Double the chance to loot new cards?!

Gideon said:

How much can we trust D3 that we actually have double the chance to loot these new cards when they can't get a button to work right?

I do have to agree here. It's so difficult to challenge possible bugs on "randomness" and "chances" and it's sad when the producers lose their credibility so badly that people actually start wondering if drop rate is either manipulated or only bugged...
This of course in turn also raises the question whether these "higher chance" packs actually reduce the chance of getting mythics and especially masterpieces? (which although super rare, I have yet to see one in AMK)

In my experience, these packs function exactly as advertised.

11 super packs.. zero new rares or mythics. Don't believe them. You'll get all the new commons and uncommon, but they lower the drop rate on everything else 

I think I'll pass. 
Drop rates still unconfirmed by D3, therefore I'm wary of most new gimmick promotions.

Perhaps it's time for D3 to stop ignoring this issue. I know they have tried to make progress in listening and trying to give us the features and fixes we ask for, however this issue has been ignored or glossed over for quite some time despite the numerous threads regarding drop rates and their publication.

Optimistically, I opened 10 Packs of the higher rate newly released cards...

The results were mostly different than I expected and I'd like you all to be aware of some alarming drop rates but keep also let us know if these pulls were similar to your pulls. I appreciate your time to help inform the players .

 0 Masterpieces ( hurts but mostly expected )

 2 old batch Amonkhet Mythics ( 1 was Cascading Cataracts which is alarming dropping at a very high rate from this week's new Elite Pack rotation... be aware if you don't need that Mythic for 400 points )

5 new batch Rares dropped ( 1 was a Great Green mana ramp for 7 mana thankfully but the very useful Manglehorn and the intesting White creature with Exert Lifelink very sadly are elusive, 2 other new Rares fell far too much at 2 copies each, Harsh Mentor ( good card but too common) and 2 copies of the Blue Rare creature that is not a good rare at all, maybe Aven Mindsensor bad ), and the new batch Uncommons and Commons fell BIG TIME and some of them you may want ( the white Blocker with First Strike and Embalm 2 is Very Useful ) . 

I wish you all the best of luck if you do go for this deal and if we all gather our findings here we can inform others, ESPECIALLY about alarmingly high drops of cards like Cascading Cataracts Mythic and the arguably terrible blue Rare creature. I'd conclude though that I am happy with my results but alarmed by the Duplicity of Cascading Cascaracts, the horribly bad blue Rare creature and Harsh Mentor ( Good card but abundant) ).  If you open some of the new new batch Packs, I hope your results positively far exceed mine and I greatly appreciate seeing  your findings here.

Steeme said:

In my experience, these packs function exactly as advertised.

Not in my experience. Opened my premium pack. Account credited ONLY the new cards (4, 1 dupe). All my dupes were not credited (lots of uncommons and my guaranteed rare) and are missing. So much for having those for booster crafting when it arrives. Never met such a buggy game in my life!

Two premium packs, here.  Three rares.  One old, one Harvest Season, one Pull from Tomorrow.  The old one was one of the two guaranteed rares.

hawkyh1 said:

PhoenixRisen said:

@Brigby
Opened premium promotion pack. Obtained 4 "double the chance to pull" uncommons (1 was a dupe). Only those 4 cards were credited to my account. The other 22, including my guaranteed rare (my 3rd Mindcensor) are missing. What's going on?! Is this a known issue? Support ticket time?? Totally frustrated with this game and all the bugs!!!

my missing dupes turn up after I close and
restart the game. worth a try.

HH

Took several tries, but yes, they have shown up upon login this morning. Thanks