Lack of xmas collectables ... again!

[Xibor]

There is an achievement to make 5 'baskets of presents' - for that you need to find at least 125 of each type before end of event.
And if you do 2 sets every day ( which most players should be able do do ) you will probably find more.
So what is the problem ?
What most realy are complaining about it getting to many canes. If there only was 1/2 the actual amount of canes then noone probably would complain.
This is a game where at least a little work and patience is needed to get what you want.

My earlier posts are true within random definitions and overall I think that the game's random generator is good enough for general play. However there is no doubt that there are too many candy canes compared to the others. There must be some kind of weighting affecting one or the other.

Regardless I agree with the quoted post that there still should be enough to complete the achievements if that is the goal. It's unfortunate that it's not more balanced because that would allow for a few more lots of presents and also allow for some decent trading for players that are slightly ahead or behind on a particular item but there will be enough for the event completion.

[HFoC]

Thanks for the reports (especially collectable numbers)! We're investigating this!

I have a report:



Count em. Yup.

[Madorosu]

I have a report:

Spoiler

Count em. Yup.

In a system where the three types of collectibles have a truly equal chance of spawning, the chances of all nine in a single spawn coming up the same are (1/3)^9 which is approximately 0.0051%. I have not personally seen all 9 come up as candy canes, but I have seen 5, 6 and 7 plenty of times and even one 8. By contrast, the highest number of gingerbreads or bells I have seen in a single spawn is 4.

[lordloocan3]

All 9 found, 7 were canes 1 was bells and 1 was ginger, nice even spread, not.

[BiggusBellius]

Echo the OP ... what's the point of this when you don't get enough event drops to even complete the quest chain?

11 days in, which is now half-way through the event & I'm still short of 11 Christmas bells (14/25) & 7 gingerbreads (18/25) to complete the Bells, Candy & Gingerbread quest

[Ozzymandeus]

11 days in, which is now half-way through the event & I'm still short of 11 Christmas bells (14/25) & 7 gingerbreads (18/25) to complete the Bells, Candy & Gingerbread quest

A couple of days ago, I found myself helping a guildie to complete that initial quest, who was similarly short of Bells and Gingers (12 & 6 IIRC) and yet they had enough Candy for multiple baskets. For those of us who have been around for a while, it's easier to take in our stride, but it must be demoralising for newbies when, halfway through the event, they still can't seem to progress past a quest they got on day one!

[SnowBlizz]

Hilariously, this morning 7 instances of gingerbread, 2 of candy cane.

[Elco]

Second spawn of Christmas day and... not a single gingerbread in it... Way to kill the spirit

Edit: many thanks for the gifts!

[vigabrand]

every year we all get many more candy canes than anything else and BB r now investigating this, lol!

anyhoo, take ur time u got 3 weeks! i bet mutantkid got everything he wanted including achievments

[Qualan]

You have to make an effort not to get everything you wanted at christmas event- There are plenty of presents and gifts from BB to make all achievements easy and buying all buildings and generals no problem at all