If they say it has 10% 20% or any %, how can it be validated? They can just say any number and consider it done.
As stated previously, they'll likely have to give code if China requests. What China wants China gets. Either companies comply or they'll yank the cord for their app(s).
The absolute WORST value in this game are the 5 or 30 shards for crystals. (I appreciate them changing the wording there since 5-30 is dishonest compared to 5 OR 30).
I think it's pretty common knowledge that the odds of getting anything but 5 are very remote. I have heard so many direct, first person accounts of people buying multiple characters to 7*, and not getting a single drop but 5. The people who buy them have said to expect that nearly every time. Actually showing us that the drop rate is between a fraction of a percent to a couple of percent max will make little difference.
#CloneHelmets4Life...VICTORY!!!! "I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere." The more you tighten your grip, CG/EA, the more whales will slip through your fingers (and go F2P or quit).
I would just not release the app in China. Easiest way to not have to release the odds while still pillaging the rest of the world. Max profit.
China is a huge market though. And what about all the players in China who have accounts?
#CloneHelmets4Life...VICTORY!!!! "I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere." The more you tighten your grip, CG/EA, the more whales will slip through your fingers (and go F2P or quit).
They will probably just stop selling RNG based packs in China so we don't see the real percentages.
But then they'd have to do that everywhere else. There's no way we would let them get away with that.
#CloneHelmets4Life...VICTORY!!!! "I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere." The more you tighten your grip, CG/EA, the more whales will slip through your fingers (and go F2P or quit).
I'm still impressed with the game companies who were already publishing the info, even prior to the China law. It goes to show you what kind of culture they portray and follow. It tells me they don't rely on dupe and confusing tactics to earn a great profit.
They can just sell different packs there can't they? I'm sure I've seen screenshots of packs available USB specific countries only. All of the packs sold in China will be unique ones that aren't available anywhere else.
They can just sell different packs there can't they? I'm sure I've seen screenshots of packs available USB specific countries only. All of the packs sold in China will be unique ones that aren't available anywhere else.
They can just sell different packs there can't they? I'm sure I've seen screenshots of packs available USB specific countries only. All of the packs sold in China will be unique ones that aren't available anywhere else.
Just having the drop rates published in China can certainly bring about talks and change for other regions. It's a process, but this is just the beginning to bring about more trust in the gaming community.
They can just sell different packs there can't they? I'm sure I've seen screenshots of packs available USB specific countries only. All of the packs sold in China will be unique ones that aren't available anywhere else.
Just having the drop rates published in China can certainly bring about talks and change for other regions. It's a process, but this is just the beginning to bring about more trust in the gaming community.
And to think China is spearheading this.
#CloneHelmets4Life...VICTORY!!!! "I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere." The more you tighten your grip, CG/EA, the more whales will slip through your fingers (and go F2P or quit).
Anything you buy with real money has set contents.
Randomness comes from things you buy with crystals, which can be obtained without real money.
Nothing will change.
China's ministry is pretty clear that this can't be skirted, and stated they will change the law as necessary to prevent such.
Just pull the game from apples app store - there is no official swgoh android version in china anyway
And obtaining the game with workarounds (change region in appstore), wouldnt make EA liable anyway
And China would institute bans on the game if they do that. You do realize China controls the Internet tighter than a you know what? Gaming companies would lose tons of revenue attempting to follow such a model.
It's percentage we are talking about, it can be 10% and you never get it, could be 50% and you still don't get it, doesn't mean that from 10 buys you win prize on 1 or 5.
It's May 1st in China now. Interested to know if/when CG/EA update their website to conform with the law. Of course it'll only be the Chinese website they update.
They won't disclose this information until they're entirely forced to. The goodwill they earn from revealing the odds won't outweigh how sickeningly low they are (if they're even true). It'll deter more spenders than it brings in and they know it. At best we can hope to see the Chinese odds and hope they're comparable to ours (spoiler alert: if the odds are even remotely good they won't be comparable to ours). Even then, expect something along the lines of boosted odds in the Chinese version that they hope get "leaked" to communities playing on other versions.
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Correct, but in China where the law is actually being enacted they will most likely have to provide some validation and maybe even code, as proof.
As stated previously, they'll likely have to give code if China requests. What China wants China gets. Either companies comply or they'll yank the cord for their app(s).
I think it's pretty common knowledge that the odds of getting anything but 5 are very remote. I have heard so many direct, first person accounts of people buying multiple characters to 7*, and not getting a single drop but 5. The people who buy them have said to expect that nearly every time. Actually showing us that the drop rate is between a fraction of a percent to a couple of percent max will make little difference.
Never
Epic!
China is a huge market though. And what about all the players in China who have accounts?
They'd lose millions from not including that market.
That's high. Very high
But then they'd have to do that everywhere else. There's no way we would let them get away with that.
We let them get away everything already. People have already shown that they will blindly throw thousands at any pixel character cg pumps out.
This effects chromniums and bronziums too. It might even effect the nodes/shipments.
Agreed
They can just sell different packs there can't they? I'm sure I've seen screenshots of packs available USB specific countries only. All of the packs sold in China will be unique ones that aren't available anywhere else.
Exactly.
Just having the drop rates published in China can certainly bring about talks and change for other regions. It's a process, but this is just the beginning to bring about more trust in the gaming community.
And to think China is spearheading this.
Just pull the game from apples app store - there is no official swgoh android version in china anyway
And obtaining the game with workarounds (change region in appstore), wouldnt make EA liable anyway
And China would institute bans on the game if they do that. You do realize China controls the Internet tighter than a you know what? Gaming companies would lose tons of revenue attempting to follow such a model.