THE GAME: Recap

[Scientist 4,224]

So... another GAME has finished and it's time to recap.
There were faults from both sides - players' and developers'. 
 

There were these kinds of players:

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• Players who worked alone and succeeded. 
• Players who worked alone but gave up in the middle.
• Players who were part of a group and worked on the problems together.
• Players who were dividing into groups and looking for random places, hoping that they'll find the next clues way before the video leading to it would be released.
• Players who were waiting for Russians to find the answer so they can enter it too, no matter it was right or wrong. 
• Other.

Guys, really? You think it was fair? You think the winner will DESERVE the prize? Do you think you deserve it right now? I don't think you do. I don't think I deserve it either. If the game was hard for you, you could just wait for day 7 and enter the right words - the ones you could see in the GAME's topic. Several players from our community scored pretty high and that's impressive, well done! 
 

And what was VERY disappointing for me was the fact that Devs put a link on the dot in Hornet's Garage description while it still was Day 1 or 2, also the link under EN3 and RU62 vlogs, and other things that were put too early and were spotted by some players. Yes, I knew about the "linked dot" in Hornet's description 2 days before the video of Day 3 was released. I entered 57 at 09:01 on Day 3, because I had nothing to think about and I knew the answer already. Is this fair? Ridiculous... But you know why I did this? Because I knew that everybody's going to cheat so I wanted to at least get a higher score than I usually would if I thought about the clues. 
Anyway, dear Developers, next time please put Day 3 clue in the game on the third day and not on the first. I don't say you failed or you didn't work well. Everything was great and well-organized, but some players spoiled everything and made this a "fight for the first place" rather than a fun and entertaining game. 
 
That's all I wanted to say and couldn't hold in myself. I'm really disappointed. 
 
Interesting quotes:
 

 

Each next quote is the continuation of the previous one.
 

To some people: I wonder how much you'd score if you worked ALONE...

I don't think it matters; one has the choice of working alone or in a team ;).
And working in a team has mostly been the decision made, whether it be on Skype, this topic or the main topic. It really has started some friendships, with one otherwise unknown to the other working together to solve the clues. All great ways of improving the community.

Tell me how it helps the community and how long that "friendship" will last.

For example, 5 players are working together. That's the fastest group and they work very well. One member from this group becomes the winner of THE GAME. Won't the other 4 be jealous because they all shared the answer between each other and only one of them won? No no no, please, don't tell me they'll be happy because their "friend" won, because they'll be very jealous inside. This does not and cannot make the community better. Working alone and for fun makes is much better than the whole group sharing the answer and only one of them winning the fully MU-ed tank.
If you were a part of that group and you ended up being on the second place, wouldn't you feel disappointed? You would, and so would everybody else.

Not really agreeing on this one, as this does not really apply for our community, since there was 0% chance any of us would get a dream tank. Also a slight chance of some of us being in the top 100. So, in almost all cases, people would be aiming for 100 supplies, such as in my case. Sure, there were some answers posted by some, but did that mean it was always true? No. Sometimes there were fakes, and sometimes there were different answers where you would need to think on your own what to choose.
In conclusion, regardless of if you chose to work alone or be active on the respective threads, chances are you were getting the same prize. So really, this did help the community bond together, for at least a portion of tankers that were working together. That all made it more fun and intriguing.

Why? Because you knew that you wouldn't think on any of the clues. There's always a chance for everybody, you just needed to use your brain to find the word of the day as soon as possible. There wasn't a slight chance of getting in the top 100. If you worked normally, you could.
And don't use the work with group as an excuse. Don't say "the group of tankers just worked together to make sure each of them will at least get 100 supplies". Even if the tankers worked ALONE, for each right answer of the day they'd get 10 points (minimum). So if a player works alone and finds all the clues himself, even if he got 3 clues wrong (which is impossible, if you spend some time on finding the right word), the player would still get 100 of each supply. 36 points are enough for 100 supplies! Working with a group is not needed if your goal is just 100 supplies, and if your goal is not that and you want more, I explained above what would happen if one of the group members won.
So your excuses are - working with a group bonds people together and makes THE GAME more exciting. THE GAME is not more exciting with friends, because there's this rushing process (the group shared the answer, but I need to hurry up to enter it first!) and it spoils the fun. Also tell me how long that friendship will last.
I can continue talking about this, but it's pointless. THE GAME is over. I just hope next time everything will be more fair.

