Broom Mount - Event Rewards Now Cost AD??

nl54 · October 2018

I know 50k AD isn't much, but it's the principal. Other events have epic mounts that can be obtained from quests items only. It just seems to be one more thing that ties into the recent AD drain attempt.

avenfell · October 2018

Still not half as HAMSTER as their so-called bonus RP event where you basically are asked to pay 100k ad for a few preservation wards and a pitiful amount of RP.

They can keep the broom, im 16k+, yes I can afford 50k but as you pointed out, its the principal. Im not going to pay for a once a year seasonal event, completely defeats the purpose of a holiday event.

regenerde · October 2018

Well, i could understand those extra AD cost, IF that would mean we would NOT have to grind for those other resources needed to craft/combine the broom, or IF that mount would then be account-wide in the end...
And looking at this, i'm now just wondering what we have to pay extra for when the Winter Festival comes around.

@the person(s) in charge: Good job on angering the players you still have left playing the game.

teamstephon · October 2018

avenfell said:
Still not half as HAMSTER as their so-called bonus RP event where you basically are asked to pay 100k ad for a few preservation wards and a pitiful amount of RP.

They can keep the broom, im 16k+, yes I can afford 50k but as you pointed out, its the principal. Im not going to pay for a once a year seasonal event, completely defeats the purpose of a holiday event.

after seeing the boom sticks my self that it made me not want to buy them either where i do agree on what your saying since they did not have to make them lame with reagents

nl54 · October 2018

avenfell said:
Still not half as HAMSTER as their so-called bonus RP event where you basically are asked to pay 100k ad for a few preservation wards and a pitiful amount of RP.

They can keep the broom, im 16k+, yes I can afford 50k but as you pointed out, its the principal. Im not going to pay for a once a year seasonal event, completely defeats the purpose of a holiday event.

50k on top of rng on top of rng. Rng just to get a pinata, then rng for reagents inside the pinata. Opened 63 bags earlier and got 7 pinatas and no mats from the pinatas. It's a waste of time imo.

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avenfell · October 2018

I went ahead with my normal day in-game and then at the end turned in 70 or so bags, in all those I got maybe 6 pinatas which held 0 materials, just crappy food and lv1 potions, and a total of 1 broom fiber so I can officially say I too am done with this garbage.

This is supposed to be a "fun" holiday event, not another korean grinder, we do that every day. I just dont understand whats happening anymore. Its 1 kneejerak reaction after another, radical change followed by radical change, nerf after nerf, its even trickled down to the events now. 50k AD for a broom, 100k AD for bonus RP, its like me buying you a christmas present and then telling you I need 40 bucks before you can open it.

hustin1 · October 2018

RNG to get the charms, RNG to get the pinatas, RNG to get the component from the pinatas, WITH a 2-minute cooldown between tries.

Per alt. That's just obnoxious.

Now, here's my question: say you use a pinata. Can any joker run up and pick up the sash before you can or does it go straight to your inventory? Does this mean having to open them away from all other players? Because that would be, well, dumb.

Another side effect of this is that no one will ever be saving pinatas for having fun the rest of the year since the RNG chance of getting the sash appears to be so abysmal. Law of Unintended Consequences and all that...

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werdandi · October 2018

I am not interested in the broom, but perhaps people have more chance getting a sash if they group in a party ?

arcanjo86 · October 2018

the drop chance for the sash from beholder piñata is too low to get the broom on all toons of each class, killing the enjoyment of the event it self in order to get bored doing it on same class, promote good expectation for the event but becomes uter bs.

hustin1 · October 2018

They just announced that the server is going down in a few minutes (for 5-1/2 hours!). I decided to log out instead of burning up any more pinatas. Something must be broken somewhere.

EDIT: Never mind. Scheduled extended maintenance due to a server move.

rustyroo13 · October 2018

I'm probably one of the easiest going players around: I don't mind the grinding for events, I don't mind the AD for the broom, and I even spend real money - a LOT of money- on the game. However, the thought of the witch's sash being nearly impossible to get after I've already got the other components really irritates me! I thought it would be a quest prize, or maybe something you could get with the tokens, but the pinata situation is perplexing. I only want one little broom, not one for each of my toons.

EDITED: Okay, I managed to get the sash for my SW (over 300 bags, got it on the 39th pinata) and thought I would try to get it for my hunter since the patch claimed it was easier to get. Over 350 bags later, I only got 30 pinatas, and no sash. I got the rest of the items right away...the bristles just fell out of the bags on day one! I have all the other items, but the pinatas are falling at a rarer rate than they did before the patch. Discouraged.:(

kitkathd · October 2018

hustin1 said:
RNG to get the charms, RNG to get the pinatas, RNG to get the component from the pinatas, WITH a 2-minute cooldown between tries.

Per alt. That's just obnoxious.

Now, here's my question: say you use a pinata. Can any joker run up and pick up the sash before you can or does it go straight to your inventory? Does this mean having to open them away from all other players? Because that would be, well, dumb.

