Save yourself, don’t go to The Arcade. I normally skip rounds and avoid gacha events, but I saw something I wanted this week. Even though I told my friend I’d play maybe two or three times for these Rift Eyes from Avi Glam, I ended up playing 69 times at L$75 per pull. It’s five times more than I’d normally pay for an Avi Glam eyes fatpack, and honestly, I don’t even think I would’ve paid for a fatpack if it had been sold normally.
The thing with gacha is that it can be very addictive, especially if you want to win a rare and you don’t have a set budget, so you don’t have to stop. You can just keep playing until you win. I gave up on winning the Rare 2 pack on the first day after about forty or fifty pulls and decided to buy it second hand on Marketplace. Then the next day, when I didn’t see anything listed, I played some more. I haven’t played a machine with this much intensity in a long time, so it even surprised me how quickly I lost track of my spending or how fast I was hitting the buy button.
In hindsight, I should’ve stuck to my rule of playing only two or three times per machine, but I ended up going all in on two machines and playing way too many times to collect all the pieces.
Even though I find gacha frustrating, I get the dopamine rush it gives. If you win something you really want right away, it feels amazing. If you find yourself on the losing end, try to remember that you can always buy it later on Marketplace for a fraction of the cost of playing.
Eventually, I did see a few sets listed on Marketplace, but by then, I’d already spent nearly L$6,000 on one machine. Oops.
What I’m Wearing:
Kreamy – Merry Sweetmas @ Anthology
Coco – HoodedFurJacket (Ivory)
Everfaery – Camille Dress
C’est La Vie – Nena Earmuffs
Yummy – Dainty Layered Necklace
Wings – EF0401
LeLutka – Billie Mesh Head
Glam Affair – Song (Porcelain)
&
Simurg – Starfell Pavilion (Celestial Tree Green)
Hey, is there a reason why iheartsl has not updated since December 3rd? I miss it!
Thanks.
Thanks for letting me know! It’s fixed now 🙂
You’re welcome. Unfortunately it’s stuck on December 8th again.
I haven’t been around SL for years — after all, that’s where I met my husband 😉 I recently logged in again and, of course, went looking for inspiration and the latest SL trends. What a lovely surprise it was to see that you’re still running your blog! I’ve been following it almost since the very beginning. Keep it up — I absolutely love your style and your posts!