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 payouts of all missions. These particular data were collected by Vanzanz, Epoxee, Skepticraven, Dzamie, Bopp, and Donkeyhaute.

Procedure

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:

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.
Any Orbs of Alchemy (of any star level) or Radiant Fire Crystals found.
The date.
For the King of Ashes, which branch of depth 26 was taken — west or east?

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.

Results

Our results have gotten so long that we now report them on multiple pages:

Mission Crowns and spark tokens
Mission Rarities and treasure boxes

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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 June of 2013. The data show the [[crowns|crown]] payouts of all [[mission]]s, revealing that many missions are profitable relative to the price of [[crystal energy]].
+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]].
 ==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:
+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.
-# The crowns earned, as appearing at the top of the mission report.
-# 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 total number of Forge, Grim, and Primal Sparks earned. 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. The total crown payout of a mission is the sum of three terms:
-* Average crowns earned.
-* 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.)
-* Three boss tokens earned, 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.)
-Each mission is measured multiple times, to give a better idea of the average crown and spark payout.
+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.
-==Results==
+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 [[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.
+# For the King of Ashes, which branch of depth 26 was taken &mdash; west or east?
-Here are all of the fighting missions beyond level 1. (Do not edit this table directly; it is generated by a computer program, as explained above.)
+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.
-* Energy: Energy expenditure, assuming no elevator pass.
-* N: Number of data for sparks. The number of data for crowns is 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 Forge, Grim, and Primal Sparks earned. See the wiki markup for detailed data.
-* Total: The total crowns earned, including raw crowns, sparks, and boss tokens, as explained above.
-* Per 100 Energy: The total crowns earned per 100 energy. As long as the price of 100 CE is less than this figure, running the mission is profitable.
-{{User:Vroom/start}}
+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/header|Name}}
+==Results==
-{{User:Vroom/header|Level}}
-{{User:Vroom/header|Energy}}
-{{User:Vroom/header|N}}
-{{User:Vroom/header|Crowns}}
-{{User:Vroom/header|Interval}}
-{{User:Vroom/header|Sparks}}
-{{User:Vroom/header|Total}}
-{{User:Vroom/header|Per 100 Energy}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Legion of Almire | Danger | 20 | 6 | <!--3449, 3566, 3647, 3232, 3251, 3433-->3430 | 3098-3761 | <!--5, 6, 7, 7, 4, 4-->5.5 | 3980 | 19898}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Ghosts in the Machine | Danger | 20 | 6 | <!--3072, 2878, 2750, 3670, 3039, 3533, 3397-->3191 | 2499-3883 | <!--7, 7, 5, 2, 4, 5-->5.0 | 3691 | 18456}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Heart of Ice | Danger | 20 | 1 | <!--3368--> |  | <!--0--> |  | }}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Compound 42 | Danger | 20 | 3 | <!--3279, 3227, 3554, 2818-->3220 | 2612-3827 | <!--1, 2, 1-->1.33 | 3353 | 16764}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Nature of the Beast | Prestige | 20 | 8 | <!--1533, 1616, 1875, 1832, 2265, 1840, 1860, 1995, 1627-->1827 | 1383-2271 | <!--0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0-->0.63 | 1890 | 9448}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Pinch of Salt | Prestige | 20 | 7 | <!--1842, 1722, 1764, 1483, 1950, 1420, 1422, 1958, 1745-->1701 | 1277-2124 | <!