Given the varied replies, clearly something is up. I play several times a day, don't spend donuts and never have trouble obtaining prizes. I was able to hoard bags for a couple of days after finishing phase 1, but somehow I'm still about 1500 ray guns away from the copter. I'm not worried, yet, but I would have thought I'd be further along at this point.
i'm not denying that it's possible to get this copter
but I am coming 14th our of 100 on my leaderboard and still might not get there in time...a lot have given up it seems as they trail further and further behind
and my friends list is pretty fresh, I' deleted players who don't play (and added more) a few months ago
so by these stats I estimate that 80% of tapped out players won't finish this...that's bad :?
I hope I get there in time as i'm putting a lot of work in and am staying up till 1am to visit my neighbours now :? if only we could visit neighbours every 20 hours (so that I could comfortably visit every 24 without the time getting pushed later and later each day
maybe EA's entire business strategy is that only 30% of users actually play the game and the rest just give up what morons work at EA, seriously
I've been between 40th-50th on my leaderboard and should get the copter by tomorrow. The leaderboard isn't a good indicator of how well someone is doing on the event; it just counts activity for gremaliens.
Don't think I'll get it even though I play often during the day. Still, I'm not that bothered if I miss things. I have noticed that I'm not getting many eggs. Only got 8 in the last fews days so im sorry to any neighbours for not being able to drop eggs on your SP even though I visit every day
I struggled a bit on the first phase -- just unlocked the DTD with 1 day to spare. This phase seemed easier, got the copter with 3 days to spare. Not sure whether I got into a better rhythm or whether it's because I didn't get up to 30 friends until about halfway through phase 1.
Still way behind on the crafting though.
I play twice daily for the most part, but more often on weekends (I think that helps quite a bit).
i'm not denying that it's possible to get this copter
but I am coming 14th our of 100 on my leaderboard and still might not get there in time...a lot have given up it seems as they trail further and further behind
and my friends list is pretty fresh, I' deleted players who don't play (and added more) a few months ago
so by these stats I estimate that 80% of tapped out players won't finish this...that's bad :?
I hope I get there in time as i'm putting a lot of work in and am staying up till 1am to visit my neighbours now :? if only we could visit neighbours every 20 hours (so that I could comfortably visit every 24 without the time getting pushed later and later each day
maybe EA's entire business strategy is that only 30% of users actually play the game and the rest just give up what morons work at EA, seriously
Chris, do you know the leaderboard is to track gremaliens and not rayguns? My sons town is way ahead of my other town on the leaderboard, but below it in raygun count ...
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I struggled a bit on the first phase -- just unlocked the DTD with 1 day to spare. This phase seemed easier, got the copter with 3 days to spare. Not sure whether I got into a better rhythm or whether it's because I didn't get up to 30 friends until about halfway through phase 1.
Still way behind on the crafting though.
I play twice daily for the most part, but more often on weekends (I think that helps quite a bit).
My main town seems to get a higher ratio of the 50-RAYGUN prizes when it hits a UFO. My other town gets almost exclusively gummi bears. Those 50-raygun prizes add up.
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I don't understand why you are having so much trouble attaining it. I only play once a day, bought one portal and never bought the license and reached the copter last night. I think that leaderboard is bullshite, I have been ranked 20th and lower the entire time.
I have to say you're lying! It is impossible to gain 7100 ray guns by playing once each day for 12 days. That's impossible
I don't understand why you are having so much trouble attaining it. I only play once a day, bought one portal and never bought the license and reached the copter last night. I think that leaderboard is bullshite, I have been ranked 20th and lower the entire time.
I have to say you're lying! It is impossible to gain 7100 ray guns by playing once each day for 12 days. That's impossible
I have to agree, there's no way you'd make it playing once a day. Only one lot of ToT bags so would be no where near crafting any prizes unless you're using donuts, you'd only get 1 round of aliens which would be 96 plus the 90 from friend visits, plus crushing gremaliens say 10 for that plus what u get out of treat bags another say 30? Total: 226 at the most no more than 300. You need over 600 a day according to the chart.
Not included the portal as don't know what that pays out.
i'm not denying that it's possible to get this copter
but I am coming 14th our of 100 on my leaderboard and still might not get there in time...a lot have given up it seems as they trail further and further behind
and my friends list is pretty fresh, I' deleted players who don't play (and added more) a few months ago
so by these stats I estimate that 80% of tapped out players won't finish this...that's bad :?
