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About the new lockbox: no epic pet?

diogene0diogene0 Member Posts: 2,894 Arc User
edited May 2014 in General Discussion (PC)
I was waiting for the new lockbox to see what pet the devs had in store for us. Unfortunately, there's an artifact instead. Well, too bad, I don't need another pvp oriented artifact - I have one on my two main characters and don't need more.

I'm not really the kind of guy who enjoys gambling, but I always gladly buy pets from people who actually opened boxes on the AH - which makes everyone happy I guess. Well, this lockbox lost me. I won't get anything dropping from this one.
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  • gankdalf#8991 gankdalf
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         Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 930 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    I lost like 1m AD on opening boxes (spent 2m AD).
    No mount, no artifact just a useless epic alchemist worker and 24 green ones.

    Didnt even reach 500 bars.

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  • xcessiveforce40xcessiveforce40 Member Posts: 246 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    Lockboxes working as intended. Generating revenue with the lure of .0001 percent chance drop of mounts and artifacts.
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  • frishterfrishter Member Posts: 3,522 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    ejziponken wrote: »
    I lost like 1m AD on opening boxes (spent 2m AD).
    No mount, no artifact just a useless epic alchemist worker and 24 green ones.

    Didnt even reach 500 bars.
    I know that feel. Each time I gamble I feel left disappointed. So glad that I've only gambled my real money once.
  • endocinendocin Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 204 Bounty Hunter
    edited February 2014
    Just buy what you want..better chance and usually cheaper.
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  • rojorrojor Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 178 Bounty Hunter
    edited February 2014
    xcessiveforce40 wrote: »
    Lockboxes working as intended. Generating revenue with the lure of .0001 percent chance drop of mounts and artifacts.

    It would be nice if they would actually advertise the chance of it to save buyers remorse and lessen the feel of being roofied and having your keys stolen. After these lockbox shenanigans i don't think i can being myself to spend money on keys, maybe if there was a decent pack with an expac sure, but at the moment it's gettng a bit ridiculous.
  • frishterfrishter Member Posts: 3,522 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    rojor wrote: »
    It would be nice if they would actually advertise the chance of it to save buyers remorse and lessen the feel of being roofied and having your keys stolen. After these lockbox shenanigans i don't think i can being myself to spend money on keys, maybe if there was a decent pack with an expac sure, but at the moment it's gettng a bit ridiculous.

    I'm sure the ah prices would rise then. Although I agree that it seems to be such a waste if you do. Some do manage to win out of course, but when you can spend so much and barely get anything to show for it...
  • ryugasiriusryugasirius Member Posts: 996 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    ejziponken wrote: »
    I lost like 1m AD on opening boxes (spent 2m AD).
    No mount, no artifact just a useless epic alchemist worker and 24 green ones.

    Didnt even reach 500 bars.

    I can safely bet that in a week or two you will be able to buy both the artifact and the mount on AH with that spare 1mil :P
  • charononuscharononus Member Posts: 5,715 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    rojor wrote: »
    It would be nice if they would actually advertise the chance of it to save buyers remorse and lessen the feel of being roofied and having your keys stolen. After these lockbox shenanigans i don't think i can being myself to spend money on keys, maybe if there was a decent pack with an expac sure, but at the moment it's gettng a bit ridiculous.
    They're lotto tickets, a total gamble. The part that always feels wrong is that it feels just the same as buying a lotto ticket yet I think according to the tos the age to play this game is 13. Yeah a 13 year old won't have a credit card to buy zen to buy keys but it feels very much like a grey area considering you need to be 18 to buy a lotto ticket.
  • thegrokthegrok Member Posts: 9 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    rojor wrote: »
    It would be nice if they would actually advertise the chance of it to save buyers remorse and lessen the feel of being roofied and having your keys stolen. After these lockbox shenanigans i don't think i can being myself to spend money on keys, maybe if there was a decent pack with an expac sure, but at the moment it's gettng a bit ridiculous.

