Agree but unfortunately, doesn't look like the way we're heading.  They're literally monetizing crystal breaks now.  We getting a "crystal restore coupon x 1" in the pearl shop tomorrow....  it's on the SEA website now...

I'd rather buy an outfit box and trash it than get a few more useless yearly crystal refreshes. The devs must be suffering from mental illness or have what's left of their balls in a vicegrip by the stockholders if they are trying to fleece the player base this hard lol.

Gotta say, I'm disappointed in PA for once. 

They care more about a greedy cash-grab and are just blatantly ignoring the long-term crystal break suggestions.
They've yet to even respond to the Adventure board that's been active for months now.
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But let's say you *do* buy 3 more crystal restores, then what? You still have to wait a whole year to restore again
...or you have to wait until another pearl sale goes on in the store.

Which leads you back to the waiting game.
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Aside from the crystals saying "Chance of breaking" or "High chance" ...The metrics for crystal destruction are hidden.
Instead of stating "This crystal has a 1/3 chance" ... it could be hoisted to increase the possibility of individuals buying the pearl item.

So how do we know they're being honest here?

lmfao  2390 pearls for a crystal restore.   yeah, they're never fixing this issue.  holy crap.

For that price it had better be 3 crystal refreshes a day not a year lmao, 20+ dollars is insanity.