Just curious, but has anyone actually ever spent 1,299 crystals and gotten 330 shards from a data pack. I've only ever opened a few and the most I've gotten is 15."Possible shard drops include: 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, 50, 80, 145, 230, 330."If the character they offer is in cantina or a hard node then isn't it better to spend the 1300 crystals on refreshes and energy if you get less then 15 shards on average? This post might get moved, but I haven't seen a similar topic elsewhere.

330 shards is only possible at 95+/100

I believe the general consensus is that they are a total waste of crystals. People have gotten 330 shards as well as 10, 15,25 as well but the if I remember a good majority of the packs yield the minimal 5 shards.

I’ve never heard of anyone actually getting anything more than 20. And i lurk the forums a lot haha

Youre probably more likely to win the lottery that getting 330 shards. Average shard drop is apparently 7

"Dandrethegiant;c-1376466" wrote:I’ve never heard of anyone actually getting anything more than 20. And i lurk the forums a lot hahaSo what your saying is its a black hole that people throw their money into?Someone read this and lie to me, tell me you've bought one pack and the sky's opened up, a light full of rainbows and sunshine smacked you across the face, and when you came to you looked down at your game to see 330 shards of something, anything......

Data Card Chances 5 to 330? | EA Forums

TekkarEdorf
7 years ago
My brother got 230 Farmboy shards when he bought a rebel mega pack
PremierVenoth
7 years ago
"DarkSoulsOne1;c-1376777" wrote:
It’ll always be 5 no matter what because...ea. Forget all the other numbers.5 is what it is.

I've gotten enough 7's in my guppy-dom that it's a legitimate number. When you have to go and farm them from a single hard node later... you want that +6, +10 shards you got from a few packs.....
Drakkon_NWL
7 years ago
Lets just call it what it is ... G A M B L I N G

Would be nice to see them post the odds like on the back of a lottery ticket.

Regardless,i agree with many that its better not to buy those packs,and use crystals for other purposes.
joeblowhaha
7 years ago
"Drakkon;c-1376846" wrote:
Lets just call it what it is ... G A M B L I N G

Would be nice to see them post the odds like on the back of a lottery ticket.

Regardless,i agree with many that its better not to buy those packs,and use crystals for other purposes.

Not gambling u are guaranteed shards. Also whales and whoever wants to buy pack keep buying them cause u keep me playing (ftp).
In fact u probably keep 90% of this thread playing ha ha keep up the good work
ThorGrimm74
7 years ago
"Dramgon;c-1376496" wrote:
"LennyKravist;c-1376487" wrote:
Nope. Seriously DON'T DO IT. My fellow guild officers and I stress to our members like crazy to spend your crystals wisely, and this is probably the worst way you can spend crystals (aside from LS/DS refreshes). No, I repeat DO NOT spend the 1299 crystals on the slim-to-none chance to get higher than 15 shards. You're better off saving your crystals and buying toon/mat shards from the numerous stores during any of the numerous refreshes.

So why do they even offer it, in the hopes that people throw money at the game, and don't read posts like this one?

I don't why they even have this as an option, other than to frustrate a user into spending real money to purchase and do the whole thing over again. Again, that dangling of the carrot can be avoided by spending your crystals wisely. I did this ONE time just to confirm I was an idiot for doing so (got 5 shards) and have NEVER done it again since.
ThorGrimm74
7 years ago
"Bjpac04;c-1376574" wrote:
Off topic but...

"LennyKravist;c-1376487" wrote:
My fellow guild officers and I stress to our members like crazy to spend your crystals wisely, and this is probably the worst way you can spend crystals (aside from LS/DS refreshes).

This is seriously the worst advice ever lol
If u don't ever refreshes ls/DS energy ull never advance in this game. And 50 crystals for refresh is a steal

So you're saying spending 50 crystals to refresh LS/DS on the chance you may get an additional shard or two is worth more than just saving your crystals and buying what shards/mats you need from the stores outright? Ok then!
ThorGrimm74
7 years ago
"Sandybard;c-1376592" wrote:
"Bjpac04;c-1376574" wrote:
Off topic but...

"LennyKravist;c-1376487" wrote:
My fellow guild officers and I stress to our members like crazy to spend your crystals wisely, and this is probably the worst way you can spend crystals (aside from LS/DS refreshes).

This is seriously the worst advice ever lol
If u don't ever refreshes ls/DS energy ull never advance in this game. And 50 crystals for refresh is a steal

I would actually agree with this advice. I never EVER refresh hard nodes and I think I've progressed pretty well. My Lobot is only 6-star, but I think I can live with that.

I like that profile pic! Cheers!
shonkathonk
7 years ago
"Shaolin_Fantastic_1;c-1376870" wrote:
"Drakkon;c-1376846" wrote:
Lets just call it what it is ... G A M B L I N G

Would be nice to see them post the odds like on the back of a lottery ticket.

Regardless,i agree with many that its better not to buy those packs,and use crystals for other purposes.

Not gambling u are guaranteed shards. Also whales and whoever wants to buy pack keep buying them cause u keep me playing (ftp).
In fact u probably keep 90% of this thread playing ha ha keep up the good work

Debatable, many countries have different laws on what constitutes as gambling. So to say just because you have a guaranteed minimum return is a bit simplistic.
HermitYooga
7 years ago
Gambling investigations
Ferret2112
7 years ago
"LennyKravist;c-1376888" wrote:
"Bjpac04;c-1376574" wrote:
Off topic but...

"LennyKravist;c-1376487" wrote:
My fellow guild officers and I stress to our members like crazy to spend your crystals wisely, and this is probably the worst way you can spend crystals (aside from LS/DS refreshes).

This is seriously the worst advice ever lol
If u don't ever refreshes ls/DS energy ull never advance in this game. And 50 crystals for refresh is a steal

So you're saying spending 50 crystals to refresh LS/DS on the chance you may get an additional shard or two is worth more than just saving your crystals and buying what shards/mats you need from the stores outright? Ok then!

think there is a misunderstanding here.
50 crystal refresh of ENERGY is worthwhile. Node refresh is another story but is somewhat debatable depending on how quickly you need those shards.