Dicken's case drop

(gg2ez) #21

Meanwhile I’m here, haven’t even finished my Lantern and already have 5 dickens cards from special drop cases :trollface:

(frankopeti) #22

I call riot

(LifeupOmega) #23

I will find you, and I will destroy you.

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(XavienX) #24

I call hax.

(tominatorx) #25

I almost have the lantern trinket => haven’t gotten a single card, oh well I guess RNGesus really hates me. :smiley: Come to think of it, I’ve never gotten a single event case, not during the CW event and not this time.

Oh well I guess the luck is for the others at the moment. Not going to complain because it’s just a skin. Sometimes you’re lucky and sometimes you’re not. Congrats with the 5 cards btw. :wink:

(LifeupOmega) #26

[quote=“RazielWarmonic;131435”][quote=“ThiagoJaqueta;131318”]It’s really weird, I’m into 10% of the snowman (don’t plan getting it) and already got 3 cases.

In my opinion, it should be like this:

PS: Sorry for the terrible Photoshop, I did this in 10 minutes
Also, the values are just examples, it sure needs tweek, but the general Idea, is to remove all the RNG from the event rewards, and replace with a “play time progression”.[/quote]

Holy bologna this is a great idea. I’ll pass it on when we get back into office![/quote]

I really, really hope that this will become the new standard for events. We’re all tired of RNG I can imagine.

(MarsRover) #27

[quote=“RazielWarmonic;131435”][quote=“ThiagoJaqueta;131318”]It’s really weird, I’m into 10% of the snowman (don’t plan getting it) and already got 3 cases.

In my opinion, it should be like this:

PS: Sorry for the terrible Photoshop, I did this in 10 minutes
Also, the values are just examples, it sure needs tweek, but the general Idea, is to remove all the RNG from the event rewards, and replace with a “play time progression”.[/quote]

Holy bologna this is a great idea. I’ll pass it on when we get back into office![/quote]

Hate to be that guy but I don’t believe for a second that something like this wasn’t discussed internally at Nexon/SD and rejected in favor of total RNG. It’s hardly a revolutionary idea and it’s among the first ones you get when brainstorming such event. Not saying that future events won’t be using something like it, just that people in charge chose the RNG variant willfully.

It was also proposed many times during CW. I know that CW and WtD are barely 3 weeks apart so I don’t exactly expected a huge turnaround, but seeing its skin aspect being exactly the same is disappointing.

So my suggestion for you, @RazielWarmonic, is to go over the discussions we had during the CW event. WtD is pretty much identical and so close in time to CW that discussing it again in depth makes me feel like a broken record.

Edit:
On the other hand there’s Santa’s pack that doesn’t have frickin WtD Elite cases. Maybe you also use RNG to determine your monetization strategy? :tongue:

(tominatorx) #28

[quote=“MarsRover;131469”]
Hate to be that guy but I don’t believe for a second that something like this wasn’t discussed internally at Nexon/SD and rejected in favor of total RNG. It’s hardly a revolutionary idea and it’s among the first ones you get when brainstorming such event.

It was also proposed many times during CW. I know that CW and WtD are barely 3 weeks apart so I don’t exactly expected a huge turnaround, but seeing its skin aspect being exactly the same is disappointing.

So my suggestion is for you, @RazielWarmonic, is to go over the discussions we had during the CW event. WtD is pretty much identical and so close in time to CW that discussing it again in depth feels like a broken record.[/quote]

Well, we can always try…

[spoiler]and try… and try… and… try… and try… until it gets done[/spoiler] :slight_smile:

(Sorotia) #29

[quote=“p4v;131372”]@cherryOctagon
Yes but those are limited time only skins and that what drives the sells. I’m certain that many people spent at least 4 euros on one case to just have a chance to get one of those skins in collection. Whether its bad or good was a less important factor.

They can give a few elite cases during events but a special event case is more precious and thus it would surely be limited to 1.[/quote]

I doubt 3 free cases is going to suddenly make people stop buying if they were going to buy in the first place…no one says it even has to be three…or it could be more of a time spread. There are many options…just I hate RNG and it hates me…I’m seeing people who have put in less time then me saying they have gotten multiple cases.

I didn’t get any during the CTW event and so far I haven’t gotten any, every standard dickens case I’ve opened hasn’t yielded me a thing above Iron…if the event is based on RNG then I simply get shafted.

(gg2ez) #30

I will find you, and I will destroy you.

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If it makes you feel any better, 2/5 of them are bad, 1/5 I don’t own the merc for (Vasilli), but apart from that, I got a great Thunder card and the best BR-16 Kira card (the one with Explodydendron).

(SereneFlight) #31

[quote=“ThiagoJaqueta;131318”]It’s really weird, I’m into 10% of the snowman (don’t plan getting it) and already got 3 cases.

In my opinion, it should be like this:

PS: Sorry for the terrible Photoshop, I did this in 10 minutes
Also, the values are just examples, it sure needs tweek, but the general Idea, is to remove all the RNG from the event rewards, and replace with a “play time progression”.[/quote]
Noice… except…

  1. If something like this would happen, it would be bugged.
  2. I’m not getting my hopes up. CW event was horrible regarding CW loadout cards and here we are… after all that complaining… we have the same cocking odds once again.

