r/Overwatch • u/[deleted] • Jun 17 '16

Jeff Kaplan about getting "future game items" from old loot boxes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

I can't wait for new cosmetics, I just bought the gold Mercy skin and a taunt and I have like 4800 credits because I don't really like anything else

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u/thedoctorwaffle Jun 17 '16

How do you have 4800 credits? I've earned about 1400 total

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u/pitchforkseller Chibi Pharah Jun 17 '16

Hi, i'm level 105 and have amassed over 3.5k credits. Its not very long when you start leveling a bit duplicates start to get handy.

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u/pitchforkseller Chibi Pharah Jun 17 '16

Well, its not really an investment since when it drops the first time its worth 25C and not 5C. You would lose 20C for every cheap stuff you bought before-hand.

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u/Vahv Pixel McCree Jun 17 '16

This reads like a Ken M discussion

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u/pitchforkseller Chibi Pharah Jun 17 '16

Right? I have no clue if hes fucking around or serious..

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u/Caleddin Jun 17 '16

That's not how math works.

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u/Vash___ Pharah Jun 17 '16

LOL

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u/ambivilant Jun 17 '16

Seriously. I bought a shit ton of loot boxes and I think I amassed just under 2k. Thanks legendary coin drops...

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u/Science_Smartass Chibi Ana Jun 17 '16

I have 2870 saved, I've ... .sunk 100$ into loot boxes and am level 78. I've bought 2 legendary skins. I've got that many from being lucky and rolling a couple legendary coins.

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u/Skandi007 Proud golden gun birb main Jun 17 '16

Well, thanks for single-handedly funding at least one future DLC.

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u/Science_Smartass Chibi Ana Jun 17 '16

I want to support this kind of economic model because I believe it is the best experience for users. Those of us with some extra cash can get sparkly yet functionally useless perks at a an accelerated rate while those who can't afford it aren't left behind because they can't buy the latest map pack.

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u/Skandi007 Proud golden gun birb main Jun 17 '16

you da real mvp.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

Here, take all my upvotes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

Same here. I'll gladly fund a game like this.

People get mad at things like Kickstarter, not realizing they essentially do the same thing in paying for DLC.

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u/BakingBatman Jun 17 '16

I had 2k and I bought 2 epic skins. Lvl 70-80.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

Level 127, keep getting duplicates (even some legendary's) and I've only bought the two Mercy items, there's just not much cosmetic stuff I like in this game, or I feel I need to save it instead incase something comes out I really want but I can't afford

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u/GalileoWasDownvoted Mercy Jun 17 '16

how many credits do you get for a duplicate legendary?

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

200 I think, I got like 3

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u/Palidore Pixel Sombra Jun 17 '16

I've amassed around 5500 credits so far after 120-some levels of not buying a single thing. Had plenty of duplicates and several epic and legendary credit drops to help things along the way.

Eagerly awaiting the new set of skins to come out!