quickr Players 1,301 posts 19,591 battles Report post #1 Posted August 21, 2020 So WGs idea of summer sale is: we buy some tokens, then we gamble with containers? This is the stupidest "summer sale" I've ever seen. Is the average WOWS player really such a gambling addict? Why can't we get 50% off all ships, and just pick whichever ship we fancy getting? Surely it would spark more interest with players. Or am I just so out of loop what players these days really want. 59 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[STEEL] PeteEarthling [STEEL] Players 660 posts Report post #2 Posted August 21, 2020 1 hour ago, quickr said: This is the stupidest "summer sale" I've ever seen. They are selling lottery tickets called "summer sale tokens"... 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[JRM] Yedwy Players 7,050 posts Report post #3 Posted August 21, 2020 No way, lottery is not sale, I remember when we had actual sales, mr WOWS CEO needs some grounding done, this what the marketing blokes are doing had completely gone out the window... I am not spending a dime in this charade, what I get for free I get and thats that... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[HPF] Ocsimano18 Players 1,885 posts 8,202 battles Report post #4 Posted August 21, 2020 I'm not going to pay for frosty fier camos. Also, I don't pay for a random ship. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BRITS] Origin47 Beta Tester 384 posts 8,020 battles Report post #5 Posted August 21, 2020 My definitions of a "summer sale" is that everything is at least a third off. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[STEEL] PeteEarthling [STEEL] Players 660 posts Report post #6 Posted August 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Origin47 said: My definitions of a "summer sale" is that everything is at least a third off. My definition of a "sale" is that you can actually choose the item you are paying for. I want a paintjob for my Porsche. But I can only buy "a chance" to get a paintjob for an Audi, a VW, a Chrysler, a [insert other 20 brands] or... a Porsche. BS. 16 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[JRM] Yedwy Players 7,050 posts Report post #7 Posted August 21, 2020 Doesnt matter how much off it is, its the principle, in my book sale means several articles in a store (or all of them) are offered at a discounted price compered to standard price, it does not involve a luck of any kind that goes past getting one before they are all gone... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[KAKE] Uglesett Players 2,729 posts 6,701 battles Report post #8 Posted August 21, 2020 To be fair, by making the sale completely pointless they're making it really easy to just save that cash for something else. 26 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hypsar Players 156 posts Report post #9 Posted August 21, 2020 i know i've been bad (nothing new) but i bought 50+10 tokens and for that got 5 big santa blablabla's. got asashio, nuevo blablabla, 1000 doubloons, 15 special flags and smthg more. i suppose i got lucky for €10 ... 1 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[R7S] lovelacebeer Players 1,884 posts 19,400 battles Report post #10 Posted August 21, 2020 It really doesn't surprise me anymore these days WG seem to make everything part of either a bundle or a lottery box. However for me I do not consider this a sale. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[LSCA] gabberworld Players 1,301 posts 11,218 battles Report post #11 Posted August 21, 2020 there will be always users who try it anyway as if you really win premium ship you can save the money Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[HPF] Ocsimano18 Players 1,885 posts 8,202 battles Report post #12 Posted August 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, hypsar said: i know i've been bad (nothing new) but i bought 50+10 tokens and for that got 5 big santa blablabla's. got asashio, nuevo blablabla, 1000 doubloons, 15 special flags and smthg more. i suppose i got lucky for €10 ... And you look like the definition of a Wargaming shill, with your 4 posts and unlikely gambling results. 12 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hypsar Players 156 posts Report post #13 Posted August 21, 2020 6 hours ago, Ocsimano18 said: And you look like the definition of a Wargaming shill, with your 4 posts and unlikely gambling results. since when post count started to matter lol ... see, i raised my post count by 25% just like that ... omg, it is out of hand - i've more than doubled it ... 2 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[STEEL] PeteEarthling [STEEL] Players 660 posts Report post #14 Posted August 21, 2020 16 minutes ago, Uglesett said: To be fair, by making the sale completely pointless they're making it really easy to just save that cash for something else. Yeah, my pet rats will get some new hammocks. