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In terms of probability and logic, it is more likely that YOU are a scam.  But then again, that's why I have you on ignore.
The gold portal is not a scam.  With all due respect, if you sit there and click Revive over and over, you are harming only yourself.
No one made you click the gold portal.
No one made you ignore the high damage output of the final mech.
I saw that one coming and did only one revive.  That didn't work, so I gave up.
With a heat bomb I'm sure I could've beaten him, but alas....
With all due respect, this type of lying (i.e. misrepresenting things just because you're upset) is toxic and part of the reason people don't get on the forum enough (although there are also other reasons).
Instead of "the gold portal is a scam" you could have also decided to think, "well maybe I'm just not ready for the insane mode yet."
And you also conveniently ignored the fact that the rewards for this portal are basically twice what normal gold portals are.
I'm not having a single problem walking away with like 110 tokens on this thing, not to mention the gold.
With all due respect, do you think of EVERYTHING that you don't like as being a scam?
How did Gato Games scam you?
Seriously............

Why is this in spam?  It's not spam.
I like the confetti paint option.  I think it should be in the shop.

Well it depends how you define "taking over" - heat has been by far the strongest element in the game for a few months now. Arguably, heat hugger has also been strongest build, too. I was about 50/50 on them, but after way more testing, I've concluded with strong confidence heat hugger is the best build overall, regardless of season, too. What this means for future of SM builds - nothing much - I think I was merely just reflecting what we've all seen and tested at very high ranks for a while now =P 

In terms of probability and logic, it is more likely that YOU are a scam.  But then again, that's why I have you on ignore.
The gold portal is not a scam.  With all due respect, if you sit there and click Revive over and over, you are harming only yourself.
No one made you click the gold portal.
No one made you ignore the high damage output of the final mech.
I saw that one coming and did only one revive.  That didn't work, so I gave up.
With a heat bomb I'm sure I could've beaten him, but alas....
With all due respect, this type of lying (i.e. misrepresenting things just because you're upset) is toxic and part of the reason people don't get on the forum enough (although there are also other reasons).
Instead of "the gold portal is a scam" you could have also decided to think, "well maybe I'm just not ready for the insane mode yet."
And you also conveniently ignored the fact that the rewards for this portal are basically twice what normal gold portals are.
I'm not having a single problem walking away with like 110 tokens on this thing, not to mention the gold.
With all due respect, do you think of EVERYTHING that you don't like as being a scam?
How did Gato Games scam you?
Seriously............

This is my 2nd double teleport.

This is my 2nd double teleport.

This is my 2nd double teleport.

This is my 2nd double teleport.

Yeah, none of that made sense to me, and I was talking to someone else.  But thanks though!

SHORT STORY: The premium pack to legendary rate appears to be 0.85 legendaries in every premium pack.

LONG STORY: I ran a research study which was configured as scientifically as possible.  From my own premium pack openings, and the contributions of only a few others, I came up with an estimate of what the rate is.  I used exactly 40 premium pack results to do this, which is the minimum data points to consider this study scientific.
Some caveats:
I could not use the flex thread for this because people tend to post only their good drops on that thread. I tried to use others as little as possible to prevent a negativity bias.  This is because it's possible that people only posted good drops on the flex thread and bad drops on my own thread.  However, from what I can see, it appears people didn't do this, so I think the risk of a negativity bias is low. It is possible that different days and different accounts have different drop rates.  I do not know for sure if this is true or untrue.  It's simply unknown. Because the random numbers created by most computers are not completely random (unless you're talking FBI/CIA-level special equipment that's designed to create numbers that are more highly random), it's possible that this segment of 40 is not perfectly representative of what the rate truly is.  Therefore, this is only an estimate.  Keep in mind, others have given their opinion on this rate being about 1 to every 5 (i.e. one in every premium pack), which is close enough to consider these results as being accurate enough.

Thanks for all your hard work and diligence!
But you forgot to bump the date on the original thread 🙂  
Still, about this, what do you think about the ramifications of heat taking over META?  And what do you think this means for the future of SM builds?

Thanks! 🙂    Just two more premium pack openings to go.
And just like that ....

Thanks! 🙂    Just two more premium pack openings to go.
And just like that ....

I mean spending a 70 dollars doesnt make you a whale spending tens of thousands does 

Yeah I know people who tend to assume white paint = hacker.  Not sure why.

