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Cerium · Feb 8, 2017

edit: The Hector thirst is real. This other guy spent $1600 searching for Hector, and all of it is on video.

So there is a Reddit AMA up with a bona fide whale, who has spent $1000 on orbs so far and still has no Hector to show for it.

If you're unfamiliar with gacha madness here is an article on how it works.

And he's not even the biggest whale in the west. I don't know how much this other guy spent to get just one Hector, but it's probably more than the gross national product of some nations.

Hector is an SS Tier heavy armored axe wielding Lord from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, colloquially titled Fire Emblem 7 by fans.

DecoReturns · Feb 8, 2017

So I guess this game is doing pretty well.

kuroneko0509 · Feb 8, 2017

do we really need a different thread for every single thing happened with the game?

friskykillface · Feb 8, 2017

Yes.

I should give this game a download and try to get that character for free

Cosmo Clock 21 · Feb 8, 2017

$1000 is like a minnow as far as marine wildlife metaphors to gambler spending tiers goes

DashReindeer · Feb 8, 2017

That's kinda chump change for whales in f2p games sadly enough.

Draxal · Feb 8, 2017

Um, I'm all for new news is a new thread, but isn't this a bit much?

jon bones · Feb 8, 2017

It's pretty crazy how hard the 'core' gamer crowd will take to dumb f2p stuff if you put a Fire Emblem or Fallout skin on it.

Crazyorloco · Feb 8, 2017

They got me too, I've spent $2.99 so far.

Going to stop that ish right now. Lol

Maxim726X · Feb 8, 2017

I've spent more than this on my gasha...

Not in one day, though. That's impressive.

RayearthRob · Feb 8, 2017

But people love f2p.

Super Mario Run has this horrible price. It should be f2p too.

Right?

SapphiCine · Feb 8, 2017

Such an exploitive business model and these people don't have anything to really show for it. At least trading cards or something would have actual value.

Platy · Feb 8, 2017

Does Hector even exists in the game yet ? =P

Nozomi · Feb 8, 2017

Only 1k? I have seen ppl spend all of their fortune for Scathach in Fate/Grand Order live on twitch.

True Fire · Feb 8, 2017

$1000 is pocket change for P&D whales tbh. I've seen people spend disgusting amounts of money on P&D

ponpo · Feb 8, 2017

Paying for a dice roll and a .jpg

Lol.

AppleSautts · Feb 8, 2017

I've only spent about $30 so far. I have a long way to go.

OnionPowder · Feb 8, 2017

Platy said:
Does Hector even exists in the game yet ? =P

Yep

TUSR · Feb 8, 2017

Dolphin move.

JoeyJungle · Feb 8, 2017

Moved back up to #9 on the iOS US top grossing (it's been at #11 for a few days).

jgwhiteus · Feb 8, 2017

After a couple of resets I got him for my initial roll, along with four 4-star characters (I decided to keep that roll and link my account at that point). He's indestructible but can only move one space per turn, so kind of useless that way...

Velcro Fly · Feb 8, 2017

A fool and his/her money are soon parted

HStallion · Feb 8, 2017

I thought this was about a literal whale.

ggx2ac · Feb 8, 2017

So the max barracks size is 500 and you start with 200.

If it's one orb per 5 characters to increase the barracks size so then it costs 60 orbs to fully upgrade the barracks.

Draxal · Feb 8, 2017

jgwhiteus said:
After a couple of resets I got him for my initial roll, along with four 4-star characters (I decided to keep that roll and link my account at that point). He's indestructible but can only move one space per turn, so kind of useless that way...

Distant counter.

QuiteWhittle · Feb 8, 2017

$6,065 Spent in One Night Shows Dark Side of Japan's Mobile Games

But not to worry, they've since implemented a system to guarantee any new character on release for the equivalent of $700 to $900 worth of premium currency.

kuroneko0509 · Feb 8, 2017

look. $1k is quite a sum for me, but when comparing it with other legendary incident like scathach or monkeygate, that is nothing

Goldboy · Feb 8, 2017

Crazy stuff. Can't imagine spending that kind of money on a game.

