at this point, its fairly easy to see how the award system works. The awards are set up in a table with a "random number" or per centage value for each item.
A simple 3 item example: Smoke, HH, EBB. and a random number generator range of 1 thru 10.
This would work like so. 60% Smoke, 30% HH, 10% for EBB. Generate Random number 1 thru 6 and you get smoke. 7 thru 9, you get HH. Generate a 10 and get an EBB.
Of course, the table for the event is much larger then the imaginary 3 item example.
When you open the box and your "icon" starts spinning, the random number generator is cycling thru the numbers. The moment you stop the "icon", what ever number is "stopped" is checked against the table. Then you are awarded the prize.
There is little doubt, based on the statistics that some items are more likely to be prizes then others as they have a larger range of "random numbers".
Question: Does this mean that the longer I play, the more likely I will win and EBB coupon?
Answer: The chance to win an EBB coupon is very small and no matter how many times you open a box, that probability doesn't change. However, in the long run, the more times you open a box, the is a chance that the right number will turn up. I doesn't mean it will, it just means you have more chances and in this case, statistics are your friend.
Question: Is there a limit to the number of particular item I can win?
Answer: Unknown. There is no data that infers this. This is at the whim of the programmer. It is possible that there is a limited number of EBB or other coupons available and when this limit is reached, other items are substituted. If this is the case, no matter how many boxes you open, you cannot get the "item". One might suspect that the EBB coupon would be limited to a certain number, which would increase the "value" of the EBB. Again, this is only speculation.
Question: I recieved tons of HH. Why?
Answer: Obviously this is about the easiest award. There has been an onging complaint about SS being too powerful. By handing out lots of HH, you hand out a SS counter. Perhaps, In a way SDE has listen to the complaints and taken a step to lessen the impact of the SS. This is pure speculation.
Feel free to look at these data and draw conclusions. Thats why its being compiled. Thanks to all that are doing so.
