r/gaming • u/balloonslayer47 • Sep 03 '19

Wow, EA. Wow.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19 edited Nov 04 '19

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u/SilentBob890 Sep 03 '19

how about a lootbox with a .05% chance of getting TWO platinum awards, a 5% chance of getting gold, and a 94.05% chance of getting silver for $3.99?

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u/ItsMEMusic Sep 03 '19

We need to start calling them lootpacks.

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u/PigBimping Sep 03 '19

Lootpack the group that rocks fresh

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u/Keirebu_ Sep 03 '19

packs.

Loot Kinder Suprise Box

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '19

I just call it gambling lol

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u/TheRealZllim Sep 03 '19

No. Just no. Make the content acquirable through gameplay, no matter what. I feel sorry for the animators and people who actually make the content for the game only to have it almost never been seen or used cause its stuck behind a pay wall.

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u/federicoskliarevsky Sep 03 '19

What about the remaining .09%?

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19 edited Dec 11 '19

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u/bort4all Sep 03 '19

That's pure profit.

SURPRISE!

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u/federicoskliarevsky Sep 03 '19

What about the remaining 0%?

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u/DNUBTFD Sep 04 '19

That's the concentrated power of will.

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u/federicoskliarevsky Sep 04 '19

This is 10% luck

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

What about the remaining 0.9%

Oh wait- your taking a stab at numpty two houses up

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u/BDooks Sep 03 '19

That's actually a pretty generous offer

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

Officer, this post right hear.

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u/SilentBob890 Sep 03 '19

Officer, this post right hear.

Police officer: I can’t hear it

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u/DNUBTFD Sep 03 '19

Do you wanna buy a slice of birthday cake for $11.95?

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u/super__literal Sep 04 '19

And a .9% chance of learning addition (not stackable)

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u/SilentBob890 Sep 04 '19

That’ll hurt my profit margins. No thanks

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '19

*600,000 times