Just sharing my Pure Gacha experience.
For the longest time, RNG has never been fond of me, but in AoV, I got my luckiest draw last Christmas event in Valiant server. I was able to get both (yeah both) Ormarr and Natalya skins. My first reaction was to ask other players if they got them too because I believed then that everyone got them. Turns out it was random. Lucky me! I haven’t played any of them up to now.
Fast forward a month later. This time, Valiant server has this Pure Gacha (I think other servers have it too) featuring Thane. I don’t really play Thane that much except in 3v3 so my win rate for him is quite abysmal. I am trying to play him more soloQ hoping to bump it up a bit (a terrible method of upping with rate, IMO). Back to Pure Gacha, I never really paid attention to it until Zlaey mentioned it in our discord. I was not really planning to get it but I had 450+ worth of vouchers from daily bounties, so I thought what the heck, I’d probably get it since I have a lot and it’s free anyway! Also, I want to see if the RNG gods are smiling at me.
So I went in for a spin and boy I got spun real bad.
It started out at 5 vouchers with each succeeding spin increasing in value. I was not able to document how much the increment was but I ended up staring at 150 and finally noticed I just ran out of vouchers.
I was left with 17 vouchers and an important decision. Should I open up my wallet?
I thought of my “loots”. Most of them were shards of shit. I got the Elsu policeman skin that kinda resembles the Jakie Chan-looking character in Tekken which I forgot the name of. I don’t have the hero though. That would be another decision left to do on top of the more important matter.
Spin or not? If I miss, I’d be getting one of the two shitty prizes, so I thought I need a reassurance. If ever I miss, I’ll probably get it with the next spin. Off I went and got purchased vouchers. I had 360ish then.
I tapped Play and I was not even surprised when I got 90 gems. The next spin after 150 was 200. I am so deep in this so I gave it a go. I was sure I am going to get Thane.
But I didn’t
The fuck! “I’m not coughing off another 400 vouchers for that!” I said to myself and then found myself going out to purchase the last 400.
I did it. Geez I hate the way he carries his briefcase.
VERDICT: Is Pure Gacha worth it? Depends on how badly you want the skin. If you really want the skin, just be ready to pay the full voucher value (1.3Kish?). If you get it in the first spin, mad props to you!
Am I doing it again? Hell no! Not even for that robo-Maloch thingy.
Yes I am sure. I don’t like robots, ninjas, and pirates. Fuckingdangit! Stop me please if it arrives in Valiant.
LESSON LEARNED: RNG gods don’t smile. They only play tricks on us mortals.
The Omniscientist 