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Summer Wrap Smartbox Drop Rate

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  • counterpointcounterpoint mod
    edited July 2017
    roxxapoxx wrote: »
    I don't even spend any money on this game anymore because they increased the prices of loot boxes and decreased the drop chance of all the new items :p not worth anymore.

    Increased prices, yes they did, and that's not great. But honestly, I'm not sure the drop chance really decreased. Some of the lootboxes back in 2013 were famously miserable and miserly, and it doesn't look to me that the odds on the new ones are much worse than that. The new lootboxes also have infinitely better runner-up items compared to a lot of the old ones.

    I guess what I'm saying is the rates have never really been great, and the real problem has always been the lack of a failure cap.

    (For me personally, the bigger issue is that they went a long while where I just didn't like any of the designs. I feel like they're starting to go a bit back to basics in 2017.)
  • TeekzTeekz ✭✭✭
    RNG is .... RNG
  • TheBamStealerTheBamStealer ✭✭
    I opened 3 lootboxes and got mine summer wrap thingy o3o
  • SageWinduSageWindu High Seat of the Jedi Council ✭✭✭✭✭
    ElinUsagi wrote: »
    voidy wrote: »
    I mean, I think we can all guess that it's a low drop rate to encourage people to try more, which makes the company money. Of course, someone who works there can't come out and say that so bluntly.
    On a realistic level though, seeing the low rates dissuaded me from buying them at all. No fail cap has always made me avoid loot boxes in this game, except in moments where I had like, 300 emp leftover or something.

    I rather would pay $20-$25 for a costume box with chances to get a jack pot (with dyeable included).

    I mean, I willingly pay 2.4k-3k EMP for a garantued costume with chances to have something better.

    Path of Exile does this, albeit without the jackpot like you mentioned. You pay for "points" (which are 10 points/$1 USD), then use those to get stuff. Certain items cost exorbitant amounts of points (you can get a lightning scorpion for the low low price of just 1100 points, which is only $110! :smiley: ), but it's a one-time purchase, and it's account-bound, so any characters present and future can enjoy the company of your little electric arachnid.
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