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PSA: Reskined weapons are not as expenisive as they first seem.

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Mon, 12/16/2013 - 09:23
Exerpa's picture
Exerpa

**Please double check my math**

[Partially copied from my thread in the suggestions forum]

To make a complete set of 5 items you need
525 treats
475 coal
375 stockings
375 ribbons
60 giftwraps.

What this means is a grinding player will walk away from this event in 1 of 6 scenarios:
1) Only the poison bomb
2) Only 1 other item
3) 1 item plus the poison bomb.
4) A set of 4 items, but not the poison bomb
5) All 5 items
6) goto line 1

So if you were wanting the sword and the gun, you might be suddenly surprised that by the time you have enough treats, you can also get the fire and freeze bomb!

Previously I felt I was only half way to getting anything (except poison) but it turns out its closer to a fifth of a full set. This is important, I was giving up hope (and motivation to continue) to get what I want but ultimately the goal line is buried under a convoluted split-mat system. I also think it is EXTREMELY important that everyone else also understands that the system is setup to encourage a full set, not individual items as seen with Black Kat and Apocrea.

Impressively sneaky. But perhaps too sneaky for its own good, hence the outcries.

Addendum:
You need 1750 mats, excluding the giftwrap (which should be the easiest to stock up on) and assuming you get around 20 of them in an elite run, that is just over 80 runs. Consider that you need to fight Vanaduke ~14 times to get the Fang of Vog then acquiring all 5 reskins would not be too dissimilar to earning 5 Fangs of Vog...

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 09:38
#1
Canine-Vladmir's picture
Canine-Vladmir
Let's See

Deadline is Jan 2, 2014
"a grinding player will walk away from this event in 1 of 6 scenarios"
"the system is setup to encourage a full set"
"You need 1750 mats"
"that is just over 80 runs"

Yea...well that missions donks for reskins and all I got is about 10 materials. but...uh...good luck to you.

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 09:47
#2
Rangerwillx's picture
Rangerwillx

Only 80 runs? Sign me up!
Oh, wait.

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 11:46
#3
Dibsville's picture
Dibsville
Oh my.

Hot dog! Only 80 runs!

I've done about 15 so far.

I have about 20 of some mats, 15 of some, 10 of some.

I've gone all the way 6 times on Elite.

I've used 20 Sparks.

I have 106 Sparks right now.

I'll definitely get all of them before the event is over.

Mon, 12/16/2013 - 12:12
#4
Skepticraven's picture
Skepticraven
Those seem like a good estimate

The current averages on elite say that it might be closer to 70 full runs for all the mats, with a close runner up of ~80 on advanced. That analysis doesn't have enough runs on normal to give reliable data (0 of the 3 runs gave giftwrap).

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 02:52
#5
Xtweeterx's picture
Xtweeterx
Is there any hope of me

Is there any hope of me getting the snowman head and seeing all the bosses wearing elf hats before the event ends?

I'm too lazy to tell how much winterfest materials I got. Here.

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