What's happened to the Star Tournament this week???

I'm having another look today and getting easier levels again. So far I don't see any repeats. But I'm sorry, easy, hard whatever really doesn't matter if there are no events that actually count by playing the Star Tournament. What is the point?????

Yeah, I'm so going to get this prize…… 😤🤬😬

They can stuff their Star Tournament and their game. I'm so done when I get to 20,000! There is absolutely no point playing either the Star Tournament nor the latest releases. Boring and pointless if you ask me.

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3374790#Comment_3374790

Yes this is becoming very interesting to me if there is going to be changes in the star tournament. I have played it since it appeared in my game with no changes. Same pattern always and for me it was something to do in between new levels. No one here really liked the small booster wins but it was one way I did build up boosters over the years always 1st place plus it was one of the fun part of the game. I guess king has started to test ways to make money from it. @Nobody1 I wish more people here that play the star tournament would give their feedback on any changes they see in the tournament. Kinda interesting to me.

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You might be right about the star tournament being bespoke now. Seems like we at least the 3 of us are receiving different versions. The tournament always to me and still have thee same levels as always no change at all. Same 20 to 25 levels no change in the way they drop on the board since I started playing it. If it's changed for you and CandyLv then king is definitely trying some kind of new test. It will be interesting if I stay in my test group.

That's a really interesting idea, christinewupp! I don't know yet if it's really happening in Candy Crush, but one way for the "AI to become more autonomous" (as you suggested might be happening in my recent thread) would be for it to start customizing the game to each individual player (to maximize income, or at least to maximize time spent in the game). I don't know if King has yet reached the ability to do some of that, but certainly we will see that happening in the near future in most games, which will really change the nature of gaming!

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3374739#Comment_3374739

This is very interesting! Have they made this event "bespoke"?

Come to think of it….have they made level difficulty "bespoke"? No here's a thought. Could this be why I have noted a subtle difference in the game just this week. 🧐🤔

Yes, the hard level still shows up, but few and far between. I am at 1000 points on the board now, and I have only played it for 2 days, that had never happened before

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3374730#Comment_3374730

Thank you so much for joining in with this information @CandyLV ! I wonder if like myself you find that after a while you do move onto harder levels? I found this on my second day of playing it.

I also noticed the change in difficulty in Star Tournament this week, before the levels were so difficult that you could hardly pass any level without boosters, this week, I can pass about 80% of the games without using boosters, and it is very obvious that they want you to pass, and you always get 6 stars. I think they are experimenting something 🤔

Having spent some more time on the Star Tournament yesterday I fear I was cheering too early. I am getting the impression now that this event has changed in a manner similar to the rest of the game like we now see in the episode races: There are easy levels early on but later the levels become harder. They also have become less interesting. I guess with this event taking levels from elsewhere in the game it will continue on this path. As the interesting levels get replaced in the main game we now see more and more of the same boring blocker bashing levels in the Star Tournament as well.

A shame, I thought it was an improvement, but I'm bored with it now. We really need a way for these levels to count towards all events. That's the only way this feature is going to be worth playing for most of us.

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3373936#Comment_3373936

It sounds like you still get the same familiar levels you have always had. So your game really is different from mine. Maybe I'm part of a test group. I am definitely seeing some very different levels. Or maybe the star tournament has become bespoke now.

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/504802/whats-happened-to-the-star-tournament-this-week

@christinewupp As you probably know this star tournament has always been easy for me. I think I might have posted a long time ago that I always come in 1st. I think when I posted there were not a lot of people in the here that were playing it. Anyway no difference in my game. I rarely use starting boosters because the next board is always different. I also know the boards pretty good and can tell if I need boosters.

MannyFae

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3373909#Comment_3373909

Look at this one: Here is Samantha!

Yay! This level is now 7762.

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3373839#Comment_3373839

Guys this new Star Tournament is great! I love it! Could it be they've finally done something good for those who have reached the end of the map?

Yes, it's heavy on the key levels but not all of them are key levels. As I've progressed through them I see more non keys levels. The level difficulty now varies, which I really like. Some are easy to pass with just starting boosters, so even those players who don't want to waste their boosters, or know the cheats, can participate. But also, some of these levels are fun! Look at this one: Here is Samantha!

Ah well, it's probably just another test, maybe I'm in a test group and others still get all the old levels. But I have to say that this version is really tempting me to keep playing at the end of the map. I'm annoyed that I have not come across one that I definitely recognise. They obviously are from around the huge map somewhere. Anyone recognise this frog level?

The Troll showed up but no chance to beat it for me today. But at least these levels count. Sadly Astros vs Aliens does not count. Is there really no way this can be changed? I feel so bad, I've joined the event and have passed a few levels, but my teammates (assuming they are real) must think I'm not helping. That is so bad!

Wow, that's interesting!

Sorry, I'm behind this week. I actually took 9 days of vacation and didn't even bring my device. I'm currently 5 episodes away from end of map. Hoping to get there by Wednesday, but not sure if I'll have time to make it.

If I get it I will try to eventually document the levels, but it will probably be another week before I catch up and can do that.

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Yeah, I'm so going to get this prize…… 😤🤬😬

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3374790#Comment_3374790

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3374753#Comment_3374753

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3374739#Comment_3374739

This is very interesting! Have they made this event "bespoke"?

Come to think of it….have they made level difficulty "bespoke"? No here's a thought. Could this be why I have noted a subtle difference in the game just this week. 🧐🤔

Yes, the hard level still shows up, but few and far between. I am at 1000 points on the board now, and I have only played it for 2 days, that had never happened before

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3374730#Comment_3374730

Thank you so much for joining in with this information @CandyLV ! I wonder if like myself you find that after a while you do move onto harder levels? I found this on my second day of playing it.

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3373936#Comment_3373936

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/504802/whats-happened-to-the-star-tournament-this-week

MannyFae

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3373909#Comment_3373909

Look at this one: Here is Samantha!

Yay! This level is now 7762.

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3373839#Comment_3373839

Guys this new Star Tournament is great! I love it! Could it be they've finally done something good for those who have reached the end of the map?