Another side effect of this is that no one will ever be saving pinatas for having fun the rest of the year since the RNG chance of getting the sash appears to be so abysmal. Law of Unintended Consequences and all that...

I just step inside a dread ring lair to pop them, theres always that starting area before the lair starts that has nothing lol. I just pop em all there on each alt as I do my daily dread ring lair.

ecrana · October 2018

They've taken an event that had gone stale and injected it full of RNG because we, as the community, have obviously been clamoring for more RNG in the game. I can't get enough RNG.

I've actually tried to find ways to "program" more RNG into my life. I've converted my coffee machine into a "multi-liquid dispensing unit". Now I put down my mug, hit the "liquids please" button, then await a nice mug of either coffee, 4 week old milk, or leftover engine oil to pour into my cup each morning. So far the coffee has eluded me on my last 76 tries but once I get that one cup of coffee I will really appreciate it. Because I love RNG!

In all seriousness, you (yes you, you know who you are) can take that broom and put it you know where.

I never thought I would see the day when an epic event REWARD would requires AD, RNG and a deep loathing of my self to attempt to get it. Kudos NW. Kudos.

flippy · October 2018

ecrana#2080 said:

I never thought I would see the day when an epic event REWARD would requires AD, RNG and a deep loathing of my self to attempt to get it. Kudos NW. Kudos.

of course you know

now the developers will maximize the RNG because it provides so many desired effects

avenfell · October 2018

Im still confused how things went this far off the rails so quickly.

What was it, like 4 or 5 months ago during the anniversary event, I was like "omg, these gifts are amazing, the event activities are short and easy to fit in on multiple characters, Cryptic has really outdone themselves this time".

Since then they have radically changed the entire economy and within 2 months of that completely overhauled it a second time, they have redone the entire profession system, they have found a way to further screw up class balance and nerf like everyone except CWs across the board, I mean what happened?

I just dont understand how all this happens in like 4 or 5 months, its like the T-Virus broke out in the basement and the dev's reanimated corpses are just randomly pressing buttons at this point.

roguedemonhunter · October 2018

Yah, I'm having horrible luck with the sash. It might be an idea to have one's chance of having it drop increase with each pinata struck/destroyed (shared kills).

Have it drop right to your inventory versus the ground or if not make it super obvious which is the "sash" on the ground... Then at least folks can group up and share. If they don't trust PuGs then maybe friends or guild or a quiet corner to themselves? *note: I haven't seen one on the ground yet to know if the sash is "obvious" or not.

Also need more pinatas. Others like me might still have some summer pinatas leftover. Maybe add them for use?

And Gods yes! To the account wide event mount unlock people are suggesting. You do it with event starships in STO your sister ship/game. *

Anyway, my 2 cents. Still thanks for the extra week. We're all probably gonna need it.

teamstephon · October 2018

i was able to get the sash after i had opened over 30 pinatas cause if they would of removed the gnaried broomstick while the 50k than i would of been happy with just that

ichorblade · October 2018

lucky you. ive broken over 70 pinatas and still nothing but trash

omegaosprey · October 2018

principle

greywynd · October 2018

If I make it once, is it an account unlock? Should be for costing AD to fashion.

hustin1 · October 2018

ichorblade said:
lucky you. ive broken over 70 pinatas and still nothing but trash

Think on that, folks. There's a 2-minute cooldown for each one. So that's over two hours doing nothing but opening pinatas. Someone please clue me in on where that becomes fun.

nunya · October 2018

greywynd said:
If I make it once, is it an account unlock? Should be for costing AD to fashion.

Apparently not an account unlock. Not surprised with the way they're making everything single-character-only.

hustin1 · October 2018

FYI. Every once in a while I double-click on a pinata and nothing happens, yet it still goes on cooldown. I'll have to start watching the stack count closely to see if I actually lose one.

sgtpostal · October 2018

lol ya i agree wit almost evrybdy on this page..... 50k ad for a purple mount wen other event mounts could be gotten by missions from the event etc......... an im on ps4 here.... an the sash drop rate is jus as bad there...... ive seen ppl from my alliance that say they have opened over 100 pinatas an no sash AND the treat mission!?!? OMG i spent 2 days farming areas from the batri camp in chuit to icewindale to the stronghold to barovia wearing that stupid hat an i only got 15 treats....... (abt 5hrs total)....... far as im concerned harry potter can keep his stupid firebolt, ill jus sit in the stands laughing and saying "oOoOoOohhhhhh you know that hurt" when a bludger comes outta nowhere and clocks him upside the back of the head

cdnbison · October 2018

50K AD for a guarnateed purple mount (plus the grind time - I'd say about 4 total hours). That's not terrible, IMO, especially given that you can easily get 30k just from the first two random queues. It's not a huge thing - and it also sets a bit of a baseline should someone decide to farm the bejeebus out of the event to sell the mount at a later date - it should sell for 50k+, right?

