alosso:
But, common experience with the prize passes from the Events shows that there is no clock when there are passes in store. I'm assuming the same during the Events.
Would you mind to buy a pass outside an Event and another one inside, just to get the facts? <eg>
Lol, probably not. My best guess is, that when you click buy&use, it's never deposited in your "inventory" (so to speak), cause it's put straight into use and it doesn't stop the clock.
While getting them for a prize (no matter how many), stops them. I would imagine, buying them in bulk (at a small discount) also stops the clock, cause they can't all be used at the exact same time as they're purchased.
This actually means, that people, who buy them in bulk, are paying a higher price for a pass, than if they would buy&use them individually, cause they're missing out on the free ones every 4 hours. But I will definitely NOT be testing this theory ;-)