I'm looking forward to Thursday video. I love to watch you decorate your island. With the new seasonal set, I'm going to have to place it on SunFlower Island.
I have Mexico and the wedding on Sunflower. I'm trying to move my botanical bliss and India to willow as it continues to open, and will do the September German set on Laurel
My club loves playing this game, but when you get to 99% and they make you use 13 badges for one percent.....that just grinds my gears. Why can't they just give that to you? We are at Medium level also and still cannot win the came. We make it to 25 clues in the third piece of Evidence and still are not successful and we have at least 6 players playing the game.
It is really frustrating. That's why we don't even go for a win. We all just play for individual rewards we want to get because none of us want to be spending money on badges, etc. They've made CM way too difficult in my opinion.
@@LadyCadenceIsland I agree. I'm in a competitive play style club, but it's the same story. Wooga has really made this game so that at least one or two players have to dump money into CM to win the final prize. The rate of earning badges from regular game play plus badges as drink rewards in the cafe doesn't keep up with the increased badges needed as players advance through sectors. I roll my eyes at the CM sectors where badges are the reward... I mean, really... They want me to use badges to play but earn less badges for completing the sector. 🙄 On a brighter note, I'm enjoying your channel! 💜
Thanks so much for the kind words. And yes, I'm glad I'm not on a team that puts pressure to play CM. I'll probably end up only doing a few more sectors and that's it. Guessing we will make first prize only, but I'm more excited about getting the new August set put up Thursday! 🥰 I'm planning to post another video over the weekend to show progress.
Think of it in percentages. For the one section sector or first section of a sector you can split the scene into roughly 10 parts. So, if it only requires 8 badges per play, it will take between 70-80 badges. If it requires 13 to play, you'll need at least 130 to complete. For the second section of a sector (ones with 2-3) they only go up each time by 6-8% usually. Sometimes on toward the end of the second you can get 9%. So in that case, you'll need to multiply the badge requirement by 15 to ensure you have enough. And 3 section ones only advance 4-6% at a time. Does that make sense?
I just joined a club and looking forward to playing CM for the first time. How much regular energy should you have before beginning an investigation? I see number of badges and diamonds on your screen but not energy. How are you monitoring your energy usage?
It depends on how many badges are required per scene. You can figure out what you'll need if you think of it in percentages. For example, each play for the first scene of a sector will get you between 10-12 % of that scene. So, if you start out needing 9 badges per play, you can assume that you'll need just under 100 badges. However, the second scene of a sector only let's you progress between 6-8%, and the 3rd is closer to only about 6%. So, you end up needing about 500 badges to complete a 3 scene sector. Hope that makes sense.
@dwashington6598 as for energy bolts, I keep that up through drink time. We have 12 active players, and most of us have gotten to the 15 bolt energy drink upgrade. We all serve a minimum of 2 drinks and one is always energy. Plus I am very mindful of finishing HW tasks which also give energy.
I finally played CM for the first time. Prior to playing, I did earn 300 badges through regular play. I also made sure I had 600+ "regular" energy (bolts) readily available. Online, there are many posts recommending having lots of energy on hand when you play the competition games. TR and StD both use "regular" energy. I was happy to to see, after completing 4 total CM sectors, none of my "regular" energy was used. So, the green badges ARE the energy source for CM. Do I understand that correctly?
@@dwashington6598 yes, that's correct. However, as you continue to play you'll need more badges for each sector, and you only get the bonus 200 badges when you first start the game. You also can only earn so many badges at a time. They recommend having regular energy so that you can do the following when beginning a 3 section sector: 1. Tap the request help button so that your teammates can give you more time. 2. When you run out of badges, play regular scenes to earn the remaining amount you need to complete the sector.
yes, you really have to make sure you have enough going into it. The other option is to ensure everyone is on at the same time to give extra time so you can earn more badges. But, of course, that also means you need plenty of energy going into it as well. I only try to play if I know I've got badges to complete the sector.
I'm looking forward to Thursday video. I love to watch you decorate your island. With the new seasonal set, I'm going to have to place it on SunFlower Island.
