October/November 2019: Portal Drop Rates - the Ignoring, the Deceit, and what it takes for the Playerbase to be Heard.
Back in October 2019, one of the most mathematical minds to grace these forums posted that
and
He proceeded to create a very comprehensive post demonstrating beyond reasonable doubt that there was a problem with the drop rates ( Chaos Portal drop rate displays are incorrect (and the math that shows why, and what to do about it) ): given the Devs’ history of dismissing player feedback, particularly when it relates to drop rates’ programming shortcomings, he started his post with “Before you change this to [Not a Bug] without reading because it is about drop rates, this is math backed and the rates displayed aren’t even close to what is being sampled.”
In a second thread by Mithran aimed at Data Gathering ( Data Gathering - Portal Drop Rates ), a Dev posted that
followed by
in a post of her own where she’s trying to navigate the situation now that they could no longer ignore it ( Portal Drop Rates - the Why, the How, and the Solution ). Said current drop rates would be closer to a 45-55, instead of the currently displayed 70-30.
Shortly afterward, mortr spotted that the displayed drop tables had been marginally changed while retaining the 70-30 ratio, thus contradicting the Dev’s claim that things would be adjusted to the expected 45-55 ( Portal Drop Rates - the Why, the How, and the Solution - #41 by mortr).
Despite the Dev’s earlier assertion and reiteration ‘several times’, they had decided to do something else and effect the Ninja Nerf to the detriment of the Playerbase. It would seem that such deceit and blatantly going back on their word is not considered ‘morally wrong’ enough for the Devs to not engage in such practices ( [Not a bug] Repeat Legendary Tasks - #28 by Saltypatra ).
Fortunately in this case the backlash from the Playerbase was strong enough to nudge the devs’ morality gauge back to implement their previous promises.
As it stands, the Devs will listen to the Playerbase when cornered either by facts/data and/or the sound of wallets closing up on them.
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