Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-38279969-20190716211814/@comment-38946466-20190717134848

The key thing to be aware of is you need to play a lot.

To be in top 200, depending on luck getting the required items, you typically need to be 10%-20% of expert. That requires a lot of access passes. I believe 3285 to get to virtuoso, another 6000 to expert and then 1400 for each 10 percent.

So, to be in top 200 (let's say 15% expert, might be more in this event since it is quite popular) you need 11385 event access passes.

Some players calculated average over long time and found 6.8 is the average number when you play premiums (my one day average was 6.25). With 6.8 average you need to play premiums 1674 times. Of course, event aps can be earned in non premiums, but that requires even more playing.

There are talismans that decrease access pass requirements: colourful flight (50% for 12 minutes) and floral breeze (30% for 10 minutes). You can get Floral Breeze in Pottery and win both in daily challenges.

Most of top players I know are TTers with TTer friends - a lot of passes are being shared. I don't see any way for somebody without friends like this having a chance of succeeding without spending a lot of money. The TTers I know that play a lot end up with ~1000 points. The top list contains some players with a lot more, current one is 13000. I have no idea how much playing/money is required for that. I don't think only playing can result in 13000.