    It's the same deal in every game. The chances of getting something of real value from these boxes, let alone the thing you have your heart set on are exceedingly low. Even if the exact odds were available it wouldn't change a thing. As long as people believe in luck, they will always trick themselves into believing they have a better shot at winning than they actually do. That's why lottery tickets sell so well. That's why casinos are so popular. It's just human nature to believe your luck is different, just as it's human nature to complain about it not working out in your favor afterwards.
  • mconosrepmconosrep Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    thegrok wrote: »
    It's the same deal in every game. The chances of getting something of real value from these boxes, let alone the thing you have your heart set on are exceedingly low. Even if the exact odds were available it wouldn't change a thing. As long as people believe in luck, they will always trick themselves into believing they have a better shot at winning than they actually do. That's why lottery tickets sell so well. That's why casinos are so popular. It's just human nature to believe your luck is different, just as it's human nature to complain about it not working out in your favor afterwards.

    Not entirely true. I think degraafination, the author of Trace's Guide to AD Creation and Wealth Building (http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?567591-Trace-s-Guide-to-AD-Creation-and-Wealth-Building) found that it has money making potential provided that you get in early and know that the possible rare drops are going to be desirable.

    Of course I doubt the majority of people buying lockboxes take such a studied approach to the situation.
  • tybrus8tybrus8 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 114 Bounty Hunter
    edited February 2014
    Well people are getting mounts and artifacts. I see it pop up on my screen every 30 seconds. So lots of people are winning .
  • manzillaprimemanzillaprime Member Posts: 49
    edited February 2014
    tybrus8 wrote: »
    Well people are getting mounts and artifacts. I see it pop up on my screen every 30 seconds. So lots of people are winning .

    Yes, and it makes me rage every time I see " so and so has aquired a Thayan Book of the Dead" after I just finished wasting all of my keys to get a stupid alchemy pack x 5, Thayan relics, and a couple of planar idols.
  • rgladiatorgladiato Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 313 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    manzillaprime wrote: »
    Yes, and it makes me rage every time I see " so and so has aquired a Thayan Book of the Dead" after I just finished wasting all of my keys to get a stupid alchemy pack x 5, Thayan relics, and a couple of planar idols.

    Planar idols just complete the circle. AD -> Zen -> Key -> Planar Idol -> AD


    Ok, sing with me. "It's the circle of suck. Yes they've found a way, to take all your time away...." :)
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  • melodywhrmelodywhr Member Posts: 4,220 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    charononus wrote: »
    They're lotto tickets, a total gamble. The part that always feels wrong is that it feels just the same as buying a lotto ticket yet I think according to the tos the age to play this game is 13. Yeah a 13 year old won't have a credit card to buy zen to buy keys but it feels very much like a grey area considering you need to be 18 to buy a lotto ticket.

    actually, the ToS states that you have to be at least 13 with your parents consent to play.
    If you are 13 or over, but are under the age of 18, we require that you review these Terms with your parents or guardian to ensure they read and agree to them.

    the ToS is a legal agreement and a minor cannot enter into such an agreement. so the agreement then is with the parent/guardian. all games that are similarly rated have some such clause like that.
  • havokinspacehavokinspace Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    This is simply bugged I believe in random rolls and the chance of getting something is extremely low, but......... I now have 10 alchemists and that's not counting the 6 alchemy kits I have not yet opened. I would not mind if the profession kits were random but over 50 percent of my lockbox opens are alchemy kits and only alchemy kits. Look at the AH and you will only see alchemy kits which tells me that's all these lock boxes are dropping.

    As keys are directly associated with money to purchase, it boarders on fraud that they are not addressing this lockbox bug or at least telling people, that if its a profession kit you get it will only be an alchemy kit.
  • lewstelamon01lewstelamon01 Member Posts: 7,415 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Egads, Kelemvor is not pleased with the raising of this thread from the depths of the Nine Hells!! Valindra shall have no power here!!

    (Over 30 days, please start a new thread. Some threads we may let this slide depending on the nature of the thread, however, many old threads just have outdated information and should rest in peace.)
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