Phantom Tonic drop rate?

Thizzle

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2008

I have about 35k and that's 7 keys at 5k each. Should I take the gamble? I've tried the chest before and the drops seem pretty crappy to even attempt.

jiggles

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

N/

Personnaly, if i were going to open it just for the tonic, i wouldnt use any less than 100, just to be safe, so far ive opened it 7 times all 7 times i got one extra point to my sugar title

/cheer

Thizzle

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2008

That's exactly what I'm worried about. I have nothing else to use the money and I've never gotten a set of Obsidian armor so well I guess hope for the best.

shoyon456

shoyon456

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

D/

if you're going to do it, you might want to just get enough to get the title XD

IlikeGW

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Waste of money. Say the drop rate is 1/1000 and you're buying 7 tries. You need to invest a LOT to 'guarantee' a lottery victory, the small gambles are in fact where the trick is.

Stephen John

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

Ancient Gods of Tyria

R/

well it is all luck it doesnt matter if u have 100 or 1 the chest drops w/e it (forget the term) well its drops have no affect on eachother... with 7 u may get one with 100 your chances only go up bc ur using more

Yichi

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

unless you're UaX, keys should be the last thing to be worried about. Sell them and make money. it's easier than towncamping in D2

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

Instead of spending gold on Z keys, find someone willing to sell you the tonic. Unless you mean the everlasting version, in which case, forget about it entirely. You don't have enough gold, and the odds are terrible for getting one with 7 keys.

Stc95

Stc95

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

USA

Spirit of Elisha [SOE]

Mo/

It only takes one key for a phantom or everlasting drop. its not like you have to have 10 keys to get a good drop. Might as well go for it. As you said you have "nothing to lose"

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Waste of money.

Yichi

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stc95
It only takes one key for a phantom or everlasting drop. its not like you have to have 10 keys to get a good drop. Might as well go for it. As you said you have "nothing to lose"
except the money he could have used for more necessary things they might have needed when they come back with 3 brulee's and a firewater...

Thizzle

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2008

Well I spent like 50k and got 10 but didn't get much. this chest sucks ass you don't even get req. 9 weapons. The thing is I'm only interested in PvP now unless a everlasting phantasmal tonic drops. I have nothing else to do with the money so why not blow it. I'm getting sick of the game and I'll never get into a guild unless I have rank so oh well.

Yichi

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

kan i hav joo stufz?

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Thizzle
Well I spent like 50k and got 10 but didn't get much. this chest sucks ass you don't even get req. 9 weapons. The thing is I'm only interested in PvP now unless a everlasting phantasmal tonic drops. I have nothing else to do with the money so why not blow it. I'm getting sick of the game and I'll never get into a guild unless I have rank so oh well.
Find another game.

El Presidente

El Presidente

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Lookout Post #1, Andes Mountains

Custer Was Ganked [7th]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Malice Black
Waste of money.
Yep; burnt 10 keys just to see if I'd get lucky with the new item & got 1 reg phantas tonic, 3 brulee, 4 fw and 2 crap golds... better off buying your tonic down the road than to try your luck with Z-keys..

Thizzle

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by Malice Black
Find another game.
Not much out there that looks good and definitely no MMOs.

FengShuiDove

FengShuiDove

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA]

A/

My rule is that PvP never made me money before, so it'd be merely a luxury to add it to my income. If I get lucky with the chest then great, it made me some cash. If not then great, I got some title points and some sweet points.

I don't spend money on keys, but if I get the Balth faction for it I'll use the keys myself.

Shadowspawn X

Shadowspawn X

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fellowship of Champions

R/E

Play to win, can't win if you don't play.

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

You never know. I got 19 keys out of the RP i got this month. Nothing good.
But i got a voltaic spear a while back on my 7th open.....so it's all luck of the draw.

Cale Roughstar

Cale Roughstar

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Canada

Guy In Real Life [GIRL]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Thizzle
Not much out there that looks good and definitely no MMOs.
QQ moar plzkthx. You ask for adivice, we give it, you make your own decision, and then complain, before proceeding to diss the game you are playing. I agree with Malice, find another game if this one makes you bored. Go play Runescape or something.

Random Scrubinator

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

If everybody could get a everlasting phantom tonic (or rare weapon skin) with 50k worth of keys, it wouldn't be worth several hundred ectos, would it?

Thizzle

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cale Roughstar
QQ moar plzkthx. You ask for adivice, we give it, you make your own decision, and then complain, before proceeding to diss the game you are playing. I agree with Malice, find another game if this one makes you bored. Go play Runescape or something.
When did I diss the game your just an ingorent RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO head. Runescape sucks balls how does that help the situation.

NoXiFy

NoXiFy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

★☆٭Ńēŵ~ŶờЯК٭☆★

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

Mo/Me

It's actually a really large drop rate. About 0.5% which is 1/200 chance. I'm saying this because theres TONS of people with one so far. It probaly has a higher drop rate than that. I'd save the keys as these will probaly drop to about 100k+15-25ecto by the end of the month. =x

Thizzle

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by NoXiFy
It's actually a really large drop rate. About 0.5% which is 1/200 chance. I'm saying this because theres TONS of people with one so far. It probaly has a higher drop rate than that. I'd save the keys as these will probaly drop to about 100k+15-25ecto by the end of the month. =x
0.5% is a great drop rate. I've honestly never seen a better drop rate than 0.5%

The Toe Tag

The Toe Tag

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2007

Covenant Of Immortals[COI]

R/

Someone has to get the good drop,and everyone has the same odd of getting it,
So you can buy 1 key and that 1 key might get you something worth 100k just the randomness of the game