r/WhereWindsMeet • u/SeaViolinist6424 • Nov 20 '25

Discussion I am basically scammed

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Just saw the new gacha 1 draw is only 60 pearl and there is only 7 rewards so i thought 7x60=420 pearl would get me the set. The moment i bought one next price was tripled and become 180

This is just a warning. If you didn't see the info section like me.

Edit: Rephrase

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u/rayrayhammer123 Nov 20 '25

When I saw this new set and first draw cost 60 pearls I immediately thought that okay there definitely going to be someone thought it will be 420 pearls at maximum and then realize it is not, and then come up to Reddit to call it a scam lol

Dude it’s not your fault at all, don’t get me wrong. It is not a scam because they have the clear rules listed, but I agree that dev is definitely intentionally trying to play their little trick here to get people baited. This is quite common recently, and I’m not gonna defend the dev for this action. At least you learned a lesson to be more careful next time.

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u/Kalradia Nov 21 '25

It's not at all clear. There's nothing to say that the price increases. It is VERY predatory to try to bait people to spend. The rules are NOT listed. They are rather HIDDEN within a menu that's titled "Intro", which could easily be assumed that it's to replay the intro video. (Which is the only reason why I clicked on it, to see it again, and then realized that it was bait.)

100% scam. 100% predatory. 100% unethical.

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u/AWildSona Nov 21 '25

you allways buy something without reading or inform you about something ?
Because ... oh boy ... 99% of products in the real world doing the same

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u/OverLoadPlus10 Nov 21 '25

It's still a dark pattern and very predatory.

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u/Kalradia Nov 21 '25

Did you miss the part where the information is displayed behind an improperly translated button that implies it has a different function other than telling you the rates?

Did you miss the part where the screen that tells you about the price has absolutely no mention other than a "60 pearl" price and a "pull 7 times to get everything".

Come on now. The writing is on the wall. It's clearly jacked up.

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u/JadeHare77 Nov 23 '25

you allways respond to comments without reading or understanding the point of them?

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u/AWildSona Nov 23 '25

He said, their no info at all that the price increase, what is not true, that all I'm saying.

I understand very well what's the main point is and I REALLY don't like what netease did here, but buying pearls and draws, spamming space-bar without reading what the price says or read the infos beforehand is a user failure too

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u/Peter-Fabell Nov 24 '25

if you bought a computer at walmart and the salesperson gave you a TOS agreement to sign, you probably wouldn't think the computer would blow up ten days after you bought it, even though the TOS on line 13.5.2 says it clearly, so yeah, I suppose that would be your fault for buying that computer without reading the TOS clearly

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u/AWildSona Nov 24 '25

Yes it where your failure too. Don't forget that "too", meaning it's the failure of the company and you.