Holiday Character Trove Pack - really CG?
December 28, 2022 6:59AM
edited December 2022
How utterly unfair it is that, by blowing 5,000 crystals on the 'Holiday Character Trove Pack,' someone can get 330 shards of a toon they already have. One of the players in my Guild fell for the pack and I feel bad because they got a toon they already have at 7 stars - and now this puts them pretty far behind - of course unless they want to spend, spend, spend.
Really CG, how hard could it be to make sure a player received something of REAL VALUE vs. a literal complete waste of 5,000 crystals? Not too hard I imagine.
Really CG, how hard could it be to make sure a player received something of REAL VALUE vs. a literal complete waste of 5,000 crystals? Not too hard I imagine.
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I don’t see the bait and switch or how it’s unfair?
The pack literally lays out who you can get for the crystals. There are some older toons that some may have 7* with others like Boush leia and Scariff Lando maybe at 4*. Some may not have any at 7* so it’s a win no matter what. The pack is going to have better value for younger rosters. Nobody forced your guild mate to buy that pack. If they only needed 4 out of the 20 characters but chose to buy it, then they took the gamble and lost unfortunately. That’s not on CG.
Yep, you're right: no one forced the guy to waste 5,000 crystals and get taken by CG, obtaining a toon he already had. Still would have been nice for the guy if CG put some thought into this.
He didn't get 'taken' - he knew exactly what the possible outcomes were. He took a risk and it didn't work out for him. I looked at the same pack but the odds were too heavily skewed against me so I didn't risk it. As with any game of chance, the take-away here is, if you can't afford to lose it, don't risk it. Feels bad to lose 5k crystals. At least he got some shard shop currency.
Different take but yep, it does spell-out the odds. Still feel bad for the guy as 5,000 crystals can buy lots of usable stuff.
It's not.
This seems logical, if it's already a year+ old in the game then don't have them in those packs.
Keep it to just stuff released that is still on single shards.
I've pulled these packs three times now and gotten 2/3 good results, this last was one Eighth brother. I didn't have any shards for him besides marque yet so that was plus and I can continue to farm relic mats. Last time I got Fennic Shan. I wasn't done with her but prerty close. It just finished up the farm more. The very first one I tried was a letdown but I don't remember who it was, it was some time ago but I had them 7* already
He didn’t get taken by CG.
They laid out every character that could be pulled and that all had an equal chance to drop. They were upfront about the crystal cost. He took a calculated risk and thought it was worth the gamble. Unfortunately the RNG wasn’t on his side this time. CG deserves plenty of criticism, but this isn’t one of those times.
Yeah I know I probably should, I just don't really like the character or FO in general so I put it off. Plus farming the SF Tie ship is so tedious lol.
I put off SLKR for the same reasons but recently just grit my teeth and did it. Really glad I did - he's really useful.
It is a chance pack… I feel for him I pulled a duplicate this time too. I only ever open if the odds are in my favor. This time they were and I still pulled a dupe lol
Have to agree.
1. They should you who the available toons are. So, you know going in getting one you already had is a possibility.
2. If you figure 80 crystals per shard is the going rate - that's 26.4K crystals to get 330 shards. Take it at 40 per shard and it's still 13.2k. They're giving you a shot a all shards for 5k. Is a gamble. The majority of their packs are gambles...for $X you get a shot at 3 of 6 of the following or 1 of 5, etc. But, they have to post odds, so technically speaking - it's gambling. They gambled and lost.
I'll give you this, last year's list the odds were in my favor and i took the risk and won. I looked at the list this year and figured at best it was a 50/50 bet and decided i'd rather not lose and passed. That's how it goes. The real bonehead option seems to be the ship version. I'm 6.5M GP so i have a lot of toons to go, but on ships? I have 4-5 that aren't 7*. Those odds are a joke for me. But, if you just got to ships, and you have 5K, it's kind of a no-brainer. One of the rare things that help the lower levels only.
Was hoping for some Jabba reqs but it didn’t happen. Plenty of SSC as a consolation tho
I had a 75% chance to get a character I don't have at 7*. I got 5th brother... didn't want Inquisitors but at least it wasn't a toon I already had 😅
For you yes, for me, not a chance.
Just because you 'expect' value dont expect it to be given. Use crystals wisely and when you know you spend x crystals for y shards.
For instance, ingame buys for crystals were normal prices but EA webstore was giving free daily gifts and 25% extra. (Does this mean an intended split from CG?)
I think thats his drops after buying. There is a pack probability pdf that everyone should share on their guilds discords.
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