Difference between revisions of "Lancer Knightz (Guild)/Missions"

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This page is part of the Lancer Knightz data collection project. Its goal is to quantify the crown payouts of all missions. These particular data were collected by Vanzanz, Epoxee, Bopp, and Donkeyhaute. The "classic" data were collected between April and July of 2013 — just before release 2013-07-30. We are currently collecting Normal, Advanced, and Elite data.

Procedure

Prestige and danger missions are measured on 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:

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 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 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 Scales 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.

New Data and Analysis

Here are the new (post-2013-07-30) data for all of the fighting missions beyond level 1.

Levels: The number of levels in the mission, excluding non-fighting levels (treasure levels, depth 29, etc.).
Ns: The number of data for each difficulty: Classic, Normal, Advanced, Elite. When there are fewer than three data for a difficulty level, those data should be regarded as preliminary at best. (Data collection is ongoing.)
Classic, Normal, Advanced, Elite: Average crowns earned on each of these difficulty levels.
Per Level: The average crowns earned per level on Elite difficulty.

Name	Rank	Levels	Ns	Classic	Normal	Advanced	Elite	Per Level
That Mold and Black Magic	Event	3	0, 0, 0, 4				4031	1344
Bad Luck and Brimstone	Event	3	0, 0, 0, 3				2872	957
Purr Terror	Event	3	0, 0, 0, 3				4321	1440
Legion of Almire	Danger	2	7, 1, 2, 3	3450	2451	3479	4324	2162
Ghosts in the Machine	Danger	2	8, 1, 2, 3	3180	2826	3149	3454	1727
Heart of Ice	Danger	2	3, 0, 0, 3	3440			3597	1799
Compound 42	Danger	2	6, 2, 0, 2	3228	2442		3929	1965
Nature of the Beast	Prestige	2	11, 3, 3, 6	1802	1324	1613	2109	1055
Pinch of Salt	Prestige	2	13, 3, 2, 4	1754	1348	1651	2053	1027
Assault on Machine Shop 13	Prestige	2	12, 3, 1, 5	1563	1211	1353	1885	943
Hazardous Heist	Prestige	2	13, 1, 2, 5	1400	1054	1330	1680	840
White Collar Captives	Prestige	2	12, 2, 2, 3	1860	1753	1967	2311	1156
Scared to Death	Prestige	2	13, 1, 2, 4	1563	1582	1596	1789	895
Operation Crimson Hammer	Expansion	5	0, 0, 0, 0
The King of Ashes	9-3	5	10, 1, 1, 1	7765	6576	7788	9880	1976
The Gauntlet	9-2	3	5, 0, 0, 0	4024
Alone in the Dark	9-2	3	5, 1, 1, 1	2558	2354	2409	3138	1046
Terminal Meltdown	9-2	3	5, 1, 1, 1	2713	2006	2626	3145	1048
The Silent Legion	9-1	3	5, 0, 0, 0	1991
An Occurrence at Owlite Keep	9-1	3	7, 1, 1, 1	3101	2447	3742	4053	1351
The Great Escape	8-2	3	5, 0, 0, 0	1949
The Rotting Metropolis	8-2	3	5, 0, 0, 0	1201
The Vile Engine	8-2	3	5, 0, 0, 0	1764
Weight of Darkness	8-1	3	5, 0, 0, 0	1752
The Return of Ur	8-1	3	5, 0, 0, 0	1679
Spark and Roar	7-3	3	5, 1, 1, 1	1851	1312	1861	2169	723
Beyond the Axes of Evil	7-3	3	5, 1, 1, 1	1792	1236	1790	2086	695
Vicious and Viscous	7-2	3	5, 1, 1, 1	1759	1348	2072	2249	750
In Cold Blood	7-2	3	5, 1, 1, 1	1631	1195	1464	1922	641
Built to Destroy!	6-2	3	16, 3, 3, 3	2485	1829	2250	2893	964
Sewer Stash	6-2	3	6, 1, 1, 1	2480	1914	2354	3479	1160
Whipping and Mishandling	6-2	3	5, 1, 1, 1	2549	1970	2664	3196	1065
High Temperature Hostages	6-1	3	5, 0, 0, 0	2731
Plan of Attack	6-1	2	5, 0, 0, 0	1403
Axes of Evil	6-1	2	5, 0, 0, 0	1583
The Sovereign Slime	5-2	3	15, 3, 3, 4	2628	2011	2499	2814	938
Rise or Fall	5-2	3	5, 0, 0, 0	1812
Time Enough at Last	5-2	3	6, 0, 0, 0	2095
Work for Idle Hands	5-1	2	5, 0, 0, 0	1224
Chilled to the Bone	5-1	2	5, 0, 0, 0	1006
Shocking Sentient Sentries	4-3	2	5, 0, 0, 0	880
Rescues and Recycling	4-3	2	5, 0, 0, 0	715
Frostifur Fandango	4-2	2	5, 0, 0, 0	707
Oilers in the Boilers	4-2	2	5, 0, 0, 0	905
Shadow of the Beast	3-2	3	16, 1, 1, 1	1860	1366	1762	2055	685
Blades of the Fallen	3-2	1	5, 0, 0, 0	197
Strength in Unity	3-2	2	5, 1, 0, 0	1081	888
Faith in Armor	3-2	1	5, 1, 0, 0	464	413
Toy Soldiers	3-1	2	5, 1, 0, 0	698	559
Alien Ooze	3-1	2	5, 0, 0, 0	681
The Collector	2-3	2	0, 1, 0, 4		524		886	443
The Phantom Mask	2-2	2	0, 1, 0, 6		336		639	320
Angels From Antiquity	2-2	2	0, 1, 0, 5		375		478	239
A Revelation In Flames	2-2	2	0, 2, 0, 3		394		576	288

