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Jonnybravo983's avatar
7 years ago

Please OFFER AT LEAST one zeta mat each time we do Ship Mat Challenge

Hi there,

I’ve gotten about 2-3 zeta materials out of a possible 40 zetas in the last 20 tries of the ship material challenge. ALL of my guild friends and friends in other guilds are DEMANDING we get a minimum of one zeta each time we do a ship material challenge because we can’t progress with farming our characters with this low of a drop rate. Please help us and create some good will among your players by helping us to progress in a normal way by offering 1 zeta minimum!
  • "Jonnybravo92083;d-163934" wrote:
    Hi there,

    I’ve gotten about 2-3 zeta materials out of a possible 40 zetas in the last 20 tries of the ship material challenge. ALL of my guild friends and friends in other guilds are DEMANDING we get a minimum of one zeta each time we do a ship material challenge because we can’t progress with farming our characters with this low of a drop rate. Please help us and create some good will among your players by helping us to progress in a normal way by offering 1 zeta minimum!


    "Jonnybravo92083;c-1508664" wrote:
    "Darthpedro;c-1507769" wrote:
    "Jonnybravo92083;c-1507761" wrote:
    I’m being objective and making a point, some of you are just being emotional and blowing it out of proportion...


    Well buddy the thing is everyone has had to deal with the same drop rate from the lowest F2P players to the biggest Krakens. So your DEMAND to get more zetas doesnt carry a lot of weight.

    Also between territory wars and now the daily login changes the devs have been making them more accessible over time.


    Why does everyone keep saying I’m making a DEMAND on EA, as if they are some sort of victim of a highly paying customer asking for a fair drop rate on zetas? Do people who make demands use the word “Please?”

    Anyways, y’all make it sound like EA doesn’t care about their players’ concerns and you are representing them as just not caring at all and as being a victim of me, a single player.


    probably bc you mentioned all your friends demanding zetas, your request for at least one zeta minimum, you thinking the rng we all have to deal with is somehow not normal, etc. I have no idea what the "ea is a victim" thing is, fwiw.

    Regardless of whether it comes across as a demand, look, all of us wish we had more zetas. and more carbantis, and more stun guns, and traya immed, etc. It is what it is.
  • "Jonnybravo92083;d-163934" wrote:
    Hi there,

    ALL of my guild friends and friends in other guilds are DEMANDING we get a minimum of one zeta each time we do a ship material challenge because we can’t progress with farming our characters with this low of a drop rate.


    'Nuff said!
  • "Huatimus;c-1508669" wrote:
    "Jonnybravo92083;c-1508664" wrote:
    "Darthpedro;c-1507769" wrote:
    "Jonnybravo92083;c-1507761" wrote:
    I’m being objective and making a point, some of you are just being emotional and blowing it out of proportion...


    Well buddy the thing is everyone has had to deal with the same drop rate from the lowest F2P players to the biggest Krakens. So your DEMAND to get more zetas doesnt carry a lot of weight.

    Also between territory wars and now the daily login changes the devs have been making them more accessible over time.


    Why does everyone keep saying I’m making a DEMAND on EA, as if they are some sort of victim of a highly paying customer asking for a fair drop rate on zetas? Do people who make demands use the word “Please?”

    Anyways, y’all make it sound like EA doesn’t care about their players’ concerns and you are representing them as just not caring at all and as being a victim of me, a single player.


    You literally wrote that you are demanding in capital in your first post.


    I wrote that all of my guild friends and friends in other guilds are demanding. They're letting me know they are tired of the grind and yes some are leaving the game. I guess y'all don't care and I guess EA doesn't care. I can mention account names if someone even cares.
  • "Jonnybravo92083;c-1508697" wrote:
    "Huatimus;c-1508669" wrote:
    "Jonnybravo92083;c-1508664" wrote:
    "Darthpedro;c-1507769" wrote:
    "Jonnybravo92083;c-1507761" wrote:
    I’m being objective and making a point, some of you are just being emotional and blowing it out of proportion...


    Well buddy the thing is everyone has had to deal with the same drop rate from the lowest F2P players to the biggest Krakens. So your DEMAND to get more zetas doesnt carry a lot of weight.

    Also between territory wars and now the daily login changes the devs have been making them more accessible over time.


    Why does everyone keep saying I’m making a DEMAND on EA, as if they are some sort of victim of a highly paying customer asking for a fair drop rate on zetas? Do people who make demands use the word “Please?”

    Anyways, y’all make it sound like EA doesn’t care about their players’ concerns and you are representing them as just not caring at all and as being a victim of me, a single player.


    You literally wrote that you are demanding in capital in your first post.


    I wrote that all of my guild friends and friends in other guilds are demanding. They're letting me know they are tired of the grind and yes some are leaving the game. I guess y'all don't care and I guess EA doesn't care. I can mention account names if someone even cares.


    I was only replying to your question as to why people are saying you're making a demand.


    But since you're curious, I honestly don't care either.

    EA/CG does seem to care a little since they're now giving out Zeta mats for daily login.
  • I tracked them for a little while and seemed to trend around 20%. Not a large sample size and there were a fair number of zeros. Has anyone calculated a precise drop rate? I wish they would just publish them somewhere
  • Ok, point 1) The drop rate has changed. Point 2) Changing the Ship Material Challenge to drop less, makes the arena, etc, LESS competitive, not more. Whales be whales, but having it harder for low end players to catch up now, doesn’t make a better product.
  • "Rebel_yell;c-1508778" wrote:
    I tracked them for a little while and seemed to trend around 20%. Not a large sample size and there were a fair number of zeros. Has anyone calculated a precise drop rate? I wish they would just publish them somewhere


    I know it's late and well, the thread was necro'ed anyway. I counted it for exactly 50 challenge days. Ended up at 52 zetas. I'll assume it's 1 per challenge day. @Rebel_yell
  • "TiberiusGrey;c-1524044" wrote:
    Ok, point 1) The drop rate has changed. Point 2) Changing the Ship Material Challenge to drop less, makes the arena, etc, LESS competitive, not more. Whales be whales, but having it harder for low end players to catch up now, doesn’t make a better product.


    It would be awesome to see you data collected to back that statement.

    Being that they there is no way to buy them, this drop rate effects everyone equally.