Author Topic: Million Point Pace: Goal Per Level Based on Start Score (Read 11352 times)

ChrisP · « **on:** January 26, 2013, 01:49:03 pm »

A basic idea of where you need to be at the end of each level if you want to break a million, given start score "x". (This chart does not figure death or kill screen points, since the Rule of Donkey Kong Screwings makes it safe to assume that most deaths will be worth about 200 points. Better to play as if you won't get any points for your deaths.)
If Start = L=04 100,000 105,000 110,000 115,000 Running Total Goal = L=05 152,941 157,647 162,353 167,059 L=06 205,882 210,294 214,706 219,118 L=07 258,824 262,941 267,059 271,176 L=08 311,765 315,588 319,412 323,235 L=09 364,706 368,235 371,765 375,294 L=10 417,647 420,882 424,118 427,353 L=11 470,588 473,529 476,471 479,412 L=12 523,529 526,176 528,824 531,471 L=13 576,471 578,824 581,176 583,529 L=14 629,412 631,471 633,529 635,588 L=15 682,353 684,118 685,882 687,647 L=16 735,294 736,765 738,235 739,706 L=17 788,235 789,412 790,588 791,765 L=18 841,176 842,059 842,941 843,824 L=19 894,118 894,706 895,294 895,882 L=20 947,059 947,353 947,647 947,941 L=21 1,000K 1,000K 1,000K 1,000K Avg 52,941 52,647 52,353 52,059

The difference between a million pace with a 100K start and a million pace with a 115K start is 900 points per level. In other words, getting to a million after starting weak will require the equivalent of one additional barrel smash or double-jump for every barrel screen.

muscleandfitness · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2013, 12:10:50 am »

thanks bro

marinomitch13 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2013, 01:01:25 am »

lol, allen....

Simpsons99 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 29, 2013, 05:11:30 pm »

after seeing this Allen will never beat his high score again

EricfromRI · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2013, 03:54:18 pm »

Allens only around 70k below you Brian...

ChrisP · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2013, 06:38:05 pm »

I made this table with an emphasis on start score because, as I've said many times in chat and such, I don't like the start.

I want to get to L5 as quickly as possible and cut through all of the BS with the heatseeking wild barrels, unsteerable barrels, oddly-spawning fire, and other randomness.

If your goal is just a million points I feel like this is a smarter way to do it. If pressing the hell out of 1-1 or hanging around on 3-1 ends up making you restart a lot, that time adds up.

I personally would much rather get a weaker start and compensate later in the game once I know that I actually have a game going. It's a whole heck of a lot faster to do some extra grouping on L15 or whatever than to spend 30 minutes getting a good 1-1!

Taking extra risk to upgrade your pace might cause you to die, but I feel like, in the long run, you're saving time by not trying over and over to get 120K+ starts. 53K/level after a 100K start isn't TOO much to ask.

LMDAVE · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2013, 06:46:10 pm »

That's why I still don't taunt fireballs on level 2 and 3, and don't group hardly on level 4, nor do I make sure I get both prizes on higher elevators. I'm happy with the 120K start, while going for 1.12M range. It's nice to leave stuff in reserve, so when you reach one goal, and get ready for the next, you know where to go in your reserve to get the extra points.