Return to Metro's Haven

[Metropolis Man]

Return to Metro’s Haven

Goal
Every year we always offer players a big skilling challenge. With so many skills available from all expansions and with us allowing 3 pets instead of one you’re going to be busy with this final Sims 3 rendition. But, just like last year’s event — in Metro’s Haven we'll let you cheat a little bit to put a smile on your face.

General Challenge Rules
The General Rules always apply. If applicable, exceptions will be noted below.

Specific Challenge Rules

• Start with two Human Young Adult Sims.
• No life state changing allowed.
• You’re allowed to also create one horse, one dog, and one cat.
• No household additions (Sims, pets, or unicorns) after going live and no Sim or pet can leave the household (including putting a pet up for adoption).
• You are allowed to turn on Make Needs Static at the mailbox immediately upon entering Live Mode.
• Advanced Technology, Jetpack, and Food Synthesizer are fine for this challenge. All other Into The Future bans are still in effect (check the General Rules).
• All skill points for any household member must be unique — i.e. if Sim A has any points at all in cooking, then cooking is completely off limits for Sim B. Keep your eyes on your Sims!
• If a household member (Sim or Pet) caps a skill and completes ONE related skill challenge, you can use the Buydebug cheat and purchase ONE object. ALL Buydebug objects are available for purchase—just remember you can only purchase ONE per reward. Consignment and collection challenges do not qualify to unlock Buydebug purchases.
• 14 days University/travel allowed for the household. All household members count against this total, so if two household members go to the future for three days you have used up 6 days of your allotment.
• Make Needs Static and Buydebug are the only allowed cheats for this challenge.
• Update skill and skill challenge information regularly in case a Sim dies because once a Sim dies you will not be able to access their Skill Journal.
• If a household member dies, you may take credit for what that Sim has accomplished and can continue to finish the challenge with only the remaining household members.
• This challenge concludes at the end of 4 weeks (Week 4, Day 7, 11:59 PM).

Scoring

Maxed Skills — At the conclusion of the challenge, pause your game and look at your notes. Any maxed skill = 1000 points.

Skill Points — For any remaining skills that are not maxed give yourself 50 points per skill point earned.

Challenges — Everyone begins with a Challenges multiplier of 1.00. Completing Skill Challenges adds 5% (.05) to the multiplier. Important: You can add to the multiplier by completing the various Collecting and Consignment challenges — just remember that those two skills are not true skills that can be maxed.

Total — Add up your Maxed Skills and Skill Points and then multiply by the Challenges.

Let’s go through an example: The challenge comes to an end and you pause your game. At that point you have maxed 13 skills. You have 5 other non-maxed skills with 30 total skill points. Finally, you were able to complete 15 skill challenges.

13 maxed skills = 13000
30 skill points in non-maxed skills = 1500
15 skill challenges X .05 = .75. Final multiplier = 1.00 + .75 = 1.75.

Total = (13000 + 1500) X 1.75 = 25375

Ch-Ch-Changes
The team does not want to edit and make changes to the ruleset once this event goes live, but we may have to. This seasons’ events are shorter and the team has less time to test potential loopholes. If an exploit is brought to our attention or we discover something else we reserve the right to ask affected players to redo their effort.

Have Questions?
Please think hard before you ask in the challenge thread because it may be strategy. What you may consider an innocent question could cause another player to go — “oh, I did not think of doing that.” It’s always safer to PM everyone on the team (Metro, ratchie, Nutella, and Blackrosea) for clarifications. Thanks.

And the Winner is...
After this event has closed everyone is encouraged to discuss how they approached the event, but the winner especially is expected to do so in detail.

This Event is Now Closed

Player	Maxed Skills	Skill Points	Challenges	Total
Chare	31000	400	4.05	127,170
LenaLJ	30000	0	4.20	126,000
Jack Alltrades	31000	250	3.45	107,812
Metropolis Man	29000	500	3.40	100,300
Turoskel	26000	50	3.35	87,267
Lisa46	25000	0	3.10	77,500
susiesue	24100	0	3.00	72,300
SassySimmer	22000	1000	2.95	67,850
Kirstie	28000	750	2.25	64,687
charliemaybe	25000	650	2.45	62,842
Femke82	20000	250	3.10	62,775
mayayeti72	21000	850	2.85	62,273
Tiamet	24000	700	2.25	55,575
Tandrael	26000	400	2.10	55,440
aalikane	17000	900	2.90	51,910
bored1	15000	1000	3.05	48,800
Abyshep	16000	2900	2.50	47,250
december22	19000	750	2.35	46,412
MomOfMany	16000	700	2.75	45,925
Brisayshi	22000	1050	1.95	44,947
MarianT	21000	150	2.10	44,415
Myzteree	18000	1200	2.30	44,160
CeresIn	15000	1050	2.35	37,717
Kaydda	19000	600	1.85	36,260
Deklitch	14000	1900	2.25	35,775
rubywyld	17000	400	1.95	33,930
Pam	16000	50	1.90	30,495
KRae	10000	1000	1.75	19,250
Alexandra88	12000	950	1.40	18,130
christinal3106	7000	1350	1.60	13,360
CynKuy	8000	300	1.20	9,960
limsielou	6000	1100	1.15	8,165
sakuratatsumi	6000	700	1.15	7,705
Nandarelle	2000	1850	1.10	4,235
Dragonsgirl	0	2000	1.00	2,000

