Guild Wars 2

I thought Gambits were supposed to increase both risk and reward for the fights in The Queen’s Gauntlet.

However, it turns out you have to spend one Ticket to activate a Gambit, increasing the risk, but not the reward.

• If I defeat a Champion without an active Gambit I get one prize for one Ticket spent.
• If I defeat a Champion with one active Gambit I get two prize but the chance to fail is higher, and it cost me two Tickets to even try.

But you also get better loot (higher reward) IF you succeed (higher risk), as well as achievements (additional reward, albeit only once per.)

Last time I checked basic math 2 > 1.

How is that not a higher reward for success?

Yes, the chance you are going to fail is higher, but see, that’s the definition of GREATER RISK. However it appears you are complaining that there is no GREATER REWARD and that is just not true.

Well, thing is though, if I spend 2 tickets on 2 normal fights I get 2 normal rewards.

I spend 2 tickets on 1 difficult fight I get 1 better reward… but 2 normal fights are still easier than 1 hard fight.

oh I didnt know that gambits cost tickets, was wondering why I was burning through them

Brother Grimm.5176:

Last time I checked basic math 2 > 1.

How is that not a higher reward for success?

Without any Gambit you spend one Ticket try for one Prize.
With one Gambit you have to spend two Tickets to try to get two prizes, but at increased risk.

Pixelpumpkin.4608:

Well, thing is though, if I spend 2 tickets on 2 normal fights I get 2 normal rewards.

I spend 2 tickets on 1 difficult fight I get 1 better reward… but 2 normal fights are still easier than 1 hard fight.

“1 better reward” being two times the normal reward in this case…
(Again for two times the admittance, so no gain there)

edit:

oh I didnt know that gambits cost tickets, was wondering why I was burning through them

Yeah, I burned 30 Tickets before I realized… It’s my fault for not reading, but the system is pretty strange.

Yeah and if you want to deactivate gambits because of some reason you dont get a refund.

Brother Grimm.5176:

Last time I checked basic math 2 > 1.

How is that not a higher reward for success?

Yes, the chance you are going to fail is higher, but see, that’s the definition of GREATER RISK. However it appears you are complaining that there is no GREATER REWARD and that is just not true.

It’s more like 2=2. As it’s now you can spend 1 ticket to do easy mode and get 1 bag or you can spend tickets to activate gambits to do hard mode, but still ration of tickets spend and reward bags is 1:1, only difference is that with more gambits active you take greater risk of failing.

Sammuilee.5814:

It’s more like 2=2. As it’s now you can spend 1 ticket to do easy mode and get 1 bag or you can spend tickets to activate gambits to do hard mode, but still ration of tickets spend and reward bags is 1:1, only difference is that with more gambits active you take greater risk of failing.

Spending the same number of tickets without gambits:

• same reward
• lower risk
• takes longer
• better practice
• no achievements

…. which means it’s really not worth it using gambits, unless:

• you’re going for achievements
• you’re super pressed for time

I didn’t realise and wasted a lot of tickets on selecting gambits :/