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| − | This page is part of the [[Lancer Knightz (Guild)|Lancer Knightz]] [[Lancer Knightz (Guild)/Data|data collection project]]. Its goal is to quantify the [[crowns|crown]] payouts of all [[mission]]s. These particular data were collected by Vanzanz, Epoxee, [[User:Jdavis|Bopp]], and [[User:Vroom|Donkeyhaute]]. The "Classic" data were collected between April and July of 2013 — just before {{release|2013-07-30}}. Since then, we have been collecting Normal, Advanced, and Elite data. Thus far we have run the 57 missions an average of 15 times each. | + | This page is part of the [[Lancer Knightz (Guild)|Lancer Knightz]] [[Lancer Knightz (Guild)/Data|data collection project]]. Its goal is to quantify the payouts of all [[mission]]s. These particular data were collected by Vanzanz, Epoxee, Skepticraven, Dzamie, [[User:Jdavis|Bopp]], and [[User:Vroom|Donkeyhaute]]. |
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| | ==Procedure== | | ==Procedure== |
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| − | For missions that exist on multiple strata (danger missions, Operation Crimson Hammer, etc.), we always measure on Tier 3 / Stratum 6. The tester carries out the entire mission, from mission lobby to mission report. The tester goes down every side path, killing every monster. Slashing plants and lamps to get extra crowns is optional. The tester does not spend any extra energy opening treasure rooms, danger rooms, etc. After the mission, the tester examines the mission report, and sends this information to Donkeyhaute: | + | Before you start a mission, make your decision to measure it. Don't change your mind midway through based on how much treasure you find (or don't). By following this rule, you avoid introducing a certain kind of bias into our results. |
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| | + | For missions that exist on multiple strata (danger missions, Operation Crimson Hammer, etc.), we always measure on Tier 3 / Stratum 6. The tester carries out the entire mission, from mission lobby to mission report. The tester goes down every side path, killing every monster. Slashing plants and lamps to get extra crowns is optional. The tester does not spend any extra energy opening treasure rooms, danger rooms, etc. |
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| | + | After the mission, the tester examines the mission report, and sends this information to Donkeyhaute: |
| | # The difficulty: Normal, Advanced, or Elite. | | # The difficulty: Normal, Advanced, or Elite. |
| | # The number of knights in the party. If the number changes over time, then an estimate of the average (1.5, 2.3, etc.) is fine. | | # The number of knights in the party. If the number changes over time, then an estimate of the average (1.5, 2.3, etc.) is fine. |
| | # The total crowns earned by the tester (not the other party members). This figure appears at the top of the mission report. | | # The total crowns earned by the tester (not the other party members). This figure appears at the top of the mission report. |
| − | # The total number of Forge, Grim, and Primal Sparks earned by the tester. These appear at the bottom of the mission report. | + | # The total number of [[Token|Forge, Grim, and Primal Sparks]] earned by the tester. These appear at the bottom of the mission report. |
| | + | # Any [[Rarity|Orbs of Alchemy]] (of any star level) or [[Rarity|Radiant Fire Crystals]] found. |
| | # The date. | | # The date. |
| − | The tester may optionally add a note at the end. For example, the note could indicate which branch of depth 26 of the King of Ashes was taken, or it could report that many [[Beast Scale]]s were found. (Crowns earned by selling lucrative materials do not enter into our other calculations.) Donkeyhaute enters the data into a computer program that outputs the wiki markup for the table below. Each mission is measured multiple times, to give a better idea of the crown and spark payout.
| + | # For the King of Ashes, which branch of depth 26 was taken — west or east? |
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| − | ==Summary of Data==
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| − | Here is a summary of the crown and spark data for all of the fighting missions beyond level 1.
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| − | * Name, Rnk: Name and rank of the mission.
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| − | * Cls, Nrm, Adv, Elt: Average crowns earned on each difficulty level: Classic, Normal, Advanced, Elite.
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| − | * ''n'': The number of spark data for each difficulty. The number of crowns data is always at least this large. More data mean that the estimated average is more reliable.
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| − | * Cls, Nrm, Adv, Elt: Average sparks earned on each difficulty level.