Preliminary results suggest:

Classic payouts are equal to Advanced difficulty payouts.
Normal difficulty payouts are about 80% of Advanced difficulty payouts.
Elite difficulty payouts are about 122% of Advanced difficulty payouts.

Classic Data and Analysis

Here are classic (pre-2013-07-30) data for all of the fighting missions beyond level 1.

Levels: The number of levels in the mission, excluding non-fighting levels (treasure levels, depth 29, etc.).
N: Number of data for sparks. The number of data for crowns is at least this high, but often higher, because we didn't start collecting sparks data until we had already collected lots of crowns data.
Crowns: Average crowns earned. See the wiki markup for detailed data.
Interval: Confidence interval for crowns earned, based on two sample standard deviations. When the number of crowns that you earn falls in this interval, you should not be surprised.
Sparks: Average number of sparks (Forge, Grim, and Primal) earned. See the wiki markup for detailed data.
Total: The total crowns earned, computed as the sum of three terms. The first term is average crowns earned. The second term is average sparks earned times 100. (100 sparks can be traded for a 5-star trinket, which can be vendored for 10,000 crowns. Thus each spark is worth at least 100 crowns.) The third term is three boss tokens earned (where appropriate), times 75, 233, 175, or 1,000. (Again, these figures are based on exchanging tokens for an item and then selling the item to a vendor.)
Per Level: The average total crowns earned per level.

