Elite Pack - Please Consider

Steeme

Apothecary wrote:

They should remove the mythics and leave only the masterpieces in that set. Or just make it so that you cannot receive a duplicate! Spending real cash on mana crystals and then opening a duplicate? Seems extremely unfair and would lead people to quit I feel.

I'm Ok with including Mythics in the pack. I'm Ok with having a low percentage of proc'ing a Masterpiece.

What I'm not Ok with is the "gamble" with what many people consider a non-trivial amount of money.

Now I'm going to take my valuation from Ohboy's thread and say 1 mana gem = 3 crystals.

We know that 3000 crystals = 100 USD, so:

400 mana gems = 1200 crystals = (1200 / 3000) x 100 USD = 40 USD

So basically, each Elite pack is 40 USD.

Can we not all agree (both players and staff) that 40 USD is too large an amount to bet on a gamble? Shouldn't that type of purchase actually reward the player with something?

My proposition is that for something that expensive, there should be a little bit of a contingency for poor randomization. By generating 3 cards at random, then allowing the player to select 1, you are accomplishing two key things:
1. You are still generating a card selection based on randomization. The element of surprise is retained.
2. You are no longer banking 40 USD on a single die roll. You get to make 3 rolls, and pick one of them. This removes the "all or nothing" gamble.

Ohboy

It should actually be closer to 1 if you're platinum and 2 if you're gold based on the event.

3 was my estimate of a platinum player who loses 6 out of 12 games. That player should not be spending crystals on that event.

Sarahschmara

Ohboy wrote:

It should actually be closer to 1 if you're platinum and 2 if you're gold based on the event.

3 was my estimate of a platinum player who loses 6 out of 12 games. That player should not be spending crystals on that event.

I'm not sure that I understand what you mean. Can you please elaborate?

theruiner

DragonSorcerer wrote:

I like the idea of a choice of cards. I opened an elite pack as I wanted 7 of the 8 possibles and ended up with Lightning Runner which was the only card I already had. Seriously miffed after spending 400 jewels.

The funny thing is... I'm waiting for a lightning runner. I paid 400 and got yahenni. Everyone is saying that yahenni is the worst of the 8. Nevertheless, I was somewhat relieved that I received a card that I didn't have rather than a dupe. I'm still way too nervous to draw another --- especially after reading some of these posts!

I REALLY like the idea of getting to choose out of 3 cards (think Talent of the Telepath lol)! What would be the harm to the devs in doing that? If anything, it would encourage players to keep buying said pack!

Great feedback!

-theruiner (of the top 10 coalition formerly known as Necropotence)

babar3355

theruiner wrote:

DragonSorcerer wrote:

I like the idea of a choice of cards. I opened an elite pack as I wanted 7 of the 8 possibles and ended up with Lightning Runner which was the only card I already had. Seriously miffed after spending 400 jewels.

The funny thing is... I'm waiting for a lightning runner. I paid 400 and got yahenni. Everyone is saying that yahenni is the worst of the 8. Nevertheless, I was somewhat relieved that I received a card that I didn't have rather than a dupe. I'm still way too nervous to draw another --- especially after reading some of these posts!

I REALLY like the idea of getting to choose out of 3 cards (think Talent of the Telepath lol)! What would be the harm to the devs in doing that? If anything, it would encourage players to keep buying said pack!

Great feedback!

-theruiner (of the top 10 coalition formerly known as Necropotence)

Gonna have to ask you to please put your wallet away and leave it there until something changes @theruiner