This RNG system is the same for everyone. It’s not rigged for anyone. It’s random.
It can be viewed as a gambling system, which is psychologically conditioning you, in a passive way, to become an addict. But that’s the same for every F2P game now.
Players told me, that the Store used to bump the % drop chances up during the sales, so that you could actually end up with getting more sought loot.
How so? They spent enough of real money and wrote down their results, then compared them. You can’t argue with that. Best option is to buy x5 containers only. That’s true.
However, now they are probably doing the opposite after they figured it out, that this system is better in terms of effectiveness and cost.
According to the feedback, each big sale now probably also decreases the base % drop chance, to compensate for the discount sale.
While you might still get something out of it, you basically don’t get 40 more in %, but much less in terms of your drop chances for sought loot for the value you invested in.
Another problem is, that you’re not spending real money, but in game’s currency. So, such items are non-refundable.
It’s actually just a BUSINESS model.
We must not forget the fact, that you can earn such loot in the game as well, except for Live Crystal containers, which will become available as well.
So, technically, it’s not a gambling system, at least not in a true sense, but it’s random.
Goal is to make players spend as much as possible and this system apparently works much better, than the one, that actually lets you choose your loot.
I suspect they have a lawyer to take advantage of the loopholes or vulnerabilities in the law, but that’s probably the same for every corporation, which care for only one thing they need and want the most - PROFIT.
However, despite all of that, we can express our opinion, but we can’t do anything about it. It’s probably all legal, even if shady in some cases, or distasteful.
You can only choose to support, or not to support such game, if you don’t agree with it.
Remember, you all accepted the EULA and in the EULA, all such things are mentioned. If you disagree, you have only two choices. No longer play, or close your account.