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
Slice 3 vet/hard is now at 1000, both sub and main (sub was ahead by 1 most of the time). Good luck to you all!
Edit: Can we expect these threads to become more popular now that the top 10 get 4* covers? I myself am not really inclined to go for top 10 or higher because the time investment is just not worth it, but joining late and possibly getting multiple 4* covers has to appeal to some people I think.