Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34236190-20180706032203

I'm on vacation rn, so I decided to see what it would take to make it into the top 50 of the Leaderboard and get one of those little silver chests.

Here is what I learned:

1. The pass drop rate averages to 6 for rooms that require passes and 4 for those that do not (including puzzles) per 10 plays.

2. In order to make a run for the top I consistently needed to earn 600 passes per day through detective, 750 passes per day through Virtuoso, and 900 passes per day through expert. This kept me consistently in the top 50 until the very last day (but more on that later).

3. In order to stay in the top 50 it took 6 hours a day of game play except for two days where I played 14 and 16 hours, respectively.

4. If you are going to buy passes (I did not) buy them during sleuth or detective when you get more bang for your buck because the pass requirements are less.

5. The progression rate stayed pretty steady until the very last day. Then something wonky happened. People who were not previously in the top 150 suddenly appeared in the top 50. Additionally, my progression rate dropped from a fairly consistent +.58 to a -9.1. Which is a fairly significant change. So, I guess either people were playing more hours at a faster pace than me (my room clear rate is a fairly decent 1:35 for most rooms), people were saving those little horns and then banishing at the last minute, or something nefarious is up with the Darkwood Leaderboard.

I ended up finishing at 70 something.

Not worth it for me to try again, but, if anyone tries to do so with this next update, let me know. I'll be there cheering you on from the sidelines every step of the way. 