Rorin_V
08-28-2009, 07:55 PM
So haven't seen any posts about this event, so I thought I'd start it off.
First, by saying that the event is impossible. If I've calculated it correctly, the event runs for 14 days. 14days * 24hours/day = 336 hours total.
Now, for every TWO hours you spend actually grinding or PvPing; not just standing around, mining, herbing, or vending, you get ONE summer point. Ergo the maximum number of Summer Points you can get is 336/2 or 168 points. This assumes that you don't eat, drink, sleep, or go to the bathroom at any point and don't stand still longer than a few seconds here or there. Remember that you need at least 100 Summer Points to win the grand prize, if not more.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I enjoy a little sleep every now and then. Let's say we're talking about a younger person though, that can live off 6 hours of sleep every night. If this were a shorter event it'd be easy to say that you'd just stay up. Since it's two weeks, there's no way you won't crash and burn at some point, so we'll say an average of 6 hours sleep. So that's 6 hours/day * 14 days = 84 hours sleeping over the course of the event. 84/2 = 42 summer points you can't get, just because your body has to do a silly thing like sleep!
Next there's that pesky eating thing. But how can you concentrate on staying on top of that tiny platform at King of the Hill if your stomach's rumbling? So let's say that you can snarf a granola bar for breakfast and a Hot Pocket for lunch, but if you're a younger person, chances are you'll be made to sit at the dinner table with the rest of the family, and if you're older you'll probably need more sleep than the younger person, so this kind of balances out. Let's assume that you need a half hour every day to eat. So that's 0.5 hours/day * 14 days = 7 hours/2 = 3.5 Summer Points lost. But since you can't get half a Summer Point, that's 4 points down the tubes. All for a Hot Pocket!
The time calculated for eating also includes drinking, because most of us can easily sit at a computer and suck down a Mt. Dew or a Pepsi while fighting with the other hand on the keyboard. But let's not forget that what goes in must come out. Eventually that Mt. Dew will run right through you. And since your diet is consisting of some not-so-healthy, yet convenient, foods, you'll need to spend some quality time on the porcelain throne. Let's just say 15 minutes a day. So, 0.25 hours/day * 14 days / 2 = 1.75 Summer Points gone. Again, you can't get a partial summer point so we have to round up to 2.
Now, at some point you may notice a funny odor. Believe it or not, it's not a skunk that sprayed outside your window or some roadkill that the Public Works Dept. hasn't come to scrape off the road yet. Nope, it's you! You reek! Go take a shower because you're not Professor Snape, and you can't pull off the greasy-haired look like he can; trust me. Lose another 15 minutes per day for another 2 Summer Point loss.
So let's see what that gives us so far. 42 + 4 + 2 + 2 = 50 Summer Points minimum down the tubes just because your body has needs! So the maximum number of points you could get would be 168-50 = 118.
Don't forget that you can't get points while you're not fighting, so when you have to go back into town to sell stuff because your inventory is full or you're running low on potions, that's more time lost. And if you sleep any more than 6 hours per day, the family wants you to go out to dinner, you have chores to do, or you pretty much need to do anything besides grind and what I've listed above, you don't stand a chance of winning!
My conclusion; if anyone gets more than 100 Summer Points (that's more than 200 hours of play-time) then they found a way to make it look like they were playing when they actually weren't, i.e. they cheated. Either that or they're a super-human who doesn't need to eat, sleep, or poop (but everybody poops!)....
First, by saying that the event is impossible. If I've calculated it correctly, the event runs for 14 days. 14days * 24hours/day = 336 hours total.
Now, for every TWO hours you spend actually grinding or PvPing; not just standing around, mining, herbing, or vending, you get ONE summer point. Ergo the maximum number of Summer Points you can get is 336/2 or 168 points. This assumes that you don't eat, drink, sleep, or go to the bathroom at any point and don't stand still longer than a few seconds here or there. Remember that you need at least 100 Summer Points to win the grand prize, if not more.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I enjoy a little sleep every now and then. Let's say we're talking about a younger person though, that can live off 6 hours of sleep every night. If this were a shorter event it'd be easy to say that you'd just stay up. Since it's two weeks, there's no way you won't crash and burn at some point, so we'll say an average of 6 hours sleep. So that's 6 hours/day * 14 days = 84 hours sleeping over the course of the event. 84/2 = 42 summer points you can't get, just because your body has to do a silly thing like sleep!
Next there's that pesky eating thing. But how can you concentrate on staying on top of that tiny platform at King of the Hill if your stomach's rumbling? So let's say that you can snarf a granola bar for breakfast and a Hot Pocket for lunch, but if you're a younger person, chances are you'll be made to sit at the dinner table with the rest of the family, and if you're older you'll probably need more sleep than the younger person, so this kind of balances out. Let's assume that you need a half hour every day to eat. So that's 0.5 hours/day * 14 days = 7 hours/2 = 3.5 Summer Points lost. But since you can't get half a Summer Point, that's 4 points down the tubes. All for a Hot Pocket!
The time calculated for eating also includes drinking, because most of us can easily sit at a computer and suck down a Mt. Dew or a Pepsi while fighting with the other hand on the keyboard. But let's not forget that what goes in must come out. Eventually that Mt. Dew will run right through you. And since your diet is consisting of some not-so-healthy, yet convenient, foods, you'll need to spend some quality time on the porcelain throne. Let's just say 15 minutes a day. So, 0.25 hours/day * 14 days / 2 = 1.75 Summer Points gone. Again, you can't get a partial summer point so we have to round up to 2.
Now, at some point you may notice a funny odor. Believe it or not, it's not a skunk that sprayed outside your window or some roadkill that the Public Works Dept. hasn't come to scrape off the road yet. Nope, it's you! You reek! Go take a shower because you're not Professor Snape, and you can't pull off the greasy-haired look like he can; trust me. Lose another 15 minutes per day for another 2 Summer Point loss.
So let's see what that gives us so far. 42 + 4 + 2 + 2 = 50 Summer Points minimum down the tubes just because your body has needs! So the maximum number of points you could get would be 168-50 = 118.
Don't forget that you can't get points while you're not fighting, so when you have to go back into town to sell stuff because your inventory is full or you're running low on potions, that's more time lost. And if you sleep any more than 6 hours per day, the family wants you to go out to dinner, you have chores to do, or you pretty much need to do anything besides grind and what I've listed above, you don't stand a chance of winning!
My conclusion; if anyone gets more than 100 Summer Points (that's more than 200 hours of play-time) then they found a way to make it look like they were playing when they actually weren't, i.e. they cheated. Either that or they're a super-human who doesn't need to eat, sleep, or poop (but everybody poops!)....