Guild Wars 2

So, I wanted to get some Aetherized weapon skins for my engie and I had some money to blow, so I got 31 black lion chest keys and 31 black lion chests, for $35, thinking with THAT number of chests, I would surely be able to get a few tickets out of it.
I got five ticket scraps. Five. I’m not even halfway to getting one ticket, so those scraps are useless. Unless I buy more keys and am lucky enough to get five more.
I know it was kinda stupid of me to blow that much money but it’s also a stupid system. You have to buy keys to open a chest that MIGHT have 1/10th of what you need for a virtual weapon, maybe. Or, if you’re really lucky, a whole ticket! And yes, I know that there’s other ways to get keys without spending money, but those are ALSO random drops or leveling up a new character to 80 and I don’t have that time. And I also understand that Anet needs the gem store since they don’t have subscription fees and know what? I buy stuff from the gem store pretty often. So I’m not asking for a refund or anything (I would gladly accept one though) but I don’t think it’s unreasonable to ask for a little more bang for my buck. If I spend that much money, I should be able to get much more than 5 ticket scraps. Like, at least 31, I think, one for each key I bought. Then I’d be happy, but making people basically gamble money on virtual loot? That’s just exploitation. I hope in the future Anet comes up with a much better system for getting rewards.

RNG in the gem store has been complained about since the start. How have you not learned by now?

I learned, I learned. And now I’m joining in because it’s something that SHOULD be complained about, because it’s bullkitten. I don’t have a problem paying money to get optional things like skins and stuff, and I don’t mind grinding to get drops, but when I have to pay for a chance to get drops for skins then I have a problem. Anet needs to come up with a better system.

Couldn’t they just improve the scraps by adding stuff that you can buy with 1, 2, 3 or 5 scraps?

BeardManly.2140:

I hope in the future Anet comes up with a much better system for getting rewards.

When the current one is such a money spinner? – don’t hold your breath.

All I ask is this: in the future, Anet, don’t make your customers pay for random drops. It’s unfair. Either make them available in the Gem store or make them available as free random drops in the game. Or both. But this gambling for virtual stuff is ridiculous.

I agree with you completely!