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Professions Event Bugged!

kalelknightkalelknight Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 11 Arc User
edited January 2014 in Bug Reports (PC)
I ran the "Professions" Event and really hope this was a bug, otherwise I will not run the event anymore as it "absolutely wastes resources"! I collected from about 10 nodes, then started receiving the rubbish, this is normal but seemed to happen a lot faster than my previous runs. In addition, I continued to receive rubbish even after 25 nodes, what a waste, if this is going to be the case going forward might as well get rid of the "Professions" event!

There should also be some type of cool down notice, notifying when the "Professions" event can be run again without wasting professions kits to find out.

In addition, the 75% chance of success, which I know others have mentioned is more like 20% as I have used up to 5 profession kits just to open a node, that is 20%!
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  • eldartheldarth Member Posts: 4,494 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Yep - working as intended. If you harvest more than 10 nodes in about 15 minutes, you get nothing but rubbish until that 15 minutes is up.

    And 5 kits to open one node is magnitudes away from a statistical sampling. It's not a guaranteed 75% it is 75% every single chance. You could fail 100 times...and then maybe succeed the next 300.

    Keep track of every one of your attempts and failures and after 10,000 attempts see how close you are to 75% success rate.
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  • kalelknightkalelknight Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Well something changed, at least when I ran the "Professions" event I could open 10 to 12 trash nodes then I would start getting regular stuff. So, something changed!

    Is that 15 minutes from when you first opened nodes during the event or 15 minutes from when you first opened a trash node? Before you get good stuff again?

    Not really worth running "Professions" event then, at least looking that way! Opening nodes during non-event, I get maybe 2 trash nodes then it resets, and that is after opening almost 30 good nodes! So, that makes the "Professions" event a no go!

    Thanks for the reply!
  • chaoscourtesanchaoscourtesan Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    I'm not running it. It's crazy..
    'Hey kids! Come on, join the fun! It's an easter egg hunt! Find as many as you can, because sometimes they will contain extra prizes! But don't find too many, because then they will start to turn to egg-shaped lumps of doggie poo right in your hands! Whoa ho ho! Doesn't that sound like fun!!???' XD
    Just kidding, but really.

    The percentage thing has an easy work-around I think. It still won't be accurate, but will result in decreased hair-loss. Don't allow more than 3 failures in a row. Or whatever number seems reasonable to whoever makes the decision. And don't allow more than 6 successes in a row.. or whatever is reasonable.. worth a lot more thought than I'm willing to give it, considering I am pretty much talking to myself anyway. Heheh

    * that is suggested as a governor over whatever engine synths the percentage, not as a replacement.
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  • kalelknightkalelknight Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Thanks for the input chaoscourtesan! Much appreciated!

    I used to like running the "Professions" event but have found it is now a waste of time! If I just run around during non-event times I may have to hit more node but I tend to find the exact same items, so no need to wait for a now worthless event that wastes my time and profession kits!
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