RNG - One step forward....

RNG - One step forward....

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Posted by: Crazylegsmurphy.6430

Crazylegsmurphy.6430

…two steps back.

Unless I am mistaken, the Black Lion chests are the only way to get tickets/scraps?

It seemed like ANet was slowing working in the right direction where they allowed players to buy chests with a greater chance of getting a ticket, or take their chances out in the open world with drops.

Now, if you want the new weapons, you are forced to spend money on RNG to do it.

Why does ANet continue to shoot down any progress they’ve made on these? They must know by now that many players detest this RNG model.

I’m so glad I got my Dragon Bash weapons so I don’t have to bother with these. I really, really, really, really, would like to see the community come together and make a stand against this.

If ANet would have just went one step further and allowed ticket/scrap drops from normal mobs, I would have let it go…but this is just ridiculous.

RNG - One step forward....

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Posted by: Varkronn.9783

Varkronn.9783

I agree it is all very frustrating. Allowing them to be traded was a good move and I know they need to make profits, but having the scraps be chance based as well is just ridiculous. The whole point of a scrap system is create a sense of, “well I didn’t get lucky, but at least I know I’ll get one eventually”. By adding chance to the scraps you completely undermine the philosophy.

What is even stranger is the weapon drops. It is good we can get the skins through game-play and I think it was an incredibly clever idea to have them as actual weapons. This way, it requires people to purchase transmute stones in order to use them. The customer has the satisfaction knowing they have the weapon and Anet can guarantee at least some investment in gems with some of them no doubt being through cash. Why they didn’t opt for this to be the main concept rather than using the Black Lion chests I don’t know.

Use chests like the Dragon’s Bash Coffers for the world having a chance of weapons that require transmutes, Black Lion Chest boxes having guaranteed scraps and the low chance of a golden ticket for a skin of your choice. All three ways have the same requirement of some gem store interaction while also giving people a greater sense of optimism.