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PAPSCAL1973's avatar
2 years ago

Purchasing Packs

I spend money on packs occasionally. I would spend more money on packs if there was not the chance factor in them. I don’t make a lot of money and this is my hobby. So if I am going to buy something I want to pay for the sure thing. Crystals for example set amount for a set price. Let’s take the Kyrotech comp and prods for example. EA has established that 50 is worth $5. That is for 25 prods and 25 comps. I will buy that because it is a sure thing. Then EA makes these packs of chance. Again with the Kyrotech. Where the chances are anything from 150-800. Where you are either getting a really good deal or get hosed. I won’t spend my money on a chance of spending $40 and only getting 150 which has been established as only being worth $15. My opinion is people would be more likely to spend their money on the sure thing. Also limiting purchases to 2 makes no sense. Why limit purchases at all? They don’t on crystals. If I decided I wanted to spend $200 on Kyrotech I couldn’t because they limited my ability to do so to $10. Guess what I am doing with that $190. I am going to go buy beer or something else not SWGOH related. What do you all think? Hopefully someone who makes decisions for EA reads this and gives some feedback as well.
  • "Ultra;c-2405292" wrote:
    "TVF;c-2405267" wrote:
    "GegeGerard24;c-2405264" wrote:
    I agree 100%

    TBH, i would buy some packs, if that was the case (sure pack, not chance pack).

    "LendersQuiz;c-2405252" wrote:

    How many times have I asked CG to let me buy the 50% off hyperdrive bundle a 2nd/3rd/4th time?
    Always no they have said.


    I think it is permanently at 50% now.
    But i could be wrong.


    I thought you said you were f2p


    maybe he’s buying with youtube money

    those purchases don’t count


    Not sure if his Plants vs. Zombies videos are generating any cash.

    I know because YouTube randomly killed my daily views from the thousands to double digits.
  • I sat down and calculated the average value of one of these packs based on the advertised probabilities. The result is 237.5 parts / $40. That ends up more expensive than 50 parts / $5 for the other packs.