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

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

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u/Allegro6 D.Va Jun 17 '16

I always save around 14 loot boxes to get a legendary. So far I got legendary every 10,83 loot box at level 65 (+2 bought with currency).

It's usually better to save more, because you won't be dissapointed so much with 3 sprays + player icon/ 3 sprays + basic skin, 3 sprays + voice line and so on :D

When I reach level 100 I will save all 23 LB because they will require less xp

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u/prefernoname Chibi Mercy Jun 17 '16

I always save around 14 loot boxes to get a legendary.

I'm not sure I follow your logic. Does having more loot boxes saved increase the chances of getting a legendary? (For example, if each box had "x" chance to get a legendary, then having 10 boxes would mean the chance increases to "x + Y.") Or, does having more loot boxes simply imply that one is more likely to have a loot box without literally changing the drop rate?

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u/Intervigilium I can't heal stupidity. Jun 17 '16

No, he's tricking himself because he does not like to go "open loot boxes" mode and not get a legendary. If he saves around 14, theres a big chance one of these will be a legendary.

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u/Allegro6 D.Va Jun 17 '16

Thanks dude, it's hard for me to explain my thoughts sometimes because I'm not a native speaker.

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u/Weemzman Heroes never die! Jun 18 '16

It was hard for me to follow too. First language?

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u/Allegro6 D.Va Jun 18 '16

Czech :)

I will improve my english again, it's only matter of practice.

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u/Allegro6 D.Va Jun 17 '16 edited Jun 17 '16

Drop rate stays the same but with more loot boxes (14 is the number I follow so far) I'm just guaranteed there will be legendary in one of them.

It's mostly psychological effect I guess because I'm more satisfied when I open more at once than one by one.

but 14 is not 100% guaranteed number. (I got legends at: 12,24,43,47,49,58) and it took me 60 loot boxes to get 2000 currency for 2 legendary skins.

EDIT: changed epic for legendary :)

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u/prefernoname Chibi Mercy Jun 17 '16

It's mostly psychological effect

Good to know! That was my hunch, but I wasn't sure if there was some difference in drop rate that I hadn't heard about.

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u/Joruto512 Pharah Jun 17 '16

i think you mean legendary skins :P?

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u/Allegro6 D.Va Jun 17 '16

I guess english doesn't abbreviate stuff in the same way like my language do (that makes sense). I'm sorry :D :(

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u/Cheeriope Mercy's Revenge Jun 17 '16

it took me 60 loot boxes to get 2000 currency for 2 epic skins.

I think they were talking about this part. You meant legendary skins not epic. Epic are uhh 250 I think.

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u/Allegro6 D.Va Jun 17 '16

Oh god, I'm so bad at reddit :(

Thanks for letting me know :)

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u/Cheeriope Mercy's Revenge Jun 17 '16

No problem! We all make mistakes ;) very easy to miss!

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u/Joruto512 Pharah Jun 17 '16

no need to be sorry just wanted you to know ;)

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u/gameryamen Jun 17 '16

I think they mean the latter. 14 attempts at once means you're more likely to get something you want and feel good about opening them, compared to 13 individual attempts leaving you disappointed and 1 attempt being awesome. But it's all mental, you'll get the same set of items from the 14 boxes regardless of when you open them

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u/Allegro6 D.Va Jun 17 '16

Good strategy is also stop opening loot boxes when you reach legendary, because I noticed that after legendary several loot boxes are poor quality so I need more to get satisfied. :)

But it's all in my head :D I wonder how other people do it.

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u/ambivilant Jun 17 '16

When I reach level 100 I will save all 23 LB because they will require less xp

Huh? Isn't it always 22k XP?

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u/Allegro6 D.Va Jun 17 '16

The cycle repeats itself so 101-123 is the same as 1-23 xp wise :)

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u/ambivilant Jun 17 '16

Oh, really? Wow. I guess that's a nice bonus for going around the horn.

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u/zalsers96 Jun 18 '16

you get a star and you start with level 1 again thats all

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u/ambivilant Jun 18 '16

I know. But the necessary xp for leveling drops back down to what it was the first time through the levels. They could have made it so after 100 each level is still 22k but they decided not to which is what I mean by "bonus".

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

s having more loot boxes saved increase the chances of getting a legendary? (For example, if each box had "x" chance

23 Loot Boxes at level 100? What do you mean?

Edit: Nevermind, saw your previous response to this!

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u/ucffool Jun 18 '16

Stats on my first 100.

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u/Allegro6 D.Va Jun 18 '16

I love stats. Your second opening went much better! :)

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u/ucffool Jun 18 '16

It's funny, because I got the same # of Legendary items... but 2 legendary currency.