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| − | {{User:Vroom/start}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Name}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Rnk}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Cls}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Nrm}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Adv}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Elt}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|''n''}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Cls}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Nrm}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Adv}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Elt}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Legion of Almire | Dngr | 3450 | 2670 | 3528 | 4276}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 7, 4, 3, 5 | 6.14 | 2.25 | 5.0 | 3.0}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Ghosts in the Machine | Dngr | 3180 | 2647 | 3160 | 3500}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 7, 3, 4, 5 | 5.0 | 2.67 | 5.0 | 2.4}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Heart of Ice | Dngr | 3440 | 2597 | 2976 | 3765}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 3, 3, 3, 5 | 0.0 | 3.33 | 5.67 | 3.8}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Compound 42 | Dngr | 3228 | 2392 | 2986 | 3799}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 4 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 4.33 | 4.0}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Nature of the Beast | Prstg | 1802 | 1321 | 1553 | 2110}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 10, 4, 4, 7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.29}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Pinch of Salt | Prstg | 1754 | 1350 | 1390 | 2037}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 11, 4, 4, 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.33}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Assault on Machine Shop 13 | Prstg | 1563 | 1190 | 1448 | 1885}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 10, 4, 4, 5 | 0.4 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 0.6}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Hazardous Heist | Prstg | 1400 | 1045 | 1275 | 1680}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 10, 5, 4, 5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.75 | 0.8}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| White Collar Captives | Prstg | 1860 | 1654 | 1956 | 2277}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 10, 4, 4, 5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.25 | 0.0}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Scared to Death | Prstg | 1563 | 1333 | 1537 | 1763}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 11, 4, 4, 5 | 0.45 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Operation Crimson Hammer | Expnsn | | 3480 | | }}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 0, 1, 0, 0 | | 1.0 | | }}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| '''The King of Ashes''' | 9-3 | 7765 | 6395 | 7762 | 9351}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 9, 3, 3, 3 | 3.67 | 2.33 | 3.33 | 3.33}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| The Gauntlet | 9-2 | 4024 | 3145 | 4018 | 4782}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.33 | 0.25}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Alone in the Dark | 9-2 | 2558 | 2099 | 2397 | 2993}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 4, 3, 3 | 0.4 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.33}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Terminal Meltdown | 9-2 | 2713 | 2134 | 2613 | 3058}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 5, 4, 3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.75 | 0.0}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| The Silent Legion | 9-1 | 1991 | 1642 | 2211 | 2295}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 0.0}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| An Occurrence at Owlite Keep | 9-1 | 3101 | 2545 | 3096 | 3669}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 7, 3, 3, 3 | 0.57 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| The Great Escape | 8-2 | 1949 | 1700 | 1920 | 2455}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.33 | 0.0}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| The Rotting Metropolis | 8-2 | 1201 | 930 | 1248 | 1461}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 4, 3, 3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.33 | 0.67}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| The Vile Engine | 8-2 | 1764 | 1475 | 1855 | 2273}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.67 | 0.25}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Weight of Darkness | 8-1 | 1752 | 1435 | 1845 | 2185}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.33 | 0.33}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| The Return of Ur | 8-1 | 1679 | 1242 | 1537 | 1824}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 4, 4, 3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Spark and Roar | 7-3 | 1851 | 1388 | 1722 | 2126}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 3 | 0.4 | 0.33 | 0.0 | 0.0}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Beyond the Axes of Evil | 7-3 | 1792 | 1328 | 1736 | 2088}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 4 | 2.0 | 0.33 | 0.0 | 0.0}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Vicious and Viscous | 7-2 | 1759 | 1468 | 1886 | 2182}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.67}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| In Cold Blood | 7-2 | 1631 | 1399 | 1487 | 2041}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 3 | 0.8 | 0.67 | 1.33 | 0.67}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| '''Built to Destroy!''' | 6-2 | 2485 | 1851 | 2249 | 2762}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 10, 4, 4, 5 | 0.0 | 0.75 | 3.0 | 1.0}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Sewer Stash | 6-2 | 2480 | 1828 | 2366 | 3129}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 6, 3, 5, 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.33}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Whipping and Mishandling | 6-2 | 2549 | 1948 | 2491 | 3220}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 4, 