Quit running the pig in a poke scams.

[Fairhair]

Pig in a poke refers to a kind of scam in which sellers vend goods to buyers while keeping the nature of the goods hidden from the buyer until after the purchase is complete. And there is no 'money back if not satisfied' provision on the sale. The scam originated in Europe during the middle ages, when during times of food shortage merchants would put a dead cat or dog in a bag and sell it to buyers as "pork." Someone who knowingly engages in pig-in-a-poke scams as a seller is usually considered a cheat or a fraud. Someone who does so as a buyer is usually considered a victim on the first occasion, and a fool if he becomes a repeat buyer.

Most of the offers by KABAM to sell valuable game items inside of chests, most of which contain items of far less value, are pig-in-a-poke scams because there is no way the buyer can knowledgeably estimate his risk. If KABAM would publish the odds of getting each of the possible items that might be in a chest, then it would be possible for buyers to make a risk-benefit analysis, and then the sale wouldn't be a pig-in-a-poke because the buyer would be informed, at least, of the odds for success.

Since gems are usually (with exceptions) bought with real money, it looks as if KABAM has an obligation to supply information to buyers regarding the probability of finding, for example, a +7 Master's Token inside a Bors Chest, as well as the probabilities of finding +5 or +3 Master's Tokens or a paltry, almost worthless "lucky token." So it would be a good thing for KABAM to provide the percentage odds for each of the possible items that might be found inside chests.

[BadOmen]

Pig in a poke refers to a kind of scam in which sellers vend goods to buyers while keeping the nature of the goods hidden from the buyer until after the purchase is complete. And there is no 'money back if not satisfied' provision on the sale. The scam originated in Europe during the middle ages, when during times of food shortage merchants would put a dead cat or dog in a bag and sell it to buyers as "pork." Someone who knowingly engages in pig-in-a-poke scams as a seller is usually considered a cheat or a fraud. Someone who does so as a buyer is usually considered a victim on the first occasion, and a fool if he becomes a repeat buyer.

Most of the offers by KABAM to sell valuable game items inside of chests, most of which contain items of far less value, are pig-in-a-poke scams because there is no way the buyer can knowledgeably estimate his risk. If KABAM would publish the odds of getting each of the possible items that might be in a chest, then it would be possible for buyers to make a risk-benefit analysis, and then the sale wouldn't be a pig-in-a-poke because the buyer would be informed, at least, of the odds for success.

Since gems are usually (with exceptions) bought with real money, it looks as if KABAM has an obligation to supply information to buyers regarding the probability of finding, for example, a +7 Master's Token inside a Bors Chest, as well as the probabilities of finding +5 or +3 Master's Tokens or a paltry, almost worthless "lucky token." So it would be a good thing for KABAM to provide the percentage odds for each of the possible items that might be found inside chests.

In a way...MAYBE...but, if you have played this game for any amount of time, you know that your chances at getting the top prizes out of the chests...or even from the Merlin game, is slim. But, people continue to have hope that they will be the lucky one...most aren't. Occasionally...someone does get lucky though.

Gems are paid for with real money and you get what you pay for. You know that if you spend X amount of money, you get X amount of gems. How you choose to use those gems is up to you and if you choose to use them on something that says you have a small chance that you might get something good...that is completely under your controll.

Look at the new Bor's Chest announcement"

"Most Bors’ Mystery Boxes contain a Lucky Token but there is a chance that you will win a Masters Token +3 or a Masters Token +5 or a Masters Token + 7!"

It clearly says that most of the chests just contain a Lucky Token...but, there is a chance that you will get one of the better options. How likely do you think it will be that you get one of the Master Tokens at all...let alone one of the +7s? Not very likely. It does happen though...and that small amount of chance is what keeps people buying them.