I hope I get there in time as i'm putting a lot of work in and am staying up till 1am to visit my neighbours now :? if only we could visit neighbours every 20 hours (so that I could comfortably visit every 24 without the time getting pushed later and later each day
maybe EA's entire business strategy is that only 30% of users actually play the game and the rest just give up what morons work at EA, seriously
Why do you continue to insult EA employees? And where exactly are these made-up stats coming from?
864 ray guns away. Probably not likely for me. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
If you're at 864, you've got enough time. There's about 34 hours left and if you get a couple hundred more yet today, you're right on track. (Not sure what time zone you are, but presuming US, then there's at least one or two cycles of full alien spawns in your town before today is out.)
I seem to be only getting 20 visits to friends towns where I get Ray guns before it changes back to money?
I thought it was supposed to be 30 visits x 3 taps a day?
Less than 500 ray guns to go for me, so I still have a chance. I don't have the license or the portal either. I do have one neighbor who already has the rigeliean queen and hut.
During the 1st phase I got discouraged from reading the boards. I thought I could not possibly get the donut machine. Then I started to play more often instead of once or twice a day. I missed the prize by about 1500.
For this phase I play 3-4 times a day. I do not interrupt my sleep at all. I need 600 more for the copter. I'd have it by now but I started hoarding a few days ago.
I still find it rather strange to start hoarding bags before you get the hovercopter. I'd much rather get the prize first, then plan for the next one.
i started hoarding as soon as I knew for sure that I'd be able to get the copter without opening any more bags. I got mine yesterday and have 4 days of bags stored. Now I'll have lots of bags to open for the last stage.
I still find it rather strange to start hoarding bags before you get the hovercopter. I'd much rather get the prize first, then plan for the next one.
i started hoarding as soon as I knew for sure that I'd be able to get the copter without opening any more bags. I got mine yesterday and have 4 days of bags stored. Now I'll have lots of bags to open for the last stage.
Same with me and I got the copter today. If it became an issue of not getting enough ray guns, the bags could have been opened. Since I didn't need them, now I will have a good head start on the next part.
Definitely doable for normal players. I just got the helicopter and I started hoarding about three days ago.
I did purchase the Ray gun, whitch Marge and one additional premium kid.
This is a very tough event, The first time I've spent donuts during an event on items. Although these items I wanted for a looong time, and I'm a day 1 player, so I have all free giveaway items.
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I've been between 40th-50th on my leaderboard and should get the copter by tomorrow. The leaderboard isn't a good indicator of how well someone is doing on the event; it just counts activity for gremaliens.
Still way behind on the crafting though.
I play twice daily for the most part, but more often on weekends (I think that helps quite a bit).
Chris, do you know the leaderboard is to track gremaliens and not rayguns? My sons town is way ahead of my other town on the leaderboard, but below it in raygun count ...
My main town seems to get a higher ratio of the 50-RAYGUN prizes when it hits a UFO. My other town gets almost exclusively gummi bears. Those 50-raygun prizes add up.
I have to say you're lying! It is impossible to gain 7100 ray guns by playing once each day for 12 days. That's impossible
I have to agree, there's no way you'd make it playing once a day. Only one lot of ToT bags so would be no where near crafting any prizes unless you're using donuts, you'd only get 1 round of aliens which would be 96 plus the 90 from friend visits, plus crushing gremaliens say 10 for that plus what u get out of treat bags another say 30? Total: 226 at the most no more than 300. You need over 600 a day according to the chart.
Not included the portal as don't know what that pays out.
Why do you continue to insult EA employees? And where exactly are these made-up stats coming from?
If you're at 864, you've got enough time. There's about 34 hours left and if you get a couple hundred more yet today, you're right on track. (Not sure what time zone you are, but presuming US, then there's at least one or two cycles of full alien spawns in your town before today is out.)
I thought it was supposed to be 30 visits x 3 taps a day?
Any ideas?
I agree, keep going. you should be able to make it as long as you make 3-4 visits over the next 24 hours.
Good Luck
For this phase I play 3-4 times a day. I do not interrupt my sleep at all. I need 600 more for the copter. I'd have it by now but I started hoarding a few days ago.
I do have 4 premium characters
Same with me and I got the copter today. If it became an issue of not getting enough ray guns, the bags could have been opened. Since I didn't need them, now I will have a good head start on the next part.
I did purchase the Ray gun, whitch Marge and one additional premium kid.
This is a very tough event, The first time I've spent donuts during an event on items. Although these items I wanted for a looong time, and I'm a day 1 player, so I have all free giveaway items.