~*MidnightMoonFiretail*~ Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Is the wheel of knowledge rigged? I always seem to land on the question mark. :grrr: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catzi Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I tend to land on random things, usually a book or something. But as with other luck and chance things, there's going to be more chance to land on something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy ♥ Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I don't think it is rigged... I get different things most days - just never seem to be able to land on the star for the avatar xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ithil Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I think it's kinda rigged. I spin it every day since one year, and I NEVER fall on the Usuki doll, the guard plushie, or the star. I receive often the water faerie, brightvale fruit, question mark or king hagan wisdom. I think this avy is really hard to get. :guiltysmiley: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_yt Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I also don't think its rigged, even thought most of the time it lands on the question mark, but it also landed on other area as well. Trying hard for the avatar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipa Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I used to spin everyday until I got the av... Now I just spin it once in a while.. I don't think it's worth the nps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOOM Bringer Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 It's not rigged, it's just like all the other wheels and games of chance on Neopets, it's luck of the draw. The best thing I've gotten from the Wheel of Knowledge was one of those Job Coupon things which I managed to sell for 120k or so. It would be nice to get the avatar though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiaircraft Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Well, if you compare the number of options that are actually worth the time and expense with the total number of options, then every wheel in Neopia is rigged. :P But the Wheel of Knowledge is pretty fair as far as a luck/chance game is concerned. :yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*MidnightMoonFiretail*~ Posted May 17, 2008 Author Share Posted May 17, 2008 That's true, but however, if my math is correct, I land on the mystery prize 70.6 % of the time and the free spin 18.7 % of the time and the other places add up to 11.7 %. I'm not exactly sure though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onime_no_kai Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 It's not rigged, unless you're saying that different outcomes having different odds qualifies as rigged (i.e. that it's only "fair" if the avatar shows up equally as often as the question mark), which I would argue is not the same as being rigged (to me, "rigged" implies that you *cannot* win the jackpot/good prizes because the operator of the game has purposely ensured it's impossible.) True, some things are much more likely to show up than others, but there is at least some chance for all of them -- it's not impossible to land on the avatar or scrolls, there's just much higher odds of getting the question mark. And those odds are the same for everyone; let's pretend there's a 1% chance of getting the avatar spot, we both spin the wheel on the same day, you get the av and I don't -- we both had the same 1% chance, you just got lucky and I didn't. Think of it this way, if it were easy to get the big prizes then they wouldn't be worth much, would they? ;) I can tell you from personal experience that it really is possible to get good prizes in the chance games if you keep trying -- my main account is 37 months old and so far I've won quite a few: several job coupons from the WoK, a couple expensive (almost unbuyable) Spooky Foods and a Halloween PB from Test Your Strength, the Coconut Shy avatar, and the biggest prize from the Fruit Machine. Don't worry, if you're patient you'll be lucky eventually; although I'll admit that at 500NP a crack and a high chance of getting absolutely no return on the investment, you're less likely to come out ahead in the long run on the WoK than on some of the other Wheels and chance games. It's worth it if you want the avatar though, I'm still trying for it myself. Good luck! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3l3ana Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I think it is fine. On my dailies today I won a book, and I normally get random books, food items and sometimes the question mark, but not that often. I only spin because I want the avvie or a job coupon (but I haven't got either :(). So I wouldn't say it is rigged at all, I would say that it is pointless having the free spin option though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amu Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I get a lot of free spins. But its just luck/chance. I hate spending the 500np just to get some wisdom message though. I want the avie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiaircraft Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Since I'm not an avatar collector, I only spin this wheel if I feel like wasting some NP - that's pretty rare. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neggy Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I don't think it's rigged.. although it IS hard to get that avvie... the best thing I've ever gotten was a freezing scroll.. and yeah, the free spin seems kinda pointless.. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xepha Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 The free spin is like wining back the 500nps you invested... I don't think it is pointless. This week, the wheel told me wisdom, cheat code, gave me a book or two and I also won a famous blocking shield. ARW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amie Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I totally forgot about this wheel for months,n then I randomly spun it last week- and got a brightvale job coupen which i sold for 200k. not necessarily the right way to do it, but I don't think its rigged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drea Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I hate spending the 500np just to get some wisdom message though. You got a point there! The best thing I've ever gotten was the scroll of dark nova.. most of the times i land on the question mark or on the free spin, but I'm still trying to get the avatar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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