--2, 0, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2-->1.29 | 1829 | 9146}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Assault on Machine Shop 13 | Prestige | 20 | 6 | <!--1570, 1557, 1382, 1557, 1274, 1438, 1845, 1524-->1518 | 1183-1854 | <!--0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0-->0.17 | 1535 | 7675}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Hazardous Heist | Prestige | 20 | 5 | <!--1657, 1439, 1629, 1567, 1277, 1255, 1396, 1364-->1448 | 1139-1757 | <!--0, 1, 1, 1, 0-->0.6 | 1508 | 7540}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| White Collar Captives | Prestige | 20 | 6 | <!--1840, 1816, 1760, 1797, 1855, 1951, 1699, 1709-->1803 | 1638-1968 | <!--1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1-->0.33 | 1837 | 9184}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Scared to Death | Prestige | 20 | 8 | <!--1184, 1264, 1554, 1452, 1297, 1771, 1462, 1960, 1891, 1658-->1549 | 1015-2083 | <!--1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0-->0.63 | 1612 | 8059}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Operation Crimson Hammer | Expansion | 50 | 0 | <!----> |  | <!----> |  | }}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The King of Ashes | 9-3 | 50 | 3 | <!--7695, 7262, 7832, 7481-->7568 | 7068-8067 | <!--2, 5, 4-->3.67 | 10934 | 21868}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Gauntlet | 9-2 | 30 | 4 | <!--3922, 4179, 3987, 3920-->4002 | 3758-4246 | <!--0, 0, 0, 1-->0.25 | 4027 | 13423}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Alone in the Dark | 9-2 | 30 | 4 | <!--2739, 2767, 2228, 2998-->2683 | 2033-3333 | <!--0, 1, 1, 0-->0.5 | 2733 | 9110}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Terminal Meltdown | 9-2 | 30 | 4 | <!--2978, 2434, 3072, 2496-->2745 | 2092-3398 | <!--0, 0, 0, 0-->0.0 | 2745 | 9150}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Silent Legion | 9-1 | 30 | 4 | <!--1875, 1990, 1711, 2242-->1955 | 1508-2401 | <!--0, 0, 0, 1-->0.25 | 1980 | 6598}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| An Occurrence at Owlite Keep | 9-1 | 30 | 5 | <!--2784, 2922, 2708, 3338, 3242-->2999 | 2441-3556 | <!--2, 2, 0, 0, 0-->0.8 | 3079 | 10263}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Great Escape | 8-2 | 30 | 4 | <!--1799, 2060, 1836, 1922-->1904 | 1672-2136 | <!--2, 2, 1, 0-->1.25 | 2029 | 6764}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Rotting Metropolis | 8-2 | 30 | 4 | <!--1219, 1158, 1227, 1261-->1216 | 1130-1302 | <!--2, 2, 1, 2-->1.75 | 1391 | 4638}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Vile Engine | 8-2 | 30 | 4 | <!--1729, 1794, 1754, 1712-->1747 | 1676-1818 | <!--1, 0, 0, 1-->0.5 | 1797 | 5991}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Weight of Darkness | 8-1 | 30 | 4 | <!--1652, 1923, 1720, 1618-->1728 | 1455-2001 | <!--2, 0, 0, 2-->1.0 | 1828 | 6094}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Return of Ur | 8-1 | 30 | 4 | <!--1778, 1530, 1667, 1664-->1660 | 1457-1863 | <!--0, 0, 0, 0-->0.0 | 1660 | 5533}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Spark and Roar | 7-3 | 30 | 4 | <!--1879, 1812, 1842, 1693-->1807 | 1646-1967 | <!--0, 0, 1, 1-->0.5 | 1857 | 6188}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Beyond the Axes of Evil | 7-3 | 30 | 4 | <!--1884, 1648, 1862, 1721-->1779 | 1552-2005 | <!--3, 3, 2, 1-->2.25 | 2004 | 6679}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Vicious and Viscous | 7-2 | 30 | 4 | <!--1786, 1750, 1777, 1845-->1790 | 1709-1870 | <!--0, 0, 0, 1-->0.25 | 1815 | 6048}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| In Cold Blood | 7-2 | 30 | 4 | <!--1761, 1621, 1396, 1822-->1650 | 1272-2028 | <!--1, 0, 1, 1-->0.75 | 1725 | 5750}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Built to Destroy! | 6-2 | 30 | 8 | <!--2600, 2318, 2610, 2943, 2483, 2074, 2463, 2325, 2315, 2333, 2596, 2332, 2537, 2593-->2466 | 2051-2880 | <!--0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0-->0.0 | 2991 | 9970}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Sewer Stash | 6-2 | 30 | 6 | <!--2108, 2101, 2960, 2761, 2341, 2609-->2480 | 1772-3188 | <!