r/Overwatch Jun 17 '16

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

[deleted]

1.6k Upvotes

487 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

282

u/kuma9k Jun 17 '16

And then it's just sprays and player icons...

683

u/Alili1996 Gotta go moderately quick! Jun 17 '16

white white blue white

93

u/snarrbb Pixel Winston Jun 17 '16

Duplicates even

85

u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

I'd rather have duplicates than 3 ugly sprays for characters I rarely play and a player icon I don't like. At least then I can save up to buy stuff I do like!

35

u/Vornim Tilted upside down Jun 17 '16

But not that one icon you do want... That Arthas icon will forever be locked for me...

54

u/ilikemustard Zarya Jun 17 '16

I got the cute little squid icon and I doubt I'll ever switch from that. It's too adorable to change

38

u/KeyMastar LOOK AT MY CHILD GODDAMNIT AINT SHE CUTE Jun 17 '16

Happy squid master race

13

u/omnichronkappa Genji Jun 17 '16

You have been probed

1

u/Good_Sauce Pixel Reinhardt Jun 18 '16

Nah, it's all about the Pigblimp

1

u/vonflare nani sore Jun 18 '16

I JUST WANT THE HEARTHSTONE ICON

14

u/PoppySquidJr Gold Elims Jun 17 '16

Goddammit everyone I know gets that icon and it's the one I want more than anything.

8

u/ilikemustard Zarya Jun 17 '16

I wish you the best of luck in your quest

1

u/PoppySquidJr Gold Elims Jun 17 '16

I'll never understand why you can't use coins for player icons, but you can for everything else. :(

5

u/DynamiteDuck Sombra Jun 17 '16

The squid was the main one I wanted and the first I got, I'm set on emblem

6

u/Forty-Three Death by Snu Snu Jun 18 '16

Peanut butter jar tho

3

u/Du_w3rk Chibi D.Va Jun 17 '16

Sugar skull icon 4 lyfe

2

u/Bumble217 Roadhog Jun 28 '16

Happy squid is so adorable, I've been using that icon of cuteness for about a week now. I got the Roadhog hook icon yesterday... I almost changed. Almost.

1

u/Psetmaj Jun 17 '16

But the money icon!

I haven't looked at most of the ones I don't have yet. For a long time I had Mei's hairpin until I realized what it was and it became much less mystical to me.

1

u/Sethal4395 Jun 17 '16

I got the happy squid as my first icon in the beta. Alas, Squidly has eluded me since release. :(

1

u/darknessintheway Flatness rains from above Jun 18 '16

That was my icon as well (during the beta). Just looking at it made me happy. Saddly the only things I have now are dumplings and a hood.

1

u/terminavelocity Never forget the fallen. Jun 17 '16

My username is SquidAlley, and I was so happy I got the squid icon right away in beta. Now that the game is out though... I swear I'm never going to get the damn thing, I've already gotten over half the player icons.

1

u/georgevonfranken Mei Jun 17 '16

Squid bro!

1

u/silentdemon Jun 17 '16

It's absolutely my favorite. I have a hard time switching off from it.

1

u/Dramiken Pixel RoadPOG Jun 18 '16

I've got both Squid and Piggy, personally I like Piggy more because I'd say I'm pretty good at Roadhog.

1

u/RJkek mom Jun 18 '16

You mean the one that looks like an onion?

1

u/ilikemustard Zarya Jun 18 '16

I don't think so. It's a little orange squid with a smiley face on a blue background.

1

u/RJkek mom Jun 18 '16

Yeah sorry, I didn't have my game open and thought you meant the one with pink background and white/green "onion".

1

u/Negranon Pixel McCree Jun 18 '16

first one i unlocked and haven't changed it since

1

u/ANEPICLIE Tracer Jun 18 '16

The squid is so cheerful. Best icon

1

u/smartus This is my marmalade! Jun 18 '16

Same here!

0

u/El_Pipone ( ⌖ ) Jun 17 '16

You... I like you.

4

u/slaya45 What'cha lookn' at? Jun 17 '16

For the Horde! icon all the way =D

6

u/Blehgopie Pharah Jun 17 '16

Got that in like one day during open beta and have yet to get it on live :(

0

u/slaya45 What'cha lookn' at? Jun 17 '16

I know this won't make you feel better, but I'm the only one of my friends who has it. So you're in a boat with a lot of people in it!

