It is an RNG based game, so, yes, of course, the prizes will always be unpredictable. However, out of the games played so far, just for Stage 3 prizes...
The game has awarded 200 total of the Avatar Items, RTDs, Majestic/Premium Catalysts, Expedient Brew Agents, Trait Disruptors, and Perfumes
vs.
just over 500 of the Premium Vial Holders, Prismatic Philters, and Spectral Essences, which are the lesser prizes for the Stage.
With a minimum of 4 Torch uses per Stage 3, odds are you will walk away with 1-2 of the 'good' prizes and 2-3 of the 'lesser' prizes. With most of the 'good' prizes being either exclusive items to the game or items worth just under or well over the entrance fee - and excluding all prizes won in Stage 1 and Stage 2 plus the 'lesser' prizes from Stage 3 - I think the game is very well balanced for those who are interested in such features.
But of course, these features aren't everyone's cup of tea and that is why there are pleeeenty of other things to do in the Festival. Playing the Haunted House is by no means a requirement and the exclusive prizes from the game are all tradeable.
But I don't think it's fair to label it as "Buy the Prisma(s) the Game". Even so, if you were to get all 4 for Stage 3... which odds are you rarely should, that'd still be 240 Diamonds (320 w/o a sale) worth of prizes excluding Stage 1/2. But of course, the real draw are the exclusive Avatar Items and the chance of coming out with a lot more prizes than the entry fee - let alone, you can win said exclusive items w/o spending a single Diamond as you can play the game with either Gold or Chocolate Coins.
I've only gone in the HH once so far (Made it to the last stage but got all 'lesser' prizes), I mean I'll probably go again because random stuff is fun lol, but I wanted to say part of the reason the prizes feel watered down is because you can feel like you can lose even if you've made it to the final round. The Spectral Essence, in particular, isn't worth anything atm at 20k each on the broker. (Balancing issue?)
I would actually just change the drop rate of the spectral essence to be a bit less common than the rest of the 'lesser' items. And hey, maybe the price of the spectral essence will go up if it's less available as a bonus. But this is just a minor suggestion. I don't think the current balance is that bad.
Edited By Taptothebeat on 11/2/2017 at 7:08 PM.
Dinnerbone
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Posted: 11/2/2017 at 7:43 PM
Post #155
(I don't know if I should ping or not)
But I was wondering that if I buy my way into the haunted house and make it too the end, then does that mean I come out of the haunted house and can do it again by paying again?
But I was wondering that if I buy my way into the haunted house and make it too the end, then does that mean I come out of the haunted house and can do it again by paying again?
You can do the Haunted House as many times as you want.
Hat101
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Posted: 11/2/2017 at 9:53 PM
Post #157
aww cant afford the haunted house :`( too expensive
GoldGryphon
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Posted: 11/2/2017 at 10:22 PM
Post #158
Is the Haunted House items the same frequency/level if you use diamonds vs gold vs coins?
