Guide to luck titles

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[edit] Overview

The Lucky and Unlucky titles are obtained through various means that involve chance in determining an outcome. The following activities return Lucky or Unlucky points, depending on the end result:

[edit] Acquisition Guide

There are three ways to gain lucky (and unlucky) points in large quantities: Winning (and losing) the Nine Rings game, winning (and losing) the Rings of Fortune game, and retaining (and breaking) lockpicks. For nearly everyone, the swiftest and cheapest way to acquire Lucky and Unlucky points is to play the the Nine Rings game.

[edit] Nine Rings

  • Can be played when the Shing Jea Boardwalk is open which occurs only on special events such as the Dragon Festival and the Second Birthday Celebration.
  • Mathematical analysis: Center circle has a 1/9 chance of direct hit, 4/9 chance of adjacent circle winning, and a 4/9 chance of losing. This means in 9 games the center will win 5 times (and lose the other 4). Same idea applies for side circles (win 4 lose 5) and corner circles (win 3, lose 6). Regardless of which circle is stood in however, the net rate of ticket accumulation is -0.55556 tickets / round (you will eventually lose all your tickets regardless of where you stand).
  • For gaining Unlucky points, standing on the corners is best. On average, on the corners, you gain six unlucky points every nine rounds. In the center, you gain only four every nine rounds.
    • On Average, when standing on the corner, every 5 tickets bought will return 6 points towards the user's Unlucky title and 85 points towards the user's Lucky title.
  • Those wishing to gain both Lucky and Unlucky points would thus be advised to stand in the corners, despite the higher variance, as over time the points will average back out to the 85 points ever 9 rounds.
  • See the Nine Rings article for more information on the mechanics and probabilities of playing it.

[edit] Rings of Fortune

  • Like the Nine Rings game, it can only be played when the Shing Jea Boardwalk is open.
  • Playing the Rings of Fortune game is the cheapest way to acquire unlucky points. However, it is moderately slower than playing Nine Rings, and gains abysmally few lucky points in the process.
  • See the Rings of Fortune article for more information on the mechanics and probabilities of playing it.

[edit] Lockpicks

  • Lockpicks are always available, and picking any lock will increase your progress on the lucky or unlucky title track.
  • In order for opening chests with lockpicks to be as cheap, one would need a lockpick retention chance greater than 85%. Lockpicks can be purchased from the discount merchants in ownable outposts in Factions and are often resold by players that can access the merchants. In order for lockpicks to be the same speed, one would have to open a chest about every three minutes.

[edit] Four-leaf Clovers

  • Using a Four-leaf Clover and having it remove 15% Death Penalty, the maximum of which it is capable, will return 4 points towards the user's lucky title.

[edit] Acquiring Both Titles

Naturally, since no one will always win nor always lose, it makes a degree of sense to work on both titles simultaneously. Otherwise, any 'extra' points toward the completed title are wasted while finishing the uncompleted title.

  • Since the maximum level of "Lucky" is 2.5 million points, and the maximum level of "Unlucky" is 500,000 points, earning both is a matter of achieving a 5:1 ratio of tickets won to games lost.
  • Over time, Nine Rings has a (roughly) 14:1 ratio in the corners, a 17:1 ratio on the sides, and a 21:1 ratio in the center.
  • Over time, Rings of Fortune has a (roughly) 3.3:1 ratio regardless of where you stand.
  • Lockpicks offer a 10:1 ratio if you have a 50/50 chance of retaining your lockpick. Your exact ratio will depend on the titles you have and the chests you open.

Regardless of how the title is approached, it will take a very long time to earn. Since there are some in-game benefits to earning ranks in the Lucky title, which are not countered by ranks in the unlucky title, it makes sense to focus on the lucky title first (via Nine Rings), and then worry later about dragging the win:loss ratio into line. After reaching the next-to-last Lucky title (1 million lucky points), the 1.5-million-point 'gap' between there and the maximum level will generate 450,000 games lost using Rings of Fortune. Still, if you plan on earning both titles, you should always play the corners in Nine Rings - because the winnings are the same, but you get more losses in the corners.

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