Spiral Knights - Length of run and its influence on the wheel prize

Length of run and its influence on the wheel prize

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Tue, 10/11/2011 - 17:05

Aatu

I wanted to see if the length of the run has any influence on the wheel prize. Therefore I made a full run (0-29) and a Tier3 random run, and listed the prizes.

The number represents the current level. Terminal levels are empty, because you don't get to spin the wheel in those. This was done in the current Vana gate (Oct 11th, 2011). This is just a heads-up so others don't need to do the same experiment to find out about it.

Here are the results for the full run:

1. 5cr
2. Small heart
3. 10cr

5. 5cr
6. 10cr
7. 10cr

9. Small heart
10. Sharp Fang
11. 5cr
12. 10cr

14. 5cr
15. 25cr
16. 5cr
17. 25cr

19. Big Heart
20. Brimstone
21. 25cr
22. 25cr

24. 25cr
25. Nightshade
26. Light Shard
27. 25cr
28. Super Sleep Vial (Oh come on !! Like I'm gonna need it in the last terminal...)

And this is from random joining the Tier3 of the same Vana gate:

22: Big Heart (Gee, thanks. Just the thing I needed before going to mid-terminal.)
24: 10cr
25: Remedy
26: 25cr
27: 10cr
28: 25cr

Conclusion: The length of the run has practically no influence on the wheel prize, only the depth has. And if someone paid attention, you'll see that I didn't get a single box. Full run from 0 to 29. Furthermore, I've NEVER gotten a box yet. Are they really that rare, or am I just so unlucky?

Disclaimer: Yes, I know one instance doesn't make statistically very viable proof. But it does make you wonder... Furthermore, I don't know how "common" this knowledge is, so sorry if it was already obvious.

Tue, 10/11/2011 - 17:22

Mentro

i got a box on my first spin

i got a box on my first spin on depth 1.and i put it in a lottery that cost 50 cr to enter......................so i pretty much gave it to somebody for 50cr.(yes i know this doesnt have anything to do with that but im bored and i cant play the game at the library): (

Tue, 10/11/2011 - 18:18

Starlinvf

Most libraries have a small

You could just.... I don't know, READ!!

Tue, 10/11/2011 - 18:20

Jim-Dale

@starlinvf

I didn't know this forum had rude homosexuals.

Tue, 10/11/2011 - 18:21

Enigmaticlogic

Reading is good.

Yes.

Tue, 10/11/2011 - 18:31

Khamsin

"Are they really that rare,

"Are they really that rare, or am I just so unlucky?"

You're unlucky. I got three today. Two of them were in a row. Do more Tier 3 Strata 6.

Tue, 10/11/2011 - 18:35

Starlinvf

@Jim-Dale

Granted the library has free internet, even if its filtered in most cases... but they exist for a much broader purpose then checking emails and skimming forums. If your bored in a library, you really need to think about where you are and what your doing there. If you really have nothing better to do, go find a good book and use that imagination thing you used to have before you discovered Xbox and internet porn. :P

And that link was obviously not main stream enough for you to understand

Tue, 10/11/2011 - 18:42

Jim-Dale

@starlinvf

Never return.

Anyway, I did find a consistent pattern in your data. All the rewards were useless.

Tue, 10/11/2011 - 21:13

Starlinvf

@Jim-Dale

And this is exactly why you can't have nice things. Can't even take a joke in stride, and pretty much revealed a lot about yourself in two sentences.

Back on topic. There are so many myths surrounding the prize wheel, its not even comical anymore. But at the very least, the data shows that prizes do scale with the tier.

Tue, 10/11/2011 - 21:43

Flash-Bang

---Back on topic. There are

---Back on topic. There are so many myths surrounding the prize wheel, its not even comical anymore. But at the very least, the data shows that prizes do scale with the tier.---

Was there ever any question about this? I thought even the announcement said that prizes would increase the deeper you went.

The boxes don't seem too rare. I think you're just unlucky. I basically just do a T2 run each day on my free energy, and I've gotten 5 boxes so far. I may just give them away lol.

Tue, 10/11/2011 - 22:03

#10

Starlinvf

For a little while there were

For a little while there were complaints about the wheel not giving the 25 crown prize (more conspiracy theories), and it turned out it was because they were in T1/T2.

Tue, 10/11/2011 - 23:49

#11

Mejezfeld

Lotteries suck. As do former singers turned audiobook readers.

/thread

I still haven't gotten any Lockboxes either.

Also I recommend the Dune series while you're in the Library. Or you can look up entomology because unless you're insect-phobic there's a boatload of variety about them

Wed, 10/12/2011 - 02:06

#12

Speetz

I have not gotten a single

I have not gotten a single box after about 50 rolls or so, maybe a little less.

*prays to the all-powerful yet sadistic "Prize Wheel" gods*

EDIT: Majority of those runs, as in about 3/4 - 2/3 or so, were T2. But still, come on!!@!1

Wed, 10/12/2011 - 02:22

#13

Flash-Bang

I may just start handing out

I may just start handing out lock boxes to those that plan on actually using them for themselves. As a free player, I doubt I'll ever actually open one on my own with the price of keys...and frankly I'm too lazy to sell boxes on the AH lol.

Wed, 10/12/2011 - 02:26

#14

Speetz

Idea; someone should do some

Idea; someone should do some testing for each strata, and keep a record of how many LBs they get, and I will do the same. Once we reach enough runs through each Tier, we can compare and see the differences from knight to knight regarding the Prize wheel. If someone wants to do this with me, contact me in game at IGN: Speetz.

It wouldn't take much to do and it would give you something to write down while the next level loads after the Wheel XD

Wed, 10/12/2011 - 03:50

#15

Cryoworld

I've gotten some decent rewards

Such as:
Lockbox after first JK stage
Full health after first JK stage(I had derped a bit in that stage, I was wearing vog at the time)

Other than that, nothing of any real note, just a bunch of minerals.

I do however seem to get random vials after I finish a tier though. Very odd.
Edit: Perhaps boss stages give better rewards?

Wed, 10/12/2011 - 05:09

#16

Speetz

Edit: Perhaps boss stages give better rewards?

Interesting idea; testing would need to be done but has anyone else experienced this?

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Length of run and its influence on the wheel prize