Daily activity-Sanctum sprint
You are not rewarded if you started the race after the official start. (You must be at the gate waiting for it to open.) So, even though you completed the run, it is considered a practice run.
You are not rewarded if you started the race after the official start. (You must be at the gate waiting for it to open.) So, even though you completed the run, it is considered a practice run.
That’s right but not exactly. You don’t need to be waiting at the gate for it to be official, but you have to start at the gate. I have gotten into it several times where I started at the gate but it was already open and I got a reward at the end. But if you start in anywhere in the middle of it so it’s considered a practice run, as mentioned.
Also, depending on the position you get at the end you won’t get the chest. I’m not sure about this though but I recall reaching the end and getting no chest, and it wasn’t a practice run. Sorry if this info is wrong.
Maybe it has to do with how much time has elapsed, when starting at the gate. I have started there several times and got no reward.
Regardless, I just took the info from the wiki, and tried to figure out what is relevant in most cases:
‘If you try to open the chest before you cross the finish line, the game will think you joined after the race commenced and will not reward you. Be sure to cross the finish line before opening the chest.’
Maybe it has to do with how much time has elapsed, when starting at the gate. I have started there several times and got no reward.
Yes, that makes sense indeed. At times you start at the gate but the run has just started, so it’s possible you would get the chest in these cases. But also you can start at the gate and the most of runners are already at halfway of it, then it would count as practice run for you.
Regardless, I just took the info from the wiki, and tried to figure out what is relevant in most cases:
‘If you try to open the chest before you cross the finish line, the game will think you joined after the race commenced and will not reward you. Be sure to cross the finish line before opening the chest.’
Now it made me think how someone would try to grab the chest without crossing the finishing line… sounds like it could be some cheating attempt since there’s no space between the finish line and the wall and edge surrounding it (maybe I just didn’t see any so far), it crosses from a side to another.
Yeah, it seems to be linked to whether or not you start the race at the start of the track. The process seems to work like this:
1. Race starts. All people who were present at the start of the race will get a reward if they make it to the end.
2. Race in progress. People who join in now still start at the beginning of the track will get a reward if they make it to the end. (Not terribly hard since people who are last tend to get a lot of Light Travel power-ups.)
3. Race almost complete. One or more players have already crossed the finish line. Anyone who joins in at this point will start further down the track and are not eligible for a reward even if they reach the end (you get a “This is a practice round” message if you join in at this point), although you will still get credit for the Daily Activity if that’s what you’re after.