Talk:V8 drop rate study/@comment-27980511-20190816010418/@comment-34918040-20190816200719

@ ShinnyShin:

thanks for your kind reply.


 * "As a VIP 0 player, I no longer have any access to the only Box that grants the engines I need"

Don't worry. They removed i3 and V12 MPI Engines from the box with the Showdown update. VIP players have no advantage. It wouldn't be Gameloft if they didn't seize any chance to make us pay, would it?


 * "For roughly every 8 Custom Racing Engines I received from the Finish Line Boxes, I would receive only 1 i3 Engine."

It's true that the i3 Engine was more legendary than common, even if you exclude all other boxes but the from the sample. Your perception of its drop rate, however, was a bit too pessimistic. Have a look at (there's a list of all previous versions at the bottom of each box page). On the 4.2.0 page, you can expand the Engine cards by type section of the infobox to see the distribution at that time. It was 9 i3 Engines vs. 11 Custom Racing Engines. Still ridiculous, but at least not "ultralegendary".

It seems that they make a kkind of mixture of "rarity" and the number of vehicles that need the card. But even this mixture is messed up.


 * "In hindsight, I wish I was able to record the opening [...]"

Never mind. You can still contribute! Tech Boxes! We always need Tech Boxes, they've made them so rare that it's difficult to reach a proper sample size.

Please read Adding data before contributing.

Have a nice day!