I log in, and check mine/hunt/craft HoF chart...
Seems like there are big ATH style HoFs in every category every day...
Too bad we don't know how the loot pool is affected by ATHs. Do the smaller loot amounts/frequency change? Does a big payout mean that loot is gonna be crap for that particular profession, area, mob, item in general?
I would like to see the analyzed data to see if loot turns to crap after a a big payout, or if it is irrespective of the normal activities...
Have you ever played progressive quarters? Are you going to hop on a bank of slots after a huge payout and the screen that just read 5280799 is now reading 1295? Me? No... but obviously people still do. It just means no more big ones till the pot is back up. Maybe the pot is getting built up faster because more people are playing?
Is the frequency / loot sizes any bigger before the BIG payout? Only the numbers/stats know. And can this change at a moments notice? Yes. Does it give you hope that it might happen to you? Well, the odds are not very good for getting an ATH, let alone a global/HoF or just not losing.
Of course, the goal is to have fun. Do you get a sinking feeling after someone else gets a huge HoF? Do you try to brush it off and still try to have fun. Trying not to get frustrated as your ped purse slowly gets depleted. Cutting back your style of play more and more until you are back in the sweat fields.
Do I know people that have gotten good loots? Yes. I am happy for them. It is exciting. Do they take everything out? Yes.
If there is no effect on my loot before or after a big HoF, I would not care. In fact, I would like to see more.
But, if MA is putting the squeeze on the masses so that they can put out the Wow factor, then, I think I would start getting that mean and angry feeling...
Is it too late for the dozens of my friends that no longer play this game and will never come back? I guess they have already shown how they feel. My list of friends who never log on is still getting longer. For the rest of us stuck with this addiction and hopes that we might actually profit, hopefully there are more of us that do get lucky.
I hope I can see my name carved in the ATH list someday... yes, I still need my PoE, DOA, and SGA 8A.... (ok, I need a few ATHs)
Good luck everyone,
~Savya