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Weekly Contest

Munster

Weekly contest should be fair to all players, this week I'm playing against Player One, whose level is 561, and he has passed 615 levels so far this week. Player Two, Angie, level 175, has passed 124 levels so far this week. Player Three, Sparrow, level 122, she passed 70 levels this week, and me fourth place, on level 21400, and I've passed 66 levels this week. There is no way I can compete with players on lower levels. Please make it more fair

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christinewupp

Great! Thanks for the reply @quekkc . I've spent over a year trying to figure out how the app controls our opponents. It is quite clear that the new starter players are all picked by the app in a bespoke manner. I suspect that there is a time delay with those so that the app can control their progress. It's perfectly possible that those opponents from our friends list are live and in real time. But do let me know when you start the episode, so at least I can then know this for sure.

I wasn't expecting that you would see me on your board. We have always known that players do not see each other since back in the days when all our opponents were friends.

quekkc

That is interesting. You are playing against me but I don't seem to be playing against you.

Just collected the podium prize this morning. I left behind one episode just in case there is a need for new levels in some events.

The opponents in the weekly contest are mostly new players. Normally I will wait till the last 2 days when there is a 2x multiplier. If they have already played hundreds or thousands of levels, then I don't bother to compete at all. Sometimes I can go weeks without passing any level in the game.

I will let you know when I do start to play.

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christinewupp

This is a message for @quekkc . I see you in my weekly race which has just started. You have at this point no levels played. Is there any chance you could let me know when you do start to play any levels as it might help work out if there is a time delay in this event. I am still not quite clear how it works exactly. This is my leaderboard right now:

christinewupp

To make this clear again to anyone:

The weekly contest is an event in which we compete against the app.

The other players are picked for us by the AI (artificial intelligence) which runs the app. It uses a computer program to assign players suited to our playing style in order to create a "challenge", i.e. make us spend money.

The other players do not play at the same time as us.

The other players do not see us in their games.

Most opponents are new starters. Always, for all of us.

The event is an illusion.

The information that explains the task does not claim that we are competing with others:

It is what is says on the tin: We are tasked to pass a certain number of levels to get onto the podium. The more levels we pass the better the rewards.

If you can't win it ignore it. The same holds true for all events in the game. Pick the ones you can win and ignore the ones you can't win.

MountainMom

Hi @Munster! Your frustration is shared by many players, especially those near the end of their map. We have shared this concern with our Manager, and we have been assured that the game developers are aware of it. I think there may be some testing in progress to better align participants in similar episodes for the Episode Races. I know of one player who was matched with other players in the same 19000+ episode. The race also showed the competitors' avatars with their current place in the race on their avatars on the game map. While this might be a test, let's hope that all players will get more evenly matched soon.

christinewupp

There's nothing new about this and there is no point to keep complaining about it.

Have you ever read any of the responses you have got in this community? Try this one below, in which I answered you a year and a half ago.

Nothing has changed. Nothing ever will change. The game is fixed to make players spend money.

Candy Crush is not fair, it's purpose it to make money for King. It won't change. Accept it and enjoy the game as it is, or quit playing.

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/480917/still-not-fair

Deal_One

@Munster I agree i am in the 10000 levels and always get placed with mostly new players.

Chipadee

I totally agree! This has happened to me many times.

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christinewupp

I wasn't expecting that you would see me on your board. We have always known that players do not see each other since back in the days when all our opponents were friends.

quekkc

That is interesting. You are playing against me but I don't seem to be playing against you.

Just collected the podium prize this morning. I left behind one episode just in case there is a need for new levels in some events.

I will let you know when I do start to play.

christinewupp

christinewupp

To make this clear again to anyone:

The weekly contest is an event in which we compete against the app.

The other players do not play at the same time as us.

The other players do not see us in their games.

Most opponents are new starters. Always, for all of us.

The event is an illusion.

The information that explains the task does not claim that we are competing with others:

It is what is says on the tin: We are tasked to pass a certain number of levels to get onto the podium. The more levels we pass the better the rewards.

If you can't win it ignore it. The same holds true for all events in the game. Pick the ones you can win and ignore the ones you can't win.

MountainMom

christinewupp

There's nothing new about this and there is no point to keep complaining about it.

Have you ever read any of the responses you have got in this community? Try this one below, in which I answered you a year and a half ago.

Nothing has changed. Nothing ever will change. The game is fixed to make players spend money.

Candy Crush is not fair, it's purpose it to make money for King. It won't change. Accept it and enjoy the game as it is, or quit playing.

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/480917/still-not-fair

Deal_One

@Munster I agree i am in the 10000 levels and always get placed with mostly new players.

Chipadee

I totally agree! This has happened to me many times.