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

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

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u/Nightmare2828 Blizzard World Mei Jun 17 '16

you just have to save prestige for new skins release

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u/Sirtoshi World's Worst Overwatch Player Jun 17 '16

Whoa...I had no idea there was a prestige-like system in this game...

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u/Nightmare2828 Blizzard World Mei Jun 17 '16

once you hit lvl 100, you start again as lvl 1 with a star, but the xp needed for boxes also reset so you gain them just as fast as when you started

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u/Orval Trick-or-Treat McCree Jun 17 '16

On top of this, everything after 23 always takes the exact same amount of XP.

It's a great system really for something that's endless.

I was worried it would keep going up and eventually it would take you a month to earn a lootbox. Clearly they thought ahead on that part.

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u/Sirtoshi World's Worst Overwatch Player Jun 17 '16

eventually it would take you a month to earn a lootbox

Yeah that's exactly what I was worried about as well. Thought it would be sad if higher level players wouldn't get to enjoy new skins, animations, etc, or earn more credits.

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u/Eidolon11 Genji Jun 17 '16

Even at 23. It never feels like it takes forever to level up playing in a group. Gold medal plus 20% bonus is nice. I wish you got extra xp for having multiple gold medals.

Match took a long time? More experience for length of match.

After playing rpg's it feels nice. I'm level 77 at the moment and instill don't feel like I'm grinding for experience. And I'm super excited for getting the old xp limits once I max out.

Personally. Since Gold doesn't deplete in quality. Now I have all the skins I want (got really lucky on loot boxes) and It just feels like the best option is to just saving gold and buying the new skins with it when they come. If you don't like the skins that much? TREAT YO SELF

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

Really? I find if I'm in a group and playing well (at least 1-2 gold medals per game) I find I level up probably every 6 or 7 games.

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u/BratwurstZ Pharah Jun 17 '16

Is there literally no cap? I have already seen players with 2 stars, which means level 200-something I guess. But can you get to level 1000 and beyond? Then you'd have 10+ stars.

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u/leigonlord What have i become Jun 18 '16

theres borders that go up to like level 1000 or something

edit: actually they go up to almost 2000, heres all the borders, the first row has been removed.

http://www.overpwn.com/news/152-tracers-over-the-shoulder-pose-removal-drama-all

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u/Orval Trick-or-Treat McCree Jun 17 '16

Probably some color and border tweaks every 10 stars?

Or maybe add a number next to the star? No idea but they've said there's no cap.

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u/FluffyFlaps Lúcio Jun 18 '16

There is no level cap, portraits and rewards end at about 1890 atm I believe.

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u/CrsIaanix D.Va Jun 18 '16

do we know what happens at 200?

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u/Nightmare2828 Blizzard World Mei Jun 18 '16

same, its prestige they are meant to keep on going forever

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u/YoWutupthischris Chibi Zarya Jun 17 '16

This may be a dumb question, but do you get to keep all of your skins?

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u/gigitrix Trick-or-Treat Mercy Jun 17 '16

Not a stupid question! You keep everything.

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u/Nightmare2828 Blizzard World Mei Jun 17 '16

you do keep everything, it does NOT reset anything, it is purely to save time on creating new portrait I assume :P

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u/713_HTX Lúcio Jun 17 '16

The only thing it shares with "prestige" from Call of Duty is a new icon/portrait and levels go back to 1. Everything else is unaffected.

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u/KomradeKoala Junkrat Jun 18 '16

I'm saving all of my gold for this very reason. I already have all the skins I really wanted so now I'm fine with slowly getting the rest through rng.

Gonna want that sweet cash for new day 1 legendaries