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44 STEAMPUNK boxes for 4 STEAMPUNK items.
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There's 2 mindsets when gambling. I go to a casino to have fun and entertain myself for a bit, I don't go there expecting to win. Same thing applies to gacha I feel. If you're opening the gacha for fun and don't care what you get it's a much better experience. Opening gacha because you NEED the latest outfit is like going to a slot machine to pay rent.
If a gacha comes out that has things I'm interested in, I'll buy a stack (11) of them for fun, most of the time I get garbage which I'm expecting. Sometimes you get lucky and it's really nice, but the BDK sword and the tara armor I hold on to and gift to newer players or friends (for example). I really don't like the hp buff pots, and the in general useless temporary buff things, wish gacha had less filler but it's whatever.
This is the right mentality.
A certain show joked about the desire sensor, but really, you just go and have fun opening your random boxes and if you get what you wanted, it's a fun surprise. I didn't get what I wanted, but I got enough goodies that I went back for more. Once again, didn't get what I wanted....did get something I'll probably save for my husband if I can ever convince him to play. XD
I always expect to be buying my outfits from other players. As long as the odds are decent enough that I can find the item I'm looking for, I'm good.
so much this... so incredibly much this.
You forgot the 3rd mindset that doesn't suffers from ludomania (but usually referred to as "gambling addiction" or "compulsive gambling") is an urge to gamble continuously despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop.
Sadly there is a good amount of people that is conformist, stays neutral or is okay with all this gambling business.
And sure, all these gachas and big whales keep the game alive, but im sure there is a HEALTHIER way to do it, like the shopping bags, pets and such, but since we only get gachas the 98% of the time people is like:
It does suck but as I stated in the other thread
So maybe regulation might be the best bet but with a game with a small playerbase like mabi might be risky and could get us shutdown.
I hope that in the future either all this gambling business dies for legal reasons or we can get both: Gachas for people that enjoy the thrill and shopping bags for those that just can't afford the money for it and/or time to farm gold and buy the new hot stuff from players since some jobs end late night and you just want to take a hot shower and go to bed.
Desire sensors puts the avg @ 300-400 boxes 4 the jackpot prize(s).
Anymore is Rng being mean.
Any less is Rng being nice.
Rng is a fickle mistress. Play with her @ Ur own risk.
sorry hon, but 44 boxes does not make someone a whale
300-500+ boxes every gacha would probably be about the number you're looking for
so would 44 make her a dolphin?
I hope all this talk about ocean dwellers wont make anyone salty
Sixty dollars Bobo is paying toward the game is still sixty dollars that someone else isn't paying.
50 or less : Turtlez
51-150: Swordfishy
151-250: Dolphinz
251-300: Sharkz
301+: Whalez
Are you calling me a Glaucus Atlanticus ?!
Anything inside a gachapon is not a risk, you did get something out of it - some people don't even have money at all let alone complain about wasting it.
what does that have to do with being a whale or not? Many people try the gacha in numbers of like 20-50 ... they're not all considered whales are they?
"Noun, 1. high roller - one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment;"
that's what a whale is. people who buy 20-50 gachas just aren't in that category so I don't know what you're trying to argue with the 60 dollars thing. Everyone who buys NX are supporters of the game, but only a few of them can truly be considered whales. Is it an insult to not be considered a whale if you only spend 60 dollars per gacha? I don't know why you're trying to argue with me at all. did I upset you? O.o
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Here is the article: Meet The 19-Year-Old Who Spent Over $10,000 On Microtransactions
You probably didn't notice, but bobo didn't buy 44 gacha boxes one or twice a year... She often makes videos showing herself opening gachas, and i'm pretty sure she does that on every new gacha. So i think she can be called a gacha whale since she tries out every new gacha. 50$ dollars for a 1% chance to get something decent is A LOT to me. Where i live, people have payday once a month and usual worker commonly gets paid with mere 350-600$... Also, don't call me hon. Stop targeting me.
or developers confirming it too https://segmentnext.com/2017/10/24/mass-effect-3-multiplayer-cards/ (DIFFERENT STORY)
I think you two might have different definitions for whale either what is spent for one setting or annually.
Also I have no issues with "whales" and consider it kinda rude to call anyone that honestly. People should be allowed to spend money on whatever entertainment they see fit as long as they have the money to spend and are living a comfortable life
let me fix that
10 or less: fish
50-100: dolphin
100-500: whale
500-1000: Atlantan
1000-1M+: Apocrypha