… where’s that dislike button when I need it D:

(kAndyREW) #32

[quote=“ThiagoJaqueta;131318”]It’s really weird, I’m into 10% of the snowman (don’t plan getting it) and already got 3 cases.

In my opinion, it should be like this:

PS: Sorry for the terrible Photoshop, I did this in 10 minutes
Also, the values are just examples, it sure needs tweek, but the general Idea, is to remove all the RNG from the event rewards, and replace with a “play time progression”.[/quote]

I think this would be awesome… however I think they should make the event case reward a little lower, maybe 1 1 2? Just to keep things rare and exclusive :stuck_out_tongue:

(SereneFlight) #33

[quote=“kAndyREW;131498”][quote=“ThiagoJaqueta;131318”]It’s really weird, I’m into 10% of the snowman (don’t plan getting it) and already got 3 cases.

In my opinion, it should be like this:

PS: Sorry for the terrible Photoshop, I did this in 10 minutes
Also, the values are just examples, it sure needs tweek, but the general Idea, is to remove all the RNG from the event rewards, and replace with a “play time progression”.[/quote]

I think this would be awesome… however I think they should make the event case reward a little lower, maybe 1 1 2? Just to keep things rare and exclusive :P[/quote]
Having to play 10/25/40 hours isn’t enough considering RNG?

(SpinnerzNQ) #34

[quote=“ThiagoJaqueta;131318”]It’s really weird, I’m into 10% of the snowman (don’t plan getting it) and already got 3 cases.

In my opinion, it should be like this:

PS: Sorry for the terrible Photoshop, I did this in 10 minutes
Also, the values are just examples, it sure needs tweek, but the general Idea, is to remove all the RNG from the event rewards, and replace with a “play time progression”.[/quote]

Give this man a job at SD. There’s already enough RNG in the cases themselves, the only thing we can do is lessen it.

(CirclesofJerk) #35

I got a Vaseline™ brand Dickens loadout from a regular case and the camo isn’t really all that special, so youse without one aren’t really missing out on much, unlike the free trinkets which are hella rad. What’s up with the big step down from the sexy Containment War event camo?

(odie5533) #36

Did you ever get a 100% case drop? I played 30 hours during the event time and came up with two from 100% cases.

(ThiagoJaqueta) #37

[quote=“SereneFlight;131488”]1. If something like this would happen, it would be bugged.
2. I’m not getting my hopes up. CW event was horrible regarding CW loadout cards and here we are… after all that complaining… we have the same cocking odds once again.[/quote]

I THINK that Splash Damage rushed this last update, that’s why is so buggy, and the drop system is the same from CW event instead of a more elaborated one.
And I really think that this could happen, reasons:

  • The game will reward players that actually play the game and invest their time.
  • People will complain less about the massive amount of RNG involved because of that ^
  • And, it’s not like they can’t fix bugs right? I mean, 50% of what they did during the open beta was bug fixes. :v

Anyway, I really hope that they use a system like that in the next event, or something without RNG.

(curiousZero) #38

Really bothers me that during the CW weekend, I did not receive a single 100% case, now on this WHOLE WEEK event, I have gotten about 25% into the snowman and have YET to receive a single 100% case. I feel disappointed in the event.

(Daergar) #39

The randomness is so much fun it makes me tingle all over.

Whoever is designing these “events”, please, be open to feedback and input in the future. This is completely ridiculous, and a very decent solution has been posted by Amerika already.

Basic cases and 0.3% my arse, oh what joy.

(Laionidas) #40

Posted this before in another thread:

[quote=“Laionidas;131759”]Got two, with no more than about 3H play over the total event. To those who have had less luck: I wouldn’t bother too much. Even if the RNG favours you regarding event case drops, there’s RNG involved again with the cards.

I got one card (H22) for Proxy, one of the two mercs I thoroughly dislike (yes, I know she’s good, but I think she’s overplayed, I find her irritating, and she doesn’t fir my playstyle), and with rather poor augments. The second card (S72) I got is for Kira, whom I never considered buying either. If I would, I would have loved to get her with the Dreiss or the BR, not with the Stark that’s on the card (I’m an ADS addict, and dislike the scope). “Untrackable” and “Big Ears” aren’t the most usefull augments either. That said, she has got the Caulden pistol, which is the best sidearm i.m.o., “Explodydendron” as a third augment, and the skin looks really nice, with the AUG being bright red coloured. I might actually buy her now, instead of Arty, whom I was planning to get. She got the ammo station too, which I prefer over the packs.

My little brother who invested at least twice the hours got naught. It’s a shame we still don’t have a trading/gifting system in place. He actually likes Proxy a lot, so I’d love to send him that card I won’t be using.[/quote][quote=“Laionidas;131759”]That’s why I don’t like RNG at all. I got two cards, one of which I’ll never use, but which others would have been very happy with. Less, but better, and more evenly distributed drops would work out for everyone.[/quote]

I guess that also partially answers your question:

The Kira card (S72) Dickens camo, regardless of performance, is actually pretty sweet looking. She’s got a Christmas themed pattern on her overcoat and the Stark is bright red. I think they (the Devs) really did try to make exciting Christmas camo’s, but the militarised mid-winter patterns generally tend to just not stand out as much, perhaps even a bit less than they anticipated.