3 | 0.6 | 1.67 | 0.75 | 0.0}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| High Temperature Hostages | 6-1 | 2731 | 2032 | 2371 | 3086}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.33 | 0.67}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Plan of Attack | 6-1 | 1403 | 1247 | 1318 | 1927}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.67 | 0.0}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Axes of Evil | 6-1 | 1583 | 1246 | 1424 | 1825}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 3 | 0.2 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| '''The Sovereign Slime''' | 5-2 | 2628 | 1971 | 2504 | 2834}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 10, 4, 4, 6 | 2.9 | 3.25 | 2.75 | 2.33}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Rise or Fall | 5-2 | 1812 | 1486 | 1824 | 2340}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.25}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Time Enough at Last | 5-2 | 2095 | 1727 | 2295 | 2490}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 3 | 0.6 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Work for Idle Hands | 5-1 | 1224 | 927 | 1298 | 1536}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 3 | 0.2 | 0.33 | 0.67 | 0.0}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Chilled to the Bone | 5-1 | 1006 | 901 | 1181 | 1311}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.33 | 0.33}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Shocking Sentient Sentries | 4-3 | 880 | 672 | 707 | 938}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 4, 4 | 0.4 | 0.33 | 0.0 | 0.5}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Rescues and Recycling | 4-3 | 715 | 608 | 718 | 933}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 4 | 0.8 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.5}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Frostifur Fandango | 4-2 | 707 | 524 | 723 | 854}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 4 | 0.4 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.75}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Oilers in the Boilers | 4-2 | 905 | 731 | 843 | 905}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 4 | 1.0 | 0.33 | 0.0 | 0.25}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| '''Shadow of the Beast''' | 3-2 | 1860 | 1462 | 1930 | 2254}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 10, 4, 3, 5 | 1.8 | 1.25 | 0.0 | 1.6}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Blades of the Fallen | 3-2 | 197 | 142 | 201 | 245}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Strength in Unity | 3-2 | 1081 | 849 | 1045 | 1341}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 4, 3, 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Faith in Armor | 3-2 | 464 | 383 | 381 | 531}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 4, 3, 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.33 | 0.25}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Toy Soldiers | 3-1 | 698 | 599 | 675 | 714}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 4, 3, 4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.75}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Alien Ooze | 3-1 | 681 | 749 | 851 | 970}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 5, 3, 3, 4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.67 | 0.25}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| The Collector | 2-3 | | 554 | 663 | 886}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 0, 4, 3, 4 | | 0.75 | 0.0 | 0.25}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| The Phantom Mask | 2-2 | | 377 | 545 | 639}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 0, 4, 3, 6 | | 0.75 | 1.0 | 0.33}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| Angels From Antiquity | 2-2 | | 319 | 414 | 478}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 0, 4, 3, 5 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell6| A Revelation In Flames | 2-2 | | 394 | 543 | 576}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell5| 0, 3, 3, 4 | | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.5}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/end}}
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| − | ==Party Size==
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| − | Preliminary results suggest that party size has no significant effect on crown payouts. We will post an explanatory figure later.
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| − | ==Difficulty==
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| − | Preliminary results suggest that:
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| − | * Normal payouts are about 80% of Classic payouts.
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| − | * Advanced payouts are about equal to (98% of) Classic payouts.
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| − | * Elite payouts are about 118% of Classic payouts.
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| − | We will post explanatory figures later.
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| − | ==Earnings per Level==
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| − | Forge, Grim, and Primal Sparks are worth at least 100 crowns each, because 100 sparks can be traded for a 5-star [[trinket]] that can be [[vendor]]ed for 10,000 crowns. Similarly, three boss tokens are worth at least 225, 700, 525, or 3,000 crowns, depending on the boss. By incorporating the value of tokens like this, we get a better idea of the total earnings of a mission. Dividing the total earnings by the number of levels gives us an idea of the overall crown-earning efficiency of the mission. The following table summarizes the average earnings per level computed in this way.
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| − | * Name, Rank: Name and rank of the mission.
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| − | * Levels: Number of levels in the mission, excluding treasure levels, core terminal, and other trivial levels.
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| − | * Classic, Normal, Advanced, Elite: Average earnings per level, on each difficulty level.
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| − | * ''n'': The number of spark data for each difficulty. The number of crowns data is always at least this large. More data mean that the estimated average is more reliable.
