Competition Gold Rush 2017 - 4/7

Gold Rush 2017
(Gates Open) 3rd February 12:00:01 UTC - (Gates close) 12th February 15:00:01 UTC

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Attention Gold Rush Enthusiasts​

The annual Gold Rush event is upon Planet Arkadia again. This year the event comes with outstanding prizes.

The Gold Rush will be run over a course of 7 months, separated into 7 events, each events will last a period of 9 days.​

Rules

Hidden within the loots is a set of Event Tokens. These tokens have points allocated to each of them. These points are as follows. (one set of tokens for each instance level)

• Cat.1 Event Token - 1 Point
• Cat.1 Event Token - 5 Points
• Cat.1 Event Token - 10 Points
• Cat.1 Event Token - 20 Points
• Cat.1 Event Token - 50 Points
• Cat.1 Event Token - 100 Points
• Cat.1 Event Token - 500 Points
• Cat.1 Event Token - 1000 Points
• Cat.1 Event Token - 5000 Points

You will need to obtain the "Gold Rush Category 1 - 4/7* (2, 3, 4)" mission from the Gold Rush Quest giver first before you will be able to enter the Gold Rush instances. You can enter these instances however many times you like during the Gold Rush and there is no key required to enter, the mission itself acts as the key. Please note, that these tokens cannot be traded. Once these tokens have been looted, the points will be automatically counted towards the mission when you loot any of the "Cat.1 Event Token - 1 Point" from within the instances.

Total score will be calculated based on hourly point averages to derive each participant's 20 hour normalized points.

Example of how it is calculated
Avatar 1
Total points: 2000
Hours: 20
Average points per hour: 100
20 hour normalized score: 2000

Avatar 2
Total points: 3800
Hours: 39
Average points per hour: 97.44
20 hour normalized score: 1948.72

As the event uses normalized score that means that Avatar 1 would win as their normalized score is higher than Avatar 2.

This event is intended for solo hunters. Any attempt at abusing team mechanics or any other Entropia Universe systems or features in order to gain an unfair advantage over other participants will be grounds for disqualification from the event, forfeiture of any prizes, and possible sanctions imposed on one’s Entropia Universe account.

YOU CAN ONLY WIN PRIZES IN ONE CATEGORY

If you abandon the mission at any time during the event, all points will be lost and they will NOT be replaced. You will have to start from scratch. So make sure you decide which category you want to compete in beforehand.

You will have to complete a minimum of 20 hours in the Gold Rush Instances to qualify for winning a prize.​

Qualifying Instances

• Gold Rush Category 1*
• Gold Rush Category 2
• Gold Rush Category 3
• Gold Rush Category 4

Prizes

Category 1*
1st: Valiant Firebase Apartment
2nd: S & B Ardenner 10 (L), Scott & Barlow BP-10 (L), GYRO Combat FAP-10 (L), GYRO FAP-10 (L), Scott & Barlow SB-10 (L)
3rd: S & B Ardenner 6 (L), Scott & Barlow BP-6 (L), GYRO Combat FAP-6 (L), GYRO FAP-6 (L),Scott & Barlow SB-6 (L)

For every 100 points** gathered you will be awarded with one (1) Neurobiotic Booster A10 1mg.

Category 2
1st: Gold Rush Armour Plate
2nd: Small Land plot
3rd: Oratan Axe Pet

For every 500points** gathered you will be awarded with one (1) Neurobiotic Booster A10 5mg.

Category 3
1st: Gold Rush Thigh Guards (F)
2nd: Medium Land plot
3rd: Oratan Axe Pet

For every 500points** gathered you will be awarded with one (1) Neurobiotic Booster A10 5mg.

Category 4
1st: Gold Rush Thigh Guards (M)
2nd: Large Land plot
3rd: Oratan Axe Pet
7th: Gold Rush Thigh Guards (M)

For every 500points** gathered you will be awarded with one (1) Neurobiotic Booster A10 5mg.


