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How do you get the final Sizzling Santa Reward?

I've finally gotten to the point of doing Santa Missions and managed to complete it once. It won't let me go back in, so I assume it is one completion a day.

But then how do you get the final reward? The update notes list that you must complete it 30 times to finish all the helpers, but the event started on the 2nd and ends on the 30th. It's outright impossible to do it 30 times, even if we started first day... Right? Even so, it'd be incredibly unfair to spring such a badly elaborated requirement without saying you can only go in once a day.

Edit: Okay, turns out me leaving twice due to an unfair randomized ladder level counted toward my daily. Great. So it's 3 entries a day, 10 days.

December 13, 2015

9 Comments • Newest first

MegaScience

@masterobert: The timing, dang. I'll try tomorrow.

@09080706l: I have trouble gauging where the gaps are. I'll end up being a bit too high or low.

Reply December 13, 2015
09080706l

I thought the ladder stages were pretty easy. It's the roof jumpquest that's impossible to do. I've simply skipped that stage.

Reply December 13, 2015
Masterobert

@megascience: For the harder ladder stage, I've spent quite a bit of time and once failed for the whole 30 minutes.

For the first two part steam, there is a little safe gab between the two that you can get to. I use my name under my character to position myself which allows you an easier time getting past that. It's possible to go through without stopping though, but you'll need better timing.

The next two part steam, go right after the first time both steams appear together.
For the third one, do the same as the second but go after the second time the two steams appear at the same time.
As for the third, you need to time it that the bottom steam appears first and immediately after the top one as well and while that happens you go through them.

Reply December 13, 2015
MegaScience

@duzz: Well that's just disappointing... Any tricks to getting up?

@xxjarakudaxx: Yep, I knew that one. That's one reason why I tried leaving to get another try. I was hoping there were passes on that like there were for that stage.

Reply December 13, 2015
xXjarakudaXx

If you get the jump quest stage with the holes, just keep walking into the holes till it asks you to give up. It will just reroll another stage. The JQ is currently impossible to do, so it's just a waste of time trying.

Reply December 13, 2015
Duzz

you gotta do 3 a day. so it takes 10 days to get to 30. not that bad imo. also the steam locations aren't random. there are two distinct maps and one is easier than the other.

Reply December 13, 2015
MegaScience

@09080706l @crater: ... Well crap. I got to a ladder map, and it seems the steam locations are randomized. I got a ridiculously unfair formation and kept falling, so I left hoping it'd let me get a pass or something. I think I did that a second time before doing a run where the steam wasn't frustrating...

Okay, withdrawn then...

Reply December 13, 2015
Crater

I've been going 3 times everyday as well. Also, if you go in and come out, it also counts as an entry.

Reply December 13, 2015 - edited
09080706l

Weird. I've been able to complete the PQ 3 times a day.

Reply December 13, 2015 - edited