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ZNT746's avatar
6 years ago

I was mislead by the official FAQ, looking for Dev response.

Here on the official website's FAQ section: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/apex-legends/about/frequently-asked-questions under "Apex Packs" there is this:

How does the Bonus Heirloom set work?

"Apex Legends currently has one bonus Heirloom Set available, which contains three items for Wraith. When a player opens an Apex Pack, there is a <1% probability of an Heirloom Set dropping. Heirloom Set drops do not deduct an Apex Pack from your inventory. Heirloom Sets cannot be crafted with Crafting Metals. A player cannot open more than 500 Apex Packs without receiving an Heirloom set (assuming the player does not own all of the available Heirloom Sets). Once a player owns all of the Heirloom Sets, the player will not be eligible for this bonus until more Heirloom Sets are added to the game."

In the first sentence it says there is currently one bonus Heirloom Set available, which contains three items for Wraith. So after reading the most recent event patch notes about the Lifeline heirloom and it says her heirloom will be added to the regular loot pack pool after the event is over and then reading the above part in the official FAQ, I assumed that if I got my 500th pack before the event was over I'd be guaranteed the Wraith heirloom. But on my 500th pack I was surprised and extremely disappointed to get a Bloodhound heirloom, which is not mentioned in the heirloom section of the FAQ. I understand now that it was written in the Iron Crown event notes that the Bloodhound heirloom would be added to the regular pool after that event, but I never saw that. I know it may seem like it's my fault for not paying enough attention, but when it's written the way it is on the official website under How does the Bonus Heirloom set work? I assumed that was the truth.

I talked to an EA Help representative via live chat and he told me would exchange the heirloom or reimburse me if he had that ability to so, but that I needed to go to these forums so a developer with that ability could see it. So here I am. I would be happy to just exchange the heirloom items if that's possible. I really believe I deserve to be compensated in some way for the ~$500 I wasted because of misleading information on the official website.

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  • Product: Apex Legends
    Platform:PC
    Please specify your platform model. PC
    AMD or Nvidia Model Number NVIDIA GTX 1060
    Enter RAM memory size in GB 16GB
    What is your gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name? SempakBernyawa
    Please provide your squad mates' gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name if possible. Mas_Kibooo
    Are you using any software with an overlay? No
    Which Legend were you playing (if applicable)? Wraith
    Which Legends were your squad mates using (if applicable)? Pathfinder
    Where did the issue occur? In the lobby (waiting area before the match)
    Which part of the map or menu were you in? If you don't remember the exact name, please describe the area or what you were trying to do in the menu. When open apex pack
    What were you doing when the issue occurred? E.g. respawning a squad mate at a beacon, using an ability, a squad mate left the game. Open 500 apex pack
    Did your squad mates also experience the issue? I don't know
    How many matches had you played in a row before the issue occurred? 7 matches
    When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 27.10.2018 01:45
    How often does the bug occur? Rarely (0% - 9%)
    How severe is your issue? Major impacts to gameplay
    What happens when the bug occurs? I got double bloodhound heirlooms and Gibraltar legend skin
    What should be happening instead? I shouldve get wraith heirloom
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Maybe should try open 500 apex pack with new account?

    Hello good afternoon sir, im sempakbernyawa ive play apex since season 1, and ive bought many apex crate today ive bought 500 pack again so i can get wraith heirloom, but i didnt get it. What i get is bloodhound heirloom instead of wraith which I have bloodhound heirloom and lifeline since it on the store so i got double bloodhound heirloom and double gibraltar skin, u guys say that we will get at least 1 heirloom in 500 pack, but i didnt get it. Please solve this cause i have spend so much money for this

  • EA_Blueberry's avatar
    EA_Blueberry
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    6 years ago

    Hi, @ZNT746 

    First off, thanks for pinging this our way! We passed this along to those in charge of the website so they can fully review the description of heirlooms. In regards to your request, our Live-Support staff does not have any way to swapping out the heirlooms for players which is why the Advisor referred you here for feedback purposes. There are certain features in tools designed to handle specific type of requests that are sent their way, since there aren't any outstanding issues with the heirlooms sets in game themselves and this is more related to a description on a site, it's unfortunately outside of the scope of what our staff can assist with. There have been additional heirlooms added to the game and going forward we anticipate more to be added over time, thus you'll have more opportunities in the future to set your sights on the Wraith set. 

  • DgkAllDay09's avatar
    DgkAllDay09
    6 years ago

    Basically they’re saying tough crap. After spending 500$ on the game you get what drops for your heirloom and that’s that. I personally think after dumping that much cash into the game we should be given the choice what one we’d like to have.... you guys should look into that for the future. When it comes to that type of cash... no one likes rng.

  • pastaclown's avatar
    pastaclown
    6 years ago

    It's EA bud. They'll never give you the opportunity to unlock something by choice, because then it'd skew their profits. If you get the heirloom you want by choice after 500 dollars, wheres the motivation to spend another 500 dollars to unlock another heirloom? Since it's random, they'll have people spend up to 1500 dollars if they don't get the heirloom they want. Why people would even bother with heirlooms is beyond me. 

  • Yeah, I know what ur talking about. In time, there could be several of these heirloom sets and it could be be impossible to get the one set you actually want. It's like this with legendary items received in packs as well-You get a legendary item, get excited then it turns out to be a banner frame for Crypto. And that pisses you off. A nice change would be if you could either turn on a setting where the apex packs would prioritize rewards for certain legends, as in the one you main. If I saw my apex pack flash red, then give me an heirloom for a legend I used every month I'd be pretty mad... Like u did.

  • @ZNT746The way it works is that every 500 packs you're guaranteed one of the heirlooms. At first, it was just Wraith's. Now it's a random with Wraith's, Bloodhound's, and Lifeline's. Assuming you don't have two of them already unlocked. I honestly want all the heirlooms, but I'm not paying 500+ for packs.

  • ND_SempakB's avatar
    ND_SempakB
    6 years ago

    but how about my case? ive already got blood and lifeline, like 2 week ago i bought 500 pack more so i could got wraith, but what i got is another blood heirloom and still no respon from EA or how can i fix it