2011-10-03, 02:24 AM
Yabloki Wrote:I like, hardly ever post, however I couldn't help but read this and want to respond. At the risk of sounding inflammatory, I agree with Leaves. I would argue that the fact "other people" aka the three pages worth of posts so far on this thread really only validates that about three pages worth of people (all of whom are inherent Southperrians by the way) out of the entire Mapling community are as unlucky/lucky as you are. 200 boxes a day or not, this is hardly a scientific poll. People are going to see what they want to see and the ones that agree with you will post.
Edit: Honestly, I don't like threads like this. You think long and hard enough about anything and you're bound to come up with all kinds of patterns and trends. I can't help but feel like all the speculation does is validate people who get good stuff and make people who get crud wonder what they did wrong. But I know that's just my opinion and probably not shared by the masses- I just edited this because I felt like it.
The test of a good theory is its ability to predict the future.
I made a prediction yesterday, that I would get no more "premium items" for the rest of the day, after having gotten some from the first 20 boxes I opened. That prediction came true. I opened at least 100 more boxes, and got only the minor prizes.
I will make the same prediction for tomorrow (it's coming up on midnight):
I will get ~5 premium items within the first 20 boxes I open, and then no more for the rest of the day no matter how many I hunt. (I intend to hunt as many boxes as I can anyway, because to me the Personality Trait items are desirable).
Premium items are: AEE, 100% pot, 60% Miracle/Regular Chaos, 15% accessory attack scroll, 60% pet attack scroll, 60% 1h/2h attack scroll.
Minor prizes are: Reindeer Milk, Sunrise Dew, 60% accessory for STR scroll, level 90 sword/axe/warrior glove/warrior boots, personality trait use items.
In fact, I will make the same prediction for any character you care to test this on, with appropriate adjustments for class. (I get STR and ATT scrolls, and warrior equips. A mage would get INT and M.ATT scrolls, and magician equips).
This is not a case of "people see what they want to see", it's an objectively verifiable theory.

