Watch the ExileCon Livestream and Win Microtransactions with Twitch Drops!

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EstocSlayer wrote:

Pretty sure it didn't say "average" before... funny how the site went down for "maintenance" for a couple of minutes this morning and now it says "average".

I smell a coverup.

it was always "average", even before exilecon

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Xystre wrote:

I didn't even get a "gift" to begin with.

I decided to stop supporting future events and supporter packs no matter how good future leagues will be.

This is the last badge I will ever use:



0 drop gang represent!

same

thanks again GGG i love my new mtx

Was looking forward to future supporter packs, because I love the game and want to support it... never buying anything again. If they want to give out hundreds of pounds worth of stuff to some people and completely ignore others then I'm not interested. They should have done a free mtx across the board for everyone but make it random... terrible control of the situation, misleading wording just to get views.

Not the type of company I want to support

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Xystre wrote:

I didn't even get a "gift" to begin with.

I decided to stop supporting future events and supporter packs no matter how good future leagues will be.

This is the last badge I will ever use:



0 drop gang represent!

cool.

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blg_RealiZe wrote:

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Breakleg wrote:

Well this went as well as I thought it would, people don't realize how low 1.5%/3.0% drop chance actually is. People like to think they special and are going to drop all the items shown. Now its just left a bad taste in the viewers mouth. GGG should have given at least 1 roll guaranteed instead of shooting themselves in the foot.

99% chance to get at least 1 drop after 15 hours of watching is low for you?

You really think that system works like this? Of course u are mad about that with lack of knowledge about Twitch Drops. Not sure how you ended up with the number 99 for this.

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Xystre wrote:

0 drop gang represent!

Good one.
That is why I would never ever buy any lootbox. Hidden surprise mechanics is a surprise mechanics by itself.

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MackBesmirch wrote:

For everyone who says they wasted their weekend...

(1) Watching the convention -- a huge deal for GGG and many supporters alike -- but caring only about the RNG of an MTX... which, let's face it, you could also just buy... re-examine your priorities and what exactly you like about the game.

Maybe watching the convention was a huge deal for GGG but for many of us watching whole stream during NZ prime time was really inconvenient (it was night till early morning in EU time zone). Without "twitch drops" many of us probably would stop right after main presentation and re-watch other stuff later with a fresh head. "Twitch drops" were incentive, designed to keep you "right there right now" (hence stupid 5 minute RNG frequency)and GGG failed to deliver.

Regarding second point "let's face it, you could also just buy".
Let's face it: PoE MTX is overpriced and can be fucking expensive in different parts of the world. Even with regional prices (which are not universal) it's still not worth it. In Warframe I can buy whole warframe\weapon\item skin from Tennogen for 1.5$ via Steam. In PoE it's how much? 30-40$ on average for armor bundle? MTX is short for MICRO transactions, not MACRO. That's why I will never consider buying cosmetics in PoE - it 's just feels stupid and doesn't feels like money well spent (stashes on the other hand at least useful).

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MackBesmirch wrote:

(2) No one said you had to literally watch it! You know how some people leave the telly on for their dog when they leave the house, even though it is a waste of electricity? You can leave your browser open and viewing the livestream while you go hiking or hang w friends or whatever the hell else you do on a weekend other than play the game.

And also, y'all, you can tune into the livestream and be AFK... people do it in trade all the time (grrr....)

Sure thing. But stream stopped many times and required reloading for a lot of people so many stayed all night and watched to avoid this.

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darkilein1 wrote:

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blg_RealiZe wrote:

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Breakleg wrote:

Well this went as well as I thought it would, people don't realize how low 1.5%/3.0% drop chance actually is. People like to think they special and are going to drop all the items shown. Now its just left a bad taste in the viewers mouth. GGG should have given at least 1 roll guaranteed instead of shooting themselves in the foot.

99% chance to get at least 1 drop after 15 hours of watching is low for you?

You really think that system works like this? Of course u are mad about that with lack of knowledge about Twitch Drops. Not sure how you ended up with the number 99 for this.

480 minutes of watching stream at day 1
420 minutes day 2
96 attempts to roll 1.5% at day 1 = 23.4357% chance to get nothing
84 attempts to roll 3% at day 2 - 7.74151% chance to get nothing

Then put these numbers in probability calculator an check the line "Probability that neither A or B occurs. And it's = 1.814277%
1.8% to get nothing

https://www.omnicalculator.com/statistics/probability?c=RUB&v=not_b:7.74151!perc,not_a:23.4357!perc

I hope you are able to comprehend it. Probably not, otherwise you would not accuse others with the "lack of knowledge"

p.s. I'm not mad, I got 2 drops (bad ones - pet and weapon effect, will never use them but it's not nothing). I'm just impressed with the amount of people that got 0 items after watching the whole event, something is definitely wrong

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EstocSlayer wrote:

While the ExileCon event as a whole was great, they have broken a lot of trust with their false promises and delayed/lackluster communication.

GGG's are korangi. I don't know the right word in Oriathan, but in Karui it means 'those who wins wars with false promises'.