Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-85.2.153.36-20131008101325/@comment-80.254.158.164-20131009082930

The chance of getting an epic is really low. However you have to think of what you are doing when you are buying gems for chests. The principle of making them chance chests could be to create a very smart indirect form of gambling.

It's like people who play the lottery. The chances are slim but the prospect of getting the grand prize drives people to play and pay. K&D works with this on a smaller scale.

The prospect of getting an epic armor is there so there are many who risk it for the chance. This can lead to gambling addictions in many players (especially teenage boys who have the propensity to do risky things). At the end of the day GREE wins (they get your cash) whether you get the epic armor or not.

It's hard to prove whether GREE intended this, but in my opinion it's a masterstroke of a business idea. It's effectively illegal to gamble under a certain age, but since it's a game, there is no age limit! They have to pay the people who develop the game somehow, and it's a very effective way of getting money - albeit a slightly unethical way.

A person can only blame themselves if they spend money to get chests. One can moan about not getting an epic, but people can't blame GREE for it because at the end of the day they didn't force you to buy gems. Those people made a choice. Their choice. Instead of throwing a tantrum when they don't get what they want, maybe those people could try and think about their own actions and their consequences. :)

On a side note: my guildmaster and sentinel got an epic armor from their free beast keys. It's just luck. You win some, you lose some.

I personally wouldn't buy gems, but it works for some.