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This is either a BUG or a SCAM. You decide, ZOS.

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There is a reddit thread going on right now about the new crown crates. NUMEROUS people have reported recieving the same exact item, bal foyen nix hound, in an ABSURD amount of crates. Reported numbers include 6/15, 9/15, 10/15, 12/15. Here on the forums, there are already several posts including one in this sub where someone claims to have gotten 15/15 of them.

@ZOS_GinaBruno Can we get a ping as to whether or not this is intended? I personally planned on purchasing up to 30 crates, but will not be spending a penny until this is confirmed as a bug, OR not at all if it is confirmed to be intentional.
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  • Artemiisia
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    I got the nix hound like 12 times out of 30 crates...... twice in one row
  • Sunah
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    1 out of 2 crates.
  • Hanokihs
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    lol "Bug." Someone call the Pun Patrol.

    Seriously, though, it's a nightmare. I don't even wanna try and get the drop-exclusive mounts if one of my cards is guaranteed to always be useless. Someone needs to fix their loot table, asap.
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  • oddavi
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    6 times...out of 15
    Edited by oddavi on June 22, 2017 7:04PM
  • WaTeR-aBuSeR
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    The amount of duplicates are insane this season. I got only 4 new items from my 2nd 15, 3 from the 3rd, and only 2 from the 4th. 20k crowns and not a single apex or hidden reward. Odds were nerfed to hell.
  • Sheezabeast
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    I have a firm budget this time....I can't spend more than 12k crowns....and I lost count after 7 Nix Hounds....kinda sad.
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  • Tavore1138
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    I wasn't counting TBH but I got enough that it was noticeably higher than anything else dropping.

    And since they have the mods already closing threads on this one you can draw your own conclusions....
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    2 crates and i got it twice. buzz-nix-hounds-hix-hounds-everywhere.jpg
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    Yeah, if ZOS closes this thread and doesn't address the Nix hound by the end of today, they can kiss my sub (2 years standing) goodbye as well as any future purchases of crown crates/crowns I might have made. I may be willing to buy into an RNG gambling system, but I will not continue to do so when the Odds are either getting increasingly worse due to dev input (common tactic in gambling scenarios like this, across multiple games), OR while the system is bugged.
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  • barbas
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    15 Crates, received the hound like 8 times. Also the season is crap, I thought they'd have more dwemer stuff, like a face mask yet only have one of the variations in the season I can buy with gems and it's the ugly af one. But how about those 3 lethal poison packs. I had around 3 of those
    Edited by barbas on June 22, 2017 7:37PM
  • Rokushakubo
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    Yeah I'm not going to bother with crates until this is addressed.
  • Arrchangell
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    Yeah, i got it in 4 out 10 crates -.-
  • Hetaira
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    My favorite was the crate I got TWO hounds in the same round.
  • Keldheir
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    Guess I got lucky... 2/15.
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  • SirGabenOfSteamia
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    I opened 18 and got 240 gems from dupes and burning Garbo drops lmao
    Edited by SirGabenOfSteamia on June 22, 2017 9:27PM
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  • SpookyPickle
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    Not buying crates until this addressed as with many others. These numbers are stupid. I hope they find a way to compensate everyone who purchased mass amounts of these Nyx Crates.
  • Hanokihs
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    Not buying crates until this addressed as with many others. These numbers are stupid. I hope they find a way to compensate everyone who purchased mass amounts of these Nyx Crates.

    lol maybe Nyx Crates were going to be next season and they got released early by mistake.
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  • BlackSparrow
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    Liam12548 wrote: »
    Yeah, if ZOS closes this thread and doesn't address the Nix hound by the end of today, they can kiss my sub (2 years standing) goodbye as well as any future purchases of crown crates/crowns I might have made. I may be willing to buy into an RNG gambling system, but I will not continue to do so when the Odds are either getting increasingly worse due to dev input (common tactic in gambling scenarios like this, across multiple games), OR while the system is bugged.

    They're not going to close this thread, but I doubt they'll respond that fast unless you can get Gina's attention (and pinging her doesn't help much... she gets a lot of pings).

    Not saying you're wrong. It's disappointing, and I'm going to be holding off on buying crates until I see this addressed. I'm just saying that you should be realistic in how quickly you expect them to turn it around.

    In the meantime, everyone should report this as a /bug. The more reports they get, the faster it will come to someone's attention.
    Edited by BlackSparrow on June 22, 2017 9:43PM
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  • Enslaved
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    Not buying crates until this addressed as with many others. These numbers are stupid. I hope they find a way to compensate everyone who purchased mass amounts of these Nyx Crates.

    Compensate? Who? Zos? Where? LOL
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    Even when it was just people opening the free crate that came with Morrowind pre-purchases the incredibly high drop rate for Nix Hounds was noticeable (I got 2 out of 2 crates - 1 EU and 1 NA), but it was hard to tell if it was really that unusual because we didn't have any info on the drop rates or even a full list of the contents.
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  • SirGabenOfSteamia
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    Enslaved wrote: »
    Not buying crates until this addressed as with many others. These numbers are stupid. I hope they find a way to compensate everyone who purchased mass amounts of these Nyx Crates.

    Compensate? Who? Zos? Where? LOL

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  • SpookyPickle
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    Enslaved wrote: »
    Not buying crates until this addressed as with many others. These numbers are stupid. I hope they find a way to compensate everyone who purchased mass amounts of these Nyx Crates.

    Compensate? Who? Zos? Where? LOL

    Fair enough haha just my wishful thinking for those who unfortunately wasted an insane amount of crowns for an army of Nyx hounds.
  • Lylith
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    a boatload of nix hounds and half a boat full of those damned dwarven brow guards. :/
  • grim_tactics
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    What's the difference when it references this game?
    Edited by grim_tactics on June 22, 2017 10:54PM
  • Malic
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    They need to buy more, the numbers will improve.

    It's pretty easy these days to get more credit, so get the CC out babe, dont be cheap!

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    Edited by Malic on June 22, 2017 11:02PM
  • PocketNova
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    5/15 here.
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  • logarifmik
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    In Russia we call it "Korean random", random distribution with pronounced "clusterization" effect. "Korean" because it frequently occurs in Korean MMOs... and, well, in TES: Online, I guess. Nasty distribution! Shoo! Give us a normal one! Gauss be praised!
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  • RomansXXI
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    I thought extra cards were supposed to contain a legendary or apex reward now? I got 6 extra cards and all superior rewards.

    I can also confirm that out of 30 crates I got 17 nix hounds. Also didn't get a single apex reward and only a single legendary. Last crown crate season out of 30 crates I got 3 apex and many legendary and hardly any duplicate items. Were these crates reverted to pre atronach crate release stats? I am very annoyed that I spent 11000 crowns on nix hounds and potions.
    Edited by RomansXXI on June 23, 2017 12:01AM
  • ManwithBeard9
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    Really glad I didnt buy any Clown Crates today
  • grim_tactics
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    Really glad I didnt buy any Clown Crates today

    Wish I could say the same. I want a refund but that'll never happen. Yes it's rng gambling but this crate season is by far the worst of any of them. Almost to the point of stealing.
    Edited by grim_tactics on June 23, 2017 12:13AM
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