros.

https://media.giphy.com/media/IoQBWXhpwsd0c/giphy.gif
if you are not trying to "stir the pot", then why write a novel putting down the idea being presented by someone just trying to help? You could have simply written: "I disagree with this tip as I would prefer to acquire donuts"

I never said I wasn't trying to stir the pot. You might want to work on your reading comprehension or go back and quote the right person. I was just trying to explain why this tip isn't a great idea unless you struggle to finish events or have some burning need to be done 5 days early instead of 6. But thanks for reading my "novel". I love all of the snarky "pros" on here. By the way, nice gif. Super funny and original.

dude, I think it is safe to say that you are just not a good person. Enjoy the game though.

He's not a good person?! That's not very empathetic! He made his original point (maybe in a long-winded way - but that was so that the theory was fully explained) and that was also presented as "trying to help" just as the OP was.

Thank you for understanding! And it's worth noting that even when I explained it, people still had questions, so clearly my "novel" needed another chapter. Lol!
"cdepast;c-1952389" wrote:
"chadstraus97;c-1952388" wrote:
"cdepast;c-1952368" wrote:
The only one being snarky on this thread is Chad. Chad you win tapped out. Thanks for all your insight.

I'm sorry I disagreed with the premise of your "pro tip" and explained why so others could see that there is an alternative strategy based on math, especially when many players with less experience than both of us are relatively donut-poor. Next time I'll let them learn from you only.

it has nothing to do with disagreeing. I appreciate that you have a different POV. It's the way you chose to say it. That's why people attacked your post. Tone and words matter. That's your pro tip of today.

Just had to get in another snarky jab, huh? Perhaps you should consider keeping your tips to yourself if you have nothing nice to say in response to a simple disagreement with your flawed strategy (and yes, I realize mine has its flaws too, but to act like yours is infallible is absurd). Maybe that can be my "amatuer" tip of the day since you've got the "pros" covered.
chadstraus97
New Spectator
7 years ago
"ABAaronson;c-1952404" wrote:
I save up daily tasks before the event, not for the main prize-track currency, but in case the event daily tasks include the spendable event currency. It's never hard for me to make it thru the main prize-track, but I'm always spending tons of donuts at the end to stock up on event-specific, non-unique items. However, I'm a bit of a hoarder when it comes to items (in case come up with a design that requires lots of a specific item), and I have gotten to the point with donuts where the biggest pain is simply clicking bonut boxes ad-infinitum. Getting extra spendable event currency saves me the annoyance of grinding out more bonuts.

Hmm. Interesting viewpoint. I don't disagree. I can see how you may get slightly burnt on donuts if you don't get crafting currency tasks (especially when some events don't have those kind of tasks at all), but since you don't know what type of challenges will be available until the event starts, it's a reasonable gamble. This is particularly true when you consider that you're facing a loss of somewhere between 3 and 18 donuts, which is seemingly nothing in light of how many you personally end up spending on event-specific crafting. I like it! And thanks for presenting a reasoned argument without attacking me! Even better!
chadstraus97
New Spectator
7 years ago
"empathy77;c-1952438" wrote:
M y last 2 cents and then I just don't care anymore. @cdepast just tried to give some advice. @chadstraus97 disagreed with this advice in a long drawn out snarky rant, whether or not you intended it to be come off that way. People then came to the defense of cdpest who has been a helpful positive member of this forum for years. People also came to the defense of chad saying he was just expressing his point of view. When you compare the original post by cdpest to the retort of chad, there is no comparison as to which one is the aggressive demeaning one. We do not need demeaning posts here anymore. We have had out share. Everyone here can share their opinions, but you do not have to be an ---hole about it.

All the best!!

And calling me an a-hole helps how??? Thanks, Dude. Seems like you're continuing the hostility and aggression to me.