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| − | {{User:Vroom/start}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Name}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Rank}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Levels}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Classic}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Normal}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Advanced}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|Elite}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|''n''}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Legion of Almire | Dngr | 2 | 2032 | 1448 | 2014 | 2288 | 7, 4, 3, 5}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Ghosts in the Machine | Dngr | 2 | 1840 | 1457 | 1830 | 1870 | 7, 3, 4, 5}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Heart of Ice | Dngr | 2 | 1720 | 1465 | 1772 | 2073 | 3, 3, 3, 5}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Compound 42 | Dngr | 2 | 1704 | 1396 | 1710 | 2100 | 5, 3, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Nature of the Beast | Prstg | 2 | 941 | 661 | 802 | 1070 | 10, 4, 4, 7}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Pinch of Salt | Prstg | 2 | 927 | 675 | 720 | 1035 | 11, 4, 4, 6}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Assault on Machine Shop 13 | Prstg | 2 | 802 | 633 | 737 | 973 | 10, 4, 4, 5}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Hazardous Heist | Prstg | 2 | 730 | 533 | 675 | 880 | 10, 5, 4, 5}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| White Collar Captives | Prstg | 2 | 945 | 827 | 991 | 1139 | 10, 4, 4, 5}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Scared to Death | Prstg | 2 | 804 | 692 | 794 | 892 | 11, 4, 4, 5}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Operation Crimson Hammer | Expnsn | 5 | 0 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 0, 1, 0, 0}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| '''The King of Ashes''' | 9-3 | 5 | 2226 | 1926 | 2219 | 2537 | 9, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| The Gauntlet | 9-2 | 3 | 1348 | 1082 | 1350 | 1602 | 5, 3, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Alone in the Dark | 9-2 | 3 | 866 | 708 | 810 | 1009 | 5, 4, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Terminal Meltdown | 9-2 | 3 | 918 | 718 | 896 | 1019 | 5, 5, 4, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| The Silent Legion | 9-1 | 3 | 670 | 581 | 759 | 765 | 5, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| An Occurrence at Owlite Keep | 9-1 | 3 | 1053 | 871 | 1054 | 1245 | 7, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| The Great Escape | 8-2 | 3 | 683 | 600 | 651 | 818 | 5, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| The Rotting Metropolis | 8-2 | 3 | 454 | 343 | 427 | 509 | 5, 4, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| The Vile Engine | 8-2 | 3 | 601 | 492 | 641 | 766 | 5, 3, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Weight of Darkness | 8-1 | 3 | 617 | 478 | 659 | 739 | 5, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| The Return of Ur | 8-1 | 3 | 560 | 431 | 529 | 675 | 5, 4, 4, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Spark and Roar | 7-3 | 3 | 630 | 474 | 574 | 709 | 5, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Beyond the Axes of Evil | 7-3 | 3 | 664 | 454 | 579 | 696 | 5, 3, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Vicious and Viscous | 7-2 | 3 | 606 | 489 | 629 | 750 | 5, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| In Cold Blood | 7-2 | 3 | 570 | 489 | 540 | 703 | 5, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| '''Built to Destroy!''' | 6-2 | 3 | 1003 | 817 | 1025 | 1129 | 10, 4, 4, 5}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Sewer Stash | 6-2 | 3 | 860 | 609 | 809 | 1087 | 6, 3, 5, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Whipping and Mishandling | 6-2 | 3 | 870 | 705 | 855 | 1073 | 5, 3, 4, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| High Temperature Hostages | 6-1 | 3 | 937 | 677 | 801 | 1051 | 5, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Plan of Attack | 6-1 | 2 | 732 | 624 | 693 | 964 | 5, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Axes of Evil | 6-1 | 2 | 802 | 640 | 729 | 929 | 5, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| '''The Sovereign Slime''' | 5-2 | 3 | 1206 | 999 | 1160 | 1256 | 10, 4, 4, 6}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Rise or Fall | 5-2 | 3 | 611 | 495 | 608 | 788 | 5, 3, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Time Enough at Last | 5-2 | 3 | 718 | 587 | 776 | 841 | 5, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Work for Idle Hands | 5-1 | 2 | 622 | 480 | 683 | 768 | 5, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Chilled to the Bone | 5-1 | 2 | 523 | 451 | 607 | 672 | 5, 3, 3, 3}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Shocking Sentient Sentries | 4-3 | 2 | 460 | 353 | 354 | 494 | 5, 3, 4, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Rescues and Recycling | 4-3 | 2 | 398 | 338 | 393 | 492 | 5, 3, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Frostifur Fandango | 4-2 | 2 | 374 | 279 | 378 | 465 | 5, 3, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Oilers in the Boilers | 4-2 | 2 | 503 | 382 | 422 | 465 | 5, 3, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| '''Shadow of the Beast''' | 3-2 | 3 | 755 | 604 | 718 | 880 | 10, 4, 3, 5}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Blades