Event-y reminder: DDO is not a gacha game

[kmoustakas]

This is not a mobile game this is an MMO. So stop adding bulky chests that appear after you kill event champions and contain a doublon or a mote or an ice fragment. Put those things in the 'champion chest' that is already there.

And stop asking me if my hireling wants my doublon or my treasure compass.

 

[Titus Ovid]

... or let them drop as treasure bags. These chests are so annoying to stop for.

Cheers,
Titus

 

[Col Kurtz]

you forgot > ''get off my lawn''

 

[Dandonk]

/signed

And git off ma lawn

 

[kmoustakas]

you forgot > ''get off my lawn''

And get off my lawn

 

[Hobgoblin]

This is not a mobile game this is an MMO. So stop adding bulky chests that appear after you kill event champions and contain a doublon or a mote or an ice fragment. Put those things in the 'champion chest' that is already there.

And stop asking me if my hireling wants my doublon or my treasure compass.

i thought they fixed that for tokens and things already?

 

[vryxnr]

I agree, DDO as it currently is, is not a gatcha game. Now I will admit, the whole astral shards to reroll a chest are semi-gatcha like, but no where near what actual gatcha games are like.

 

[Positive thinking]

I agree, DDO as it currently is, is not a gatcha game. Now I will admit, the whole astral shards to reroll a chest are semi-gatcha like, but no where near what actual gatcha games are like.

I agree that it is not as bad as some of the games out there but i disagree about the gatcha factor. Chest rerolls are definitely a gatcha effect, there is a random likelihood of you getting a named item and in the more recent expansions the have added the chance that the named item will be replaced with that expansions weapon instead of the named item. Since none of us have access to the code we all have no idea if that is weighted in favor of the useless named weapon drop or even worse is programmed to have a more likely chance of that useless weapon drop when astral shards are used.

Silver and gold rolls are also an example of gatcha by its written definition.

My boyfriend strongly promotes to me and to people we group with not to participate in any of these activities as they appear to be similar to gambling and may provide you with a dopamine release when you win your search for an item and cause people to attempt to recreate that feeling again at the cost of real life money spent.

 

[tsotate]

i thought they fixed that for tokens and things already?

They did, and then broke it again the very next release. Someday, someone will explain version control to ssg.

 

[Dandonk]

They did, and then broke it again the very next release. Someday, someone will explain version control to ssg.

Sure. And my Monster Manual will be fixed also.

 

[kmoustakas]

Sure. And my Monster Manual will be fixed also.

"Yell fire. Because what else can you do". Man that stupid cogs journal is absolute truth for this game.

 

[Mindos]

I had to look it up:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gacha_game

 

[Positive thinking]

I had to look it up:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gacha_game

Yep and DDO qualifies with chest rerolls and daily dice.

 

[PersonMan]

Gacha games tend to actually disclose drop rates.

 

[AMess]

I do think the game has gotten rather nutters about dropping chest/rems/monster_soul_gems/etc/etc. I get the argument of if you don't want it, then skip it, but it for sure clutters the dungeon....I feel a bit like an outdoor camper sometimes, like I should clean the mess I left, no litter...so this is for sure a personal concern, but personally and kindly speaking, it's too much.

 

[rabidfox]

So stop adding bulky chests that appear after you kill event champions and contain a doublon or a mote or an ice fragment.

I like the event chests, they make it feel like an event is actually going on. I wish they dropped more stuff in them so I could 100% avoid having to run crystal cove challenge (over and over and over) for loot and could just get it via the event champ chests.

 

[Positive thinking]

I like the event chests, they make it feel like an event is actually going on. I wish they dropped more stuff in them so I could 100% avoid having to run crystal cove challenge (over and over and over) for loot and could just get it via the event champ chests.

True, but it would be nice if we could turn the champs in quest off during the event much like the mimic event allows regular play to not be affected by events.

 

[rabidfox]

True, but it would be nice if we could turn the champs in quest off during the event much like the mimic event allows regular play to not be affected by events.

Absolutely. I'd love more toggles all around for quests and fine tuning difficulties. I want a toggle for using the HC champs on live servers. I can understand why folks wouldn't want the event champs too.

 

[Jasparius]

Great. Now I have to decide whether its worth looking up what gacha means.

At the moment Im going with no.

 

[Elfishski]

I like the event chests, they make it feel like an event is actually going on. I wish they dropped more stuff in them so I could 100% avoid having to run crystal cove challenge (over and over and over) for loot and could just get it via the event champ chests.

I would like event chests to drop with significantly reduced probability but way more stuff in them so you're actually excited by them not "I can't help myself from stopping to open this but it's 1 copper doubloon".