Name	Rank	Levels	N	Crowns	Interval	Sparks	Total	Per Level
Legion of Almire	Danger	2	7	3450	3129-3771	6.14	4064	2032
Ghosts in the Machine	Danger	2	7	3180	2536-3824	5.0	3680	1840
Heart of Ice	Danger	2	3	3440	3269-3610	0.0	3440	1720
Compound 42	Danger	2	5	3228	2749-3707	1.8	3408	1704
Nature of the Beast	Prestige	2	10	1802	1383-2221	0.8	1882	941
Pinch of Salt	Prestige	2	11	1754	1283-2224	1.0	1854	927
Assault on Machine Shop 13	Prestige	2	10	1563	1183-1942	0.4	1603	801
Hazardous Heist	Prestige	2	10	1400	1114-1686	0.6	1460	730
White Collar Captives	Prestige	2	10	1860	1640-2081	0.3	1890	945
Scared to Death	Prestige	2	11	1563	1055-2071	0.45	1608	804
Operation Crimson Hammer	Expansion	5	0
The King of Ashes	9-3	5	9	7765	7170-8361	3.67	11132	2226
The Gauntlet	9-2	3	5	4024	3790-4258	0.2	4044	1348
Alone in the Dark	9-2	3	5	2558	1767-3350	0.4	2598	866
Terminal Meltdown	9-2	3	5	2713	2130-3296	0.4	2753	918
The Silent Legion	9-1	3	5	1991	1571-2411	0.2	2011	670
An Occurrence at Owlite Keep	9-1	3	7	3101	2498-3704	0.57	3158	1053
The Great Escape	8-2	3	5	1949	1665-2233	1.0	2049	683
The Rotting Metropolis	8-2	3	5	1201	1100-1302	1.6	1361	454
The Vile Engine	8-2	3	5	1764	1666-1862	0.4	1804	601
Weight of Darkness	8-1	3	5	1752	1493-2011	1.0	1852	617
The Return of Ur	8-1	3	5	1679	1483-1875	0.0	1679	560
Spark and Roar	7-3	3	5	1851	1608-2094	0.4	1891	630
Beyond the Axes of Evil	7-3	3	5	1792	1587-1998	2.0	1992	664
Vicious and Viscous	7-2	3	5	1759	1604-1913	0.6	1819	606
In Cold Blood	7-2	3	5	1631	1292-1969	0.8	1711	570
Built to Destroy!	6-2	3	10	2485	2077-2894	0.0	3010	1003
Sewer Stash	6-2	3	6	2480	1772-3188	1.0	2580	860
Whipping and Mishandling	6-2	3	5	2549	2090-3008	0.6	2609	870
High Temperature Hostages	6-1	3	5	2731	1799-3662	0.8	2811	937
Plan of Attack	6-1	2	5	1403	934-1872	0.6	1463	731
Axes of Evil	6-1	2	5	1583	1495-1672	0.2	1603	802
The Sovereign Slime	5-2	3	10	2628	2381-2875	2.9	3618	1206
Rise or Fall	5-2	3	5	1812	1488-2137	0.2	1832	611
Time Enough at Last	5-2	3	5	2095	1867-2324	0.6	2155	718
Work for Idle Hands	5-1	2	5	1224	1060-1389	0.2	1244	622
Chilled to the Bone	5-1	2	5	1006	679-1333	0.4	1046	523
Shocking Sentient Sentries	4-3	2	5	880	546-1215	0.4	920	460
Rescues and Recycling	4-3	2	5	715	455-974	0.8	795	397
Frostifur Fandango	4-2	2	5	707	589-824	0.4	747	373
Oilers in the Boilers	4-2	2	5	905	706-1103	1.0	1005	502
Shadow of the Beast	3-2	3	10	1860	1620-2100	1.8	2265	755
Blades of the Fallen	3-2	1	5	197	109-285	0.0	197	197
Strength in Unity	3-2	2	5	1081	873-1288	1.0	1181	590
Faith in Armor	3-2	1	5	464	427-500	0.0	464	464
Toy Soldiers	3-1	2	5	698	539-858	0.2	718	359
Alien Ooze	3-1	2	5	681	554-807	0.2	701	350
The Scarlet Fortress	2-2	2	5	550	453-647	0.8	630	315
Skies Under Cradle	2-2	2	5	704	620-787	1.0	804	402

Prior to release 2013-07-30, each level cost 10 energy. So, while a knight was gaining crowns, materials, and everything else on his adventure, he was also spending energy. A natural question to ask was: Am I gaining crowns faster than I'm spending energy? The table below shows some benchmark prices for 100 energy — in other words, 10 levels — from 5000 to 9500. For each price, the table shows how many missions have a payout per level exceeding one tenth of that energy price. In other words, this table gives tells us how many missions were profitable relative to the price of energy.

