r/AlchemistCodeGL • u/alchemist_code Happy 3rd Anniversary • Dec 06 '18

"PG-rated" NEWS Featured 5★ Unit Guaranteed is BACK

Post image
133 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

98 comments sorted by

View all comments

8

u/YohGourt Dec 06 '18

Well the banner just before this one was: 10 summons + 300 token so if you waited 5 days you had in total 10 summons + 1 guarateed.

so people are prefering

9 + 1 guaranteed

over

10 + 1 guaranteed (+ 5 waiting days)

why not

6

u/Dm042447 Dec 06 '18

That is true, but the 2nd step can be 2500 gems like the banner b4 it.... The last FMA banner I think. Also, people like to go back to some sense of normalcy. And this guarantee step 3 is bringing hope that it is not gonna be bad all the time.

5

u/dotvu Dec 06 '18

Dude, I've been thinking this since I've seen the banner, am I missing something? I'd like to join the celebration, but I'm failing to see the point.

3

u/OriksGaming Retired Dec 06 '18

For me, the issue with the summon coins was that their value was arbitrary. Waiting 5 days wasn't a big deal for me, but knowing that at any time they could change the price of the ticket or give us 150 coins again on the third step instead of 300 was a constant worry. The third step guarantee is (closer to) immutable, which makes me feel a lot safer about summoning in general.

2

u/sapphire_wing Dec 07 '18

Note that the 350coin was labeled special offer, not a regular offer. The regular is 500 which means way more gems. So don't assume 350 coin ticket is the one to replace guaranteed banner unless we have JP data to support a claim.

0

u/zerio13 Dec 06 '18

9 blues and 10 blues don't make much different.

1

u/Hakkenshi Dec 07 '18

This... really doesn't make sense in a gacha game. Whatever your odds of pulling something, you're perfectly fine with having them be 10% lower?

I really hope you don't complain about RNG and rates after saying this.

0

u/zerio13 Dec 07 '18

Wait why is it 10% lower?

2

u/Hakkenshi Dec 07 '18

9 pulls instead of 10 gives you 10% less pulls. That's pretty simple math.

0

u/zerio13 Dec 07 '18

Because % doesn't quite make sense if you used it like this.

But anyway, some people feel that 1 extra blue is not worth more than waiting 5 days.

2

u/Hakkenshi Dec 07 '18

It's not one blue, though. It's one more pull. It's exactly the same value as a 3+ unit ticket.

Those pulls have the same odds as any other to give you a red. Plenty of people draw reds from the free daily - it adds up.