Talk:Pundemic Strike/@comment-110.54.139.235-20200506171014/@comment-162.234.160.158-20200508215745

"An event that punishes you for progressing through the event (essentially forcing you to have to use gems or give up on the event) because of no option to backtrack or event to reset your progression at a small price is not how a game should be played no matter which way you look at it"

This is literally how this game has always been played, at least in events.

Whether it's the quest ladder, the guardian setup, or saving up your 2-3 star victories on the tradiational event map, events have always been about careful planning. Do you go aggressively for top 20 or top 3 early on, or do you hold back, spend the minimum amount possible to take top 50/top 20, and come out swinging after everyone else is hopefully spent? Do you advance aggressively so that you can farm at a high rate of return ASAP--which will give you the most bronze event currency--or do you deliberately hold back, save up those paydays? The latter strategy means that you might have less in the end, since you waste a lot of energy farming at earlier, less productive levels, but you hopefully end up with more golden tokens from having better daily finishes throughout the event.

Then there's the matter of positive feedback: If you win early, you might get more cards/artifacts/vaccines that will make the next day easier. That might give you an advantage in the event. BUT, will that advantage make up for the fact that you spend tens of thousands of cups on the hardest day of competition?

Tactics. Critical thinking. These are the only things that make these grindy, glitchy, cash-grab events remotely worthwhile or fun. And here you are trying to ruin it because you don't have enough self-control to recognize that these events are marathons, not mindless sprints.

The only legitimate point you might have is that new players don't get enough notice that blindly charging ahead isn't a winning strategy. But if you're here complaining, then you obviously know where the wiki is, and you should know better.