Lockboxes, the biggest scam in MMO history and yet again I opened some
Its gambling, pure and simple. I admit I like to try my luck too. I've even come out ahead a couple times. Heck, I got my rust monster by opening a box. Only big score I've ever gotten though.
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I ran the skirmish 65 times so far with NO gems. If I have to do this x3 to get the correct weapon I'm gonna be pissed. And yes I have ZEN keys so that's 130 chests with no gem.
I ran the skirmish 65 times so far with NO gems. If I have to do this x3 to get the correct weapon I'm gonna be pissed. And yes I have ZEN keys so that's 130 chests with no gem.
You forgot, that the loot will likely be random each time, so it could be the same 'wrong' weapon five times in a row. If I would have known, that the drop is random, I would have sold my gem for 10 mill. AD and bought the INT belt. Got the MM artefact, yay.
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supermrblobMember, Neverwinter Beta UsersPosts: 19Arc User
edited September 2014
Assuming the chance for each drop is equal, the chance of you getting the specific weapon you want out of the three possible weapons after x amount of attempts is:
So 1 in 5 people will need to try more than 4 times to get what they want
And ~3-4 people out of every 200 will still not have what they want after 10 attempts! <- ie the problem with RNG
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adinosiiMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 4,294Arc User
edited September 2014
Hmm, yeah...maybe I should have sold the gem I got for 10M AD on the first day, but I decided to keep it. One of the artifact weapons for my class would be really nice, another is so-so, but the third one would be a bit of a disappointment. I would have liked to see a choice - but maybe that will change later - The weapon is not that great for me anyhow - a base damage increase of 30 points but a loss of stats overall is not that exciting.
The weapon is not that great for me anyhow - a base damage increase of 30 points but a loss of stats overall is not that exciting.
30 Base Damage is worth so much more then a few hundred GS points... Also, at Legendary, the Artifact has 2 Offensive Slots and the Utility Slot. It may be a small loss of GS at the end, however the 30 Base Damage is completely worth it IMO. :cool:
30 Base Damage is worth so much more then a few hundred GS points... Also, at Legendary, the Artifact has 2 Offensive Slots and the Utility Slot. It may be a small loss of GS at the end, however the 30 Base Damage is completely worth it IMO. :cool:
30 at legendary which requires a massive investment. With the extra offensive slot it may be worth it, but for most players, unless you particularity want the passive bonus, then I wouldn't really bother playing the RNG game tog et what you want.
30 Base Damage is worth so much more then a few hundred GS points... Also, at Legendary, the Artifact has 2 Offensive Slots and the Utility Slot. It may be a small loss of GS at the end, however the 30 Base Damage is completely worth it IMO. :cool:
30 base damage is equal to ~666 power according to my calcs. Is it worth it? Depends on the player's resources.
30 base damage is equal to ~666 power according to my calcs. Is it worth it? Depends on the player's resources.
It is probably worth it for some players - in particular some of the highly competitive PvP players which already are decked out in R10 and perfect enchants, with three legendary artifacts - for them every extra advantage counts.
For the rest of us?
I think I will pass for now. I have a blue artifact belt now, and all my refinement resources during the double-RP weekend will go into that ... and still I will be far away from getting that to orange.
However, for those who have not had any luck getting a good mainhand/off-hand set, this is probably a very good choice, because even if you get it only to blue level (or maybe beginning of purple), it will be a significant upgrade.
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Its gambling, pure and simple. I admit I like to try my luck too. I've even come out ahead a couple times. Heck, I got my rust monster by opening a box. Only big score I've ever gotten though.
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Tired of running dungeons with exploiters and cheaters? Join the legit channel by visiting http://goo.gl/1zfnTS to apply!
Performing ritual pony sacrifices to Tiamat to earn favor with the RNG Gods since 2014.
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You forgot, that the loot will likely be random each time, so it could be the same 'wrong' weapon five times in a row. If I would have known, that the drop is random, I would have sold my gem for 10 mill. AD and bought the INT belt. Got the MM artefact, yay.
1: 33.33 %
2: 55.56 %
3: 70.37 %
4: 80.25 %
5: 86.83 %
6: 91.22 %
7: 94.15 %
8: 96.10 %
9: 97.40 %
10: 98.27 %
(1-(2/3)^x)*100
So 1 in 5 people will need to try more than 4 times to get what they want
And ~3-4 people out of every 200 will still not have what they want after 10 attempts! <- ie the problem with RNG
30 at legendary which requires a massive investment. With the extra offensive slot it may be worth it, but for most players, unless you particularity want the passive bonus, then I wouldn't really bother playing the RNG game tog et what you want.
30 base damage is equal to ~666 power according to my calcs. Is it worth it? Depends on the player's resources.
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It is probably worth it for some players - in particular some of the highly competitive PvP players which already are decked out in R10 and perfect enchants, with three legendary artifacts - for them every extra advantage counts.
For the rest of us?
I think I will pass for now. I have a blue artifact belt now, and all my refinement resources during the double-RP weekend will go into that ... and still I will be far away from getting that to orange.
However, for those who have not had any luck getting a good mainhand/off-hand set, this is probably a very good choice, because even if you get it only to blue level (or maybe beginning of purple), it will be a significant upgrade.