I'm doing my regular grind, taking my time.

Once a week I pop the MGP bonus +15% from squadron on a saturday night, I turn in the fashion show, I get the challenge log from the crystal tower or monster punch game, I turn in my jumbo cactpot and buy new tickets, getting the bonus if I happen to be here on time. I then do the mini cactpot and if it's a tournament week, I pop over to the tournament room and do the tournament. If it's NOT a tournament week, I collect my winnings (still in the 2 hour window from my item), and then pop into the tournament room to do the triple triad challenges all at once. Takes about an hour once a week.

On all other days I bother to log in, at some point I drop in, do the mini cactpot, turn in the cards, and if I happen to be there at 00, 20, or 40, I do the event.

I'm getting 100k a week, I'll get there. I'm at peace with this slow efortless progress.

What I don't do? They are right, I don't do open tournament, it causes me to miss both the 00 and 20 events, and gives less. If it gave platinum packs more often for first place I might. If the MGP was about double, I might. It's not a good use of my time. Course, that's what this game requires you to do, figure out what things are, and are not a good use of your time.