5000	5500	6000	6500	7000	7500	8000	8500	9000	9500
38	36	33	27	24	21	20	17	14	9

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-This page is part of the [[Lancer Knightz (Guild)|Lancer Knightz]] [[Lancer Knightz (Guild)/Data|data collection project]]. These particular data were collected by Vanzanz, Epoxee, [[User:Jdavis|Bopp]], and [[User:Vroom|Donkeyhaute]], between April and July of 2013 &mdash; just before {{release|2013-07-30}}. The data show the [[crowns|crown]] payouts of all [[mission]]s.
+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 &mdash; just before {{release|2013-07-30}}. We are currently collecting Normal, Advanced, and Elite data.
-Warning: We are currently collecting new data, to reflect the three new difficulty levels. Preliminary results suggest:
-* The classic difficulty payoffs (shown in the tables below) are roughly equal to Advanced difficulty payoffs.
-* Normal difficulty payoffs are about 81% of Advanced difficulty payoffs.
-* Elite difficulty payoffs are about 122% of Advanced difficulty payoffs.
 ==Procedure==
-The tester carries out an 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:
+Prestige and danger missions are measured on 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:
-# The crowns earned, as appearing at the top of the mission report.
+# The difficulty: Normal, Advanced, or Elite.
-# The number of players 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 number of Forge, Grim, and Primal Sparks earned. These appear at the bottom 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 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.
-==Data==
+==New Data and Analysis==
-Here are all of the fighting missions beyond level 1. The prestige and danger missions are all measured on Stratum 6.
+Here are the new (post-2013-07-30) data for all of the fighting missions beyond level 1.
+* Levels: The number of levels in the mission, excluding non-fighting levels (treasure levels, depth 29, etc.).
+* Ns: The number of data for each difficulty: Classic, Normal, Advanced, Elite. When there are fewer than three data for a difficulty level, those data should be regarded as preliminary at best. (Data collection is ongoing.)
+* Classic, Normal, Advanced, Elite: Average crowns earned on each of these difficulty levels.
+* Per Level: The average crowns earned per level on Elite difficulty.
+{{User:Vroom/start}}
+{{User:Vroom/header|Name}}
+{{User:Vroom/header|Rank}}
+{{User:Vroom/header|Levels}}
+{{User:Vroom/header|Ns}}
+{{User:Vroom/header|Classic}}
+{{User:Vroom/header|Normal}}
+{{User:Vroom/header|Advanced}}
+{{User:Vroom/header|Elite}}
+{{User:Vroom/header|Per Level}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| That Mold and Black Magic | Event | 3 | 0, 0, 0, 4 |  |  |  | 4031 | 1344}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Bad Luck and Brimstone | Event | 3 | 0, 0, 0, 3 |  |  |  | 2872 | 957}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Purr Terror | Event | 3 | 0, 0, 0, 3 |  |  |  | 4321 | 1440}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Legion of Almire | Danger | 2 | 7, 1, 2, 3 | 3450 | 2451 | 3479 | 4324 | 2162}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Ghosts in the Machine | Danger | 2 | 8, 1, 2, 3 | 3180 | 2826 | 3149 | 3454 | 1727}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Heart of Ice | Danger | 2 | 3, 0, 0, 3 | 3440 |  |  | 3597 | 1799}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Compound 42 | Danger | 2 | 6, 2, 0, 2 | 3228 | 2442 |  | 3929 | 1965}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Nature of the Beast | Prestige | 2 | 11, 3, 3, 6 | 1802 | 1324 | 1613 | 2109 | 1055}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Pinch of Salt | Prestige | 2 | 13, 3, 2, 4 | 1754 | 1348 | 1651 | 2053 | 1027}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Assault on Machine Shop 13 | Prestige | 2 | 12, 3, 1, 5 | 1563 | 1211 | 1353 | 1885 | 943}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Hazardous Heist | Prestige | 2 | 13, 1, 2, 5 | 1400 | 1054 | 1330 | 1680 | 840}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| White Collar Captives | Prestige | 2 | 12, 2, 2, 3 | 1860 | 1753 | 1967 | 2311 | 