The tokens, in the comparatively rare times when they are offered as a competition prize, are only for the winner.

From what I remember on the test server you had to win.

However you can adjust your energy used to increase your chance of winning.

When is the promo coming out

The Big Challenge is not a promo.

There will be no new promo until players, as a community, have earned enough tokens, and that cannot start until launches the Big Challenge, which could be tomorrow.

i disagree that the challenge is not a promotion.

the dictionary definition is:
pro·mo·tion
prəˈmōSHən/
noun
noun: promotion

1. activity that supports or provides active encouragement for the furtherance of a cause, venture, or aim.

participation of the howrse community as a whole is encouraged to reach the designated amount of tokens so that the connected promo can begin. i.e. furtherance of cause, venture or aim.

if you read the definition of promotion, it is clear that the big challenge is a promotion.

this is a two phase promotion.
1 the big challenge - which links to...
2. the howrse termed new or repeated promotion that howrse players are commonly used to participating.

It's a pre promo, you have to do so well in the big challenge to do better in the festivities. That's my two cents anyway.

It's more of a "promo hybrid", like what Temperance said, lol - it's not a promo in the sense that we're used to, but it's not normal everyday Howrse either. It is a concept that is new and hitherto unknown in the game, so while it has its promo-ish aspects it is not what we commonly refer to as a "promo".

Regarding token comps - only a very small handful of comps will offer tokens, and only the horse that wins the comp will get tokens. However, the winner of a token comp is NOT determined by skills, but rather by how much energy the horse spends during the comp (which is able to be seen with a mini-drop-down menu on that specific comp).

I would have to guess that, since you must manually determine how much effort your horse would put into the comp, token comps will NOT be entered AT ALL if you're doing auto-comp.

There is no point nit-picking over the meaning of the word, as that adds nothing to the discussion and I, as a professional writer and former teacher, do not need, a vocabulary lesson. I doubt anyone else does either

What players understand as being promos on Howrse are things that run for a few days or weeks and then they are gone. Promo as a Howrse term is not the same thing as used in the wider world.

The Big Challenge is a new feature that is here to stay, and it is what will ultimately launch the promotions. So it is not a promotion itself in the usual way in which that term is used on the game.

If we call it a promo then some players will be under the mistaken impression that it will go away after a few days or weeks, which is not the case.

You could call it a catalyst, if you like, but again what's the point?

So for normal comps you have to decide how much energy your horse spends? Or is that just for token comps?

When will the Big Challenge begin?

Thats kind of what i thought !

We use the word "promotion" as something that is here for a while and lets us win special stuff when we do certain things in a certain time.
The big challenge is going to be here for as "forever" as you can have on an as changeable online game as Howrse (so, probably a couple of years at least). Therefore, it is not a promo but a changed reality of everyday life.

as a creative/technical writer and researcher who has professionally written advertising copy, i am aware as to what a promo is or is not. it maybe nitpicky, but then i've been paid to be nitpicky.

moreover it matters not where you or i understand the concept of promo. it however, does matter that others who may not have understood what a promotion exactly is, is important.

with your clarification...what the big challenge now appears to be is an ongoing new feature of the game that is to be used to activate howrse related events typically recognised as howrse promos.

Um,
Is there anyway I can read a full detailed description of this promo?
I can't seem to get onto the Blog...

Any idea when this will start? I've read the posts but would it be possible to get some sort of info if it is today or tomorrow?
I know I sound impatient, that is because I'm excited to get started! I loved the objectives, it was something to work for. I'm looking forward to the challenges.

Only for the token comps Georgia.
If you have auto comp turned on (a VIP perk), your horse won't enter any token comps, because you have to choose how much energy you want your horse to spend on said token comp.

Wow talk about a long sentence

We have (had) many ideas, but I haven not yet seen anything official, so your guess is as good any that of anyone else.

@star kitty
It's definatally tomorrow , it was delayed we have had official word

Thank you Asfridur!

where was it announced

We did?
Where?
Not in here.
Not in the topic about the equipment change.
Not in the news feed.
Not in the howrse blog.

I have seen that there have been announcements on other servers, but those do not count as official announcements for our server.

starkitty
the closest i have seen to an offical announcement is on our home page.

Yesterday

Last day to complete the objectives before they are replaced by a new feature on Howrse => The Big Challenge and its daily achievements!


dr. zig, as moderator is acting in an offical capacity.

zig has said, the new feature/promo will be starting tomorrow in all likelihood. however, zig is somewhat unsure of exactly when the challenge will begin.

this is typical of howrse..it likes to keep players in a state of anticipation. to build excitement for something new. it works for them.

clarity is not howrse's forte, unless you "breach" a howrse rule. then you are either warned or sanctioned with no appeal. howrse's decisions are final on that they are extremely clear.

I wish I didn't have to visit the forums to find out spoilers... then I wouldn't have to see all the whining, complaining and lazy people asking questions that were answered just one page back. And, I'd think writers would us correct letter case.

That said, I am excited about the new challenge. I like having something extra to do. Good job, Howrse!

ibjidt
if you are referring to my method of corresponding. please beware, i am legally blind, with a lack of fine motor skills. my not using upper case letters allows me type significantly faster.

it matters not how someone communicates. it does matter that they do communicate.

Wow well thought out there !