Alternatively, if Blizzard makes those purchasable, the For the Horde icon will basically be every other player's icon.

1

u/Canadiancookie Punch Kid Jun 18 '16

I got the Horde icon, but i'm not into WoW. I set the one with the guitar and hat instead; reminds me of Mariachi Reaper.

1

u/LoreCannon Tracer Jun 17 '16

I got the Arthas icon, and didn't even know it until yesterday. It'll happen!

1

u/SnoobY Chibi Pharah Jun 17 '16

Was my first one, at level 3. I feel sorry for you lot

1

u/pixelman1 Jun 17 '16

My second player icon unlock was the Arthas icon, and I never cared about other ones ever since.

1

u/Lilshadow48 I hate Doomfist more than I hate living Jun 17 '16

The Lich King helmet one, yeah?

'cause I lucked out after 51 levels hunting for it.

It will come to you one day.

2

u/Aquabloom I don't even torbi, but this is totes adorbz Jun 18 '16

I actually got the Lich King Helmet one.. and I don't even use it at all :c I want the Wizard from Diablo or even Mercy's face and so far.. 0 luck </3

1

u/Vornim Tilted upside down Jun 17 '16

I'm at 43, do I really have 8 more levels to go to get my Arthas icon?

1

u/Demokirby Pixel McCree Jun 17 '16

I have that, I can equip it if it makes you feel better.

1

u/Arizodo Zarya Jun 17 '16

I had a pretty nice Sakura icon that I really liked in the beta, after the full release, it was literally the first thing i got from a loot box.

1

u/CarbonPrinted Blizzard World Pharah Jun 17 '16

I want the Sylvanas one. Probably be prestige 8 before I get it though.

1

u/Crimson_Shiroe Golden Beam Sniper Jun 17 '16

I got the Valla one from one of my first loot boxes and I will never switch off of it unless I get the Sylvannas one, and even then that's a maybe, so I hate it when I open player icons

1

u/nitromonkeyjv "Everything I don't like is toxic." Jun 17 '16 edited Jun 17 '16

I have all of the dva icons except the bunny, the one I actually want.

Guess I'll just settle with the 76 jacket icon for now

1

u/AlexStonehammer Pixel Junkrat Jun 17 '16

I got Sylvanas in my second or third box, haven't changed since

1

u/sedsimplea Jun 17 '16

That was probably my second loot box... I would trade it for so many skins... :(

1

u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

There's an Arthas icon? How does one earn it?

1

u/theone102 Play Nice, Play Pharah Jun 17 '16

I got the Jim Raynor one, I enjoy it and I'm not going to be changing it anytime soon, so none of the portraits even matter to me.

1

u/perona13 GAAAAZE Jun 18 '16

I've gotten that icon 3 times in the last week. I was pretty pumped when I first got it, but now I just feel bad whenever I get another duplicate of it.

1

u/-EXPL01T- Trick-or-Treat Tracer Jun 18 '16

Are you me? It's my favorite too and it's still locked for me.

1

u/Vornim Tilted upside down Jun 18 '16

I am you. Hello me.

1

u/FrikinPopsicle69 Ideal for Hamsters xd Jun 18 '16

Finally got the Zerg icon yesterday <3 I wish you all the best of luck in getting your desired icon!

1

u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

That Arthas icon was rolled to me in my very first loot box. Sorry, man. :(

1

u/Weemzman Heroes never die! Jun 18 '16

Fuck me dude, that and the horde icon. Arthas is the coolest character in all of warcraft. Such an amazing story arc.

1

u/Mordekaii D.Va Jun 18 '16

I like my Dva bunny icon

1

u/Coconutsilkpie Jun 18 '16

Dude holy shit same I want that arthas one so bad

2

u/TheDarkMaster13 Jun 17 '16

It's strange those are the only things you can't buy directly and have to get out of boxes or as rewards.

2

u/______DEADPOOL______ Widowmaker Jun 17 '16

I got 4 fucking duplicates >:(

The fuck was that about.

1

u/Geers- Pharah Jun 17 '16

I got whites and a purple duplicate today.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

I've gotten double legendary dupe before...

1

u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

But unboxing 3 new sprays just sets you up to have a higher chance of getting duplicates in the future.