[Lisa46]

Do we have to sign up for this challenge in advance? If so please sign me up.

[ratchie]

No signing up just post your score in this thread once the event goes live and you have completed the challenge obviously 

Remember you can practice as much as you like.

Rachel

[Blackrosea]

The following has been added to the rules:

• All skill points for any household member must be unique — i.e. if Sim A has any points at all in cooking, then cooking is completely off limits for Sim B. Keep your eyes on your Sims! Consignment and collection challenges do not qualify as a "skill challenge".

[Pam]

I added this to the Forum calendar. 

[Tiamet]

If a household member caps a skill and completes ONE related skill challenge, you can use the Buydebug cheat and purchase ONE skilling object (the Buydebug object must give you skill points such as a camera, training dummy, or nectar machine).

Does this mean that if the sim completes a second related skill challenge, they may buy another skilling object?

[Blackrosea]

If a household member caps a skill and completes ONE related skill challenge, you can use the Buydebug cheat and purchase ONE skilling object (the Buydebug object must give you skill points such as a camera, training dummy, or nectar machine).

Does this mean that if the sim completes a second related skill challenge, they may buy another skilling object?

No it only counts for a maxed skill and a challenge in that skill. The added skill challenge can be used in the scoring part of the challenge though.

[Blackrosea]

I added this to the Forum calendar. 

Thank you Pam

[Metropolis Man]

The following has been added to the rules:

• All skill points for any household member must be unique — i.e. if Sim A has any points at all in cooking, then cooking is completely off limits for Sim B. Keep your eyes on your Sims! Consignment and collection challenges do not qualify as a "skill challenge".

Okay, there was some team member discussion last night when all of this went down and unfortunately what I SHOULD have done is stop playing Rift and given this 100% of my attention. But, I didn't, so I am sorry. Here's the deal and hopefully my explanation will clear things up:

Consignment Store and Collecting Challenges DO add your multiplier just as they did last year. There are tabs for both "skills" in the Skill Journal and a player has to put in work to complete them like any other skill, so why not reward a player is my thinking.

However, there are no skill points to learn in Consignment Store and Collecting. They are not true skills. They just have Challenges. So — they do not qualify to unlock your Buydebug purchases because you have to cap a skill AND complete a related skill challenge to unlock one Buydebug purchase.

Is everyone clear on this?

[KRae]

I've been trying to figure out if this is worth an attempt without ITF. My answer is Yes! I love to participate no matter my score. I always learn something new.

[Tandrael]

I've been trying to figure out if this is worth an attempt without ITF. My answer is Yes! I love to participate no matter my score. I always learn something new.

Hey KRae, I just bought ITF with ORIGIN with a great discount, I'm not sure if it applies for every country… but, hey, I'm from Costa Rica, if it applies here I'm sure it applies everywhere! Go check out ORIGIN!!!

[EtnaFan666]

Can you buy other things in buy mode that don't require the buydebug tab? If so, I have a plan for getting as many skills as I can.

Can the Sims have a house or build one?

[Nutella]

Can you buy other things in buy mode that don't require the buydebug tab? If so, I have a plan for getting as many skills as I can.

Yes.

Can the Sims have a house or build one?

No restriction, build a palace if you want. 

[KRae]

Can you buy other things in buy mode that don't require the buydebug tab? If so, I have a plan for getting as many skills as I can.

Can the Sims have a house or build one?

Keeping in mind, of course, the ban on purchased store content.

[ratchie]

Krae is correct remember no store content except for in create a Sim. So if anyone is planning on using the multitab in this or any of the events then don't because it is banned.
Regular buy mode skilling objects are fine.

If you have any concerns about what counts as a buydebug or regular skilling item get in touch with the team via PM and we will let you know.

Rachel