Globes

So, I'm thinking of buying quite a few globes. But seeing as I've always hated these gambling promotions, I'm skeptical, and don't want to be out $230 for nothing.

For those of you who have purchased globes, what kind of return value did you get? Was it worth it to you?
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  • Bought 30 globes ($140 roughly). Got a bit over 600 credits total, could have easily got more if I sold caches instead of opening them (or if they opened for something better).
    Haven't used the ~25-odd humgii racing tickets I got.

    I'll never consider spending money on these games to be 'worth it' per se. But in terms of monetary value vs straight credits, sure I guess it was worth it.
  • Bought 10 globes. Opened the caches and got one of the suremekh'neina pieces, some other pieces that I managed to sell for a decent profit, and Mayan Crowns so I came out on top for sure.
  • If you can't get the reincarnation/trait reset kind of things the value of them goes up a fair bit I hear too.
  • SkyeSkye The Duchess Bellatere
    edited May 2020
    I got 5 globes, only opened 2 first.

    Got a card (Lordan AGAIN, traded in for 35cr) and a artie discount voucher. I kinda wish they'd stop giving the vouchers. I don't really need them and I always forget I have them so I'm sitting on like 4 now. =|


  • You can stack the vouchers. I'd prefer if discount/upgrade ones were combined into a single one. I got a bunch of upgrade ones when I have no artifacts that can actually be upgraded.
  • edited May 2020
    I got 2 groups of 50 because I honestly felt like a) admin deserve some good news (profits to report to their overlord) after dealing with everyone's shit for the last 2 months...  and b) I bought my wife a stupidly expensive Amish-made reclaimed barnwood dining table and the 8 chairs that cost more than said table!, and didn't get so much as a handy out of it so I might as well buy and try my luck.


    Give me a few and I'll compose the stats on each group of 50

  • edited May 2020
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    First 50 globes:
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    Credits:     537
    Gold sov:   113,400
    Vials:        50
    Plants:  181 lobelia, 295 ginseng, 247 goldenseal, 205 bloodroot, 212 sileris
    Comms:     50 rope, 110 coal, 130 wood, 80 steel, 130 cloth

    (2) Dragonskin quiver (returned for 132cr),
    (2) bloodstained shards (sold for 50cr)
    8 Card decks redeemed for 35cr each because they opened for absolute horseshit that I've already gotten like... 100 times each. I did sell two for 60cr each though.
    60 arti upgrade credits, 2 arti discount vouchers, 100 customization credits (sellable for 50cr)
    3 Mayan Crowns,
    1 box of wooden parts
    (9) talisman caches



    I opened the talismans because I'm trying to get a few more RACES ones completed.
    Net total right off the bat was roughly 1049cr worth of items.
    If I sell the Mayan Crowns that jumps to about 1154cr. 
    If you include the almost-useless-to-me arti upgrade/custom/discount ones it is up to 1264cr+

    Obviously the caches COULD have sold for 40cr (quick sale) each making the potential much higher, and I was able to complete more than one of a couple talismans with it and sell them for over 60cr each so technically I got 120cr+ out of that and a couple trades for other things I wanted so...

    All in all, not terrible at all.  Lot of potential for making over 1500cr

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    SECOND BATCH OF 50 GLOBES:
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    Credits:     405
    Gold sov:  119,655
    Vials:         50
    Plants:     (238) lobelia, (255) ginseng, (157) goldenseal, (234) bloodroot, (187) sileris
    Comms:        (140) rope, (150) coal, (80) wood, (50) steel, (70) cloth
    Talisman caches        16
    Decorated sleeve    14
    Humgii tickets        1
    bloodstained shard    1
    Mayan Crown        1

    Customization credits    100
    Arti upgrade credits:    30
    artifact discount vouch    1

    Unusual hourglass    2 (returned for 132cr)
    Wooden box of parts    1

    I opened the decks and got all shit EXCEPT that I was able to pull (2) MARAN cards out which was pretty damn amazing since I have been trying to get that and Seasone for over 18 months IIRC.  It should go for a pretty penny (I will assume 100cr?)

    Opened all caches for races to try and get Maya pieces... shocker, none were had.   But I did REFINE for a Maya piece which was amazing. So I got 450cr in VALUE from that as well.

    So at a minimum this group got me at least 1700cr worth of stuff/value (quick math)



  • My first set of 30 was roughly 1100 credits. Second and third were both roughly 700.

    First set I pulled an Ashaxei and Jovan, that helped inflate it.




    Penwize has cowardly forfeited the challenge to mortal combat issued by Atalkez.
  • Two sets of 50, both ended up with Mayan pieces (legs, arms) and rare cards (Trixy, Matic), about 500 total bound credits from garbage cards/talisman pieces and quivers/hourglasses.

    I didn't keep track of other stuff, but if you can weed out the reincarnations/trait resets/tradeskill slots, it's probably worth it.
  • Sell me the legs?  i'll pay ya well!

  • Caelan said:
    Sell me the legs?
    I'm an asshole but I lol'd bro. <3

  • I did get salty last night because I got a Tradeskills slot increase.

    Like I use that mess 🙄




    Penwize has cowardly forfeited the challenge to mortal combat issued by Atalkez.
  • My globe values were severely decreased by an inordinate amount of customisation credits I don't need, but it still came out to about the same as purchasing straight credits. 

    Jumpy said:
    The membership is already such a good deal that there is no way we can reduce the cost. 

  • SkyeSkye The Duchess Bellatere
    opened the last three globes for 50cr, handful of riftables and 1 sleeve (unwrapped for Ama-maalier).


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