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[Raggedyman]

MoonUnitBeta, on 02 January 2016 - 02:03 PM, said:

For those interested, been keeping track of the grab-bag events just to use as a quick reference to how PGI divvies up the rewards, and how much the approx $ value it would be if we were to buy what they give away.

https://docs.google....dit?usp=sharing

The only thing is that the pie charts are more comprehensive in excel.. Oh well.

interesting. Thank you.

I'm not surprised Cockpit and CBills are the highest ranked items (items are none-game changing "thank yous" that get people interested in one of the most cosmetic elements of the games, CBill injections help give you a fix that could roll into members), but I am surprised that premium time and consumables are that low down.

[Deathlike]

Big Tin Man, on 05 January 2016 - 12:49 AM, said:

The Christmas events were about the same duration, and the first halloween event was shorter, so to compare xmas to xmas and halloween to halloween are somewhat fair, it just comes down to the question of if they changed the prize weighting that much. Also, this xmas event was gimped on overall MC value because mechbays were not given out. Where it gets interesting is the number of pulls.

For example:
Trick or treat 2 offered 25 bonus pulls for warhammer pre-order + up to 125 pulls for playing (with an easy bar to enter)
Trick or treat 1 offered unlimited pulls, but a harder scoring formula to qualify
Trick or treat 2 gave out 60% more MC value than 1.

Stocking stuffer 1 offered 100 pulls, no bonus pulls
Stocking stuffer 2 offered 150 pulls, and up to 50 bonus pulls for archer and rifleman preorders
Both used match score to qualify, fairly low bars as well. Both ran about the same duration too.
Stocking stuffer 2 gave out nearly double the MC equivalent of Stuffer 1. So what conclusions can we assume here?

I still prefer mechbays over cockpit items any day of the week.

It's not like the MC gains changed (doubt they've changed the rate of giving away paltry 5MC either).

Let's be clear though, it's not like Mechbays were given like candy (the rate was already low before - now it's nearly-non-existent as the mech prize was the only difference).

Edited by Deathlike, 05 January 2016 - 11:03 AM.

[Zolaz]

PGI likes having events. PGI doesnt like giving away mech bays and other things that people spend money on. Just play the events that give MC.