How do boosters work?

(ImSploosh) #1

I’d like some clarification on how boosters work exactly. Last time we had boosters, they didn’t work (at least not the way everyone assumed them to or not for everyone).

I see a 1/100 on the mercsev. Does this mean we need 100 boosters to get a guaranteed drop after we play a match or does this just increase our current chance by 100%? For example: if we currently have a 1% chance, does this just make it 2%. Also, 100? That seems very high.

I’m just trying to figure out a way to actually obtain the event cards because I’m seeing too much RNG. Even the Elite cases have a very low chance of obtaining a card?

(Tom2160) #2

I saw this too. I don’t know why you would need 100 boosters to get a 100% drop rate - last time it was only 10. Hopefully 100 boosters was a typo, if not then they’re crazy.

(ImSploosh) #3

@Tom2160 said:
I saw this too. I don’t know why you would need 100 boosters to get a 100% drop rate - last time it was only 10. Hopefully 100 boosters was a typo, if not then they’re crazy.

Yeah and last time the boosters didn’t even work with 10 D: 10 is fine, but I really hope I didn’t just waste 800k credits thinking I’d be able to get 10 boosters for 3k hex and so basically 13 cards for 26k hex (which is how much you get by converting 800k to hex).

(TitaniumRapture) #4

http://forums.dirtybomb.com/discussion/37020/new-video-shell-shock-event-rundown#latest here you can see that each booster adds 1% point to drop rate.

(Foxyens) #5

You have a 1% chance of an equipment case drop after a match to turn into the event case. Every booster you buy adds another 1%, all the way to 100%.

(ImSploosh) #6

@Foxyens said:
You have a 1% chance of an equipment case drop after a match to turn into the event case. Every booster you buy adds another 1%, all the way to 100%.

Thought so, but it just seems so terrible I couldn’t believe it lol.

(Foxyens) #7

@ImSploosh said:

@Foxyens said:
You have a 1% chance of an equipment case drop after a match to turn into the event case. Every booster you buy adds another 1%, all the way to 100%.

Thought so, but it just seems so terrible I couldn’t believe it lol.

Yeah, I had to double check myself if I understood it correctly. It’s… not great.

(Your worst knifemare.) #8

@Foxyens said:

@ImSploosh said:

@Foxyens said:
You have a 1% chance of an equipment case drop after a match to turn into the event case. Every booster you buy adds another 1%, all the way to 100%.

Thought so, but it just seems so terrible I couldn’t believe it lol.

Yeah, I had to double check myself if I understood it correctly. It’s… not great.

Not to mention they all go away if you are lucky enough to get a case.

(Mc1412013) #9

@Tom2160 said:
I saw this too. I don’t know why you would need 100 boosters to get a 100% drop rate - last time it was only 10. Hopefully 100 boosters was a typo, if not then they’re crazy.

Na its 100 which is bullshit because its impossible for average person to get 100% i just used half a mill credits and still nowhere near 100%. To add insult to injury u need to hit purchase 100 times if u have enough to fill in theres no use all hex button.

Also the drop rate for hex is pathetic. Rev event was better and alot better on prices

(MarsRover) #10

@ImSploosh said:

@Foxyens said:
You have a 1% chance of an equipment case drop after a match to turn into the event case. Every booster you buy adds another 1%, all the way to 100%.

Thought so, but it just seems so terrible I couldn’t believe it lol.

It’s not terrible. 10 boosters for 3k hexwhatevers should be enough to ensure that a guarateed special drops eventually if you play for a bit. What’s more, you can buy them gradually as you earn hexwhatevers. So a case can drop before you go up to 10 boosters.

Compare that to 10 cases with 1% drop chance each where you need to be very lucky to get a special card at all.

Boosters are better than cases if you intend to actually play the game during the event. That is if they work as intended™.

(frostyvampire) #11

You need 99 boosters for a guarantee drop (since you start with 1% :tongue: )

But you don’t really need a 100% chance. 30-40% is more than enough

(JonBongNoJovi) #12

SO if you drop a case you lose the boosters ? if so what a con

(ImSploosh) #13

@frostyvampire said:
You need 99 boosters for a guarantee drop (since you start with 1% :tongue: )

But you don’t really need a 100% chance. 30-40% is more than enough

Still terrible though.

I’m actually upset that I wasted 800k on this thinking I’d be able to get a decent amount of skins for once. I really wish there was an option to just buy 1% cases at 1k each like the Containment War event. At least then I know I’d get 10 cards or so.

(BlackboltLW) #14

I got a Shellshock case drop with 5% booster

(FalC_16) #15

@BlackboltLW said:
I got a Shellshock case drop with 5% booster

Luckbox

(Jaso) #16

@BlackboltLW said:
I got a Shellshock case drop with 5% booster

how many game u played with 5% booster?

(bgyoshi) #17

@MarsRover said:

It’s not terrible. 10 boosters for 3k hexwhatevers should be enough to ensure that a guarateed special drops eventually if you play for a bit. What’s more, you can buy them gradually as you earn hexwhatevers. So a case can drop before you go up to 10 boosters.

Dawg your math is a bit off

10% chance to drop is like getting a gold card from a standard case.

I dunno about y’all but I get like 5 random cases and 300 hexats a day at best

So for 3k hexats I’ll get a case once in 4 days and 1200 hexats on average

Fuck me

FYI I think the word censoring doesn’t work after you edit a post?

(MarsRover) #18

@bgyoshi said:

@MarsRover said:

It’s not terrible. 10 boosters for 3k hexwhatevers should be enough to ensure that a guarateed special drops eventually if you play for a bit. What’s more, you can buy them gradually as you earn hexwhatevers. So a case can drop before you go up to 10 boosters.

Dawg your math is a bit off

10% chance to drop is like getting a gold card from a standard case.

I dunno about y’all but I get like 5 random cases and 300 hexats a day at best

So for 3k hexats I’ll get a case once in 4 days and 1200 hexats on average

@$!# me

FYI I think the word censoring doesn’t work after you edit a post?

I don’t understand.

(Your worst knifemare.) #19

@BlackboltLW said:
I got a Shellshock case drop with 5% booster

I know someone who got one after their first match after the update.

RNGesus has his favorites

(BlackboltLW) #20

@Jaso said:

@BlackboltLW said:
I got a Shellshock case drop with 5% booster

how many game u played with 5% booster?

Uhhhh… Quite… Some time