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#1 Richter Kerensky

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Posted 20 September 2015 - 01:30 AM

You'll need it to complete this event, since map selection is completely random.

#2 Iqfish

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Posted 20 September 2015 - 02:13 AM

View PostMawai, on 18 September 2015 - 10:36 AM, said:

We have a territorial challenge this weekend where you need to get a match score or 300+ and 400+ on each of 9 maps in the public queue in order to get a prize.

Sounds good right? Maybe 20 games if you get good results ... maybe 40 if you only make the match score on half?

Unfortunately wrong since it doesn't factor in the random selection of maps. It is most likely that you will be hard pressed to get that last map you need and getting that last map is usually going to take a while.

Here is a link to the math ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupon_collector's_problem

TLDR ... to get one match on each of the 9 maps will on average require on average 26 matches (sometimes a lot more) and that doesn't factor in whether you make the match score or not.

Getting 2 matches on each is the same as collecting 18 coupons in the table so on average it will take 63 matches just to get 2 matches on each map.

NOW factor in the match score.

How easy is it to get a match score of 300? 400? Do you see that 50% of the time? More? Less? Factor that in and you will need upwards of 120 matches in the public queue to complete just the public queue challenges.

Given how long a CW match takes ... it will take about 38 matches to get 2 games on each of the 6 maps. Hope it is easy to get a match score of 200 or 300 since with requiring an average of 38 CW matches seems to me will take most of the weekend just to see the maps.




tl;dr: NOPE.

#3 John1352

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Posted 20 September 2015 - 03:24 AM

In CW you have an advantage in that you can either:
(a) Tell what map it will be due to the little sliver on the segments, if the enemy attackers/counter attackers have 12 already.
(B) Do a counter attack on a planet where the red segments are maps you need. (hint: counter attacks and defenses alternate)

Map order, clockwise is: Boreal, Sulfurous, Hellebore, Grim Portico, Emerald, Vitric, Boreal ...... (there might be one mix up there, but I think it's right)

#4 Kin3ticX

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Posted 20 September 2015 - 06:58 AM

yeah I think we all agree the public queue is the harder one

#5 Dawnstealer

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Posted 20 September 2015 - 07:23 AM

Getting that points, at least 300, is easy, but as you point out, when you get the Bog five times in a row...

Edited by Dawnstealer, 20 September 2015 - 07:24 AM.


#6 QuulDrah

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Posted 21 September 2015 - 05:50 AM

The really frustrating phase happens right after you have completed the challenge for 3 of the 6 maps.

In PUGs, when you get the wrong map, you man-up and just play. Maybe it takes 5 minutes, maybe it takes 15, but you know it can be over quickly if you want. Charge in and die, disconnect, or just frigging help your team to win as fast as possible! Once done, you take a quick swig from the bottle-of-your-choice, click on "PLAY", and hope for the best.

In CW? You get the wrong map and you are stuck for half an hour... after having to wait for several minutes before you get a game again. By the time the 3rd 'wrong' map in a row has passed (possibly close to 2 hours), all fun and motivation to work on this event has evaporated...





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