Lucky Pinata isn't lucky at all

[DerpingOnSunshine]

Opened 100 pinatas (for 6 million SL) and got nothing but 50% or less boosters, random wagers and small amounts of SL (<50k). Ridiculous! Knowing how War Thunder balances their game and lootboxes, however, it makes perfect sense.

[ZEONesp]

They are pure scam, don't waste your lions...late sorry

[† Neromer †]

S in Snail means SCAM

[Sull]

Every time SL lootboxes are sold posts start flooding here and on Reddit with people seemingly in utter shock that the drop rates are low and heroically informing the masses that they bought a million billion trillion boxes so the rest of us don't have to.. Are you people just trying to weird flex that you had a few millions SL to piss away or what's the deal?

[Canadian Guitar]

Originally posted by Sull:

Every time SL lootboxes are sold posts start flooding here and on Reddit with people seemingly in utter shock that the drop rates are low and heroically informing the masses that they bought a million billion trillion boxes so the rest of us don't have to.. Are you people just trying to weird flex that you had a few millions SL to piss away or what's the deal?

Where's all the posts of people buying lottery tickets and being shocked they didn't win?

[DerpingOnSunshine]

Originally posted by Sull:

Every time SL lootboxes are sold posts start flooding here and on Reddit with people seemingly in utter shock that the drop rates are low and heroically informing the masses that they bought a million billion trillion boxes so the rest of us don't have to.. Are you people just trying to weird flex that you had a few millions SL to piss away or what's the deal?

That was not my intention but it seems like you are self conscious about how many Silver Lions you have. For the record, I still have 30+ Million SL, so it was a no-brainer to at least give it a shot :)

[Sull]

Originally posted by Canadian Guitar:

Where's all the posts of people buying lottery tickets and being shocked they didn't win?

Right?

Originally posted by DerpingOnSunshine:

That was not my intention but it seems like you are self conscious about how many Silver Lions you have. For the record, I still have 30+ Million SL, so it was a no-brainer to at least give it a shot :)

Not at all I'm around a comfy 6 mil currently, having given in to temptation of a few boxes here and there but have unlocked ♥♥♥♥ to buy in so many TTs that will run way more than that even on the sale I'm saving it for so trying to keep my inner gambling addict sated without letting it go ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.. I would most likely have spent more than what you have if I had the sums you do but I don't get the need to report on it when 95% of people knew your results before you first contemplated your chance based sHOPEing(Kinda pleased with that one tbh) spreee

[Chikuwu]

Well, if you noticed, SL can be bought with real life currency.

Lootbox events in Gaijin games are a scam, plain and simple. Its meant to make you use up your SL so you regret it and pay Gaijin to get it back. Simple as that.

For example, rarest items in CSGO crates (which you can sell back for real money) drop rate is 0.25%. Those things wary from 40 dollars to 2000 dollars in value on market and out of steam marketplaces.

Lets compare to for example, Vehicle drop rate in war thunder. 0.001%. You have 2500 times bigger chance in getting the rarest items in CSGO crates than getting a vehicle (or a million SL) in war thunder crate.

You also have a higher chance to get struck by lightning IRL (0.02% chance) than getting a vehicle (0.001%) In a crate.

[DerpingOnSunshine]

Originally posted by Chikuwu:

Well, if you noticed, SL can be bought with real life currency.

Lootbox events in Gaijin games are a scam, plain and simple. Its meant to make you use up your SL so you regret it and pay Gaijin to get it back. Simple as that.

For example, rarest items in CSGO crates (which you can sell back for real money) drop rate is 0.25%. Those things wary from 40 dollars to 2000 dollars in value on market and out of steam marketplaces.

Lets compare to for example, Vehicle drop rate in war thunder. 0.001%. You have 2500 times bigger chance in getting the rarest items in CSGO crates than getting a vehicle (or a million SL) in war thunder crate.

You also have a higher chance to get struck by lightning IRL (0.02% chance) than getting a vehicle (0.001%) In a crate.

Didn't know the actual numbers were available, very interesting! In-game they don't tell you the chance, just show you a side of a dice, which makes it seem like a 1/6 chance- purposefully deceptive it seems like

[Neo Genesis]

They're nothing but a money sink... They want people to waste their SL buying useless junk so they'll feel like they need to buy premium vehicles and/or a premium account.

Someone worked it out... The odds are higher that you'll die riding a motorcycle than you are to get a vehicle of of those things.

It's like a casino, the house always wins!

[slavic doggo]

Originally posted by Chikuwu:

Well, if you noticed, SL can be bought with real life currency.

Lootbox events in Gaijin games are a scam, plain and simple. Its meant to make you use up your SL so you regret it and pay Gaijin to get it back. Simple as that.

For example, rarest items in CSGO crates (which you can sell back for real money) drop rate is 0.25%. Those things wary from 40 dollars to 2000 dollars in value on market and out of steam marketplaces.

Lets compare to for example, Vehicle drop rate in war thunder. 0.001%. You have 2500 times bigger chance in getting the rarest items in CSGO crates than getting a vehicle (or a million SL) in war thunder crate.

You also have a higher chance to get struck by lightning IRL (0.02% chance) than getting a vehicle (0.001%) In a crate.

the 0.001% is only for the object 267 others a bit higher but still low

[mogami_99]

I have gotten everything I wanted so far.

[Rommell8]

do golden eagle wagers drop in the crates? and what % if they do... I'd blast a few million silver for a chance at those

[mogami_99]

I have never seen a wager that pays GE ever

[Canadian Guitar]

Originally posted by mogami_99:

I have never seen a wager that pays GE ever

They have been weened out of the game.

[Jero]

I was playing with my friend and on his 4th box opening he got a AU-1 plane coupon, he sold it for 180 Gaijin coins. So it is possible, you just have shait luck.