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Lockboxes are a ripoff.
caduceusfreekt
Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 2 Arc User
Spent almost 1000 Zen on 10 keys, used them all, and i got 1(!) Epic enchant, and a load of uncommon <font color="orange">HAMSTER</font>.
Since i have spent
Since i have spent
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this is so true... thats why i never gambling... u may get lucky and get what u want... but % of win is always on house side :P
So you buy a key to unlock a 'chance' to get an item that's superseded by something better at the flick of a pixel.
Just doing a basic calculation on the fey pack if all players brought the 'upgrade' $49.99 x 2,000,000 (number of players) and bam that's $100,000,000 in one shot. That is an awful lot of disappointment and misery.
Okay so not every one pays that but just assuming is even a quarter that do that's a phenomenal amount for something that can be switched off at any time because of varying factors such as player volume count.
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I am pretty sure that tombolas are still legally defined as gambling. There may be some conditions on requiring a license based on the duration the tickets are sold, or total prize value. I really doubt though that a long term sale of enchanted keys where prizes are the equivalent of $30 mounts, etc, would be classified in the same fashion as a one day tombola event with low total value prizes.
The use of the real life cash -> ZEN system while at the same time having the ability to earn AD in-game is quite possibly a deliberate choice to confuse this issue.
Yep. Best to save up AD, transfer into Zen, and buy a mount that applies to all of your characters.
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welcome to my world, the RNG hates me too and I've opened a whole lot more than 10. IN Champions.WAAAAYYYY more. We're on about our 5th type of lockbox.
2,000,000 (number of players) I'd like to know, how many of those are
a. gold sellers
b. alt accts to vote for Foundry missions(supposedly happening)
b2. just normal alt accts to get more than 2 characters for free.
c. accts for STO & CO(all PWE accts can be used on all games), who don't actually play this game.
d. actually still playing and not just logging on to Pray or do crafting.
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Okay silly me - that explains it.
I always wondered why so many Foundries had great first reviews then scores were all over the place. I had thought people getting friends or guildies to do this, but should have realised that this would also be done.
They are not legally defined as gambling here in the UK. You can also offer alcohol as prizes without needing an alcohol licence.
Just because something is a 'gamble' does not make it 'gambling' as defined by law.
I am pretty sure they are - it is simply that there are exceptions granted for limited events.
Quote from http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/gambling_sectors/lotteries_raffles/getting_a_licence-what_you__n/do_i_need_a_licence.aspx/:
So it appears that all such events are in fact within their jurisdiction,, but they simply don't enforce it for smaller ones.
Okay silly me - that explains it.
I always wondered why so many Foundries had great first reviews then scores were all over the place. I had thought people getting friends or guildies to do this, but should have realised that this would also be done.
yes they get friends and guilds to check it too. Look for the threads asking for people to check for them.
as for the gambling,
lotteries only a few tickets win something,
the lockboxes you are guarenteed to get something, not necessarily what you want(because everyone wants the rare items) this is not counted as gambling.
gambling has a chance of getting nothing(though with cryptics bug record, I'm waiting for a lockbox bug)
this was pointed out on a similar thread in Champions, our rubbish drop is 50 rank 3 mods.
out of
very rares(usually one of these)
vehicle
become device(shapechange with powers attached)
rare(though people would argue very)
gear box with 3 legion peices plus 5 rank 5 or 7 mods
gear box with 1 legion peice plus 5 rank 6 or 7 mods
gear box with 1 mercenery gear(3 slots as opposed to 4 in legion gear) PLus 5 rank 6 or 7 mods
costume peice plus rank 6 or 7 mods
common
can come with a 1 hr xp boost token
10 rank 5 mods
25 rank 4 mods
50 rank 3 mods
very common
2,3,5,10 drifter salvage- usuable to buy other items. plus the xp boost or resource boost.
Guarenteed to get something, it may not be what you want but you get something
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This line of argument seems very dubious. The legal definition of gambling in the US is:
which says nothing about whether you receive something on every occasion or not.