Prize Item Statistics

Neurobiotic Booster A10 1mg
Increased skill gain for all professions
Strength:100%
Duration: 1 hour

Neurobiotic Booster A10 5mg
Increased skill gain for all professions
Strength:100%
Duration: 5 hours

Gold Rush 2016 Armor
Impact: 13.0
Burn: 19.0
Cut: 16.0
Stab: 13.0
Electric: 45.0
Durability: 3350

Item Set Effect:
7 Parts
Acceleration: 5%
Skill Gain - Paramedic: 8%
Increased health: 8.00 Points
5 Parts
Acceleration: 5%
Skill Gain - Paramedic: 8%
3 Parts
Acceleration: 5%

Pulsar Armour Plate Gold Rush 2016
Stab: 5
Electric: 25
Durability: 1100

Valiant Firebase Apartment
Item points indoors: 115
Item points in display area: 5
Item points in additional area: 10

Oratan Axe Pet
Passive Effect: Auto Loot
Level Req: 18
Passive Effect: Skill Gain - Pet and Taming
Level Req: 23
Strength: 20%
Exportable: Yes (lvl7)

Location
Aakas Teleporter [11212, 9742]



* Category 1 is only available to avatars with less than 125hp

Example: Someone with 124.9hp can join Category 1, but if you have 125hp you will have to compete in Category 2, 3 or 4.

** if you should loot a token that will increase your points with equal or more points than the threshold for the Neurobiotic Booster is set, you will receive one (1) Neurobiotic Booster immediately and the counter for the next Neurobiotic Booster is reset. (this is a separate counter than the Gold Rush Points counter so your points will not be affected)

Example: You have 87 points in Category 1* then you loot one Cat.1 Event Token - 5000 Points, this will give you one (1) Neurobiotic Booster A10 1mg instantly. So now you will have 5087 points and if you loot another 13 points you will get another Neurobiotic Booster A10 1mg and so on.

!!! PLEASE TAKE NOTE THE FOLLOWING !!!
PLEASE ABANDON THE MISSION : Gold Rush Category 1 - 3/7* (2, 3, 4)

If you have these missions activated, points will be allocated to it and they will not count towards your final score for the new chapter. These points will be null and void. We ask that you abandon the mission before you accept the new mission and enter the gates. Please pass this message to others who might ask .
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With that said, best of luck to one and all. When the event starts it will be announced across all media platforms. So get your equipment ready, load those weapons and get ready for the Gold Rush 2017.

 

(what is UTC? click here)

WHy not use gametime? Now I have to look up what it all means and what time it actually is ingame. Using ingame time would be best, because it's the same for everybody.

 

UTC is game time

 

Better question: Why not start on time?

 

MindArk? ON time? Do we play the same game???

 

Let them work it out. Could be mindark, could be PP.. who knows.. something might be erroring.

 

I wonder if there is gold rush week without calypso having a rival event (shared loot hogglos just started).

 

So......we are late yet again...now how long do i have to wait? If i cabr make it to the start of the event i wont botger sticking around for any of it

 

dude ur were 12houts+ late ? not even the worst games have this type of delay.. ive never even heard of a game with a 12h+ hour delay

 

http://www.pcgamer.com/deus-ex-mankind-divided-delayed-to-august-2016/

lol

 

Does it matter? It's extended a day. Stuff happens. Mindark support is required, they are in sweden. Get a grip.

 

It does raise a few questions why this keeps happening but this is no grounds for hurling mud at the A-team. They are stressed out over it already, I'm sure. Though I do think it might help to counter unpleasant rumours if it was possible to be more open about what the actual reasons were. Allowing lingering suspicion of some politics going on behind the scenes can't be good for anyone.

Now that we're back in, nice Arkoin rain so far

 

Arcoin rain. Ok. But what about points? Better Than 3/7 ?

 

mission bug - looted a 5k and didnt count

 

That happened because you did not abandon old mission: Arkadian Gold Rush Category 3

 

And how was I supposed to know that?
It only says to abondon the 3/7 mission - the other mission I accepted is not that one

 

!!! PLEASE TAKE NOTE THE FOLLOWING !!!
PLEASE ABANDON THE MISSION : Gold Rush Category 1 - 3/7* (2, 3, 4)

I don't have that one...