So yeah. Glad this guy did the research on them.
(BTW - over in DCUO? They have lockboxes there too. But if you're a subscriber account, you just open them all for free. Only the Freemium and Premium players have to buy keys. And even the expendable buffs that drop from them are good. THAT is how you do a "Lockbox" correctly!)
Quote:So, I got some boxes and keys on Live, and proceeded to repeatedly copy characters onto the Test server and move their boxes/keys into the shared stash until I had 1000 keys and boxes. I opened them all. Counting every single item would be an enormous pain in the butt, so I'm just going to give the numbers for the loot that's actually desirable.
2782 Drifter Salvage (100% chance)
You will get, on average, 2.78 Drifter Salvage for every box you open (2, 3, 5, or 10 each)
45 3-Slot Gears (granted via a stack of openable boxes rather than directly) (4.5% chance)
On average, you will need to open 22.2 boxes (spend $20-22) to receive a 3-slot gear.
19 Transforms (1.9% chance)
19 4-Slot Gears (again, as a stack of boxes)
On average, you will need open 52.6 boxes (spend $45-53) to get one of each.
Know these numbers before deciding to buy keys. Cryptic is effectively charging $50 for a $11.50 Become device, a 4-slot item that is barely on-par with the easily-available Silver Champs gear, and a bunch of garbage that you've probably got too many stacks of already. Oh, right, and a few salvage bits so that you can buy the new (and price-boosted) stuff they've put in the Drifter shop.
It seems like the drop rate for the good stuff is much lower than it should be, considering the price. Are these drop rates working as intended?
(BTW - over in DCUO? They have lockboxes there too. But if you're a subscriber account, you just open them all for free. Only the Freemium and Premium players have to buy keys. And even the expendable buffs that drop from them are good. THAT is how you do a "Lockbox" correctly!)