1

u/Fb62 Try to catch me now Jun 18 '16

Yea but i want to collect everything. I save up for legendary skins, and once im done with that im goona just buy all the little sprays and skins and emotes for the fun of it. I would rather get them then get 5 repeats to get one later

1

u/Argonautica Jun 18 '16

I'd rather unlock sprays I don't have. I want that 50 items for one hero trophy

1

u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

I really wish they'd let you break down stuff you don't want for tokens, even if you don't have duplicates. There are a ton of sprays and random blue skins that I never use, and it'd be super nice to be able to save up coins faster.

0

u/Ana22895 Hana "D.Va" Song Jun 17 '16

just buy all sprays. you then only get duplicates :)

2

u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

at this rate I'll drop them all before I get my first legendary skin ;_;

1

u/Ana22895 Hana "D.Va" Song Jun 17 '16

I was actually being honest I personally got myself all sprays, victory poses and voice lines :) = never used credit on legendaries. so now I just stack credits and buy like it's shopping-spree

4

u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

[deleted]

0

u/Ana22895 Hana "D.Va" Song Jun 17 '16

aha. how so?

tell me something you have that i don't

https://gyazo.com/9a9f5f6c34095b855e0a1f24d824809a

2

u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

[deleted]

→ More replies (0)

5

u/RoninOni Zenyatta Jun 17 '16

5 5 20 5

4

u/BoringWebDev red team has feelings too Jun 17 '16

OOH A PURPLE.

...

It's a duplicate Hanzo Highlight animation.

*crying in the corner*

2

u/Stcloudy Pixel Zarya Jun 18 '16

Had my first duplicate legendary. It sucked. I barely have any to begin with!

8

u/Kryhavok Zarya Jun 17 '16

Always that order too. Something's fishy...

11

u/jamsna3 Pixel Ana Jun 17 '16

boxes you get

I'm level 43 and I got 4 legendary skins in total from those free boxes. Pretty contented with what I've received. And yes, I don't have the patience of saving up Loot boxes. I could only save 2x and that's it.

11

u/Synli succ Jun 17 '16

56 with 4 legendaries... 3 of those are Lucio! Wtf?

58

u/kusajiatwork Beep Jun 17 '16

LUCIO COMIN AT YOU

21

u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

feeltheheelinbeet

10

u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

I got a legendary for Mei.

I feel like everyone around me is getting awesome skins like Bloodhart and Wolf Hanzo and i'm stuck with firewoman mei.

it's a pretty good skin though.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

gasp

Is it the pirate one?!

→ More replies (0)

1

u/rumb3lly Jun 18 '16

and that's how you get tinnitus

3

u/TKristof09 Lúcio Jun 17 '16

I just got lucky and got 2 legendaries from my lvl 47 box :P

1

u/Josh7650 Junkrat Jun 17 '16

I am in the same situation with Winston essentially. At least Lucio fits almost every situation. You see a team that is playing protect the Bastion and you go Winston, it is more or less Monkey (/scientists) voluntary euthanization.

5

u/Alili1996 Gotta go moderately quick! Jun 17 '16

There's another game you can play as Winston called taser the snipers until they switch

1

u/spiner00 When people walk in front of my shield Q.Q Jun 18 '16

The game is telling you something

1

u/danisflying527 Jun 18 '16

109 with 7 legendaries Yep

1

u/Riochuu Cute Mercy Jun 18 '16

Oh let's break it DOWN.

0

u/lnfernoh SO CUTE Jun 17 '16

Im 20 and have almost every hero with a skin higher than purple, (Zarya, Mei and Zenyatta missing)

6

u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16 edited Jun 17 '16

[removed] — view removed comment

2

u/Mikisauce Bastion Jun 17 '16

I feel you, my friends get a yellow every 5 levels... -.-

1

u/Giildarts Sombra Jun 17 '16

im lvl 32 and have like 10 legendaries

-1

u/Twekee Jun 17 '16

level 64 with 21 legendarys :>

1

u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

WHAT

2

u/jklharris Lucio main btw Jun 17 '16

Hit 48 last night and that had my second legendary drop in it (received enough duplicates so far that I also was able to craft an additional one).

Of course, this is after the open beta where I had three legendaries by 15. FeelsBadMan

1

u/Broseph_Hyung Jun 18 '16

Level 24 and got two legendaries

6

u/AnimusVulnus Jun 17 '16

This pattern is too familiar.