1156}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Scared to Death | Prestige | 2 | 13, 1, 2, 4 | 1563 | 1582 | 1596 | 1789 | 895}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Operation Crimson Hammer | Expansion | 5 | 0, 0, 0, 0 |  |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The King of Ashes | 9-3 | 5 | 10, 1, 1, 1 | 7765 | 6576 | 7788 | 9880 | 1976}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Gauntlet | 9-2 | 3 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 4024 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Alone in the Dark | 9-2 | 3 | 5, 1, 1, 1 | 2558 | 2354 | 2409 | 3138 | 1046}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Terminal Meltdown | 9-2 | 3 | 5, 1, 1, 1 | 2713 | 2006 | 2626 | 3145 | 1048}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Silent Legion | 9-1 | 3 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 1991 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| An Occurrence at Owlite Keep | 9-1 | 3 | 7, 1, 1, 1 | 3101 | 2447 | 3742 | 4053 | 1351}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Great Escape | 8-2 | 3 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 1949 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Rotting Metropolis | 8-2 | 3 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 1201 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Vile Engine | 8-2 | 3 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 1764 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Weight of Darkness | 8-1 | 3 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 1752 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Return of Ur | 8-1 | 3 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 1679 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Spark and Roar | 7-3 | 3 | 5, 1, 1, 1 | 1851 | 1312 | 1861 | 2169 | 723}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Beyond the Axes of Evil | 7-3 | 3 | 5, 1, 1, 1 | 1792 | 1236 | 1790 | 2086 | 695}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Vicious and Viscous | 7-2 | 3 | 5, 1, 1, 1 | 1759 | 1348 | 2072 | 2249 | 750}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| In Cold Blood | 7-2 | 3 | 5, 1, 1, 1 | 1631 | 1195 | 1464 | 1922 | 641}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Built to Destroy! | 6-2 | 3 | 16, 3, 3, 3 | 2485 | 1829 | 2250 | 2893 | 964}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Sewer Stash | 6-2 | 3 | 6, 1, 1, 1 | 2480 | 1914 | 2354 | 3479 | 1160}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Whipping and Mishandling | 6-2 | 3 | 5, 1, 1, 1 | 2549 | 1970 | 2664 | 3196 | 1065}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| High Temperature Hostages | 6-1 | 3 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 2731 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Plan of Attack | 6-1 | 2 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 1403 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Axes of Evil | 6-1 | 2 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 1583 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Sovereign Slime | 5-2 | 3 | 15, 3, 3, 4 | 2628 | 2011 | 2499 | 2814 | 938}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Rise or Fall | 5-2 | 3 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 1812 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Time Enough at Last | 5-2 | 3 | 6, 0, 0, 0 | 2095 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Work for Idle Hands | 5-1 | 2 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 1224 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Chilled to the Bone | 5-1 | 2 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 1006 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Shocking Sentient Sentries | 4-3 | 2 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 880 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Rescues and Recycling | 4-3 | 2 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 715 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Frostifur Fandango | 4-2 | 2 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 707 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Oilers in the Boilers | 4-2 | 2 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 905 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Shadow of the Beast | 3-2 | 3 | 16, 1, 1, 1 | 1860 | 1366 | 1762 | 2055 | 685}}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Blades of the Fallen | 3-2 | 1 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 197 |  |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Strength in Unity | 3-2 | 2 | 5, 1, 0, 0 | 1081 | 888 |  |  | }}
