Well, in the unlikely event that anyone other than me cares, I've reached the top of the total score leaderboard for the team side (I didn't register for solo, but I wish I would have). Feelsgoodman.
TA Difference looks innocuous enough, but toggling to TA, GS, and achievements won presents a somewhat surreal picture:
https://i.imgur.com/diYFEio.pngI wasn't really sure what I was getting into with the event since I've never participated before. Past events that focused on total GS or TA won made it uninteresting to me since I knew it wasn't something that my gaming tendencies meshed with, but the change to TA Diff has sort of leveled the field for me.
We're not as dedicated as a lot of other teams who work for badges and bonuses each week so I have no delusions of making a deep run, but it looks like we're guaranteed a top 100 finish since we're all but sure to survive at least one more week.