_woLf · Feb 8, 2017

One Azura between those whales makes me sorta happy I was able to get that as my one (and still only, so many rerolls/additional pulls later) 5* unit.

DylanEno · Feb 8, 2017

Pity. Hector truly does bring out the worst in people.

Bring on the Ephraim! <3

Azure Phoenix · Feb 8, 2017

That's gacha games for you, no amount of money ever guarantees anything and the character you want is the one you'll never get.

Samus4145 · Feb 8, 2017

HStallion said:
I thought this was about a literal whale.

Same. People who spend large amounts of money on f2p games are called "whales" now?

QuiteWhittle · Feb 8, 2017

I imagine this guy is going to be upset when Hector is in the next focus banner a week from now.

hampig · Feb 8, 2017

RayearthRob said:
But people love f2p.

Super Mario Run has this horrible price. It should be f2p too.

Right?

I love it, I spent $6 here and was not willing the spend any on Mario. This model lets you do what you want. I got what I wanted out of Mario and had no desire to see more, but I love how FE is going so far so I didn't mind throwing them some money. You can happily play the game with no money in, albeit at a slower pace.

darksagus · Feb 8, 2017

#1 rule in gacha games is never go after a specific character, you'll never get it. The funny thing is that in a few months, they'll introduce some new characters that are all more powerful than the ones in the game right now.

entremet · Feb 8, 2017

I find this stuff unethical honestly, but whatever.

-Mutsukki- · Feb 8, 2017

entremet said:
I find this stuff unethical honestly, but whatever.

RNG is unethical...?

DiscoJer · Feb 8, 2017

The first time you read something like this it's shocking, but it's pretty much been the norm in F2P games for close to a decade. It's why so many MMORPGs went F2P

Sesha · Feb 8, 2017

The bastard has Hinoka. He should be satisfied.

frankie_baby · Feb 8, 2017

If he's that dumb to spend that much on a game then that's a thousand bucks i'm glad is in Nintendo's pockets not his

Lucky Seven · Feb 8, 2017

Nope. Staying away from this game. For my wallet's safety.

Unrelated, but has anybody made an album of all the artwork yet?

CountAntonius · Feb 8, 2017

If you really want ONE character then do what normal people do and reroll thousands of accounts for 5 days straight till he drops. Sheesh.

SapphiCine · Feb 8, 2017

-Mutsukki- said:
RNG is unethical...?

Gambling without chance for substantial gain.

QuiteWhittle · Feb 8, 2017

Samus4145 said:
Same. People who spend large amounts of money on f2p games are called "whales" now?

Now?

Cow Mengde · Feb 8, 2017

I was so confused by the bona fide whale comment.

DeuceGamer · Feb 8, 2017

This is why I figured Fire Emblem would do good. Obviously Fire Emblem fans are playing it on mbile, but I wonder if the mobile game will cause a Pokemon Go effect and bring lapsed gamers to the 3DS/Switch.

Mariolee · Feb 8, 2017

Samus4145 said:
Same. People who spend large amounts of money on f2p games are called "whales" now?

This has been a thing since far before mobile games.

DiscoJer · Feb 8, 2017

-Mutsukki- said:
RNG is unethical...?

Yes it is, actually. It's quite possible thanks to RNG, that no one ever gets something.

As opposed to a physical randomized collectible item. There might be only 1 super rare card in 10,000. But it actually exists. Someone will get it. And in a lot of games, like collectible miniature games, if you buy a case you would be guaranteed to get all the miniatures.in a given set.

Beyond that, companies never tell you the odds of getting that item. Casinos are required to publish odds for their slot machines (and the rate has to be approved to the government). Why are gambling boxes in games treated differently?

-Horizon- · Feb 8, 2017

Samus4145 said:
Same. People who spend large amounts of money on f2p games are called "whales" now?

That has been the term for a while.

LogN · Feb 8, 2017

Guess I should feel good that Hector was my first summon, followed by Robin and Nowi

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