+{{User:Vroom/row}}
+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Faith in Armor | 3-2 | 1 | 5, 1, 0, 0 | 464 | 413 |  |  | }}
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+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Toy Soldiers | 3-1 | 2 | 5, 1, 0, 0 | 698 | 559 |  |  | }}
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+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Alien Ooze | 3-1 | 2 | 5, 0, 0, 0 | 681 |  |  |  | }}
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+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Collector | 2-3 | 2 | 0, 1, 0, 4 |  | 524 |  | 886 | 443}}
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+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Phantom Mask | 2-2 | 2 | 0, 1, 0, 6 |  | 336 |  | 639 | 320}}
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+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Angels From Antiquity | 2-2 | 2 | 0, 1, 0, 5 |  | 375 |  | 478 | 239}}
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+{{User:Jdavis/cell9| A Revelation In Flames | 2-2 | 2 | 0, 2, 0, 3 |  | 394 |  | 576 | 288}}
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+Preliminary results suggest:
+* Classic payouts are equal to Advanced difficulty payouts.
+* Normal difficulty payouts are about 80% of Advanced difficulty payouts.
+* Elite difficulty payouts are about 122% of Advanced difficulty payouts.
+==Classic Data and Analysis==
+Here are classic (pre-2013-07-30) data for all of the fighting missions beyond level 1.
 * Levels: The number of levels in the mission, excluding non-fighting levels (treasure levels, depth 29, etc.).
 * N: Number of data for sparks. The number of data for crowns is at least this high, but often higher, because we didn't start collecting sparks data until we had already collected lots of crowns data.
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Heart of Ice | Danger | 2 | 3 | <!--3368, 3417, 3534-->3440 | 3269-3610 | <!--0, 0, 0-->0.0 | 3440 | 1720}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Compound 42 | Danger | 2 | 5 | <!--3279, 3227, 3554, 2818, 3312, 3178-->3228 | 2749-3707 | <!--1, 2, 1, 2, 3-->1.8 | 3408 | 1704}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Nature of the Beast | Prestige | 2 | 10 | <!--1533, 1616, 1875, 1832, 2265, 1840, 1860, 1995, 1627, 1611, 1768-->1802 | 1383-2221 | <!--0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 1, 2-->0.8 | 1882 | 941}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Pinch of Salt | Prestige | 2 | 11 | <!--1842, 1722, 1764, 1483, 1950, 1420, 1422, 1958, 1745, 2195, 1765, 1560, 1970-->1754 | 1283-2224 | <!--2, 0, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 0, 1, 0, 1-->1.0 | 1854 | 927}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Assault on Machine Shop 13 | Prestige | 2 | 10 | <!--1570, 1557, 1382, 1557, 1274, 1438, 1845, 1524, 1393, 1941, 1612, 1658-->1563 | 1183-1942 | <!--0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2-->0.4 | 1603 | 801}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Hazardous Heist | Prestige | 2 | 10 | <!--1657, 1439, 1629, 1567, 1277, 1255, 1396, 1364, 1276, 1469, 1301, 1246, 1323-->1400 | 1114-1686 | <!--0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0-->0.6 | 1460 | 730}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| White Collar Captives | Prestige | 2 | 10 | <!--1840, 1816, 1760, 1797, 1855, 1951, 1699, 1709, 2017, 2017, 1907, 1956-->1860 | 1640-2081 | <!--1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1-->0.3 | 1890 | 945}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Operation Crimson Hammer | Expansion | 5 | 0 | <!----> |  | <!----> |  | }}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| The King of Ashes | 9-3 | 5 | 9 | <!--7695, 7262, 7832, 7481, 7708, 7954, 8149, 8234, 7793, 7545-->7765 | 7170-8361 | <!