Double crafting? Broken or rigged?

[Markjc2002]

I just crafted 47 red items. Never once receiving a double. either crafting is broken or it's rigged so that red items do not double?
I had heard rumors that red items don't double. In the screenshot I had 893 red scraps so I crafted 8 times. That's only one example. I did this with various other red items, crafting the scraps 47 different items. 8 here, 9 there, 7 here 6 here Etc
47 times, I used scraps to combine

together into a red item and absolutely none of them doubled
Personally I feel double crafting is silly and useless because it only gives you a double every 1 in 11 chances anyway. But what are the odds of going 47 times without ever once receiving a double item?
If I had chosen another color like blue or green would have doubled, but red is not a doubling item?
Either way, double crafting is garbage, it should be the exact same as double campaign. It should either double or not, but I guess in the scheme of things red does not double?

[Fox_Cz]

Red never used double this is normál buddy the craft is only for cyan etc no for red

[Igor_XXV]

white items do not double too)

[Igor_XXV]

nobody reads this

[Fox_Cz]

gree wrote maybe 100 times that crafting bonus does not apply to red items unfortunately you have to better read what is written there

[Fox_Cz]

I rather wonder why it is today and not on Sunday

[Lord_Chris]

Me too. Wondered if they are doing the 5 new reds or new hero this weekend contest? Usually they do level upgrade after stamina spending contests though

[Markjc2002]

that is true that most people just need to read the instructions which I didn't

[BorgerMcChips]

I did the same today, thought it was broken too till I read the event page & saw red items aren't included...
Still pissed me off though.

[Vampaerus]

that is true that most people just need to read the instructions which I didn't but then again they're hard to see because they're in red.
They need a font color change for people over 60 it's ridiculous

Please take a moment to view the description in the Events area, in game. I think you will find that it's not written in red.

[Markjc2002]

I would imagine the weekend will be a spend gold contest? That way if they get you to spend gold during the crafting, you won't have anything left to spend gold on?

[Fox_Cz]

100% no start tomorow gold CONCEST lol

[sharla]

I will be legit mad if they moved crafting bonus from Sunday to Thursday.

[Tren]

Me too Sharla. The crafting bonus remaining on Thursday going forward would basically devalue it’s usefulness greatly for me.

[Noble_Spartacus_III]

There would be absolutely no point in this event in general. Hoard up scraps on contest days only to not craft them? That's some backward logic that we'll have to find out if it's true on Sunday.

[Reveille]

It’s worth noting that the double craft is a special event introduced as a catch up mechanic and we’ve been made no promises about what days it will be on or how long it will be offered.
If it is just for catch up then it should stop running or at least run less frequently at some point not too far off.
Just because we’ve all gotten used to it doesn’t mean it’s set in stone.

I’d advise not counting on it too heavily. If it continues then it’s a nice bonus and when it stops or changes you won’t be taken by surprise.

[sharla]

True
Personally, the only times it benefited me were during the cap raise.
I don't mind if it was once a month as long as it is during the contest (scrap contest especially) .
In fact, I prefer if it was an item you activate just like double drops. That way players can plan on their own pace.

[Sp1tfire]

That doesn't mean it shouldn't continue weekly. Without it, this game would be impossible, given how many of the same scraps they require for every hero, specially when they start releasing new heroes and new rarities. It should be set in stone as a weekly event.

[Tren]

I took this crafting bonus to be one of the things they introduced to combat the grind, as they promised, not a catch up mechanic. Also, using that same logic, wouldn’t this break from leveling until 2019 mean it is no longer needed and should be removed?

[Reveille]

Actually I would say this break also serves has a catch up mechanic.
It comes conveniently after newer servers were inundated with raises.
The combination of the break and the frequent double xp/double crafting events should put folks on a much more even playing field at which point any or all of these could easily be deemed unnecessary once the break is over.