 

 

Edited January 8, 2015 by Schism

[Shaloo7 1,216]

Hmmm...

[emrakul 7,801]

I was: 2. Players who worked alone but gave up in the middle. But i have to say i'm better than last 2 the game's

Yes, devs failed as normally. Those clues should be "revealed" just few minutes/hours before video (however not few days before, so ppl can search randomly).

I think 1st will be someone who guessed, or found words in rocket speed...

How many points do you think will have 1st player?

[Scientist 4,224]

How many points do you think will have 1st player?

Around 550-620, not more.

[robbiealdo 373]

The only thing I cared about was the secret room , which this time turned out to be a maze. Pretty cool :)

Wish they could do more of this though :3

[emrakul 7,801]

The only thing I cared about was the secret room , which this time turned out to be a maze. Pretty cool :)

Wish they could do more of this though :3

or keep it :3

 

Around 550-620, not more.

So he would have atlest 80 points every day lol...

I think winner will have 400 - 500, maybe as you said, 550.

Btw i bet Hazel-Rah was making the maze. Only he could add those smiles XD

Edited January 7, 2015 by emrakul

[robbiealdo 373]

or keep it :3

 

Yeah that would be cool too :)

[Scientist 4,224]

The only thing I cared about was the secret room , which this time turned out to be a maze.

I liked it too. Making a labyrinth was a good idea )

[BackSeatDriver 29]

what map was it on??

[shadewarttt 3,350]

what map was it on??

--- ... -. (osa)

Edited January 7, 2015 by shadewarttt

[BackSeatDriver 29]

all i did was copy answers off forum so i dunno k

[robbiealdo 373]

I liked it too. Making a labyrinth was a good idea )

Yep :)

 

all i did was copy answers off forum so i dunno k

Me too :3

[MA3CTPO_HA_XAHTEP 832]

I just copied the answers given on forum and I succeed. It took me 1 minute to get 100 supplies.

 

THE Game is noob contest.

[Pro-Surviver69 11]

I was: 2. Players who worked alone but gave up in the middle. But i have to say i'm better than last 2 the game's

Yes, devs failed as normally. Those clues should be "revealed" just few minutes/hours before video (however not few days before, so ppl can search randomly).

I think 1st will be someone who guessed, or found words in rocket speed...

How many points do you think will have 1st player?

I think not more than 400.

[BackSeatDriver 29]

I just copied the answers given on forum and I succeed. It took me 1 minute to get 100 supplies.

 

THE Game is noob contest.

Thats the point, to get the big prize you need to play, even though I cba :)

[ALEKSEJ0077 150]

Wait what maze ?

[pizzaslad 471]

I watched the Vlogs, looked for the clues myself then went to see what all the monkeys were on about

[Scientist 4,224]

The main page is updates; I added some quotes.

 

I just copied the answers given on forum and I succeed. It took me 1 minute to get 100 supplies.

Exactly what I'm talking about. Now is it fair to give some people 50 of each supply? Nope... Edited January 8, 2015 by Schism

[Jr.Disgrace 23]

I mostly solved the puzzles by my own though I was in a group but a member in our group backstabbed us so it would be better to solve puzzles on your own n discuss with the guys only whom u can trust blindfoldedly. Till next time..

[Scientist 4,224]

Winners are announced. I'm happy to see some people were in top 100 from our community ;).

But I hope what happened this time won't happen during the next GAME.

[BlitzPanzer12345 241]

he is already a lissimo

so fully MUed tank will not make a HUGE difference for him

[Scientist 4,224]

he is already a lissimo

so fully MUed tank will not make a HUGE difference for him

It will, it will. Fully MUed equipments are needed only if you are a Lissimo. If your rank is lower, after getting M3 the fully MUed M2 will just disappear...

[BlitzPanzer12345 241]

It will, it will. Fully MUed equipments are needed only if you are a Lissimo. If your rank is lower, after getting M3 the fully MUed M2 will just disappear...

no that

if he was some ranks lower

he would have still got a fully MUed tank

but now suppose has MUed half all tanks

if he gets in reward fully MUed tank

then all those crystals he used to MU that tank will go waste

:)

[HichigoShiiro 4,378]

Add:

Players who were too lazy to do this. 

[shadewarttt 3,350]

Add:

Players who were too lazy to do this. 

Don't you mean "Got better things to do"?