In terms of probability and logic, it is more likely that YOU are a scam.  But then again, that's why I have you on ignore.
The gold portal is not a scam.  With all due respect, if you sit there and click Revive over and over, you are harming only yourself.
No one made you click the gold portal.
No one made you ignore the high damage output of the final mech.
I saw that one coming and did only one revive.  That didn't work, so I gave up.
With a heat bomb I'm sure I could've beaten him, but alas....
With all due respect, this type of lying (i.e. misrepresenting things just because you're upset) is toxic and part of the reason people don't get on the forum enough (although there are also other reasons).
Instead of "the gold portal is a scam" you could have also decided to think, "well maybe I'm just not ready for the insane mode yet."
And you also conveniently ignored the fact that the rewards for this portal are basically twice what normal gold portals are.
I'm not having a single problem walking away with like 110 tokens on this thing, not to mention the gold.
With all due respect, do you think of EVERYTHING that you don't like as being a scam?
How did Gato Games scam you?
Seriously............

No, it's not.  Besides, businesses exist to make money, not stay poor.
At this price, if you only got the premium packs, it would cost you normally 8040 tokens.  This deal is literally half off and then some.
With all due respect, I have the feeling you could be a millionaire and still complain about the cost of things on this game.
I'm not trying to be a jerk to you or anyone, but seriously, what's up with this constant negative attitude some people on this forum have?
You're missing out on so much! 🙂 

I tried this method (by following this topic https://community.supermechs.com/topic/525-supermechs-funeral/) but I keep receiving the digest!
 
I also tried this method (I clicked on Stop all email notifications) but I keep receiving the digest!
 
Can you please stop spamming my mailbox every week?
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Edit: Ok I try this new method found by myself:
Profil → Settings → Manage Followed Content → Forums → Change Preference → Click on "Unfollow" for the 7 main topics.

BLUF: Here's a chart of how much damage range (max - min damage), or basically how RNG-dependent, certain weapons and drones are.  Data is beautiful.




LONG STORY: Basically if you subtract min damage from max damage, you get the range of damage.  The higher the range, the more RNG dependent the weapon, because you're hoping when you use it that you get lucky and "roll high" on RNG for more damage.
This is just a fun post that gives a visual indication of what items are more RNG-dependent than other weapons.  I'm not saying, for example, that you should stop using Selfish Guardian.  I'm just showing in a visual way which weapons are more "reliable" in a statistical way (i.e. less RNG-dependent).

No, it's not.  Besides, businesses exist to make money, not stay poor.
At this price, if you only got the premium packs, it would cost you normally 8040 tokens.  This deal is literally half off and then some.
With all due respect, I have the feeling you could be a millionaire and still complain about the cost of things on this game.
I'm not trying to be a jerk to you or anyone, but seriously, what's up with this constant negative attitude some people on this forum have?
You're missing out on so much! 🙂 

This is way better than the old gold portals, those were far fewer tokens, and I don't mind a challenge.
I may have missed the last couple gold portals but the tokens were very high.  Like 120 tokens?  I stacked phys resist and hps and used ranged energy with an EMP and won. (1 revive, didn't get health kits).
I did the same thing with energy swords with a different build - stack phys and resists and won but was lucky enough to get healthkit.
I lost my first run at the boss though and had to rebuilt my campaign mech because the boss battle was clearly much harder than the rest of the level if not prepared for it.
Don't forget you can exit and re-enter the fight to be at range 3 or 1 and not have to tank a hit from that mighty cannon.

Would ya look at that.. Insane is actually Insane.. 
Don't get me wrong, the 110 tokens from Easy and Hard are good.. But the 120 tokens from Insane is definitely new and the difficulty that Insane brings is a good way to put pilots through their paces.
If the portal was easy to complete, it would be one hell of a boost towards a premium pack for mostly everyone.
Would be nice but it would also be too easy for something that can get you towards the halfway point for getting a pack.
I don't know about everyone else but I actually like the challenge that Insane brings, even if I can't get all that far into it.

I cleared this with no revives and no swoop

BLUF: Here's a chart of how much damage range (max - min damage), or basically how RNG-dependent, certain weapons and drones are.  Data is beautiful.




LONG STORY: Basically if you subtract min damage from max damage, you get the range of damage.  The higher the range, the more RNG dependent the weapon, because you're hoping when you use it that you get lucky and "roll high" on RNG for more damage.
This is just a fun post that gives a visual indication of what items are more RNG-dependent than other weapons.  I'm not saying, for example, that you should stop using Selfish Guardian.  I'm just showing in a visual way which weapons are more "reliable" in a statistical way (i.e. less RNG-dependent).