Round Two Of The $BIGTIME Leaderboard Concludes: New Thrills Await in the Third Round

Round Two of the $BIGTIME Leaderboard Wraps Up!

The second round of the $BIGTIME Leaderboard drew to a close on Friday, January 12th, 2024, surpassing the intensity of the initial round. The battle for the top spot remained fiercely competitive right up to the final hours. Participants made remarkable efforts to climb the ranks, and in a dramatic turn of events, the very first Cosmetic of Unique Rarity (a one-of-a-kind item) was crafted on the last day. This strategic move was the secret weapon for one of the contenders, allowing them to accumulate the necessary points to solidify their position on the leaderboard.

The Unique was:

Simply Amazing!

Top Five Positions

A huge round of applause to everyone who secured a spot on the Leaderboard! Each position showcases a valiant effort and fierce competition among your fellow gamers, highlighting your exceptional skills and unwavering commitment. However, in every contest, there stands only one ultimate victor.

And that champion is Morkai!

Congratulations!

To keep the competitive spirit alive and Morkai alert, here are the formidable contenders who were in close pursuit:

1. Morkai
2. WhaleDShark
3. EpicBL
4. MetaverseX
5. KingPerrin

Make sure to keep an eye out for these relentless competitors for the Third Round!

Leaderboard Results Post-Review and Audit

As previously stated, the audited and reviewed leaderboard results differ from the initial provisional results announced on January 12, 2024. The variations in points and standings are due to specific actions undertaken during the audit period:

• Enhancing Data Capture Accuracy with Multiple Data Sources: By validating crafting events using multiple data sources, we have enhanced the accuracy of our event capture. This method will be continually employed in all future leaderboard rounds.
• Points Deduction for Canceled Crafts: It was never our intention to award points for canceled crafts. However, due to the initial data capture, we could only rectify this by deducting points during the audit process. This action is now complete.
• Removal of Banned Players: Players who were banned during the preseason for violating our terms of service have been removed from the leaderboard. Their points have been zeroed out, which may have impacted the points of their recruiters.
• Fixed Event Point Multiplier Issues: We’ve corrected a problem where some players received slightly inflated points. This was due to event multipliers being applied for a longer period than intended. Specifically, this issue was identified in the crafting of Hourglasses.

Check out the final Leaderboard for Round Two below:

https://bigtime.gg/big-time-leaderboard-jan24

Reward Distribution Plan

Echoing the approach from Round One, the Leaderboard rewards for this round will be distributed over 16 airdrop waves. These waves are scheduled to commence on Friday, January 26, 2024, and will continue each subsequent Friday. The airdrops for this round will coincide with the ongoing weekly airdrops from Round One. It’s important to note that, considering the timeline of the leaderboard event and the reward vesting period, there will be a maximum overlap of two leaderboard rewards in any given week.

Round Three Kickoff!

The Start Of Round Three

Round Three of the Leaderboard begins today, January 19, 2024. Due to the implementation of a new data capture system, there may be a delay of a few days before the initial leaderboard scores become available. Once the scores are available, the points will be updated at least once per day.

The End Of Round Three

Round Three will end on March 22nd, 2024 at exactly 23:59:59 UTC.

Adjustments And Rule Set For Round Three

Referral Bonus

The Referral Point bonus will not be applicable for this round of the Leaderboard. However, we are planning to introduce a new, separate leaderboard exclusively for referral points. More details on this will be announced soon.

Reward Tiers

The reward tiers for Round Three will be as follows:

Event Capture Enhancement

As previously mentioned, we have shifted to utilizing multiple data sources for event capture (particularly focusing on crafting events), which should improve our point attribution accuracy.

New to Leaderboard Round Three, a crafting event will ONLY be valid if the craft FINISHES within the Leaderboard window (Starting now until March 22nd, 2024 at exactly 23:59:59 UTC). If your craft finishes outside of that window, it will NOT count for Leaderboard Round Three.

This approach will improve our point attribution accuracy and give you a better sense of where you are on the leaderboard.

In scenarios involving active events that offer point multipliers, the craft start date will be used to determine the applicability of these multipliers. But you will only get those points once the craft is FINISHED.

Leaderboard Points Per Action

The points per action in Round Three of the leaderboard will closely mirror the approach we adopted in Round Two. We were particularly pleased with that round’s outcomes. More importantly, players were significantly motivated to advance through the rarity tiers, instead of focusing solely on crafting low-rarity items.

Here’s a refresher on the points rewarded for various actions:

• Ranking Up: Low points.
• Prestige Portal Runs: Medium points.
• Time Warden Actions: High points.
• Armory/Forge Actions: Very high points.

Moreover, the points awarded will continue to increase significantly as the rarity of the crafted item increases.

It’s also important to note that points from crafting recipes were all recalculated based on their inputs. For example, with refined shards now being a requirement for Hourglass crafting, crafting hourglasses will yield more points in this round to reflect this change. This updated points system will apply to any recipe that underwent adjustments during Round Two.

Leaderboard Points Per Action — New Actions

• Daily/Weekly In-Game Bounty Completion (NEW!): Medium points.

Completing Daily and Weekly In-Game Bounties from the Bounty boards in Water Town will now give Leaderboard Points! Log in and play daily to get those Leaderboard points!

In addition to our weekly events, we will be adding:

• Seven-Day Challenges (NEW!): Low to Very high points.
• Season Milestones (NEW!): Low to Very high points.

These will be additional ways to acquire leaderboard points. Do you have ideas on what some of these challenges and milestones could be? Post on Discord and your idea might be part of Leaderboard Round Three!

And

• MidWeek Madness (NEW!)

We will be sharing more on what this is soon™.

Final Thoughts

As Round Two of the $BIGTIME Leaderboard concludes, we eagerly anticipate the adventures and excitement that Round Three will bring. This experience has been more than a mere competition — it’s been a journey of growth, strategy, and community.

Get ready for more excitement — Round Three is now live!