Jumbo Cactpot

[Snugglebutt]

I know this has been brought up before but can we please change the system so that at least one person a week is guaranteed to win the top prize, it's been 5 months I think since anyone won it on our server and our server is a very high population one with thousands of people taking part in it each week. Yes I know lotteries in real life don't always have a weekly winner but this is a video game, the two things do not need to be the same. In a game it would do little to no harm to have at least one guaranteed winner each week, perhaps the person with the closest number could be that winner if no-one matched them all.

[MrPresident]

I agree. There's an average of about one winner every 3-4 months on Cerberus. And that's with about 3,000 people doing it every week.

As you say, this doesn't need to be like real life. I'm never going to win the real lottery, at least give me a bit more of a shot at this one.

[Rufalus]

Just hugely increase the consolation prize, and if possible allow more than one ticket to be purchased. Then people can get 1 million from the jumbo without it taking 50 years Earth time.

[Fynlar]

I don't feel like the consolation prize should be increased; if anything it's already too high. Why even charge 100 MGP for the ticket when even if you get no numbers matched you always get about 200-250 back?

What I do think needs to happen is for the event to allow either more tickets or do more frequent drawings. One ticket per week is insane.

[Velox]

It would be better if they lowered the overall winnings of each tier, and instead allow any number combination to win (rather than only in the drawn order)

What this means is that if the winning number was 1234 and I picked 3185, I'd still win the 3rd tier prize since 2 of my numbers matched.

Yes we'd have to lower the prizes to compensate for the huge amount of winners, but people would win more often and be more inclined to participate, even for a smaller reward.

[Dustytome]

I'd like to see it changed so there are no duplicate numbers. Four different numbers in the correct order to win.

[Matrinka]

Or make it more like a 4 digit state lotto.

If you get all 4 in the correct order, you get the most money. If you get all 4 numbers in the incorrect order, you get a payout, but it is less that having all 4 in the correct order.

[Guesswhat]

Wait... Is it possible to get anything other than the consolation price??

Since the start of this I got 4th place once. And I've played almost every week.

10% for 4th
1% for 3rd
0.1% for 2nd
0.01% for 1st

[Niwashi]

Allowing numbers in the wrong positions plays havoc with any drawing where the same digit appears more than once. I think they should keep the part about comparing by position, but compare all four of the digits every time. Remove the extra rule about only looking at the last digit, and if it matches look at the one next to it, and so on. That would make 1234 a three out of four match for 1238 (though it would still be a consolation prize if 4123 was drawn). The grand prize would still have the 1:10000 chance that it does now, but it would drastically improve the chances on all the partial match prizes.

[Lunasumerin]

I wish they'd just make it more likely to win. I think my server has had four winners ever. I mean there are multiple things in the goldsaucer that cost a mil make it easier on us. ;3;