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BODEM] FukushuNL Players 802 posts 7,026 battles Report post #15 Posted August 21, 2020 These gambling people are the reason we don't have nice things anymore. These dsys I don't blame WG anymore. It's these lootbox addicts that keep these nasty selling mechanics alive. 20 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[LSCA] gabberworld Players 1,301 posts 11,218 battles Report post #16 Posted August 21, 2020 9 minutes ago, FukushuNL said: These gambling people are the reason we don't have nice things anymore. These dsys I don't blame WG anymore. It's these lootbox addicts that keep these nasty selling mechanics alive. yeah you totally right about that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quickr Players 1,301 posts 19,591 battles Report post #17 Posted August 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, FukushuNL said: These dsys I don't blame WG anymore. For starters they could stop encouraging it. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-TCP-] TruePhoenix Players 230 posts 6,333 battles Report post #18 Posted August 21, 2020 Isn't the use of the term "sale" regulated under consumer law? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BATES] Aetius85 Players 883 posts 11,770 battles Report post #19 Posted August 21, 2020 Same, hoped the "sale" included also a discount on elements you can choose, instead of usual loot boxes where you have the chance to win 5 camos 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[PUPSI] TeaAndTorps Players 801 posts 2,665 battles Report post #20 Posted August 21, 2020 Yeah that's nonsense. Sale to me means I pick what I want, and don't need any luck beyond it being in the sale. Was hoping to pick up Atlanta at a discount, but I guess I'll just gather whatever free tokens I can be bothered with and see what I can get by the end of it. Wallet very much shut. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[JRM] Yedwy Players 7,050 posts Report post #21 Posted August 21, 2020 As I said this aint a sale, tommorow is my joining anniversary, should I get a coupon I might buy something I would buy normally with said coupon and if it gives some extra stuff fine even if its just a toss for random loot but buying into gambling lootbox with tokens aint a sale, a free lottery ticket you get with say 50€ spent on petrol station is not called a sale ffs 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] Leo_Apollo11 Quality Poster 4,647 posts 16,705 battles Report post #22 Posted August 21, 2020 Hi all, 58 minutes ago, hypsar said: i know i've been bad (nothing new) but i bought 50+10 tokens and for that got 5 big santa blablabla's. got asashio, nuevo blablabla, 1000 doubloons, 15 special flags and smthg more. i suppose i got lucky for €10 ... I think that what you chose to do is the best possible chance of winning something... Leo "Apolo11" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[R_N_G] Bindolaf_Werebane Players 489 posts 6,336 battles Report post #23 Posted August 21, 2020 37 minutes ago, FukushuNL said: These gambling people are the reason we don't have nice things anymore. These dsys I don't blame WG anymore. It's these lootbox addicts that keep these nasty selling mechanics alive. I disagree. I squarely blame WG. A sale would not make as much money as this casino crap. I can't wait for the EU to institute loot box regulations and hit all the gatcha companies - of which WG is not the worst, I guess, but still bad - with a giant stick. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[CR33D] fumtu [CR33D] Players 2,981 posts 28,589 battles Report post #24 Posted August 21, 2020 Well you can buy two good T3 premiums that are no longer available in the shop. Together with 15 tokens you can collect, you will need to spend basically as much as per standard T3 premium so no discount at all. But as both Albert and Vampire are only available via Christmas boxes it is still nice offer. Everything else is just waste of money. I doubt we will ever see anything as those old 30% discount for T8 and 50% discount on anything bellow any more. So this is the best we can get now I guess. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[R_N_G] Bindolaf_Werebane Players 489 posts 6,336 battles Report post #25 Posted August 21, 2020 51 minutes ago, Ocsimano18 said: And you look like the definition of a Wargaming shill, with your 4 posts and unlikely gambling results. I agree and I wish there were a rule that people need to declare their connection to WG. I often see "PSA" posts like "don't forget to buy Ship101, last chance with doubloons" and I wonder if people get... "incentives". I don't mind the posts themselves, but I do want transparency. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
