u/nyctransitgeek

Every four point-earning rides (without a reverse osmosis ride) resets the 3x multiplier clock for a fresh 24 hours.

I usually end my points hunting with three such rides and wait until the next day to get the 4th ride. This is to give me more time to keep my streak alive. In this way, the system disincentivizes us from taking a marginal points-earning ride.

If instead, the fourth ride _added_ 24 hours to my multiplier time on top of what I’d already accrued, I would keep riding for points until I had something better to do.

Any ideas as to why they chose this particular setup given the stepwise value of the third and fourth rides?