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Rank results preliminary report:

So based on the data I've collected so far, this is approximately what I think the cut offs were for the different brackets. I've included the 2025 results, my final estimates, and the 2024 results.

We know the 2600 cutoff exactly, because rank 2607 was relayed to me by reliable source, and there was at least a ten-way tie for the bottom of the 601-2600 bracket. There's a (relatively) big gap in the data near 25% so all I can give is a range there. And there isn't anyone I can find yet reporting 75% or lower.

All the cutoffs up to 1% are larger than last year and even larger than my projections. This flips at 2600 where the cutoffs are lower than my projections (but still way larger than last year), and increasingly diverge. That's not entirely surprising. As I've mentioned in my analyses, I have been operating under the assumption that there's a ton of "out of the ordinary" points floating around. I made the guess that those points were skewed towards reaching rank 600 where the R5 gem was, and that would radically boost scores above and below that bullseye.

Instead, it seems those points came not from the top 2000 players, but from everyone else. There was a relative flood of points coming from everyone, and that boosted the lower brackets a lot. In fact, more than I can account for by just the increase in points from last year, because of another oddity in the data. Last year I estimated there were about 610k participant in banquet. This year the data suggests there were only 480k. That's significant decrease in participation. And yet our points were far higher. Combining the lower participation with the higher scoring yields an average increase of 80% more crystals being bought and opened across the board.

That's a ridiculous increase in per-person activity. So much so, I'm going to be double and triple checking everything, because that's almost unbelievable. Maybe some of the data reported last year or this year or both is critically in error (I've seen about a 1% error rate in data - reports that cannot possibly be true given the surrounding data, either typos or misrecollections).

If this all turns out to be valid, it says something interesting about next year's banquet, in terms of how it should be designed. But that's a story for another day. I've seen staring at scores off and on for hours, and I'm going to take a break. I haven't even opened my rewards yet.

Should've spent $2000 dollars 😔

I'm seeing a few comments blaming @DNA3000 guesstimation on the Ranking position (jokingly or not).

Please note, all the way through DNA and other stated that these are only GUESSTIMATION, based on previous Banquet info. And have said that you should always go for the highest score you comfortably can without putting your real life finance at risk.

With the Banquet being so successful this year and the community break even some of the highest milestones the Kabam team themselves were not expecting, it is impossible truly know what to expect.

I got way lower in ranking than I was hoping for, disappointed? yes, blame other? no.

Remember that whatever you spent, you would have gain something out of it, especially with the addition Jubiliant crystals and grace system, as well as all of the extra milestone rewards, INCLUDED special and rare Champion Selectors. You might not get exactly what you want but that was always part of the RNG and how this game worked.

Just a real shame to see how quickly people being happy with what DNA did, and as soon as they not getting what they want they change to a kid with the blaming game again.

It seems every time OP expected a lot ended up disappointed and mad, not sure why things should change...

score: 222,480

Rank: 581

Top 302-600

About 10 minutes left in the event I bought a Namors Treasue and 23 SBC. Looks like that’s the difference for me 🤯

Probably of the same elk of people that say Prof X is horrible because they don't know how to use or play him. Cassanova is a phenomenonal champion, would love to see your debatable reasons as to why you think shes trash, personally one of my favourites of 2025.

we earned every milestone we hit in each of these 3 banquet events… jeez guys lol