--2, 1, 0, 1, 0, 2-->1.0 | 2580 | 8600}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Whipping and Mishandling | 6-2 | 30 | 4 | <!--2830, 2395, 2357, 2397-->2495 | 2046-2943 | <!--1, 0, 0, 0-->0.25 | 2520 | 8399}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| High Temperature Hostages | 6-1 | 30 | 4 | <!--2411, 2281, 3316, 2503-->2628 | 1692-3563 | <!--3, 1, 0, 0-->1.0 | 2728 | 9093}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Plan of Attack | 6-1 | 20 | 4 | <!--1284, 1576, 1573, 1537-->1493 | 1212-1773 | <!--1, 0, 2, 0-->0.75 | 1568 | 7838}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Axes of Evil | 6-1 | 20 | 5 | <!--1620, 1616, 1565, 1514, 1601-->1583 | 1495-1672 | <!--0, 0, 1, 0, 0-->0.2 | 1603 | 8016}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Sovereign Slime | 5-2 | 30 | 7 | <!--2482, 2555, 2726, 2458, 2787, 2633, 2615, 2888, 2664, 2523, 2577, 2539-->2621 | 2364-2877 | <!--4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 0, 3-->2.71 | 3592 | 11973}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Rise or Fall | 5-2 | 30 | 4 | <!--1625, 1980, 1885, 1653-->1786 | 1437-2134 | <!--0, 0, 0, 0-->0.0 | 1786 | 5953}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Time Enough at Last | 5-2 | 30 | 4 | <!--2029, 1925, 2196, 2040, 2206-->2079 | 1839-2319 | <!--0, 1, 0, 1-->0.5 | 2129 | 7097}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Work for Idle Hands | 5-1 | 20 | 4 | <!--1308, 1288, 1126, 1250-->1243 | 1080-1406 | <!--0, 0, 0, 1-->0.25 | 1268 | 6340}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Chilled to the Bone | 5-1 | 20 | 4 | <!--1055, 831, 1067, 1223-->1044 | 721-1367 | <!--0, 1, 1, 0-->0.5 | 1094 | 5470}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Shocking Sentient Sentries | 4-3 | 20 | 4 | <!--698, 835, 779, 1123-->859 | 489-1229 | <!--0, 0, 0, 1-->0.25 | 884 | 4419}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Rescues and Recycling | 4-3 | 20 | 4 | <!--700, 742, 506, 855-->701 | 410-992 | <!--0, 2, 0, 1-->0.75 | 776 | 3879}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Frostifur Fandango | 4-2 | 20 | 4 | <!--659, 734, 767, 743-->726 | 632-819 | <!--0, 1, 0, 1-->0.5 | 776 | 3879}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Oilers in the Boilers | 4-2 | 20 | 4 | <!--772, 1036, 850, 934-->898 | 671-1125 | <!--1, 1, 1, 1-->1.0 | 998 | 4990}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Shadow of the Beast | 3-2 | 30 | 8 | <!--1847, 2055, 1897, 1884, 1820, 1792, 1871, 1604, 1907, 1822, 1825, 1752, 2132, 1939-->1868 | 1615-2121 | <!--1, 2, 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0-->1.63 | 2255 | 7517}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Blades of the Fallen | 3-2 | 10 | 4 | <!--203, 179, 239, 233-->214 | 158-269 | <!--0, 0, 0, 0-->0.0 | 214 | 2135}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Strength in Unity | 3-2 | 20 | 4 | <!--1039, 1006, 1150, 1226-->1105 | 903-1308 | <!--2, 0, 1, 1-->1.0 | 1205 | 6026}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Faith in Armor | 3-2 | 10 | 4 | <!--461, 448, 477, 445-->458 | 429-487 | <!--0, 0, 0, 0-->0.0 | 458 | 4578}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Toy Soldiers | 3-1 | 20 | 4 | <!--718, 780, 701, 566-->691 | 511-872 | <!--0, 0, 1, 0-->0.25 | 716 | 3581}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Alien Ooze | 3-1 | 20 | 4 | <!--698, 783, 623, 648-->688 | 547-829 | <!--1, 0, 0, 0-->0.25 | 713 | 3565}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| The Scarlet Fortress | 2-2 | 20 | 5 | <!--492, 530, 622, 538, 567-->550 | 453-647 | <!--2, 1, 1, 0, 0-->0.8 | 630 | 3149}}
-{{User:Vroom/row}}
-{{User:Jdavis/cell9| Skies Under Cradle | 2-2 | 20 | 5 | <!--754, 705, 698, 640, 722-->704 | 620-787 | <!--1, 0, 3, 1, 0-->1.0 | 804 | 4019}}
+Our results have gotten so long that we now report them on multiple pages:
-{{User:Vroom/end}}
+* [[Lancer Knightz (Guild)/Mission Crowns|Mission Crowns]] and spark tokens
+* [[Lancer Knightz (Guild)/Mission Rarities|Mission Rarities]] and treasure boxes

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