Quote Originally Posted by thekragle View Post
I know your intentions are good, but locked crates and chests are just as much as a gamble as this system. They each cost gold or plat (real money) to open or aquire, you get random items each time you open, and you can get terrible results or if lucky amazing results in the end.

And since you usually get nothing good, it motivates you to open another one hoping for that big win, thus it becomes a gamble/gambling.
Yeah, AL has become even more casino like lately. It was inevitable and maybe even necessary. My biggest complaint is that Item Awakening is unsatisfying for players like myself because I don't really have control over what stats I get unless I spend zillions on elixirs (tokens). But then again, I'm always one lever pull away from really sucky stats. There's no cumulative benefit. At least with grand gems you knew you'd eventually get what you wanted. This system will take it away.

It's hard to get excited over Item Awakening. I'd be way more excited if I could lock the slot. STS you gotta give players freedom to choose if you want us to be excited about this stuff. Freedom = excitement = profit... and its antithesis.