r/neopets • u/HarliLottsReddit • 12h ago
Discussion Nerkmids
So the past two days I have played about 60 Nerkmids in the vending machine. ALL the PBs came from aluminum nerks and the total number of knobs always equaled 8. They also paid out other nerks and 30k+ nps. I spent about 3mil on them to test out and Only was "lucky" with those. Has anyone ever tried to figure out the alien machine? Im curious if anyone has any info or stats for it.
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u/HarliLottsReddit 12h ago
Also note I am NOT saying it is guaranteed at all! I just thought it was interesting that the only worth while prizes came from aluminum and 8 totals knobs
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u/quanate 9h ago
There's a thread on the discord where people post their nerk runs daily and it is fascinating. One user does near hundreds a day and has worked out how it works with a ton of calculations I can't work out but insists Large Button 3 and 6 Lever Pulls gets you the best outcomes (other bits don't matter).
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u/ToCoolforAUsername 11h ago
I only had 1 lucky streak before, getting a Maraquan petpet paintbrush and Disco petpet paintbrush consecutively using 2 Golden Nerkmid XX. Both times I just used random combinations.
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u/Ok_Hovercraft_3900 10h ago
I read somewhere you're up against a 5% drop rate, so any % over that is a good run. My odds flip constantly, one run of 80 nerks got me 10 brushes, and my run of 40 got me 0. Since the price has fallen to a really nice price, I buy a few here and there and I'm currently just gonna save em till I hit multiple hundred so I can do a big run and hopefully get some cool brushes for my p2 gallery
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u/lisaaah1123 12h ago
https://www.jellyneo.net/?go=alien_aisha_vending_machine
Give this a read, has some cool information in it. I’ve done 2 large runs this year and would say I’m at about 7% paintbrushes. Haven’t even graced the top 100 of the high score table lol.