Even though I'm pretty satisfied with the current drop rates for the various E Packs, I still think that 15,000 for a single Gold is way high, and I keep remembering a comment from either Pan or Grace, saying something to the effect of the price for a pack increasing in proportion to the drop rate, i.e., as the drop rate doubles, so does the cost.
And I can live with that.
That being said, early results for the latest flavor of E Packs suggests that while the rate for Rares or Better in Gold Packs is slightly better than twice that of Silver Packs, the cost is triple. And that doesn't jive with the relationship between cost and drop rate Pan or Grace (wish I could find that danged comment
stressed ) suggested.
I also think that, for a lot of people, 15k takes a long time to earn, and with there still being a 31% chance of them getting nothing, this could be demotivating for them and potentially incent them to look elsewhere for their gaming entertainment.
There are a lot of games out there, after all, and everything I've ever read or heard suggests that it's far tougher to regain a client who has left in frustration, than it is to get them in the first place, or keep them. (roughly 3 times if I remember correctly).
So with that being said, I think a price of 10k for Golds would be more reasonable.
It would more accurately reflect the odds of getting a Rare or Better vs Silver, make the Pack more accessible to more players, thus providing more motivation for people to play, and reduce the sting of that one time in three where you get nothing above a 2-Star Card.
What do you think?
Am I making sense, or is this just more whining?
***EDIT*** Many Thanks to Shintouyu for finding
the post I was thinking of....
Panagrammic
It's more adjusting the packs to reflect the odds of the cards within. A pack that costs twice as much should be more than twice as good. We're also redoing the descriptions to be a little more clear about the odds of getting the rarer cards.
***EDIT #2*** For those who haven't waded through the many Walls of Text in this Topic, the options for the Poll are intended to be reflect you "personality" with regards to HoC. "Mightys" play mostly for the fun of playing, and Cards are just a kinda nice adjunct to the game.
For "Mightys", it's about the journey more so than the destination.
"Joneses", on the other hand, are focused primarily on completing their Decks, and to some extent at least, for them, playing the game is a means to an end.
"Joneses" tend to be those guys who sit in the back seat and ask, "Are we there yet?"
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