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It's a "well-known" fact that in WoW new characters receive something awesome very quickly. It was not acknowledged by developers, but plenty of people includin
by vbezhenar 6y ago
It's a "well-known" fact that in WoW new characters receive something awesome very quickly. It was not acknowledged by developers, but plenty of people including me observed that behaviour.
- Bombthecat 6y agoHuh? Awesome for new chars? Like a super awesome weapon for lvl 10? You loose that weapon like 10 mins later?
- wongarsu 6y agoI assume he meant newly max-level chars. WoW tries to make anything but max-level very fast to push through.
- vbezhenar 6y agoAfter I dinged 120 level in BfA on new account, I got alpaca mount from the first world boss which is rare drop. My friend resubscribed after 3 years break and got Lich King mount from the first kill (also very rare drop).
- smileybarry 6y agoI think these are coincidences rather than planned/rigged drops. The first 3 times I ran Throne of Thunder for transmog, I got "Clutch of Ji-Kun" to drop. I thought it was a high-chance drop until a friend told me he was trying to get it for years. (2.69% chance according to Wowhead) I was subbed for a while, started playing a while before then, nothing to suggest it was gamed to keep me going.
- amcoastal 6y agoThis is simply not true. You don't get anything you would keep for more than a couple days until near the end game.
- falcolas 6y agoDoes how long you keep it matter? I wouldn’t think so, since the dopamine hit only lasts a few seconds. In fact, replacing it quickly would only reinforce the skinner box cycle.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoEh? That would make them keep playing for those few days though, wouldn't it? That's the most important thing with subscription based games like WoW, keep them playing.
- abecedarius 6y agoRelevant quote from Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20362498 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20362498): > The first time I was in Las Vegas I sat down and figured out the odds for everything, and I discovered that the odds for the crap table were something like .493. If I bet a dollar, it would only cost me 1.4 cents. So I thought to myself, "Why am I so reluctant to bet? It hardly costs anything!" > So I started betting, and right away I lost five dollars in succession--one, two, three, four, five. I was supposed to be out only seven cents; instead, I was five dollars behind! I've never gambled since then (with my own money, that is). I'm very lucky that I started off losing.