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Gordon Hughes
10-31-2012, 04:32 PM
Hello,
Query about the Halloween Mask special. At the end of the timer will we be able to swop extra masks with allies to complete? As at the moment I have managed to snag 1 tank and have 19 masks of various guises, but the Vampire mask is deficient in it's absence.
And as it's getting nearer to midnight I need them to attack the ghosties. I'm scared.....
Thanks
MINUTEMAN64

Alex
11-01-2012, 04:06 AM
Hi Gordon,
The Halloween Mask event was balanced from the start to allow each individual player to gather at least one tank, with many players making an average of two tanks. There's also balancing issues we had to take into account for a unit like this. At the moment, there's still a heavy 10 hours left of the promotion, so no need to panic yet.

And we are considering your idea for future special events, so thank you.

Gordon Hughes
11-01-2012, 06:36 AM
Hi Alex,
Thanks for the reply. Will avidly collect and cross my fingers for the mask I need in these last few hours. :)
Thanks
Gordon

Gordon Hughes
11-01-2012, 11:45 AM
Hi Alex,
150 minutes left and I have 24 masks and still no vampire mask. So my balance of booty was 1 tank. When several players have 6 or more tanks. Or are these players making these figures up?
Thank you for the 1 tank as it saved me 44 gold.
Just sitting here now waiting for the ghosts and ghouls to tear my soul out and sell it to the devil. :)
Cheers
MINUTEMAN64

AtticGeneral
11-01-2012, 12:33 PM
well thank you devs, what a bad idea, why not just give a mask each day instead so we all get one.
at this time theres 1 hr left on the clock and i have not got one, so unless you let us exchange, me, a daily player wont get one.

Light the jack-o'-lantern! Instant light the jack-o'-lantern for 5 gold!

x4

x5

x0

x2

x5

x2
Trade all for:

Trade

AtticGeneral
11-01-2012, 01:03 PM
oh and btw i brought 3 with gold, still didnt get one :(

Gordon Hughes
11-01-2012, 05:26 PM
my soul belongs to the devil and i used gold as well. what a complete numpty I was.
I'm off to the bottom of the garden to eat worms............stomp stomp stomp

Joel Vanwijnsberghe
11-02-2012, 02:06 AM
hello , did recieve a fair share for free so thank you
shame this was not the same for everyone,
is there a chance we can trade all mask who remains between players?
thx

Alex
11-02-2012, 08:11 AM
Hi everyone,
As I've said, the event was balanced in way that active players could easily obtain at least one tank, with many making an average of about 2, while others bought them directly from the Marketplace, thus bypassing the need of masks. All the masks had the exact same drop chance, so the only important factor that could influence the game was luck. The unit is pretty powerful and we had to be careful with how it is obtained.

At the total time available for the event - 100 hours - there was an average of about 31 masks that could be obtained. Even without stalking the timer, many players could easily gather at least 20 masks, at which point the chance of getting at least one tank were over 90%. Of course, getting more than 20 masks also increased the chances for commandeering one.

We thought about different trade systems, but there aren't any easy ways to implement one without angering some category of players (patient ones, the ones that got lots of masks but few tanks or the ones that payed gold, either for masks or for tanks directly) - BUT we are already making adjustments for future events and taking some of your suggestions into account, so thank you.

Mxlplx
11-03-2012, 12:56 AM
No tank for me, and I played the hell out of it! Should have been able to trade with allies. Thanx for...........well nothin!

lastmanstanding
11-03-2012, 08:36 AM
hi Alex, I 'm one of those daily player guys that didnt got the "luck" to have the free tank even spending some gold and lost some sleep time due to waiting for the 3 hours regular mask time. some got more and some got one but a lot didnt get it. we felt cheated. please give an extended time for us to get the one vampire mask that was do difficutl to get , so we can grt the free tank for this halloween. thank you.

AtticGeneral
11-03-2012, 11:46 AM
nice reply admin, but you are still wrong. check my log, i collect all i could and im always playing and i didnt get one.
so your maths on how many you get are wrong arnt they?

many players could easily gather at least 20 masks, at which point the chance of getting at least one tank were over 90%

i posted earlier, i got 18 masks so my % should of been higher than 0%

Garngadblue
11-04-2012, 03:10 AM
Waste of time for a lot of people. Give those who never got one a free one.

Alex
11-05-2012, 06:07 AM
Hi everyone,
I'll have to repeat, all the masks had the exact same drop chance, so the only remaining major factor was luck. No one was forced to use gold and giving away free masks or tanks would not sit well with those that did. Our intention for the event - offering at least one tank to most players - was achieved, with no intervention beyond that offered by the drop chance of the masks.
The tank is a pretty powerful unit, but it can still be countered by active and powerful players. Beyond that, there's not much we can do without upsetting someone.

And again, we are already considering new ideas for future events and will also try to incorporate suggestions from the players, so please keep those coming. Thanks.

ras putin
11-05-2012, 06:41 AM
Which brings to mind the old adage.
You can please some of the people some of the time but you can't please all of the people all of the time.
Personally I was quite happy with the way it worked out, got a couple of tanks, spent a little gold as well, so with the luck factor and the gold I had a modicum of success, I could probably have gotten more, but work sometimes gets in the way.
I liked the system, maybe the 3 hours was a bit long to wait, but hey ho, satisfied all the same, thanks devs, it's a good unit.

ras putin
11-05-2012, 06:42 AM
Waste of time for a lot of people. Give those who never got one a free one.

And you would have been doing WHAT with all this wasted time you saved?
It was a freebie, stop being a nonce.

Gordon Hughes
11-06-2012, 06:15 PM
I got one tank and stayed up for four days. It was nice to think someone wanted me that much. Sat at the keyboard for 6000 minutes waiting, like it was Christmas and Santa being a bit broke. So I was reluctantly happy with one , but secretly wanted hundreds......
any way must go, the butlers say I need to put my special white jacket on... :)