If you can't unlock a golden ticket... Read This

[KILL ME NOW]

I've seen it asked a lot, so I'm making a post about it.

Having the achievement for all painted fish is not enough to unlock the golden tickets. The achievement only requires fish to Legendary rarity to unlock; whilst the golden tickets require the painted MYTHIC as well.
Thus 25/26 reflects the achievement but also shows that you do not have the mythic.

[Arachnodose]

Thank you

[critraider]

I have several adult banded angel fish for the reef collection and that was the last fish I needed for the set and it's still not showing that it's unlocked for me.

[KILL ME NOW]

Originally posted by critraider:

I have several adult banded angel fish for the reef collection and that was the last fish I needed for the set and it's still not showing that it's unlocked for me. :crying_yeti:

Are they the painted ones? If not, that will be the problem; if they are painted, then you'll need to log a bug report is my guess.

Sorry if that isn't helpful; I only know from my own experience that I needed the painted mythics (still need 2) to unlock the golden tickets & that a lot of people aren't seeming to realise that the TOTAL painted fish is different to the achievement requirements - & are also getting inaccurate or incomplete advice from people, which was why I made this thread.

[Edit: Just saw your post (specifying PAINTED mythics) in another thread; my advice is to follow through with the developer. Sorry about that.]

[Baby Bear]

do you happen to know how hard it is to get mythic painted?

[KILL ME NOW]

Originally posted by Baby Bear:

do you happen to know how hard it is to get mythic painted?

Not statistically, but ... very. I've been playing since the game came out I believe (or very soon afterwards), & a couple I got ridiculously easily/quickly, but I am also still trying for 2 of them (not including the latest pack release, I've not started hunting it yet.)

[Baby Bear]

Originally posted by Let Me Die:

Originally posted by Baby Bear:

do you happen to know how hard it is to get mythic painted?

Not statistically, but ... very. I've been playing since the game came out I believe (or very soon afterwards), & a couple I got ridiculously easily/quickly, but I am also still trying for 2 of them (not including the latest pack release, I've not started hunting it yet.)

im currently going for the painted mythics and im now 19 polka dot rays in and not a single painted one yet. is that normal?

[KILL ME NOW]

Originally posted by Baby Bear:

Originally posted by Let Me Die:

Not statistically, but ... very. I've been playing since the game came out I believe (or very soon afterwards), & a couple I got ridiculously easily/quickly, but I am also still trying for 2 of them (not including the latest pack release, I've not started hunting it yet.)

im currently going for the painted mythics and im now 19 polka dot rays in and not a single painted one yet. is that normal?

For me, yes. I don't know about other people though.

For example I have the Golden ticket for that group open & the golden collection completed. However because I am out of enough money to buy the gold packs I do need, & am still hunting 2 of the salt water mythics, my freshwater search is currently for Rainbows from Freshwater Friends. I thought the balance of the RNG must be off I was collecting so many golden polka dot stingrays. I still have 21 & sold I don't know how many...

[WolfiePwnzU]

Originally posted by Baby Bear:

im currently going for the painted mythics and im now 19 polka dot rays in and not a single painted one yet. is that normal?

Not sure the exact stats but saw this from another thread on Golden fish (before Golden Tickets added)

Originally posted by plasitonic:

If you are looking for Gold Rares, Epics and Legendaries, keep in mind that the 4th card from a pack is never Common. Meaning, if a Gold or Rainbow were to land on the 4th slot of a pack opening, the chances go up significantly.
Gold chance from slot 1-3 > slot 4:
Rare - 2.76% > 69%
Epic - 1.04% > 26%
Legendary - 0.18% > 4.5%
Mythic (not required for achievements anyway) - 0.02% > 0.5%.
Knowing this, and knowing the guaranteed Gold drop is 1 in 1024

[Baby Bear]

Originally posted by Let Me Die:

Originally posted by Baby Bear:

im currently going for the painted mythics and im now 19 polka dot rays in and not a single painted one yet. is that normal?

For me, yes. I don't know about other people though.

For example I have the Golden ticket for that group open & the golden collection completed. However because I am out of enough money to buy the gold packs I do need, & am still hunting 2 of the salt water mythics, my freshwater search is currently for Rainbows from Freshwater Friends. I thought the balance of the RNG must be off I was collecting so many golden polka dot stingrays. I still have 21 & sold I don't know how many...

im now at 37 normal rays. this is killing me lol

[Baby Bear]

Originally posted by WolfiePwnzU:

Originally posted by Baby Bear:

im currently going for the painted mythics and im now 19 polka dot rays in and not a single painted one yet. is that normal?

Not sure the exact stats but saw this from another thread on Golden fish (before Golden Tickets added)

Originally posted by plasitonic:

If you are looking for Gold Rares, Epics and Legendaries, keep in mind that the 4th card from a pack is never Common. Meaning, if a Gold or Rainbow were to land on the 4th slot of a pack opening, the chances go up significantly.
Gold chance from slot 1-3 > slot 4:
Rare - 2.76% > 69%
Epic - 1.04% > 26%
Legendary - 0.18% > 4.5%
Mythic (not required for achievements anyway) - 0.02% > 0.5%.
Knowing this, and knowing the guaranteed Gold drop is 1 in 1024

thats good to know. thank you

[(:AR:)-Paradox]

Originally posted by Baby Bear:

Originally posted by Let Me Die:

For me, yes. I don't know about other people though.

For example I have the Golden ticket for that group open & the golden collection completed. However because I am out of enough money to buy the gold packs I do need, & am still hunting 2 of the salt water mythics, my freshwater search is currently for Rainbows from Freshwater Friends. I thought the balance of the RNG must be off I was collecting so many golden polka dot stingrays. I still have 21 & sold I don't know how many...

im now at 37 normal rays. this is killing me lol

Got almost all my painted mythics early on, painted colossal squid is my last and I'm at well over 200 normal mythics. I'm going to accidentally collect the full set of golds before I can get the golden ticket.

[KILL ME NOW]

Originally posted by (:AR:)-Paradox:

Originally posted by Baby Bear:

im now at 37 normal rays. this is killing me lol

Got almost all my painted mythics early on, painted colossal squid is my last and I'm at well over 200 normal mythics. I'm going to accidentally collect the full set of golds before I can get the golden ticket.

Hehe. So you'll have the honour of being one of the select few who didn't need to use a ticket! I'd be proud myself - I was close, but... Meh, I'm not above accepting help... There's still the rainbows to deal with! (Golden ticket increases that chance, too. **Increases chance, no guarantees - you may collect them all naturally before one shows in your packs, it just depends on the roll of the dice.)

[ylylyl]

yeah...

[SubDome]

I was having this issue, so I came and read this post. I settled in for a grind and bought my first tankful of fish. Instant Painted Mythic :)

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Originally posted by SubDome:

I was having this issue, so I came and read this post. I settled in for a grind and bought my first tankful of fish. Instant Painted Mythic :)

& then there are the lucky ones!
Personally I've had a mixed bag. My freshwater painted mythics came fairly (comparatively) quickly; but I've got 3 saltwaters to get still - although 1 is the Pelagic group which I figure isn't unreasonable.
What I did notice with my mythics (especially plain & gold for some reason) is that once I had gotten one, I was inundated with the things! 😂