Sit down, this is my intervention. Cases are bad, mm'k?

[Ichalvl 1752]

What you're looking at is the maximum amount of purchases I could jam into one picture. Credit card info redacted, obviously.

 

Now, you're wondering, what's this to?

 

Cases.

 

Sadly, not ENTIRELY cases, because:

 

 

Yup, you seen't it right there, 2,000 dollars spent on steam. 

 

Now, I've (hopefully) not ACTUALLY SPENT 2,000 dollars on steam... right?

 

Right??

 

I have. 

 

 

Remember when I tried to get a knife? That's how much I spent "trying"...

 

...but, of course, I had to try again. Right?

 

 

Ugh. Still no knife.

 

But, let's do some fun. I booted up a steam calculator and found this:

 

 

Now, this isn't true in the slightest. I've gotten a majority of my games for more than 50% off.... Let's go digging further.

 

 

Oh.

 

Well that isn't good, now is it? That's much lower than I expected.

 

So, 2,070 dollars spent on steam, 656 of which are games...

 

...oh god.

 

does that mean?

 

It does.

 

I've spent 1,414 dollars on CS:GO keys

 

And no knife.

 

Want to know the best items I've ever gotten from cases?

 

Let's see, there's:

 

- Stattrak Blood in the water, worth 30 dollars

- i uh... hmm. oh. Well, nothing else I've unboxed has ever been over 25 dollars..

 

Wowzers.

 

 

Gah, if I hadn't spent that much on case keys, I would be so much richer.

 

So, why'd I make this thread?

 

Because I obviously have a goddamn problem.

 

I currently have 2.55 left in my steam wallet. I'm saving it for a phoenix case, which is funny, because I hope the contents inside arise from the ashes of my terrible case openings, much like a phoenix...

 

But after that?

 

Done. I'm done. Super done.

 

And I've found online that if you have full intentions to do something, you tell people. I'm making this thread so that, in the future, I'll never have an excuse to buy a case key again.

 

Because this is terrible.

 

I'll be sure to update this thread once I get a phoenix case and unbox it.

 

..

 

What can you take away from this thread?

 

RNG Sucks. Cases suck if you're me. Open them in my honor.

 

 

And on that bombshell, ladies and gentlemen, good night.

Edited February 26, 2014 by Ichalvl

[ctark 1983]

I am so sorry bro.

 

So sorry.

 

 

Edit:  I have just done the math, I have spent $310 on csgo items....  FML

[Taboo 2392]

that was the saddest thing i've read on these forums

[DarkPredator 1193]

I always wondered how money ever got into the CSGO economy.

[Mr. Stone 36]

hmm me to dark

[Lvl. 100 Latias 711]

 

Anyways, I've spent roughly ~$50-60 on cases/keys so from what I've gotten...I've broke even :|

 

The important thing is did you have fun?

[Ichalvl 1752]

 

Anyways, I've spent roughly ~$50-60 on cases/keys so from what I've gotten...I've broke even :|

 

The important thing is did you have fun?

 

No.

[Vexium 35]

i spent about 300 or so opening cases, but then i got a knife and recovered half of my losses. i feel like thats the best ill do.

 

i think, in small quantities, cases are fun gambling.

 

but you have to remember that the odds are stacked literally absurdly against your favor. knife drops are something like .01% chance. thats not even factoring in the stat trak roll or the roll for quality. 

 

so the odds of a good drop are literally in the tens of thousands for knives, and for red-rarity its something like 1 in 1000-5000.

 

its just not worth it. ur better off tossing money into completely randomized stock portfolios

Edited February 26, 2014 by Vexium

[Lvl. 100 Latias 711]

No.

 

*Just to clarify, IDK why but I love opening shit. WHATS IN THE FUCKING VAULT.

Edited February 26, 2014 by Lv. 100 Latias

[Dyscivist 5686]

You're a dumb fag.

[Vorpist 4]

Holy Moly! $2000 smack-a-roos!!! Why didn't you buy one instead! I spent at least $100 in case keys and $90 on CS:GO related purchases. I was able to snipe a knife for $30 and resell it for $75. I am almost back even. 

 

I was so close to getting a stattrak blue laminate ak47, but it landed on the next weapon right between them. I almost threw my mouse across the room too.

[Rayne 4478]

Wow Icha...the logic... 

 

Sorry, the lack of logic.

[ElectronicDrug 7496]

I've probably spent $200 or so on csgo. Shrug. It's pocket change and I have fun so idgaf

[Seabagz 257]

ive spent like $20 tops and about half of that I got back now that I opened a ST Red FragCam MW 

[BeauutifulChaos 902]

Please don't ever go to a casino Icha.

[Destin 1958]

Icha you've already spent so much I bet valve has a plan for you. C'monnn another 25$ worth of keys wouldn't just one more. ONE MORE ONE MORE.

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[LOPEZ 1750]

give me your money , i'll take good care of it 

[iAlwaysFail 799]

If you opened cases on new accounts, you would have more chance from what I know and seen.  A lot of new accounts who open cases get a knife from 1-10 unboxed cases but its usually a shit knife like a flip or gut

[Groov 568]

RIP Icha's bank account

[Illogical 1126]

If you opened cases on new accounts, you would have more chance from what I know and seen.  A lot of new accounts who open cases get a knife from 1-10 unboxed cases but its usually a shit knife like a flip or gut

"shit" knife. any knife skin is awesome. you're just spoiled and used to trading knives and having a new one everyday. meanwhile the rest of us are stuck with this stock piece of shit. 

 

oh and icha, just buy the goddamn skin next time and skip the crates. 

[cookie eater 965]

i've only spent like 20$ on csgo, including keys, guns, passes, etc.. (not including hte game itself) but,

 

HOLY SHIT BRO.

[.Veritas 59]

I too also really wanted a knife when they were first released. But after opening 20 cases or so, and getting absolute shit, I gave up. I knew my luck was shitty and wasn't going to get better. I sadly know I will never get a knife now, but I can buy some decent skins from selling all them cases.

I know some guy who was kinda worse off then you. He opened a Karambit Fade. However, this guy was so addicted to opening cases that he sold it for cases and keys, and got nothing out of it.

[HCMikey 248]

When you really think about it, you just spent about 2000 dollars for the chance of getting a virtual item that you wanted for god knows what reasons. The only reasons I can think of for you wanting a knife is to impress others or you like the way it looks, both bad reasons to spend 2000 dollars on and you still didn't get anything.

 

I don't know how wealthy you are but 2000 dollars gets you a pretty badass rig, something that the majority of us can agree on is way better than getting a virtual knife. Now if you did it for fun, are not in any financial trouble, and know you don't have a gambling problem, then more power to you but please, like BC said, don't go to a casino. 

 

I went into this whole drop system with the mindset of not investing anything and just seeing how much I can get out of it. I can proudly say I haven't put one cent into cs:go and I have currently made over $100 just by patience. Sure it's not fun or risky, but at least I'm not dropping 2 grand on the chance of getting something. I consider that a massive win.

Edited February 26, 2014 by HornyCat

[chet 70]

I spent 50$ and bought some stattrack guns for like 10 and 2 pass and reset in keys only got ak red that was good enough

[AntyCrix 591]

I'm glad I'm a broke ass black guy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuck that I'd rather open cases all my life.

Edited February 26, 2014 by Boondock