I can't remember when I first started playing 1000 Heroz; it was some time before September 2011, but I'm not sure how many days I'd been playing by that point. I went back and completed all the levels at the start that I missed quite early on. If I wanted to find out, I suppose I could look at every leaderboard and find the first one for which I had a time registered, but doing that involves opening every level and waiting for the leaderboard to open - it's not happening.
Even if I estimate that I've been playing since day 80, that's still over two and a half years of daily challenges. I've played the vast majority of those; there were times when I had issues connecting, and there were very occasional times when I simply forgot. I've always caught up on the missed days, though, and made sure that I had gold starred every level.
And then, today ...
Today is the last day. Day 1000. It was with a mixture of relief and sadness that I opened the level, not sure what to expect - a really long level, using all obstacles, or a long flat run with a credits sequence? No, it was a normal level, 20 seconds long, with annoying bouncy blobs. Not exactly going out with a bang. The most fun part of the level came right at the start, with a swing just after an up-ramp, where it was tricky to set the swing going without overshooting. These two scenarios were both seen many times.
And then the level was over.
Unfortunately, Onze has rejoined the RLLMUK leaderboard, meaning that I was unable to finish with a win. I may have played this game a lot, but that doesn't mean I'm that good at it. Still, at least I beat everyone else on the last day. I'm the only UGVM player left, so I did at last win (by default) on that leaderboard.
And with that done, where have I finished? First, the good news. Through simple volume, i'm top of the UGVM leaderboard.
As predicted, I wasn't able to catch up with Don Rosco on the RLLMUK leaderboard, though I did make some progress. My second place has cruelly been snatched by Onze's return.
And where did I place globally? I am the 330th best 100 Heroz player in the world.
Thank RedLynx for the game. Thanks to the UGVM and RLLMUK players for the competition. Thanks to the elite players showing me every day that there were limits to my skill - or my patience and time, at least. I suspect that tomorrow I'll find myself at a loss of what to do ...
... who am I kidding.
A couple of great posts about 1000 Heroz:
Even if I estimate that I've been playing since day 80, that's still over two and a half years of daily challenges. I've played the vast majority of those; there were times when I had issues connecting, and there were very occasional times when I simply forgot. I've always caught up on the missed days, though, and made sure that I had gold starred every level.
And then, today ...
Today is the last day. Day 1000. It was with a mixture of relief and sadness that I opened the level, not sure what to expect - a really long level, using all obstacles, or a long flat run with a credits sequence? No, it was a normal level, 20 seconds long, with annoying bouncy blobs. Not exactly going out with a bang. The most fun part of the level came right at the start, with a swing just after an up-ramp, where it was tricky to set the swing going without overshooting. These two scenarios were both seen many times.
And then the level was over.
And where did I place globally? I am the 330th best 100 Heroz player in the world.
So that's it. Every level completed with three stars, all relics obtained (including five from the tutorial levels which evidently aren't included in the total below), and all but one achievement gained. The one I'm missing is for collecting 250,000 gold, which I'm still some way off - and given that you tend to get about 100 gold from fifteen minutes of playtime, that's not something I'm going to chase.
Thank RedLynx for the game. Thanks to the UGVM and RLLMUK players for the competition. Thanks to the elite players showing me every day that there were limits to my skill - or my patience and time, at least. I suspect that tomorrow I'll find myself at a loss of what to do ...
... who am I kidding.
A couple of great posts about 1000 Heroz:
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