Note: this is all dependent on the drop rate for the sash being a bit more reasonable post-patch. I'm not a huge fan of having to rely on RNG to get the mount, but if the drop rate is more reasonable, all it does is force players to crack some pinatas during the event - and given that you've got to collect 800 total tokens to get the mount, you should be able to get at least one sash from the ~300 bags you open / 30-50 pinatas.

sgtpostal · October 2018

cdnbison said:
50K AD for a guarnateed purple mount (plus the grind time - I'd say about 4 total hours). That's not terrible, IMO, especially given that you can easily get 30k just from the first two random queues. It's not a huge thing - and it also sets a bit of a baseline should someone decide to farm the bejeebus out of the event to sell the mount at a later date - it should sell for 50k+, right?

Note: this is all dependent on the drop rate for the sash being a bit more reasonable post-patch. I'm not a huge fan of having to rely on RNG to get the mount, but if the drop rate is more reasonable, all it does is force players to crack some pinatas during the event - and given that you've got to collect 800 total tokens to get the mount, you should be able to get at least one sash from the ~300 bags you open / 30-50 pinatas.

u do kno the broom is bound right???? so u cant sell at a later date..... plus like others have said..... its principal.... other events have other purple mounts u can get by jus doin stuff in the event no ad required an now this one event u gotta pay ad AND farm mats to get the mount

nunya · October 2018

sgtpostal#4408 said:

cdnbison said:
50K AD for a guarnateed purple mount (plus the grind time - I'd say about 4 total hours). That's not terrible, IMO, especially given that you can easily get 30k just from the first two random queues. It's not a huge thing - and it also sets a bit of a baseline should someone decide to farm the bejeebus out of the event to sell the mount at a later date - it should sell for 50k+, right?

Note: this is all dependent on the drop rate for the sash being a bit more reasonable post-patch. I'm not a huge fan of having to rely on RNG to get the mount, but if the drop rate is more reasonable, all it does is force players to crack some pinatas during the event - and given that you've got to collect 800 total tokens to get the mount, you should be able to get at least one sash from the ~300 bags you open / 30-50 pinatas.
u do kno the broom is bound right???? so u cant sell at a later date..... plus like others have said..... its principal.... other events have other purple mounts u can get by jus doin stuff in the event no ad required an now this one event u gotta pay ad AND farm mats to get the mount

Don't worry! They'll be updating those events and the fact that those other mounts are "free" will be fixed. Just watch and see!

sgtpostal · October 2018

nunya#5309 said:

sgtpostal#4408 said:

cdnbison said:
50K AD for a guarnateed purple mount (plus the grind time - I'd say about 4 total hours). That's not terrible, IMO, especially given that you can easily get 30k just from the first two random queues. It's not a huge thing - and it also sets a bit of a baseline should someone decide to farm the bejeebus out of the event to sell the mount at a later date - it should sell for 50k+, right?

Note: this is all dependent on the drop rate for the sash being a bit more reasonable post-patch. I'm not a huge fan of having to rely on RNG to get the mount, but if the drop rate is more reasonable, all it does is force players to crack some pinatas during the event - and given that you've got to collect 800 total tokens to get the mount, you should be able to get at least one sash from the ~300 bags you open / 30-50 pinatas.
u do kno the broom is bound right???? so u cant sell at a later date..... plus like others have said..... its principal.... other events have other purple mounts u can get by jus doin stuff in the event no ad required an now this one event u gotta pay ad AND farm mats to get the mount
Don't worry! They'll be updating those events and the fact that those other mounts are "free" will be fixed. Just watch and see!

not denying that at all lol actualy wouldnt b suprised if they did an more suprised if they didnt lol

regenerde · October 2018

cdnbison said:
50K AD for a guarnateed purple mount (plus the grind time - I'd say about 4 total hours). That's not terrible, IMO, especially given that you can easily get 30k just from the first two random queues. It's not a huge thing - and it also sets a bit of a baseline should someone decide to farm the bejeebus out of the event to sell the mount at a later date - it should sell for 50k+, right?

Note: this is all dependent on the drop rate for the sash being a bit more reasonable post-patch. I'm not a huge fan of having to rely on RNG to get the mount, but if the drop rate is more reasonable, all it does is force players to crack some pinatas during the event - and given that you've got to collect 800 total tokens to get the mount, you should be able to get at least one sash from the ~300 bags you open / 30-50 pinatas.

Well, you do realise, that with the perfect RNG system in NWO, some of us might never get the sash drop in time, right?
I mean this is RNG on top of RNG with a bit of RNG at the side of it - and i think i've seen some players feedback about breaking hundreds of pinatas without getting a single sash this far.

I'm opening around 20-30 bags per session at the moment, and crack every pinata i can find -> 0 sash.

Anyway, just saying that this might turn out to be a character bound event mount, that requires more work (=invested time) then an account-wide ZEN shop mount. And yes, i'm also left wondering how they could go from the awesome anniversary event to this HAMSTER event in the same year.

Broom Mount - Event Rewards Now Cost AD??

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