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Read on to discover the record breaking totals behind this year's Easter Egg Competition, and check out the winning entries from our three Easter Community Events.
2019's Easter Egg Competition has well and truly laid down the marker when it comes to Torn contests, after a record-breaking 31,872 people took part in this latest installation of the egg collecting event. As predicted by the ever-accurate Torn City Times, our city's swollen population has greatly increased participation in official Torn events of late, and the easter egg hunt was no exception, beating our 2018 player total of 25,698 by a massive 6,174 people.
The expansion of Torn's population immediately raises questions regarding the entrance limitations of other major events such as the Ultimate Racing Tournament and Elimination. Will the authorities decide to expand the maximum number of participants in response to Torn's rapidly growing citizenry? Time will tell. In the meantime, let's take a quick look at how an increased playerbase scrambled the numbers behind 2019's Easter Egg competition.
In the end, only eleven eggs were required to reach the top 10% mark and take home ten tokens. Given the fact that the TCT predicted you would need 15 eggs to reach this milestone based on early predictions, you could say we've ended up with some kind of foodstuff on our faces - aubergines. That being said, we wonder if the total may have been larger if the recent NPC looting mechanic had not been announced on the 23rd.
Yet even with this late distraction, a total of 158,041 eggs were discovered by Torn's people, which eggquates to an increase of roughly 56% on 2018. Given that 31,872 people took part, that means the average person collected 4.95 eggs - I guess nobody ate that weird foetusy bit that clings to the yolk. Last year's average was only 3.68 eggs per person, though, so not only have player numbers increased, but your collective effort has too. Well done - is how I'd like my eggs if I lived in opposite world.
Pictured: The f***ing state of that.
Despite some complaints to the contrary, there were no changes made in the way eggs were generated for players this year, with Chedburn confirming to me that 334,177 eggs were created overall. Based on the total of 158,041, this means that 47% of all eggs laid were discovered and clucked on. But in contrast to record breaking scores elsewhere, our egg collecting champion's score wasn't as great as we'd expected.
Adamantium, Celina and RokuVI topped the table with 26 eggs each. Last year's champion Nath won with 25, meaning we a new record has nevertheless been set - you know, like custard, which has eggs in - although he only managed to pilfer himself 21 eggs this year, which is barely enough to make a wedding cake. However, it would be enough to make a wonderful gym diorama, as Tipsy did with her winning entry into the Easter Eggstravaganza competition.
In another Easter-themed competition, Actuariolam won first prize for declaring IceBlueFire as Torn's true messiah, proclaiming his glory through the following excerpt from the holy Book of Torn:
For to us TornStats was born, to us IceBlueFire [776] was given, and the recognition is on his shoulders. And he is called Wonderful Developer, Mighty Maintainer, Everlasting Integrator, Prince of Scripts. Of the convenience of TornStats there is no end. It reigns over Torn City with practicality now and forever.
Thou shalt enter thy API key with full confidence in its confidentiality
Thou shalt give credit to Vinkuun [1791283] for rebuilding the script after RESPO.
Thou shalt join the Discord server if, like, thou feels like it or whatever.
And finally, the winner of our Easter Memes competition was Solaire, whose Avengers themed entry was thankfully free of spoilers and spoiled eggs - but it did contain a trick egg.
Congratulations to everyone who won and lost this Easter. The competition for victory in Torn City has never been greater than it is today. And, unlike our swole player numbers, I hope the weight you have gained from recent excessive chocolate consumption is but a temporary increase. Praise be unto IceBlueFire.
The expansion of Torn's population immediately raises questions regarding the entrance limitations of other major events such as the Ultimate Racing Tournament and Elimination. Will the authorities decide to expand the maximum number of participants in response to Torn's rapidly growing citizenry? Time will tell. In the meantime, let's take a quick look at how an increased playerbase scrambled the numbers behind 2019's Easter Egg competition.
In the end, only eleven eggs were required to reach the top 10% mark and take home ten tokens. Given the fact that the TCT predicted you would need 15 eggs to reach this milestone based on early predictions, you could say we've ended up with some kind of foodstuff on our faces - aubergines. That being said, we wonder if the total may have been larger if the recent NPC looting mechanic had not been announced on the 23rd.
Yet even with this late distraction, a total of 158,041 eggs were discovered by Torn's people, which eggquates to an increase of roughly 56% on 2018. Given that 31,872 people took part, that means the average person collected 4.95 eggs - I guess nobody ate that weird foetusy bit that clings to the yolk. Last year's average was only 3.68 eggs per person, though, so not only have player numbers increased, but your collective effort has too. Well done - is how I'd like my eggs if I lived in opposite world.
Pictured: The f***ing state of that.
Despite some complaints to the contrary, there were no changes made in the way eggs were generated for players this year, with Chedburn confirming to me that 334,177 eggs were created overall. Based on the total of 158,041, this means that 47% of all eggs laid were discovered and clucked on. But in contrast to record breaking scores elsewhere, our egg collecting champion's score wasn't as great as we'd expected.
Adamantium, Celina and RokuVI topped the table with 26 eggs each. Last year's champion Nath won with 25, meaning we a new record has nevertheless been set - you know, like custard, which has eggs in - although he only managed to pilfer himself 21 eggs this year, which is barely enough to make a wedding cake. However, it would be enough to make a wonderful gym diorama, as Tipsy did with her winning entry into the Easter Eggstravaganza competition.
In another Easter-themed competition, Actuariolam won first prize for declaring IceBlueFire as Torn's true messiah, proclaiming his glory through the following excerpt from the holy Book of Torn:
For to us TornStats was born, to us IceBlueFire [776] was given, and the recognition is on his shoulders. And he is called Wonderful Developer, Mighty Maintainer, Everlasting Integrator, Prince of Scripts. Of the convenience of TornStats there is no end. It reigns over Torn City with practicality now and forever.
Thou shalt enter thy API key with full confidence in its confidentiality
Thou shalt give credit to Vinkuun [1791283] for rebuilding the script after RESPO.
Thou shalt join the Discord server if, like, thou feels like it or whatever.
And finally, the winner of our Easter Memes competition was Solaire, whose Avengers themed entry was thankfully free of spoilers and spoiled eggs - but it did contain a trick egg.
Congratulations to everyone who won and lost this Easter. The competition for victory in Torn City has never been greater than it is today. And, unlike our swole player numbers, I hope the weight you have gained from recent excessive chocolate consumption is but a temporary increase. Praise be unto IceBlueFire.
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