--2, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 2, 3-->3.67 | 11132 | 2226}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Gauntlet | 9-2 | 3 | 5 | <!--3922, 4179, 3987, 3920, 4114-->4024 | 3790-4258 | <!--0, 0, 0, 1, 0-->0.2 | 4044 | 1348}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Alone in the Dark | 9-2 | 3 | 5 | <!--2739, 2767, 2228, 2998, 2060-->2558 | 1767-3350 | <!--0, 1, 1, 0, 0-->0.4 | 2598 | 866}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Terminal Meltdown | 9-2 | 3 | 5 | <!--2978, 2434, 3072, 2496, 2585-->2713 | 2130-3296 | <!--0, 0, 0, 0, 2-->0.4 | 2753 | 918}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Silent Legion | 9-1 | 3 | 5 | <!--1875, 1990, 1711, 2242, 2137-->1991 | 1571-2411 | <!--0, 0, 0, 1, 0-->0.2 | 2011 | 670}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| An Occurrence at Owlite Keep | 9-1 | 3 | 7 | <!--2784, 2922, 2708, 3338, 3242, 3517, 3197-->3101 | 2498-3704 | <!--2, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0-->0.57 | 3158 | 1053}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Great Escape | 8-2 | 3 | 5 | <!--1799, 2060, 1836, 1922, 2129-->1949 | 1665-2233 | <!--2, 2, 1, 0, 0-->1.0 | 2049 | 683}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Rotting Metropolis | 8-2 | 3 | 5 | <!--1219, 1158, 1227, 1261, 1140-->1201 | 1100-1302 | <!--2, 2, 1, 2, 1-->1.6 | 1361 | 454}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Vile Engine | 8-2 | 3 | 5 | <!--1729, 1794, 1754, 1712, 1832-->1764 | 1666-1862 | <!--1, 0, 0, 1, 0-->0.4 | 1804 | 601}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Weight of Darkness | 8-1 | 3 | 5 | <!--1652, 1923, 1720, 1618, 1847-->1752 | 1493-2011 | <!--2, 0, 0, 2, 1-->1.0 | 1852 | 617}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Return of Ur | 8-1 | 3 | 5 | <!--1778, 1530, 1667, 1664, 1756-->1679 | 1483-1875 | <!--0, 0, 0, 0, 0-->0.0 | 1679 | 560}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Spark and Roar | 7-3 | 3 | 5 | <!--1879, 1812, 1842, 1693, 2029-->1851 | 1608-2094 | <!--0, 0, 1, 1, 0-->0.4 | 1891 | 630}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Beyond the Axes of Evil | 7-3 | 3 | 5 | <!--1884, 1648, 1862, 1721, 1847-->1792 | 1587-1998 | <!--3, 3, 2, 1, 1-->2.0 | 1992 | 664}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Vicious and Viscous | 7-2 | 3 | 5 | <!--1786, 1750, 1777, 1845, 1635-->1759 | 1604-1913 | <!--0, 0, 0, 1, 2-->0.6 | 1819 | 606}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| In Cold Blood | 7-2 | 3 | 5 | <!--1761, 1621, 1396, 1822, 1554-->1631 | 1292-1969 | <!--1, 0, 1, 1, 1-->0.8 | 1711 | 570}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Built to Destroy! | 6-2 | 3 | 10 | <!--2600, 2318, 2610, 2943, 2483, 2074, 2463, 2325, 2315, 2333, 2596, 2332, 2537, 2593, 2515, 2730-->2485 | 2077-2894 | <!--0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0-->0.0 | 3010 | 1003}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Sewer Stash | 6-2 | 3 | 6 | <!--2108, 2101, 2960, 2761, 2341, 2609-->2480 | 1772-3188 | <!--2, 1, 0, 1, 0, 2-->1.0 | 2580 | 860}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Whipping and Mishandling | 6-2 | 3 | 5 | <!--2830, 2395, 2357, 2397, 2768-->2549 | 2090-3008 | <!--1, 0, 0, 0, 2-->0.6 | 2609 | 870}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| High Temperature Hostages | 6-1 | 3 | 5 | <!--2411, 2281, 3316, 2503, 3142-->2731 | 1799-3662 | <!--3, 1, 0, 0, 0-->0.8 | 2811 | 937}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Plan of Attack | 6-1 | 2 | 5 | <!--1284, 1576, 1573, 1537, 1044-->1403 | 934-1872 | <!--1, 0, 2, 0, 0-->0.6 | 1463 | 731}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Axes of Evil | 6-1 | 2 | 5 | <!--1620, 1616, 1565, 1514, 1601-->1583 | 1495-1672 | <!--0, 0, 1, 0, 0-->0.2 | 1603 | 802}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Sovereign Slime | 5-2 | 3 | 10 | <!--2482, 2555, 2726, 2458, 2787, 2633, 2615, 2888, 2664, 2523, 2577, 2539, 2779, 2537, 2657-->2628 | 2381-2875 | <!--4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 0, 3, 3, 4, 3-->2.9 | 3618 | 1206}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Rise or Fall | 5-2 | 3 | 5 | <!--1625, 1980, 1885, 1653, 1919-->1812 | 1488-2137 | <!