Double Salvage Drops Campaign - Working as intended?

[Zhronne]

I've seen some strange report.
A guy reporting to have seen 4+1 plans drop from the same NM (should have been 4+2, means that single one didn't get doubled) and I personally experienced a 3+1 yesterday (should have been 4+2).

Is this working as intended or a bug?

[Karah]

It appears that all 100% drops are being doubled, and all additionally possible drops are not.

Aka if the mob has: 1 ares 100% 1 ares TH based and 1 skadi TH based you get > 2+1+1 not 2+2+2.

HOPING that it's incorrect and they give us additional days because the way it was perceived is that ALL seals would be doubled.

[Zhronne]

Yeah appearently the "slots" get doubled. So 1-2 becomes 2-4 and 0-1 becomes 0-2
Still pretty good anyway, didn't want to complain was just wondering.

More details HERE (http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/116175-Twice-the-Double-Campaign!-(05-22-2013)?p=5741813&posted=1#post5741813)

[Camate]

Greetings everyone!

I’d like to apologize for any confusion and also for the misinformation on this.

The number of design plans that drop is not what is being doubled; it is actually a doubling of the drop rates.

Due to this error we will be extending the campaign until Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 7:59am PDT. We will also be making an announcement on PlayOnline early next week and changing the name of this campaign to “Design Plan Drop Rate Doubled Campaign.”

[SpankWustler]

Due to this error we will be extending the campaign until Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 7:00am PDT.

How happy does this make me?

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpu5x3ut341qlor8ho1_1280.jpg

HAPPIER THAN A PANDA WHO JUST ATE A TODDLER AND STOLE THE KID'S ROCKING HORSE!

[Areayea]

How happy does this make me?

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpu5x3ut341qlor8ho1_1280.jpg

HAPPIER THAN A PANDA WHO JUST ATE A TODDLER AND STOLE THE KID'S ROCKING HORSE!

I love you dude, why don't I ever see you online O.o

[Karah]

Greetings everyone!

I’d like to apologize for any confusion and also for the misinformation on this.

The number of design plans that drop is not what is being doubled; it is actually a doubling of the drop rates.

Due to this error we will be extending the campaign until Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 7:00am PDT. We will also be making an announcement on PlayOnline early next week and changing the name of this campaign to “Design Plan Drop Rate Doubled Campaign.”

Pretty awesome dood, appreciate it.

[Camate]

Correction: it will end on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 7:59am PDT.

I've edited my post above as well!

[Mirage]

Will the exp boost be active until this date as well?

[Alpheus]

I think the EXP campaign is on still on track to end come Sunday (or whenever it was originally scheduled to end).

[Kojo]

I love you dude, why don't I ever see you online O.o

Saw him once, told him I was a fan.

[Alistaire]

Here's the funny thing about this, Camate's explanation isn't even what's actually happening. Doubled drop rate would still mean the same maximum plans on a kill.

What's actually happening, and this is already obvious, is that they doubled the drop slots.

So a 100% drop, becomes 100% chance of 2 drops.
A single plan either dropping or not, became that x2. So you could get 0, you could get 2 (and this has been seen) or you could get 1 and have the other not drop.

"Doubled drop rate" may be a mistranslation or something, but it's clearly not what's happened. Just did a run where 2 mobs each dropped double the maximum plans.

So the advertising wasn't wrong exactly, but it was still a bad idea to not clear it up before being implemented.

Mimimum drops were doubled, maximum drops were doubled. The doubling just happens before it determines what your pool would've been, not after.

Certainly not a complaint it's being extended; the fact it was unclear and *looked* to be false advertising merited the extension. It's just interesting that the post from the SE community rep is still off about what they actually did.

[Trumpy]

We got a few 3 plan droppers. not sure how that fits into the theories but doublein slot drops makes sense to me