[Tas]

Originally Posted by Quirk

Thank you! :) How're you doing tonight?

I'm great!

how are you!

[Den]

Originally Posted by Gallagher

to be fair, real crane games adjust their odds of a win based on how much profit they're earning. ours is just flat out skill.

Hullo, Quirk! Feel free to join in!

See, I didn't know that. Learned something today! :D

[Monorea]

Everyone is welcome!
Come in and chat a bit ^^

I have a cold and 3D headache

[Fulkth]

Sometimes I get noting out of a whole token.

I like to think that the crane just hates me and that it has nothing to do with skill.

[Gallagher]

Well, our crane game plays off of percentages. getting it perfectly aligned will give you a 100% chance of success, or as close to it as you could expect. You could be off to the left with a 75% chance and drop it, then be off to the right with a 50% chance and get it.

Glad you learned something, Den! Real crane games are really complicated, and each owner can adjust them based on the profit margin they want to earn.

[Den]

Originally Posted by Fulkth

Sometimes I get noting out of a whole token.

I like to think that the crane just hates me and that it has nothing to do with skill.

I can't tell you the number of times I've burned through three tokens in one go, and still gotten nothing...

It takes some doing to get it lined up right.

[Potironette]

Oh! So that's why! I learned something new too :D
What does it mean to adjust a crane game?

Edit: If I mess up I go all the way to the left and try again

[Monorea]

So far i just lost two tokens all other times i caught something.

[Fulkth]

I always grab right above the item. It feels wrong to grab to the right or left since it's not centered.

[Quirk]

I'm glad to hear you're doing well! :) I'm pretty good thanks. I'm just chilling my boots before the festive season really gets into swing for me. I think I'm coming down with the cold, but I really hope that I can avoid it.

[Fulkth]

@quirk

I think I am coming down with a cold too! I hope it's not true though!

[Gallagher]

Centered is the best odds, and since there's no time limit, it's a good idea not to rush through grabbing things in our game.

REAL CRANE GAMES have computers that will alter the strength of the claws based around the parameters it's given. The owner tells them the average price of the game's contents, as well as what sort of profit margin they want to earn, and the game will adjust itself based on how many people are getting things out of it. If all your friends go on a big losing streak and you're the last in line to try, you might actually have better odds of winning because the game DOES have to give out a prize now and then.

TLDR: irl crane games r the real players

[Den]

Galla is a fountain of knowledge! :D

[Fulkth]

I've never played a real crane game in real life. I find it a waste of money since you rarely ever win!

[Potironette]

Aw geez, crane cranes are way more underhanded than I thought
It's like running a casino, it seems :/

[Tas]

basically, real life crane games are in fact rigged and they are scamming you out of your money.

this is why I never play crane games.