of the Fallen | 3-2 | 1 | 197 | 142 | 201 | 245 | 5, 3, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Strength in Unity | 3-2 | 2 | 591 | 425 | 523 | 671 | 5, 4, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Faith in Armor | 3-2 | 1 | 464 | 383 | 414 | 556 | 5, 4, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Toy Soldiers | 3-1 | 2 | 359 | 325 | 338 | 395 | 5, 4, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Alien Ooze | 3-1 | 2 | 351 | 375 | 459 | 498 | 5, 3, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| The Collector | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 315 | 332 | 456 | 0, 4, 3, 4}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| The Phantom Mask | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 226 | 323 | 336 | 0, 4, 3, 6}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| Angels From Antiquity | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 207 | 239 | 0, 4, 3, 5}}
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| − | {{User:Jdavis/cell8| A Revelation In Flames | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 214 | 288 | 313 | 0, 3, 3, 4}}
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| − | ==Other Analyses==
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| − | Prior to release 2013-07-30, each level cost 10 energy. A natural question to ask was: "Do 10 levels of this mission earn enough to buy 100 energy? Is the mission self-funding?" The table below shows some benchmark energy prices, from 5000 to 9500. For each price, the table shows how many missions are self-funding at that price. As you can see, the King of Ashes was not the only profitable mission in the game.
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| − | {{User:Vroom/start}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|5000}}
| + | If possible, the tester also records exactly how many green treasure boxes and red treasure boxes he found during the mission. This is not easy to do, especially when playing in a party. If the tester is not certain that his count is exactly right, then he should not submit this information. We would rather have few reliable data than many unreliable data. |
| − | {{User:Vroom/header|5500}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|6000}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|6500}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|7000}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|7500}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|8000}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|8500}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|9000}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/header|9500}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/row}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/cell|38}}
| + | Donkeyhaute enters the data into a computer program that outputs the wiki markup for the tables below. Each mission is measured many times, to give a better idea of its payout. |
| − | {{User:Vroom/cell|36}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/cell|33}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/cell|27}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/cell|24}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/cell|17}}
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| − | {{User:Vroom/cell|9}}
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| − | Many players are more interested in crowns per minute than in crowns per level. However, we do not collect time data, because they would vary so much from player to player. Anecdotally, rushing through the King of Ashes to get the tokens and treasure boxes as fast as possible seems to be the most profitable strategy.
| + | ==Results== |
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| − | Many players are also interested in [[Rarity|fire crystals]] and [[Rarity|orbs of alchemy]]. We do not collect fire crystal data, and we have scant data on orbs.
| + | Our results have gotten so long that we now report them on multiple pages: |
| | + | * [[Lancer Knightz (Guild)/Mission Crowns|Mission Crowns]] and spark tokens |
| | + | * [[Lancer Knightz (Guild)/Mission Rarities|Mission Rarities]] and treasure boxes |
Before you start a mission, make your decision to measure it. Don't change your mind midway through based on how much treasure you find (or don't). By following this rule, you avoid introducing a certain kind of bias into our results.
For missions that exist on multiple strata (danger missions, Operation Crimson Hammer, etc.), we always measure on Tier 3 / Stratum 6. The tester carries out the entire mission, from mission lobby to mission report. The tester goes down every side path, killing every monster. Slashing plants and lamps to get extra crowns is optional. The tester does not spend any extra energy opening treasure rooms, danger rooms, etc.
After the mission, the tester examines the mission report, and sends this information to Donkeyhaute:
If possible, the tester also records exactly how many green treasure boxes and red treasure boxes he found during the mission. This is not easy to do, especially when playing in a party. If the tester is not certain that his count is exactly right, then he should not submit this information. We would rather have few reliable data than many unreliable data.
Donkeyhaute enters the data into a computer program that outputs the wiki markup for the tables below. Each mission is measured many times, to give a better idea of its payout.
