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  • AviTrekAviTrek ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm really happy with this.

    Little disappointed it won't apply to merit/common pulls. While SR drops there are quite uncommon, and Legendaries even more so, it would make these rare instances all the more exciting.

    But that's a minor nitpick. And if this is a taste of the upcoming Feb feature, I'm certainly looking forward to knowing more!

    Credit pulls already were beholds for 4*/5*. Not officially promised, but in practice that's what happens.
  • DScottHewittDScottHewitt ✭✭✭✭✭
    Starting on Tuesday, January 12 around noon ET (17:00 UTC), each 4* and 5* crew pulled from a 1-pack Premium Rewards or a 10-pack Premium Rewards will be presented as a behold offering a choice between three crew of the same rarity.

    This change will bring more versatility to the Premium Rewards packs, and will be permanent!

    Great change! Who doesn't love beholds? I'd also love to see the behold appear in any slot within the pack, like it does in theme and event packs...maybe for the 6th year anniversary? ;)

    Very good change! People have been saying this for a while. I can't remember. Did they say Event Packs, as well? Because people have really been saying that for a long while. Helps if you have the existing 4 ⭐ FF......
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  • Good but not really deserving of a teaser, I'd class it as a tweak rather then a big change.
    Its a nice minor update nothing more, nothing less.
    I was imagining 12 drops in a pull or something.
  • (HGH)Apollo(HGH)Apollo ✭✭✭✭✭
    Do legendaries ever drop as not beholds in premium packs or single pulls? I hope they expand this to all other packs too except perhaps merit pulls.
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  • MiT SanoaMiT Sanoa ✭✭✭✭✭
    RaraRacing wrote: »
    - Great change for VIP0 crew I would imagine too giving a higher probability to be able to add stars rather than having a new crew forced upon you (often airlock fodder).
    Great point not only for VIP0 but also for paying new players! That was the worst part about those 10x10 packs, they used up like 5 crew slots each time. I was always unwilling to airlock new purples.
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  • Veterinary PhloxVeterinary Phlox ✭✭✭✭✭
    AviTrek wrote: »
    Credit pulls already were beholds for 4*/5*. Not officially promised, but in practice that's what happens.
    I've had plenty of straight purple drops for merit pulls, and a small number of straight drop legendaries.
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  • dext74dext74 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What am I missing that this doesn't feel like a huge change?

    It brings me a marginally higher chance of finding one of the few 4* characters I'm still in need of, but thats not a lot of help when 9 out of 10 slots most likely go to schematics and 3* crew.

    This change would have had so much more impact if it came with increase 4 and 5* drops, maybe a guarantee of x beholds (I dont mean the whole pack, but even a guarantee of 3 or 4 per pack). Since the overall pack draw odds remain the same, I dont understand everyone else's excitement at this being so significant.
  • WebberoniWebberoni ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2021
    dext74 wrote: »
    What am I missing that this doesn't feel like a huge change?

    It brings me a marginally higher chance of finding one of the few 4* characters I'm still in need of, but thats not a lot of help when 9 out of 10 slots most likely go to schematics and 3* crew.

    This change would have had so much more impact if it came with increase 4 and 5* drops, maybe a guarantee of x beholds (I dont mean the whole pack, but even a guarantee of 3 or 4 per pack). Since the overall pack draw odds remain the same, I dont understand everyone else's excitement at this being so significant.

    My thoughts exactly. I was hoping they were going to change (instead of or in addition to the behold change) the packs to a minimum of 2 (at least) 4* or higher crew drops.

    For established crews, this is just a bigger tease... the behold gives you a moment of joyful hope, before seeing the choice of three crew you've frozen at least one copy of. haha
  • IceCatIceCat ✭✭✭✭✭
    It does make it marginally easier to try and build duplicate cards (assuming that's someone's thing). The odds just went from 1 in 400 (or whatever we're up to) to 3 in 400 that you might catch the card you need. ;)

    I guess this officially answers the riddle about "something players have been asking for since the beginning of the game". As far as I'm concerned, this is a good change. Let's collectively try not to nitpick it too much.

    This is good news for my collection. :D
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    Tremendous 🤣

    She was my first duplicate. Love her character ❤
    This is wonderful! Let’s all celebrate!

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    Is it sacrilege to post... the "other one"... on a Trek page? 🤔😉

    Before anyone jumps on me, I like both. 🤪
  • NoblemanDKNoblemanDK ✭✭✭✭
    It is cheap saying straight drop from legendaries. I have never in all my time experienced that but always had 3 to choose from, so i see it as misleading
  • EnderWEnderW ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am in the "good, but not great" crowd. It does help with 4* straight drops in that you now have a better chance to get a card you didn't have. But it if you didn't get a straight drop in the pull, this doesn't really change anything. And if you get a behold/begold of all FF crew, it doesn't help with that.

    So, not a great/huge change, but it is a good change.
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  • (HGH)Apollo(HGH)Apollo ✭✭✭✭✭
    If they did this with event packs that would be huge.
    Let’s fly!
  • It does make it marginally easier to try and build duplicate cards (assuming that's someone's thing). The odds just went from 1 in 400 (or whatever we're up to) to 3 in 400 that you might catch the card you need. ;)

    I guess this officially answers the riddle about "something players have been asking for since the beginning of the game". As far as I'm concerned, this is a good change. Let's collectively try not to nitpick it too much.

    This is good news for my collection. :D
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  • It does make it marginally easier to try and build duplicate cards (assuming that's someone's thing). The odds just went from 1 in 400 (or whatever we're up to) to 3 in 400 that you might catch the card you need. ;)

    I guess this officially answers the riddle about "something players have been asking for since the beginning of the game". As far as I'm concerned, this is a good change. Let's collectively try not to nitpick it too much.

    This is good news for my collection. :D
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  • calsnowskiercalsnowskier ✭✭✭✭✭
    IceCat wrote: »
    It does make it marginally easier to try and build duplicate cards (assuming that's someone's thing). The odds just went from 1 in 400 (or whatever we're up to) to 3 in 400 that you might catch the card you need. ;)

    I guess this officially answers the riddle about "something players have been asking for since the beginning of the game". As far as I'm concerned, this is a good change. Let's collectively try not to nitpick it too much.

    This is good news for my collection. :D
    wuny742hofap.png

    Tremendous 🤣

    She was my first duplicate. Love her character ❤
    This is wonderful! Let’s all celebrate!

    440bci90xdhv.gif

    Is it sacrilege to post... the "other one"... on a Trek page? 🤔😉

    Before anyone jumps on me, I like both. 🤪

    That’s my bad. Must have clicked on the wrong celebration video to get a Star Wars one. Let me do a different celebration gif.

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    OK...

    Now you are just making BOTH communities angry...
  • DScottHewittDScottHewitt ✭✭✭✭✭
    If they did this with event packs that would be huge.

    All Ten Pulls, it's great. Just a couple certain Ten Pulls? Not so much......

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  • Odo MarmarosaOdo Marmarosa ✭✭✭✭✭
    This might make pack deals appealing again. Splendid change.
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