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IG-100 Oct 14, 2012

Which filter has the most active codes for regular codes?
【۷༏∤】 Oct 14, 2012

I would recommend use the default list and hide the used codes. The problem is once you are balls deep in the list, like over a year back, the return rate is awful. I now do the new codes and then work through alpha or numeric only. I've found people who decided to change their code seem to hang out a bit longer, but the return rate is still awful.
gunnwr Oct 14, 2012

If you don't want to be punching for long I suggest setting the filter to short codes. If you haven't done them already its worth doing, you'll get hardly any accepts but it's quick and clears up a lot of the codes.
IG-100 Oct 14, 2012

gunnwr wrote:
If you don't want to be punching for long I suggest setting the filter to short codes. If you haven't done them already its worth doing, you'll get hardly any accepts but it's quick and clears up a lot of the codes.

I punched every 2 and 3 letter code there is, but which list is the quickest to punch, im currently punching off of the similarity filter
ωⅇɢṡɪⅇṣ Oct 14, 2012

I'm working on punching every alpha code, along with daily temps. I'm already done with the numerics
【۷༏∤】 Oct 14, 2012

Ƭⅈʛℰℜ wrote:
gunnwr wrote:
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I punched every 2 and 3 letter code there is, but which list is the quickest to punch, im currently punching off of the similarity filter

Quickest to punch is false economy. For example you punch short codes and do 1000 in an hour. Newer normal codes you punch 500 in an hour.
The short codes are old players, many of which are now inactive. You get a return rate of 100.
The newer codes are players who are more likely to still are playing. They haven't quit yet. They have recently given someone their code and more likely to check it. You get a return of 200.

It's not about the number of codes you punch, but the number of active players codes you punch. Quality not quantity
〓 Ⓑ Ⓛ 〓 Oct 14, 2012

I am doing feb of this year now, done 600+ today plus temps and just 17 more mob up to now.
Mystery Oct 14, 2012

You should always punch temp codes first then the most recent regular codes working backwards, no matter which site you use.

So on ICM hide the used codes & then use the most recently added filter. That's as close as you can get to the most recent regular codes.
【۷༏∤】 Oct 14, 2012

Mystery wrote:
You should always punch temp codes first then the most recent regular codes working backwards, no matter which site you use.

So on ICM hide the used codes & then use the most recently added filter. That's as close as you can get to the most recent regular codes.

I would argue default is a better filter than date added.
Default is basically the same as date added except with recent code adders moved to the top. If someone recently added a code it's a very likely they are active and will accept your invite.
IG-100 Oct 14, 2012

ಠ_ಠ (add 245) wrote:
Mystery wrote:
You should always punch temp codes first then the most recent regular codes working backwards, no matter which site you use.

So on ICM hide the used codes & then use the most recently added filter. That's as close as you can get to the most recent regular codes.

I would argue default is a better filter than date added.
Default is basically the same as date added except with recent code adders moved to the top. If someone recently added a code it's a very likely they are active and will accept your invite.
The thing about those filters are that 3/4 of those codes are already in my mob, i rarely find new codes
Mystery Oct 14, 2012

ಠ_ಠ (add 245) wrote:
Mystery wrote:
You should always punch temp codes first then the most recent regular codes working backwards, no matter which site you use.

So on ICM hide the used codes & then use the most recently added filter. That's as close as you can get to the most recent regular codes.

I would argue default is a better filter than date added.
Default is basically the same as date added except with recent code adders moved to the top. If someone recently added a code it's a very likely they are active and will accept your invite.
I don't care about the person that added the code, since often the code doesn't belong to them anyway. I'd rather have the codes that were recently added since that means they weren't already in the database & therefore less likely to be in my mob.
Mystery Oct 14, 2012

Ƭⅈʛℰℜ wrote:
ಠ_ಠ (add 245) wrote:
Mystery wrote:
You should always punch temp codes first then the most recent regular codes working backwards, no matter which site you use.

So on ICM hide the used codes & then use the most recently added filter. That's as close as you can get to the most recent regular codes.

I would argue default is a better filter than date added.
Default is basically the same as date added except with recent code adders moved to the top. If someone recently added a code it's a very likely they are active and will accept your invite.
The thing about those filters are that 3/4 of those codes are already in my mob, i rarely find new codes
That's what naturally happens over time.
Mystery Oct 15, 2012

I think 245 & I will just agree to disagree. I doubt there's much difference between the default versus most recently added codes anyway.
【۷༏∤】 Oct 16, 2012

Mystery wrote:
I think 245 & I will just agree to disagree. I doubt there's much difference between the default versus most recently added codes anyway.

I would agree with that, we are arguing over a minor detail.
We both agree that you should always punch temps first, and that age is an important factor in codes, and that's the key message here