Post by Pink on Jul 18, 2018 14:17:13 GMT
This is a post from Dan querying the podium position
We just finished our race an hour faster, but 2:45 hours behind the first team to finish our race (they had a 3:45 hour head start). Who should be the winner?
Here's reply 1:
I posted this a while ago on Facebook, so I will copy it here too.
In Russian version of the game the answer to question "How do I win regattas?" is clear. It says "If coops finish the race with the same score, the coop that finished all tasks BEFORE others will place higher. Total task time starts from the moment regatta starts".
This is the link to the previous topic on tie in regatta forum.playrix.com/showthread...he-Dreaded-TIE! There is a lovely diagram there that says, indeed, there were two conflicting explanations from Playrix, however, according to the CURRENT rules, the Coop B, that finished regatta on day 2, will be in first place, despite spending more time to complete their tasks.
On page 2 of this thread there are screenshots of conversation with Playrix support from one of the players where it says “In the case of the tie score the winner is the team that finished all the tasks FIRST. In the situation that regatta starts at the same time for everyone it is right to say that you have to finish all tasks as fast as possible to gain the first place.
Please, note that the position can be changed if the connection to the server got delayed. After the synchronisation it could have happened that another team got a better result, but it was not recorded by your system timely".
This whole debate about tie score brings into light disagreement and misunderstanding in regards to how exactly the total task time is calculated. Some players think that it is the time you spent on actually doing tasks, while others believe it is the time from the moment you pick your first task till the end of last task.
Not trusting my English and not taking for granted other players' explanations, I decided to take it to Playrix support in language both me and them know best, in Russian. First, I asked them, how exactly the total task time is calculated. And the answer was "it is the time from regatta start until the end of last task, INCLUDING intervals between doing tasks".
Then I gave them an example. Coop A started regatta on time, at 11am (Moscow time) on Tuesday, and finished on Wednesday at 2pm. Coop B delayed the start by six hours, started at 5pm on Tuesday and finished on Wednesday at 3pm. Who will win: coop A, that finished regatta earlier but spent 27 hours in a race, or coop B, that finished later but was racing for 22 hours.
And here I got the most interesting and unexpected reply: The total task time starts from the moment regatta starts (Tuesday 11am Moscow time), and NOT from the moment a coop takes its first task. So in your example coop A will win.
So if this is correct, then it doesn't matter, when you start regatta, whether you delay it or not, the total task time for every single coop starts at the very same moment - Tuesday 8am UTC. Which means you have to finish first to be victorious.
I also messaged Anna Petrova gave her the link from above and asked her to comment on it and clarify the question. Her reply was "The rules are written correctly - the winner is the coop that finished the race before others. I'm sorry that even after we changed the wording, there is still disagreement. I will get back to you later after I closely read the topic and consult with developers". Hopefully she will follow through with that here and once and for all clarify the dreaded tie question.
Reply 2 forum mod:
Okay guys, I've just had clarification from Anna, using this example:
Start Co-op: Take their first task the moment the regatta starts: Tuesday 8am UTC. They finish their last task at 2pm UTC. Total race time: 6 hours.
Wait Co-op: Take their first task on Tuesday 1pm UTC. They finish their last task at 3pm. Total race time: 2 hours.
Both co-ops achieve perfect score. Who wins? The answer is Start Co-op. They finished at 2pm, whereas Wait Co-op didn't finish until 3pm.
____8am__9am__10am__11am__12pm__1pm__2pm__3pm__4pm
_____T____T_____T______T_____T______T____T____
____________________________________T____T____T
You can read the full discussion here
We just finished our race an hour faster, but 2:45 hours behind the first team to finish our race (they had a 3:45 hour head start). Who should be the winner?
Here's reply 1:
I posted this a while ago on Facebook, so I will copy it here too.
In Russian version of the game the answer to question "How do I win regattas?" is clear. It says "If coops finish the race with the same score, the coop that finished all tasks BEFORE others will place higher. Total task time starts from the moment regatta starts".
This is the link to the previous topic on tie in regatta forum.playrix.com/showthread...he-Dreaded-TIE! There is a lovely diagram there that says, indeed, there were two conflicting explanations from Playrix, however, according to the CURRENT rules, the Coop B, that finished regatta on day 2, will be in first place, despite spending more time to complete their tasks.
On page 2 of this thread there are screenshots of conversation with Playrix support from one of the players where it says “In the case of the tie score the winner is the team that finished all the tasks FIRST. In the situation that regatta starts at the same time for everyone it is right to say that you have to finish all tasks as fast as possible to gain the first place.
Please, note that the position can be changed if the connection to the server got delayed. After the synchronisation it could have happened that another team got a better result, but it was not recorded by your system timely".
This whole debate about tie score brings into light disagreement and misunderstanding in regards to how exactly the total task time is calculated. Some players think that it is the time you spent on actually doing tasks, while others believe it is the time from the moment you pick your first task till the end of last task.
Not trusting my English and not taking for granted other players' explanations, I decided to take it to Playrix support in language both me and them know best, in Russian. First, I asked them, how exactly the total task time is calculated. And the answer was "it is the time from regatta start until the end of last task, INCLUDING intervals between doing tasks".
Then I gave them an example. Coop A started regatta on time, at 11am (Moscow time) on Tuesday, and finished on Wednesday at 2pm. Coop B delayed the start by six hours, started at 5pm on Tuesday and finished on Wednesday at 3pm. Who will win: coop A, that finished regatta earlier but spent 27 hours in a race, or coop B, that finished later but was racing for 22 hours.
And here I got the most interesting and unexpected reply: The total task time starts from the moment regatta starts (Tuesday 11am Moscow time), and NOT from the moment a coop takes its first task. So in your example coop A will win.
So if this is correct, then it doesn't matter, when you start regatta, whether you delay it or not, the total task time for every single coop starts at the very same moment - Tuesday 8am UTC. Which means you have to finish first to be victorious.
I also messaged Anna Petrova gave her the link from above and asked her to comment on it and clarify the question. Her reply was "The rules are written correctly - the winner is the coop that finished the race before others. I'm sorry that even after we changed the wording, there is still disagreement. I will get back to you later after I closely read the topic and consult with developers". Hopefully she will follow through with that here and once and for all clarify the dreaded tie question.
Reply 2 forum mod:
Okay guys, I've just had clarification from Anna, using this example:
Start Co-op: Take their first task the moment the regatta starts: Tuesday 8am UTC. They finish their last task at 2pm UTC. Total race time: 6 hours.
Wait Co-op: Take their first task on Tuesday 1pm UTC. They finish their last task at 3pm. Total race time: 2 hours.
Both co-ops achieve perfect score. Who wins? The answer is Start Co-op. They finished at 2pm, whereas Wait Co-op didn't finish until 3pm.
____8am__9am__10am__11am__12pm__1pm__2pm__3pm__4pm
_____T____T_____T______T_____T______T____T____
____________________________________T____T____T
You can read the full discussion here