DIrishB wrote:
Linkwick wrote:
Not normally one to rant, but here goes!! :evil:
1. It's extremely unlikely to complete all 3 Prize Boxes. Without buying anything (and based on approx 40k eggs collected - not gonna post the maths, but it works out that way), you'll get 65 spins of your primary colour Prizes, 16 of the off-colour Prizes, and 10 of the Gold Box.
From that, you'll get 4 SHOTS ONLY at the building & character in your off-colour Prize Box (they can only be won after 12 goes). Also, you WON"T GET A SHOT AT SHARY BOBBINS, as she only can be won after 20 Gold Boxes!! The 80 boxes limit until you win is a crock, if you're only likely to get anywhere near it in your primary colour!!
2. Whilst there's an incentinve to visit neighbours, for the first time there's no reward in your town for being visited!! We've had snake eggs, haunted buildings & gremlins, present drops and Valentines hearts, but this event? A basket where your friends are expected to donate (from their own stockpile!!) eggs, and get back only half of what they contribute!! Not only has the community prizes disappeared, so has the sense of people working together for mutual gain of their own individual prize goals!! So much for being a social game!!
3. How often can you get prizes this event? Xmas - between 5-8 spins a day (after completing the personal prizes). Valentines - 5 spins a day. Easter? You'd be aiming for 2. That's 2, less than half others!!
4. Either the cost of the boxes is too high, or the yield from tasks etc. is too low!! 80 spins/boxes to complete 1 set of prizes? OK, I could deal with that. But 3 separate sets, ALL with 5% or lower probabilities to earn non-decoration prizes (except the Gold Box building, but even that's still pretty low)?!
EA is either exceptionally greedy for donut purchases, has "jumped the shark" with this event, or is so poor at maths that they're oblivious to how badly they've stuffed up. Unfortunately the numbers don't lie, and unless you're looking to buy 14 sets of 5200x2colours eggs packages for 100 donuts each, you're outta luck.
Never has an event been so slanted towards paid currency. I wouldnt be so angry if the money-grab wasn't so blatant and in-your-face!! :evil:
I generally agree, but why do you keep referring to math in the plural ("maths")? You would say science, not sciences; or history, not histories, etc. Just wondering. It's math, no "s" on the end. Sorry to be a grammar nazi but I'm intent on preventing you from ebarrassing yourself in the future when discussing math.
I wondered too. Then realized linkwick may be in the UK. They use the terminology "maths" ... :)
