In totalizer events, players amass event points (or another special, event-specific resource) by playing the game in a set way, for example, by racing their cars across a special track, scoring headshots with a designated sniper rifle, or killing monsters in a specific arena.
Each individual point contribution is added onto the point counter (a totalizer), which usually takes the shape of a long progress bar, with various rewards distributed along the way, and the ultimate reward sitting at the end. Once the top reward is reached, the totalizer is complete and further event participation loses much of its purpose (unless a separate leaderboard or high score component is present):
A totalizer event in Transformers: Earth Wars. ...
