How utterly unfair it is that, by blowing 5,000 crystals on the 'Holiday Character Trove Pack,' someone can get 330 shards of a toon they already have. One of the players in my Guild fell for the pack and I feel bad because they got a toon they already have at 7 stars - and now this puts them pretty far behind - of course unless they want to spend, spend, spend.Really CG, how hard could it be to make sure a player received something of REAL VALUE vs. a literal complete waste of 5,000 crystals? Not too hard I imagine.

"Ravens1113;c-2398360" wrote:"ObiDarthYoda;d-260836" wrote:How utterly unfair it is that, by blowing 5,000 crystals on the 'Holiday Character Trove Pack,' someone can get 330 shards of a toon they already have. One of the players in my Guild fell for the pack and I feel bad because they got a toon they already have at 7 stars - and now this puts them pretty far behind - of course unless they want to spend, spend, spend.Really CG, how hard could it be to make sure a player received something of REAL VALUE vs. a literal complete waste of 5,000 crystals? Not too hard I imagine.I don’t see the bait and switch or how it’s unfair?The pack literally lays out who you can get for the crystals. There are some older toons that some may have 7* with others like Boush leia and Scariff Lando maybe at 4*. Some may not have any at 7* so it’s a win no matter what. The pack is going to have better value for younger rosters. Nobody forced your guild mate to buy that pack. If they only needed 4 out of the 20 characters but chose to buy it, then they took the gamble and lost unfortunately. That’s not on CG. Yep, you're right: no one forced the guy to waste 5,000 crystals and get taken by CG, obtaining a toon he already had. Still would have been nice for the guy if CG put some thought into this.

"ObiDarthYoda;c-2398605" wrote:"Ravens1113;c-2398360" wrote:"ObiDarthYoda;d-260836" wrote:How utterly unfair it is that, by blowing 5,000 crystals on the 'Holiday Character Trove Pack,' someone can get 330 shards of a toon they already have. One of the players in my Guild fell for the pack and I feel bad because they got a toon they already have at 7 stars - and now this puts them pretty far behind - of course unless they want to spend, spend, spend.Really CG, how hard could it be to make sure a player received something of REAL VALUE vs. a literal complete waste of 5,000 crystals? Not too hard I imagine.I don’t see the bait and switch or how it’s unfair?The pack literally lays out who you can get for the crystals. There are some older toons that some may have 7* with others like Boush leia and Scariff Lando maybe at 4*. Some may not have any at 7* so it’s a win no matter what. The pack is going to have better value for younger rosters. Nobody forced your guild mate to buy that pack. If they only needed 4 out of the 20 characters but chose to buy it, then they took the gamble and lost unfortunately. That’s not on CG. Yep, you're right: no one forced the guy to waste 5,000 crystals and get taken by CG, obtaining a toon he already had. Still would have been nice for the guy if CG put some thought into this.He didn't get 'taken' - he knew exactly what the possible outcomes were. He took a risk and it didn't work out for him. I looked at the same pack but the odds were too heavily skewed against me so I didn't risk it. As with any game of chance, the take-away here is, if you can't afford to lose it, don't risk it. Feels bad to lose 5k crystals. At least he got some shard shop currency.

"herd_nerfer;c-2398608" wrote:"ObiDarthYoda;c-2398605" wrote:"Ravens1113;c-2398360" wrote:"ObiDarthYoda;d-260836" wrote:How utterly unfair it is that, by blowing 5,000 crystals on the 'Holiday Character Trove Pack,' someone can get 330 shards of a toon they already have. One of the players in my Guild fell for the pack and I feel bad because they got a toon they already have at 7 stars - and now this puts them pretty far behind - of course unless they want to spend, spend, spend.Really CG, how hard could it be to make sure a player received something of REAL VALUE vs. a literal complete waste of 5,000 crystals? Not too hard I imagine.I don’t see the bait and switch or how it’s unfair?The pack literally lays out who you can get for the crystals. There are some older toons that some may have 7* with others like Boush leia and Scariff Lando maybe at 4*. Some may not have any at 7* so it’s a win no matter what. The pack is going to have better value for younger rosters. Nobody forced your guild mate to buy that pack. If they only needed 4 out of the 20 characters but chose to buy it, then they took the gamble and lost unfortunately. That’s not on CG. Yep, you're right: no one forced the guy to waste 5,000 crystals and get taken by CG, obtaining a toon he already had. Still would have been nice for the guy if CG put some thought into this.He didn't get 'taken' - he knew exactly what the possible outcomes were. He took a risk and it didn't work out for him. I looked at the same pack but the odds were too heavily skewed against me so I didn't risk it. As with any game of chance, the take-away here is, if you can't afford to lose it, don't risk it. Feels bad to lose 5k crystals. At least he got some shard shop currency. Different take but yep, it does spell-out the odds. Still feel bad for the guy as 5,000 crystals can buy lots of usable stuff.

They should really remove accelerated characters from these packs. Personally, if you're going to spend crystals/money, then stay away from gamble packs.

"ObiDarthYoda;d-260836" wrote:How utterly unfair it is that, by blowing 5,000 crystals on the 'Holiday Character Trove Pack,' someone can get 330 shards of a toon they already have.It's not.

Holiday Character Trove Pack - really CG?

35 Replies

LendersQuiz
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
"Zaph0dd;c-2398737" wrote:
It was worth it

For you yes, for me, not a chance.
DarthJobbie
Seasoned Veteran
3 years ago
I used to complain that the pack buys were and still are a form of gambling but they do give you the % drops now and if someone buys these packs then on their own head be it.

Just because you 'expect' value dont expect it to be given. Use crystals wisely and when you know you spend x crystals for y shards.

For instance, ingame buys for crystals were normal prices but EA webstore was giving free daily gifts and 25% extra. (Does this mean an intended split from CG?)
Leorinle
Seasoned Novice
3 years ago
How on earth did you get the store screen to show you which character you had at which star level?
DarthJobbie
Seasoned Veteran
3 years ago
"Leorinle;c-2398754" wrote:
How on earth did you get the store screen to show you which character you had at which star level?

I think thats his drops after buying. There is a pack probability pdf that everyone should share on their guilds discords.
LendersQuiz
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
"Leorinle;c-2398754" wrote:
How on earth did you get the store screen to show you which character you had at which star level?

MS Paint
DonPuto007
3 years ago
"LendersQuiz;c-2398759" wrote:
"Leorinle;c-2398754" wrote:
How on earth did you get the store screen to show you which character you had at which star level?

MS Paint

For the win. MS paint gets it done everytime.
Leorinle
Seasoned Novice
3 years ago
Well rats. I was hoping there was an in-game way to display that - it would be a very nice feature.
DarthJobbie
Seasoned Veteran
3 years ago
Nah cos that way you could say feck off right away to that deal. They want developed rosters to buy it, not sure if its like the HPB where it converts shards into store shards
ChristophIV
Hero+
3 years ago
Never mind. Half asleep buton press.
pm00113
Seasoned Veteran
3 years ago
I think it's a really bad deal.

So say I pull Sana Starros, 000 or BT. All are 3 or 4 stars.

Great. But what use are they? None because you need all of them for Aphra. So you still have to wait a couple months to 7 star the rest before that 330 shard pull is worth it. Because it'll just sit gathering dust.