Pangya’s Gacha System Is Hard To Gach
September 17, 2009 by Joel Tan
Filed under MMO Sports, MMORPG News, Random Rants
That’s no typo at the end of the title. It’s a play on Pangya’s play on the phrase “Got You” or “Gotcha,” only it’s hard to get something that you know so little about. Does that make any sense? Read on.
Ntreev USA, publisher of casual online golf game Pangya in North America, has just launched the Gacha System in the game. But that’s as far as the information goes, just an announcement that the system has been implemented. Being an on-again-off-again player, I’m really not familiar with the workings of Gacha.
From observation and a little research (which, I might add, produced scant results), it seems the Gacha is an in-game lottery system where players purchase virtual coins with real money for a chance—and I do mean a chance—to get a rare item in Pangya. For its initial release, Gacha offers Rainbow Fairy Wings.
The Gach, errr, catch here is that you may or may not get the rare item on the first few tries. A few players who have ranted about the system on the Pangya forums claim they spend anywhere between USD$20 and USD$100 before they get “something useful.” To add insult to injury, the wings they’ve been getting don’t even match their characters.
Crazy stuff, that. But you’ve got to remember that it’s a lottery after all and works under the same mechanics as any game of chance. It’s like joining a raffle for a car by purchasing dozens upon dozens of grocery items but winning only a few knick knacks or nothing at all. So it’s a double-edged blade and cuts both ways.
Well, enough of my ranting. Let me show you Ntreev USA’s announcement on the release of the Pangya Gacha System:
Ntreev USA, a leading online game developer and publisher, has announced the release of new screenshots for its online casual golf game, Pangya. The new screenshots feature the game’s nine playable characters, including Lucia, the popular and cute pink-haired pop star who was introduced to players in Pangya Season 4. Additionally, the company recently introduced the first set of Gacha items in Pangya.
For the release of the new Gacha item, Ntreev has made the Rainbow Fairy Wings available for everyone. These wings are useful to all players, as they will increase the size of the Pangya Bar. Players must hurry to retrieve these, though, as the wings will only be available for the next month. To access Gacha, players should navigate to the main pull-up menu, or click on the “buy” button on the Pangya Gacha Coins located under Item > Gacha. Additionally, Gacha Coin packages have also been added to the shop.
For more information about the game and the new Gacha System, visit Pangya’s official website.