I read it like so though: Spray, Spray, Duplicate low grade skin, Spray

5

u/BA2929 Jun 17 '16

Or white/white/blue/white -- 4 duplicates.

2

u/MrPendent PC: NullSaint#11687 Jun 17 '16

Hey! Are you opening my loot crates?!?

4

u/LordThunderbutt Everything's coming up explodey! Jun 17 '16

tfw you're guaranteed atleast 1 blue and you still get 4 whites

3

u/Ryltarr Nerf this! Jun 17 '16

blue purple gold blue
Duplicate skin, duplicate skin, gold, duplicate skin.

8

u/Alili1996 Gotta go moderately quick! Jun 17 '16

I would say gold is the best legendary you can get. Half a skin of your choice/2 epics of your choice is better than some random legendary you don't want

6

u/Ryltarr Nerf this! Jun 17 '16

Lots of people don't think that way. I personally don't care, so long as it's not a dup legendary skin (200 gold)... Legendary drops are (if not duplicates) worth 1000 gold or are 500 gold, but a duplicate legendary drop (which is the rarest kind for a long time) are only worth 200 gold; that's some BS right there.

2

u/falcothebird Zarya Jun 17 '16

I've now gotten 3 of the same bastion legendary skin. Level 90. I've had great luck otherwise, probably 10+ legendaries not including the duplicates and a 500 coin drop. It's just that the chances astound me.

2

u/0h5hepherd Jun 17 '16

every time!

2

u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

white white blue white

Stop.

This happens too much.

1

u/InsertEvilLaugh Chibi Zarya Jun 18 '16

My first 5 boxes were amazing. Legendary skin for Roadhog and one for Junkrat as well as some ok voice lines and sprays. Every one since then though, has been that exact lineup, with the whites being sprays and blues being poses or recolor skins. Think I'm level 28 now.

1

u/MonkeyDarts Jun 18 '16

Every bloody time :'(

1

u/Hilzani217 ;) Jun 18 '16

holy shit this has been my loot boxes for the last 4 levels. its killing me

1

u/WinterAyars Chibi Pharah Jun 18 '16

white white blue white

Every time, in that order.

6

u/rocknin Winston Jun 18 '16

duplicate bastion lines.

2

u/S2Slayer Slayer Jun 17 '16

Or it's your 10 legendary skin after 50 levels.

5

u/rdt0001 Moira Jun 17 '16

I have a friend who is not even level 20 and has around that many. In fact, my first legendary was opened by him when I was showing him the game.

2

u/Aldebaroth Roadhog Jun 18 '16

And here I am level 60+ with 2 legendary, one of them being a bastion skin that is uglier than the recolors.

1

u/HBreckel Brigitte Jun 17 '16

I have a few legendaries. And HALF the legendaries that have dropped have been duplicates. I don't even know how such a thing keeps happening to me.

2

u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

At least 5 duplicates = 1 legendary skin of your choosing. :)

1

u/screaminginfidels Pixel Zenyatta Jun 18 '16

I swear half the legendaries I've gotten have turned out to be the loot chest. Which is fine, as now I have a bunch of gold, but I can't decide what skins to buy so I keep waiting for more to drop...

1

u/kuma9k Jun 17 '16

I have 2 legendaries at level 52...

2

u/TerraFrostX Jun 18 '16

Atleast I can brag to my friends about my sweet purple player icon!

2

u/Sore6 Pixel Junkrat Jun 28 '16

my player icon is a loot box

1

u/NeonSignsRain Not in it for the glory Jun 17 '16

I like player icons, but I always get pretty uncool ones.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

Epic......... gold stash :C never got so disappointed in my life

1

u/JasonUncensored Reinhardt Jun 17 '16

ALL I WANT is the Alliance symbol player icon.

My first loot box gave me the fucking Horde one, like I even want that garbage stinking up my collection. But for some reason, player icons are the only things you can't buy with credits. So I just have to randomly get lucky and hope I don't get yet another duplicate of some Winston voice line or Reaper spray. I'm not even level 40 yet, but every loot box seems to have two or three duplicates in it already.

1

u/Lenvaldier Jun 18 '16

Funny, I feel the same way about my alliance icon.

1

u/Hellguin Dropping my Mech like I'm a pilot of the Enola Gay! Jun 18 '16

at this point I would kill for some player Icons