Trick-or-Treat Bag

[irishscorpion]

Quoted from Outspark's email:

Get your shot at exclusive masks, other goodies

There's a Trick or Treat bag hitting the Fiesta store on October 21st. There are 10 Halloween-themed items, including never before seen exclusive masks, in the Trick or Treat bag. Click the bag and you'll win one of those 10 items!

If we are not able to choose any Halloween items to purchase and just have this trick-or-treat bag to click on and get a random item, then Im going to be upset.

I want a certain mask and Im not going to spend my sparkcash and click on this bag and get a bunch of masks I dont want just to get the one I do want.

Perhaps I am misjudging this email, but Im sorry Outspark..blowing away my hard earned money with stuff I dont want is not a treat...thats a trick.

Oh, and, Lantern weapon skins only available in James' Forge? You have got to be kidding me.

Yes, Im complaining. Because this is just appalling. We players should be able to choose what we buy, not forced to "play a game" and get a bunch of stuff we dont want in hopes that maybe the next click/buy will be the one we had wanted all along.

[Kendrah]

What? We can't just buy the skins and costumes? We gotta play a mini game? T__T Well then, there goes the money I was gunna spend. I ain't gunna spend 1500sc to get a 1 in 10 chance to get the ONE thing I want and then only to have it for a week. I don't think so! D< I really hope you're wrong on this.

[Orchids_Mantis]

You may not bwilling to...but your non-involvement makes the people that were willing to do it all the more willing to do so -as now they will have fewer people with the same item.

[ras-blackfire]

ouch X_x i think they would get WAY more money if they just put it in store... but oke ._.

[Kendrah]

You may not bwilling to...but your non-involvement makes the people that were willing to do it all the more willing to do so -as now they will have fewer people with the same item.

That's neither here nor there to me. If people have a ton of free money to spend on the mini game, more power to them. Those of us that don't, well, it's just a shame.

[Fre_ak]

ill buy it :D

[siyenne]

Both previous weapon skins have started out in Forge and then ended up in the store somehow later. I only hope the same will happen here, cuz I hate forge and remi's. I don't want to pay for a bunch of garbage that I don't want, at a chance of getting the one thing I do want.

[froggymama89]

its for gamblers the poeple who like the thrill of not knowing exactly what they're getting

[irishscorpion]

its for gamblers the poeple who like the thrill of not knowing exactly what they're getting

if i wanted that , i would go visit vegas again.

[Kendrah]

if i wanted that , i would go visit vegas again.

I know! XD At least there is a slight slight slight chance of winning real money. Hahaha!

[Plushii]

OS provokes children to gamble on James Forge, very very wrong in my opinion >.>

[sir.larsson]

i agree Plushii, its a shame that they do that to young kids, spending all their money in a instant, and most likly not get the item they want and get really sad.

[siyenne]

OS provokes children to gamble on James Forge, very very wrong in my opinion >.>
They say it's "not gambling because you always get something." You know, there's always a way to justify a money maker. :rolleyes: I've hated both Remi's and Forge since they came out.

[bigj3234]

Quoted from Outspark's email:


There's a Trick or Treat bag hitting the Fiesta store on October 21st. There are 10 Halloween-themed items, including never before seen exclusive masks, in the Trick or Treat bag. Click the bag and you'll win one of those 10 items!


Now, which one of those three sentences said they would not release Halloween items other than the Trick or Treat bag? Just curious.

[lolznplz]

wait just one second. I always thought at halloween, people gave away free candy. so hows about some free premium items?

[lamsyl]

I can afford it, but I will not buy them. I had enough of these mini-games. If they are not in the regular shop, I will live without them from now on. I find we don't get good in game events with this game. OS, you should consider having events that give rare stuff to the players and to simply thanking them for playing your game. I will buy stuff from your shop, but stop being so greedy and introduce REAL in game events for EVERYONE with unique prices. Not stupid stay all the time online for a coat of arm or a stupid dance contest. WE WANT REAL EVENTS THAT WILL "WOW" US. Thank you for listening!

[lolznplz]

I can afford it, but I will not buy them. I had enough of these mini-games. If they are not in the regular shop, I will live without them from now on. I find we don't get good in game events with this game. OS, you should consider having events that give rare stuff to the players and to simply thanking them for playing your game. I will buy stuff from your shop, but stop being so greedy and introduce REAL in game events for EVERYONE with unique prices. Not stupid stay all the time online for a coat of arm or a stupid dance contest. WE WANT REAL EVENTS THAT WILL "WOW" US. Thank you for listening!

quoted because that's an awesome point.

[literoyalty]

If you have a problem, don't buy it then.
OutSpark's just trying to make money.

[caliab]

wait just one second. I always thought at halloween, people gave away free candy. so hows about some free premium items?

*giggles*

What I think would be a good idea (and what they might actually do. idk) is having the normal halloween items we are used to in shop. Then in this trick or treat bag they have everything (old and new), so people who only want certain old items can have them direct from the shop and someone can play the little game to gain something new or at least random item that we're still familiar with.

And going along with what lamsyl said, I was shocked when the other day a 6x guildie had no idea what a boss event was. :eek: I was thinking are you serious? You know there aren't many events when someone has never even heard those words...Oh well. Halloween is bound to bring up something new.

[alicina]

wait just one second. I always thought at halloween, people gave away free candy. so hows about some free premium items?

They do. You just have to earn it by doing the halloween quest.


I can afford it, but I will not buy them. I had enough of these mini-games. If they are not in the regular shop, I will live without them from now on. I find we don't get good in game events with this game. OS, you should consider having events that give rare stuff to the players and to simply thanking them for playing your game. I will buy stuff from your shop, but stop being so greedy and introduce REAL in game events for EVERYONE with unique prices. Not stupid stay all the time online for a coat of arm or a stupid dance contest. WE WANT REAL EVENTS THAT WILL "WOW" US. Thank you for listening!

They have plenty events going on. For example, the Kill The Boss event (Treasure spawn ftw), also the OX Quiz Event (Where you can get a free prem. item if you get all the questions right), Race to 105 (You got 1 million SparkCash). They just recently had the Jailbreak Event(More treasure spawns) and they will be having a halloween quest where you will get a prem. item. I am also assuming you weren't here last year? They had really awsome premium items (by doing event quests) during Christmas. Last easter they had this other event quest where you could win a bunny tail that had 3% crit. I could go on for days about the events they did but I don't remember them all. T_T Overall, they do lots of events, you just weren't here long enough to check them all out.

[GM_Nekopon]

Well, I can't give you any info on the Halloween items yet but did you check the new announcement about the lantern weapon skins? They're looking pretty neat, coming out tonight at James' Forge!

Also, if you're lazy to check the calendar, we even have the ever so convenient event reminders (http://outspark.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229156) sticky in the general discussions. Ah! Also, there are Forum MVPs EVERY week, giving everyone a chance at winning free SC items. They're not always about art either! Right now, we even have two forum MVPs going on! Check them out, celebrate Halloween!

Halloween Headshot Cosplay (http://www.outspark.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229149)

Halloween Costume Designers (http://outspark.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229977)

[Kendrah]

Well, I can't give you any info on the Halloween items yet but did you check the new announcement about the lantern weapon skins? They're looking pretty neat, coming out tonight at James' Forge!


This so misses the point that it makes me wonder if the GM even read the thread. xD Ah well, what do we expect?

[GM_Nekopon]

I read every post. I said "I can't give you any info on the Halloween items yet", meaning the Trick-or-Treat bags.