Very Long Adventure Search and Junk Scenario Drops

As of the past couple of weeks, I'm getting almost exclusively scenarios and map frags from Very Long Adventure searches.

Now I know that the RNG can be awfully cruel at times but this has been going on long enough and is such an obvious departure from the previous drops that I have to ask what's going on here?

When my Intrepid doesn't bring back 2 Storm REcoveries, it;s usually because she hauled a Riches of the Mountain home along with a Storm Recovery.

These things are beyond useless. The rewards are so far out of line with the cost that no one in their right mind wants to run them. I can accept when rewards are out of line with cost when the rewards include a chance of getting something nice, but nothing that drops from these scenarios
is worth the time that it takes to run them if they were cost-free besides the time.

Just as I'm getting into stride enjoying the new content, it seems to be all screwed up. C'mon. What gives?

Not to rejoice at someone else's misery but.... Finally!!!!! It's not just me anymore. I've been getting a megaton of Secluded Experiments since the Intrepid was launched and it's making me near crazy. I've got a thread in the Bug Report forum. So far no comment from BB.

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I've been getting a megaton of Secluded Experiments since the Intrepid was launched and it's making me near crazy.

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Megaton Arctic Explosions for me, closely followed by ehhh, what is it, Whirlwind? lol Anyhow, those 2 along with Storm Failure and Thievery in the Mountains. Getting SE is almost a desire for me at this point. Woodcutter does empirically feel nerfed, but since I'm not writing down stats I can't tell for sure other than going by memory judgement.

This game offers a lot of good things, but maybe it's time for some cleanup. Many adventures/scenarios are worthless, too long and too expensive to run, and no one cares about them. A good recipe for failure is bad management and expensive and unpopular new products. Why a business would keep trying to sell products that nobody is interested in? My theory is that the manager at BB drives a Pontiac Aztek and drinks Vanilla Coke. That would explain everything.

Arctic Explosions and SE's for me as well. I am lucky to see 1 Woodcutter a week from her. I would rather receive frags than AE or SE.

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Originally Posted by kzar

This game offers a lot of good things, but maybe it's time for some cleanup. Many adventures/scenarios are worthless, too long and too expensive to run, and no one cares about them. A good recipe for failure is bad management and expensive and unpopular new products. Why a business would keep trying to sell products that nobody is interested in? My theory is that the manager at BB drives a Pontiac Aztek and drinks Vanilla Coke. That would explain everything.

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Made me spit my drink. NOT vanilla coke.

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Originally Posted by TboneX

Made me spit my drink. NOT vanilla coke.

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did you get in your Pontiac Aztek and go get some?

What's wrong with vanilla Coke?

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Why a business would keep trying to sell products that nobody is interested in?

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Because these digital things don't take up storage space nor require any kind of up keep to stay where they are. Thus to them it's not a "this doesn't sell and needs to be replaced" but a "not everyone likes it, but we do have some variety". That many adventures need to be adjusted one way or another is crystal clear to any 5 year old that's been playing for a little while (granted you still want to be in the L40 range to actually be able to judge that properly) and you actually want to offer variety because it makes sense, not to push some agenda. Could probably take out 10 adventures without anybody even noticing or even caring. I do remember that shortly after the loot nerf (revamp...) there was some BB posting "ehhhh well, it just changed, we are collecting data and will be adjusting accordingly.....but not really". Instead they focus on taking off the aggro zone of leaders from Nords (granted, that is valid and okay), instead of actually making some 10+ adventures at least kind of worth it to run.

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What's wrong with vanilla Coke?

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Everything.

But there is alot more wrong with a lot of stuff. Like...most every such soda that gets infused with cherry, lime, vanilla, what have you...that's "culinary" abuse.

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Originally Posted by Ceruhe

Because these digital things don't take up storage space nor require any kind of up keep to stay where they are. Thus to them it's not a "this doesn't sell and needs to be replaced" but a "not everyone likes it, but we do have some variety".

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True. But someday, this will serve as a case study in marketing classes. They will teach that even a virtual inventory needs a serious management strategy. Actually, I might be wrong, I really don't know because I can't see their books, but they are very passive. An aggressive approach would be to adjust the inventory constantly according to the customer's needs and to optimize their existing resources accordingly. Why the expedition castle? Why the scenarios?

And that's why Vanilla Coke was discontinued because when the variety sucks, then you wasted time and money.
And when a totalitarian manager decided to produce the Aztek in spite of what people said, both the product and the brand failed epically.

They brought back Vanilla Coke long ago, like just a couple of years after they discontinued it. In fact high demand for it brought it back to most of the markets it was pulled from. I can get it at the local store right now. I just had some like a few days ago. Bad example.

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Originally Posted by Koshko

They brought back Vanilla Coke long ago, like just a couple of years after they discontinued it. In fact high demand for it brought it back to most of the markets it was pulled from. I can get it at the local store right now. I just had some like a few days ago. Bad example.

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But did you drive there in your Pontiac Aztek to pick it up?

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Originally Posted by Koshko

They brought back Vanilla Coke long ago, like just a couple of years after they discontinued it. In fact high demand for it brought it back to most of the markets it was pulled from. I can get it at the local store right now. I just had some like a few days ago. Bad example.

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It is a principal offering at all the Coke kiosks in various theaters and food parks in malls. Lol, actually the only Coke that I like.

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Originally Posted by Raubhautz

It is a principal offering at all the Coke kiosks in various theaters and food parks in malls. Lol, actually the only Coke that I like.

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Not the best example, I agree. Pepsi Blue would have been a better example, but the truth is that I really enjoyed that product... Anyway, it shows that Coke (or Pepsi) adapted their strategy and that's the point: BB is not listening to customers and that's a mistake. Of course, this exceptional product sells itself but they are missing the opportunity of establishing their brand among loyal customers.

What about Crystal Clear Pepsi, or Pepsi with Ginseng?

My wife occasionally will make herself a homemade vanilla coke (actually it's RC or Bubba Cola). Since vanilla is 35% alcohol, does that make it a cocktail??

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Originally Posted by kzar

BB is not listening to customers and that's a mistake. Of course, this exceptional product sells itself but they are missing the opportunity of establishing their brand among loyal customers.

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Given what I've seen of the way BB operates over the course of the 4+ years I've been playing, I'll not sign up for another BB product ever. I love this game to death, but that's as far as it'll ever go.

Yes, I prefer RC over Pepsi, and then lastly I tolerate Coke.

Squirrel--------->

Maybe kzar was thinking of New Coke.

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