yes.
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Well 20 million SL later after attempting to roll the Soviet p-63a-10, the literal only thing I don’t have in the chest i got a grand total of zilch. i rolled an Insta-redeemed Bussard, a boat I have had since 2021, so all in all, I just have a pile of boosters to now burn through and backups. I dont know why i bother. They really should group all the vehicles into a single drop pool, with the is-7 seperate if they want to keep it rare, as i must have put 100 million sl into these crates in an attempt to get the two soviet air cobras in them over the years they have been doing this and still have zilch to show for it.
its just a shame, as for a collector this is simply a sl burn with a pile of 3 day to use boosters and more backup vehicle vouchers than i will ever use.
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No one forced you to use all those boosters all at once. Why would you do that? You have a month to buy the suitcases slowly over time, and go through any boosters you get.
I agree with a lot of people’s feelings that you should not be able to roll duplicates. It only disincentivizes older players, which they should be working to keep around.
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I have suggested it every time it rolls around, but they don’t seem to care, it would be a massive quality of life thing, and wouldn’t affect the market either, so i am not sure why they don’t implement it, as it already exists for stuff like the decals and decorations in this very box.
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Yeah, if they only changed the instant use drops, and kept the coupons the same (fully random) everything would be ok. Furthermore, a lot of the older players are trying to get vehicles that you can’t even get in the market, making it matter even less.
@Stona_WT I am seeing a lot of people (here and in other places/chat rooms) who are choosing not to participate in the box events anymore. Because they have almost everything, they are trying for only 1 or 2 vehicles that cannot even be purchased in the marketplace (like the Ka-Chi). Especially as the game gets more and more mature, more and more players are reaching this threshold. The instant use vehicle drops should be changed to NEVER give you a duplicate/one you already have. And I personally agree that 1 million SL for a duplicate is a very rude slap in the face.
Dangling an event once a year (per batch of vehicles) in front of your most loyal customers who have a near 0 chance to get something they don’t have is not a wise business decision. These players are not going to keep wasting their time and efforts on these box events. It is just the opposite, it leaves a bad taste in everyone’s mouth and will only have the effect of pushing them away and/or convince them to stop playing because they feel like they are being duped.
Conversely though, a change to never getting duplicates would create a massive amount of attention and game play from your most loyal player base. There are many players who joined 1, 2, 3+ years after the game started who never had a chance for some of these rare/non purchasable vehicles. You would see a massive increase in users online, and active matches during the box events with this change.
Please change the next box event to only drop vehicles from the instant use boxes that you have not obtained (coupon mechanic is fine, as you can sell something you already have). It will only benefit the company, and create a lot of good will within the community. Thank you.
EDIT: More ideas, details, and math on possible changes to a no duplicate/direct choice drop system:
EDIT #2 (quote from an edit in my linked message above):
Only players who actually contribute to the company’s income should be able to enjoy the benefit of no duplicate drops from the toolbox events. Hence, why I think a Premium Time requirement is good for everyone. Especially a 180+ or 365+ day requirement:
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using one of this or u grind
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Buying SL is very inefficient 😂 Much better to get Premium Time, and 1 or 2 premium vehicles (if you want to use 2 in one match, get a couple that are close in Battle Rating). Premium time can actually more than double your SL rewards (depending on how much and what type of activity you have in a match). And Premium Vehicles never expire and give you 2.0x the SL rewards forever (the yellow colored 2.0x at the bottom of the Premium info cards).
Prem Time + Prem Vehicle = Profit. I can make 25k, 50k, and sometimes even 100k+ every tank match around 10.0 br. So, in 10-20 games I can make 1 million SL. Get the Prem Time/Prem Vehicles, best way if you really want to get as much SL as possible.
Basically how i feel, i have a minute chance to get the two items i actually want in these boxes, and when i get something else with the same minuscule drop rate it just feels like being spat in the face.
I have always been on top of events so i literally have everything but the P-63A-10 and C-5, but due to the law of odds it is increasingly likely that i will never get them based on how the drop rate works, which is a shame, as you would have thought dropping 100 million sl over the last few years would have been enough to get something like that, seeing as its the same amount as paying for say the Israel air tech tree XD
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That is a lot of boosters.
Too bad about expiration
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The expiration on them is the biggest issue with the boosters IMO, if you get 100 of them from 200 boxes you have to burn through them fast.
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I have been forcing myself to spread them out 😂 Really hard, and I still have millions of SL to buy boxes with. Though, I am now almost done grinding out the entire Swedish ground tree with all these RP boosters. Might “have to” finish up Germany too, even though I am loving the Swede tree.
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I dropped 20 million today, burned through the boosters i got though tbh i got more wagers and backups then i was expecting XD
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That’s a whole 11 crates - wtf you expect??
SMH…
ETA: Got another million SL for Buccaneer S.1 that I already have (as well as P-59A previously the same)
So far I’m about 7 million “down” after getting those 2 millions, various smaller SL rewards (incl 100k for a decoration I already had too!), and playing the SL bonuses on my games all day.
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i just got a T34 , i do not play tank but thanks Gaijin.
I spent about 7 mil SL.
I agree that something has to be done about duplicates. I got two dupes myself and the 1 mill SL did not really make a difference.
In my opinion, if you get a dupe, you can immediately pick another vehicle from the box. No RNG that time. I won two more vehicles, so it should only be fair for me to get two more vehicles.
Also, I am wondering if those boxes are gimped. Do the vehicles really all have the same odds aside from the IS-7? Because I have seen plenty of P-59A winners but not a single Ka-Chi winner. Also I saw a player on this very thread who received the exact same vehicle drops as me, even in the same Order. Very strange coincedence if you ask me.
Ofc Staff will deny everything.
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Gaijin stop giving me vehicles I already have!
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@Stona_WT please forward to Gaijin that the lootboxes, especially in their current form, are insufficient as a Rerun measure for previous Event Vehicles and cannot compensate the lack of a dedicated Rerun Event with guaranteed rewards. The duplicate issue needs to be addressed because 1 Million SL is not acceptable as it stands. We won vehicles and should get vehicles. Please tell Gaijin to fix this so we either cannot get Dupes, or even better, let players select a guaranteed vehicle of their own choice as compensation, maybe in exchange for the 1 million SL, or on top of it. Because as I see it, your RNG mechanics failed, so the player should be eligible to a vehicle of their own choice.
Also, I dissapprove of the deceptive 10 Box limit and that the SL is hard to see in the top right of the Screen. Those Lootboxes are already controversial from a legal point if view and even banned in some countries, so if Gaijin does not intend to introduce a dedicated Rerun Event with guaranteed rewards any time soon, then they need to be fairer and less deceptive with the boxes.
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Buying SL also needs to be reworked, 1.3 million for 3000 GE is not good. How about something like 10 Million for a fair price? More money for Gaijin, more quick SL for the Player. Win-Win situation.
I mean, i think thats the point.
Drain the player of SL via gambling. Frustrate them to a point where they spend money.