Too many phones

roshigoth1 wrote:

efin98 wrote:

roshigoth1 wrote:

efin98 wrote:

roshigoth1 wrote:

Zozobras wrote:

roshigoth1 wrote:
I had high hopes, but it feels like they didn't balance the drop rates appropriately.

You are optimistic. The balance is optimum from EA's point if view.... we get frustrated with the miserly drop rate and use donuts. EA smiles all the way to the bank.

I'm normally fairly pessimistic. I made a conscious decision to be optimistic about the crafting. Since EA did so much right with this event, I hoped they'd do the same with the crafting. I was wrong. Oh well - it's still doable, and I'd rather too many phones than not enough.

But even so, at least the disproportionate drop rates are in favor of minor decorations rather than useless stuff like additional bags that contain more useless crafting items....

Well, I agree on the bags with crafting items part, but 500 phones will not craft anything without something else, and both lockpicks and handcuffs will be in very limited supply.

I guess I am looking at them from rose colored glasses...you are right, and justified, but I still see it as better than what we had before and a lot better than boxes and wheels. If this is the worst complaint about the event it's on the right track. 8)

Agreed. It's an improvement. I just think it could stand more improvement if they decide to use the crafting mechanic in future events.

they have used it in past events, they used it here, they most likely will use it in the future if we know EA, remember the wheel? every event was a wheel now they change it because there was a TSUNAMI of COMPLAINTS, although unlike most i notice the crafting system is a wheel in very clever disciuse, on Halloween we got candy corn, gummy bears, pumpkins , wrecked fences. they were givenout at chance and then items were crafted from them if you diddent hit right odds you say wouldn't have Enuff candy corn to craft, everyone liked this for some reason despite it being a wheel in disguise. its same with this event, you tap criminals and get a CHANCE at handcuffs or other crating items (my game is being a guys urin stick and not advancing me in the quest to craft)