The leagues are determined by the amount of drinks spent, regardless of which players the drinks are spent on. The only differences it makes when choosing which player to spend are 1) probability of getting the daily special, 2) which consolation prizes you will get, and 3) the likelihood of getting a sufficient number of goal rewards so as to complete 2 fully leveled Altars.
Exactly, so the more you spend, by picking the player that cost the most, you're more likely to end up in a higher league. I have determined this for myself by spending on highest costing players only and then in random depending on what I needed from what was available. The results are clear, spending only on the highest costing player gets you higher in the leagues.
Let's say you have 360 drinks available to spend.
Uhhhh... how? The Altar of Athena gives 3 FP on a 2 by 3 space. This is extremely efficient. And you can get two of them. Tons of players love the Colossus and Winter Spire because they give 6 FP for a 4 by 4 space. Well the two Altars you can get combined also give 6 FP, for less space. And the altars have other options if you need something else other than FP. In other words the grand prize in this event is one of the best we’ve seen yet. It is certainly the most efficient at FP production.and the final prize is just blah.
Nobody is forcing you to play. If you hate it that much (I have no idea why), then you don’t have to play it. It can “be over with” for you today if you want.Can't wait for it to be over with.
No, the numbers don't change after the league is closed. Your display of those numbers may change, but the actual numbers are locked when the league closes. The implication of the way you're stating it is that somehow other players can move ahead of you even after the actual league closing, which is not true.
I'm personally burnt out on this event. Played it on beta and now live servers. Feels like a year-long event. It's just way too long and the final prize is just blah. Can't wait for it to be over with.
No, the result changes while you are looking at a static display that by your own admission isn't being updated. Since you know that, you should have refreshed the page with about 30 seconds (or less) left if you wanted accurate numbers to display. This type of mechanic has been talked about on the Forum many times over the years, so I'm surprised you would complain about it. You should know better than to cut it that close with that type of known display issue.
Okay, so I'll spell it out. The counter part is obviously not dependent on the server updating to your PC/mobile, but the scores are. So it was a static display as far as the scores/standings were concerned unless/until the server updated/refreshed, while the counter just keeps going because it is undoubtedly tied to your PC/mobile internal clock rather than relying on the server.
How could have they done better? Any suggestions? This event included:
Did you seriously never see the posts every time there was this type of component about the displayed scores not being updated/refreshed close to the end of events with leagues before? That's hard to believe. It's been an issue every time there have been leagues in an event. Just because it only happened at the end instead of 4 times doesn't mean it was a completely different thing. It's the exact same mechanic that has been there in every event with leagues.
I'm not disputing your feedback, I'm disputing the factuality of your statement that the results change after the league has closed. Mainly because that statement implies either cheating by players or dishonesty by Inno. I understand that you're upset that you got bumped down to a lower league, but it's the same story as donating to a GB. Secure your position. You wouldn't put enough to barely get you a reward spot on a GB and then wait to see if someone passes you. If the league result was that important to you, you should have spent the drinks rather than sit on them hoping.