You don’t join a main bracket until you select an end time. The amount of people in your bracket should be in a red band above the black band that states how much time is left in the event. It is easiest to just check the last post in the thread, to see what the latest info someone has provided. If the time zone settings in your user profile are correct, you should be able view the time the person posted, to see how current their info is. There is a possibility of multiple brackets filling side by side, so join a “fresh” bracket at your own risk.
Useful info to provide
1)Time slice you are in
2)Current amount of people in bracket
3)Leader in bracket with amount of points
4)Time you joined the event, if it was not right before posting in the thread.
Time slice - _______
Current bracket - _______ people
Leader - _______ (name) / _______ points
Full bracket = PLAYERS: 1000
And from Mags1587’s awesome guide:
[spoiler]Episode 5: Meet Rocket & Groot
Length of Event: 4.5 days or 3.5 days
Sub-Events? Yes; Alliance Rewards in Sub-Events? Yes
Number of Sub-Events: 3
Length of Sub-Events: 36 or 24 hours
Main Nodes after Sub-Events End? No
Unique Reward(s): None
Other Notes:
The first run of the event was 4.5 days with three 36 hour sub-events.
The second run of the event was 3.5 days with two 24 hour and one 36 hour sub-events (Sub 1: 24 hours; Sub 2: 24 hours; Sub 3: 36 hours).[/spoiler]
I just registered for Time Slice 1 and I was #16. I’m normally in a heavy grinders bracket if that helps. I’m sure it will be full by the time it starts but if it isn’t full I will update when it is.
I enter slice 1. I am #2 with the same score than #1: 2700 (that’s 1 clear, 100 main page + 2600 sub event)
Now bracket is 266 players, 1d 1h 29m to end subevent
Edit: Filling quickly
Bracket is 568 players, 1d 0h 24m to end subevent
Edit:
Bracket is 806 players, 23h 17m to end subevent
Leader is 5768 points (2 node clears aprox)
Edit:
Bracket is 947 players, 22h 33m to end subevent