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These patterns are everywhere. I play COD mobile - in order to get the legendary skins for weapons you use a roulette wheel type interface.

The cost of the rolls is decoupled from the actual cost through using coins, and the chances of getting the legendary skin vs other less valuable things is weighted so that you effectively always need the full 10 spins. The spin cost increases each time.

The end result is that the skin you want costs upwards of £100.




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