The scoring rules for today have come out, and I have to say they really dropped a big one. Some people may not understand yet, so let me explain this scoring rule.
For example:
I score 15 points each day, the cycle is 15 days, totaling 225 points. Today, I participated in an event and lost 15 points. Therefore, tomorrow will be the first day's 15 points deducted + today's 15 points deducted, a total of 30 points, leaving 195 points for tomorrow.
If I think about ramping it up, it will be tough. The daily trading volume is doubled from before, so it's still just 16 points per day, minus the first day's 15 points, meaning that with doubled trading, I only gain 1 point per day, unless I wait for a 15-day cycle.
Today, I lost 15 points, and the airdrop is worth only 30 USD. If I think about ramping it up, it probably won't even cover the losses.
Now the studio is probably feeling the pain too; within 15 days, they can at most eat 2 airdrops. After deducting the losses, there’s not much profit left. This round has resulted in a double kill for both the studio and individual players. I estimate that many people are no longer planning to farm Alpha. It's truly a good hand played poorly.