--0, 0, 0, 0, 1-->0.2 | 1832 | 611}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Time Enough at Last | 5-2 | 3 | 5 | <!--2029, 1925, 2196, 2040, 2206, 2175-->2095 | 1867-2324 | <!--0, 1, 0, 1, 1-->0.6 | 2155 | 718}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Work for Idle Hands | 5-1 | 2 | 5 | <!--1308, 1288, 1126, 1250, 1149-->1224 | 1060-1389 | <!--0, 0, 0, 1, 0-->0.2 | 1244 | 622}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Chilled to the Bone | 5-1 | 2 | 5 | <!--1055, 831, 1067, 1223, 854-->1006 | 679-1333 | <!--0, 1, 1, 0, 0-->0.4 | 1046 | 523}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Shocking Sentient Sentries | 4-3 | 2 | 5 | <!--698, 835, 779, 1123, 966-->880 | 546-1215 | <!--0, 0, 0, 1, 1-->0.4 | 920 | 460}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Rescues and Recycling | 4-3 | 2 | 5 | <!--700, 742, 506, 855, 771-->715 | 455-974 | <!--0, 2, 0, 1, 1-->0.8 | 795 | 397}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Frostifur Fandango | 4-2 | 2 | 5 | <!--659, 734, 767, 743, 630-->707 | 589-824 | <!--0, 1, 0, 1, 0-->0.4 | 747 | 373}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Oilers in the Boilers | 4-2 | 2 | 5 | <!--772, 1036, 850, 934, 932-->905 | 706-1103 | <!--1, 1, 1, 1, 1-->1.0 | 1005 | 502}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Shadow of the Beast | 3-2 | 3 | 10 | <!--1847, 2055, 1897, 1884, 1820, 1792, 1871, 1604, 1907, 1822, 1825, 1752, 2132, 1939, 1832, 1782-->1860 | 1620-2100 | <!--1, 2, 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0, 2, 3-->1.8 | 2265 | 755}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Blades of the Fallen | 3-2 | 1 | 5 | <!--203, 179, 239, 233, 131-->197 | 109-285 | <!--0, 0, 0, 0, 0-->0.0 | 197 | 197}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Strength in Unity | 3-2 | 2 | 5 | <!--1039, 1006, 1150, 1226, 982-->1081 | 873-1288 | <!--2, 0, 1, 1, 1-->1.0 | 1181 | 590}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Faith in Armor | 3-2 | 1 | 5 | <!--461, 448, 477, 445, 487-->464 | 427-500 | <!--0, 0, 0, 0, 0-->0.0 | 464 | 464}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Toy Soldiers | 3-1 | 2 | 5 | <!--718, 780, 701, 566, 727-->698 | 539-858 | <!--0, 0, 1, 0, 0-->0.2 | 718 | 359}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Alien Ooze | 3-1 | 2 | 5 | <!--698, 783, 623, 648, 651-->681 | 554-807 | <!--1, 0, 0, 0, 0-->0.2 | 701 | 350}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Scarlet Fortress | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | <!--492, 530, 622, 538, 567-->550 | 453-647 | <!--2, 1, 1, 0, 0-->0.8 | 630 | 315}}
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 {{User:Jdavis/cell9| Skies Under Cradle | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | <!--754, 705, 698, 640, 722-->704 | 620-787 | <!--1, 0, 3, 1, 0-->1.0 | 804 | 402}}
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-==The Olden Days==
+Prior to {{release|2013-07-30}}, each level cost 10 energy. So, while a knight was gaining crowns, materials, and everything else on his adventure, he was also spending energy. A natural question to ask was: Am I gaining crowns faster than I'm spending energy? The table below shows some benchmark prices for 100 energy &mdash; in other words, 10 levels &mdash; from 5000 to 9500. For each price, the table shows how many missions have a payout per level exceeding one tenth of that energy price. In other words, this table gives tells us how many missions were profitable relative to the price of energy.
-Prior to {{release|2013-07-30}}, each level cost 10 energy, paid at the elevator down. So, while a knight was gaining crowns, materials, and everything else on his adventure, he was also spending energy. A natural question to ask was: Am I gaining crowns faster than I'm spending energy?
-The table below shows some benchmark prices for 100 energy &mdash; in other words, 10 levels &mdash; from 5000 to 9500. For each price, the table shows how many missions have a payout per level exceeding one tenth of that energy price. In other words, this table gives tells us how many missions were profitable relative to the price of energy.
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