Volrak said: wickedwitch74 said: I was referring to the perceived reduction in drop rates post-SOI/EMN, as well as the gradual correction of casting cost vs. effectiveness, and the bonkers cards from earlier sets.I sincerely believe they altered the drop rates to slow down player acquisition of mythics, though the spreadsheet gurus can correct this assumption if the data contradicts me. Because mythic drops are so rare and the number of players is so large, you can count on some significant group of people experiencing both being "on a roll" just before a release, and being in a mythic drought just after a release. If you're one of those people, it's a completely natural human reaction to feel like something in the system has changed.But the truth of that can be tested with data collected from many people's experiences. In this case, drop rates were looked at for both pre-2.10 and post-2.10 data (see https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/64739/2-10-drop-rate-stats). No measurable change to true drop rates was detected.
wickedwitch74 said: I was referring to the perceived reduction in drop rates post-SOI/EMN, as well as the gradual correction of casting cost vs. effectiveness, and the bonkers cards from earlier sets.I sincerely believe they altered the drop rates to slow down player acquisition of mythics, though the spreadsheet gurus can correct this assumption if the data contradicts me.
wereotter said: Volrak said: wickedwitch74 said: I was referring to the perceived reduction in drop rates post-SOI/EMN, as well as the gradual correction of casting cost vs. effectiveness, and the bonkers cards from earlier sets.I sincerely believe they altered the drop rates to slow down player acquisition of mythics, though the spreadsheet gurus can correct this assumption if the data contradicts me. Because mythic drops are so rare and the number of players is so large, you can count on some significant group of people experiencing both being "on a roll" just before a release, and being in a mythic drought just after a release. If you're one of those people, it's a completely natural human reaction to feel like something in the system has changed.But the truth of that can be tested with data collected from many people's experiences. In this case, drop rates were looked at for both pre-2.10 and post-2.10 data (see https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/64739/2-10-drop-rate-stats). No measurable change to true drop rates was detected. This is very true. Got only the two copies of Glorious End in my initial packs I opened when Amonkhet launched, then after opening today with the addition of new cards, I got 4 of them plus a masterpiece, so suddenly feel like I'm on a roll.
ElimGarak said:P.S.: What do you need mythics for? The only cards you ever want/need from this set are Drake Haven and New Perspective,Luckily I got them both
Caeman said: Got a Premium pack that gave NO Mythics or rares... tell me again how the drop rates have improved.
Cthulhu said: Third the card packs we have done some balance tweaking to help reduce the amount of duplicates and give the player a higher chance at obtaining rare cards.
Caeman said: Tell me again how the drop rates have improved.
Ohboy said:Literally no one of authority has said that.
Cthulhu said: Third the card packs we have done some balance tweaking to .... give the player a higher chance at obtaining rare cards.
shteev said: Dammit, I tried not to interact with you personally @OhBoy, cos I knew it would upset @andrewvanmarle, but it seems we get our wires crossed if I don't spell everything out plainly. Caeman said: Tell me again how the drop rates have improved. Ohboy said:Literally no one of authority has said that. Cthulhu said: Third the card packs we have done some balance tweaking to .... give the player a higher chance at obtaining rare cards.