I have Mexico and the wedding on Sunflower. I'm trying to move my botanical bliss and India to willow as it continues to open, and will do the September German set on Laurel
My club loves playing this game, but when you get to 99% and they make you use 13 badges for one percent.....that just grinds my gears. Why can't they just give that to you? We are at Medium level also and still cannot win the came. We make it to 25 clues in the third piece of Evidence and still are not successful and we have at least 6 players playing the game.
It is really frustrating. That's why we don't even go for a win. We all just play for individual rewards we want to get because none of us want to be spending money on badges, etc. They've made CM way too difficult in my opinion.
@@LadyCadenceIsland I agree. I'm in a competitive play style club, but it's the same story. Wooga has really made this game so that at least one or two players have to dump money into CM to win the final prize. The rate of earning badges from regular game play plus badges as drink rewards in the cafe doesn't keep up with the increased badges needed as players advance through sectors. I roll my eyes at the CM sectors where badges are the reward... I mean, really... They want me to use badges to play but earn less badges for completing the sector. 🙄 On a brighter note, I'm enjoying your channel! 💜
Thanks so much for the kind words. And yes, I'm glad I'm not on a team that puts pressure to play CM. I'll probably end up only doing a few more sectors and that's it. Guessing we will make first prize only, but I'm more excited about getting the new August set put up Thursday! 🥰 I'm planning to post another video over the weekend to show progress.
i wish it would tell how many badges you need when you click on sector.
Think of it in percentages. For the one section sector or first section of a sector you can split the scene into roughly 10 parts. So, if it only requires 8 badges per play, it will take between 70-80 badges. If it requires 13 to play, you'll need at least 130 to complete. For the second section of a sector (ones with 2-3) they only go up each time by 6-8% usually. Sometimes on toward the end of the second you can get 9%. So in that case, you'll need to multiply the badge requirement by 15 to ensure you have enough. And 3 section ones only advance 4-6% at a time. Does that make sense?
I just joined a club and looking forward to playing CM for the first time. How much regular energy should you have before beginning an investigation? I see number of badges and diamonds on your screen but not energy. How are you monitoring your energy usage?
It depends on how many badges are required per scene. You can figure out what you'll need if you think of it in percentages. For example, each play for the first scene of a sector will get you between 10-12 % of that scene. So, if you start out needing 9 badges per play, you can assume that you'll need just under 100 badges. However, the second scene of a sector only let's you progress between 6-8%, and the 3rd is closer to only about 6%. So, you end up needing about 500 badges to complete a 3 scene sector. Hope that makes sense.
@dwashington6598 as for energy bolts, I keep that up through drink time. We have 12 active players, and most of us have gotten to the 15 bolt energy drink upgrade. We all serve a minimum of 2 drinks and one is always energy. Plus I am very mindful of finishing HW tasks which also give energy.
I finally played CM for the first time. Prior to playing, I did earn 300 badges through regular play. I also made sure I had 600+ "regular" energy (bolts) readily available. Online, there are many posts recommending having lots of energy on hand when you play the competition games. TR and StD both use "regular" energy. I was happy to to see, after completing 4 total CM sectors, none of my "regular" energy was used. So, the green badges ARE the energy source for CM. Do I understand that correctly?
@@dwashington6598 yes, that's correct. However, as you continue to play you'll need more badges for each sector, and you only get the bonus 200 badges when you first start the game. You also can only earn so many badges at a time. They recommend having regular energy so that you can do the following when beginning a 3 section sector:
1. Tap the request help button so that your teammates can give you more time.
2. When you run out of badges, play regular scenes to earn the remaining amount you need to complete the sector.
Got it! Thank you! @@LadyCadenceIsland
OMG you are super fast at finding the items 😮 The mistake my club is doing is that they lock the sector and we must spend gems 🤦
yes, you really have to make sure you have enough going into it. The other option is to ensure everyone is on at the same time to give extra time so you can earn more badges. But, of course, that also means you need plenty of energy going into it as well. I only try to play if I know I've got badges to complete the sector.