And just to break down that big number a bit more, that means 9 000 Points per person in a 20 player Alliance, or 900 Points per event (not counting SHIELD Simulator). 800 Points per event should be fully sufficient as long as everyone ends with at least 1000 Points in Simulator, which shouldn’t be that difficult. I don’t Think you can put the bar any lower than that if you want everyone performing equally though.
Cutoff used to be 200k and over for a while. It has drop significantly since (too bad it’s not being tracked anymore) but yes, it’s slowly creeping up.