About the new weapon Skin case drops.

(MikeGreene1990) #1

I do occasionally get a drop from time to time, its rare but present. However, i am not up to buying a key for when they do drop using RM.

Is there a way to add an in game currency option to buying weapon keys? idk say 25k credits or something? Something to farm for, but not super easy to obtain unless you buy it outright for $2.50.

kinda the same for the new obsidian deck. I think 200k credits per card is not unreasonable for an alternative purchase option. A grueling farm for time dedicated in DB. The Aimee PDP and the stoker T91 are my top picks.

(Bestfinlandball) #2

There was a way to buy keys with event currency last major event, and I would assume they’ll continue doing that with future events.

(FalC_16) #3

@Bestfinlandball said:
There was a way to buy keys with event currency last major event, and I would assume they’ll continue doing that with future events.

Keys should be purchasable via credits imo

(ThePigVomit) #4

Event currency.

Ya want the blingy-bling, you gotta pay the ching-kaching

(Chris Mullins) #5

We have no plans for Weapon Case keys to be purchasable with Credits, but as Bestfinlandball said, previous events have had keys available to buy with the limited time event currency and that could happen in future events.

(arharr3) #6

Imo weapon skin crates are simply an unreliable investment.
Everyone who opened a few hundred of the original loadout cases knows how high the chance of getting a good loadout in a good rarity for a merc you actually play is.
Now add a real money tag to even opening the cases and you have most old players turned away immediately.

And since im talking about cases right now: the new loadout cases need an increase in dropchance. Getting a single case every 10 hours isnt newb friendly.

(MikeGreene1990) #7

I always play hard and farm for in game currency. Ultimately to kill people, but in between off seasons for events, i would like a way to open up case drops i receive randomly.

Since the nuclear winter update ended, i got 1 random royal force i opened with a free key from logging in. A few days ago i got a KMA case that is going to sit until there is another obtainable way in game to open it =/.

(MikeGreene1990) #8

@stayfreshshoe From what i seen in the store, unlocked cases sell for $4.99 right?

Why not just sell locked cases only for $3.50 that way keys will become more of a popular currency item for selling in the market place. That is $2.50 per key or 50k in game credits.

(ThePigVomit) #9

@stayfreshshoe said:
We have no plans for Weapon Case keys to be purchasable with Credits, but as Bestfinlandball said, previous events have had keys available to buy with the limited time event currency and that could happen in future events.

Kindly remove the ‘could’ from that last part of the sentence.

Much obliged.

Signed,

Playing since May 2015.

(Yes, i do indeed have 14 locked weapon crates, and one key, that will remain in my inventory till further in-game currency keys are available. )

(PorkyPerson) #10

@stayfreshshoe said:
We have no plans for Weapon Case keys to be purchasable with Credits, but as Bestfinlandball said, previous events have had keys available to buy with the limited time event currency and that could happen in future events.

I really think you should reconsider the model, then. $2.50 is really high for a random skin without a marketplace and laughable cobalt drop rates. I would much rather get only high quality skins in paid boxes or just pay for the skin I want. You can keep individual skins rare by limiting stock and having more skin options.

I understand that this free game needs to make money. The current character skin model is shaking out pretty well with non-random premium remodels for cash, but enough special editions to vary the look of free players. I think you could do a new remodel every week and limit the number of them or increase the price as they sell.

This could carry over to weapons with premium weapons having special models, animations, sheen, skin animations, special kill notification icons, or any number of other cool things.

(Mc1412013) #11

@stayfreshshoe as long as i need real money for weapons skins those cases will go unused indefinately. I spend enough money on trinkets that bring value to game and obsidians opratives.

i cant find an any reason to spend money on a random case for a weapon cosmetic for a gun i may not like using, and there locked down to one merc at a time.
2.50 for rng that usualy never goes in my favor is too much for me to spend.

(TR_Kama) #12

since the fiasco with the so called “limited edition” obsidians, of which i bought all of them (apart from Aimee) my weapon cases will also sit idle, as im not parting with more money at this time, i felt robbed when the obsidian bundle was released in the last update.

im the same as @Mc1412013 i feel the same way

(Xenithos) #13

@TR_Kama said:
since the fiasco with the so called “limited edition” obsidians, of which i bought all of them (apart from Aimee) my weapon cases will also sit idle, as im not parting with more money at this time, i felt robbed when the obsidian bundle was released in the last update.

im the same as @Mc1412013 i feel the same way

Then agree with him weirdo. :confused: