Loadout card dusting system incoming?

(MarsRover) #1

http://dirtybombgame.tumblr.com/post/145916988863/here-is-a-very-early-wip-clip-of-a-new-loadout

A similar system like in Hearthstone - trash unwanted cards for an intermediary currency that can only be used to craft new cards.

(MisterBadmin) #2

The important thing to note is the text under crafting, “…craft new Loadout Cards of your own choosing.”

I’m withholding judgement until I see something closer to the final version, especially when prices to craft are revealed, but I’m cautiously optimistic.

(Ardez1) #3

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/breadwinnersnick/images/b/b8/Please.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140223041635

(MarsRover) #4

[quote=“MisterBadmin;188249”]The important thing to note is the text under crafting, “…craft new Loadout Cards of your own choosing.”

I’m withholding judgement until I see something closer to the final version, especially when prices to craft are revealed, but I’m cautiously optimistic.[/quote]

Yeah, continuing with the comparison with Hearthstone - the rare tier cards you want and need to craft, Epic and Legendary, can be created with a 4-to-1 ratio. So even if you get a crappy card or a duplicate/triplicate, you’re not upset because what you actually got is 1/4 of a good card you want. Since in DB you need 3 Golds and 2 Cobalts for a trade in for a random card, the pessimist in me says it will be at least 3x that for a chosen card. Unless of course the trade in system is getting scrapped and replaced with dusting, then the rates could be better.

(Unless of course I again misread something and “of your own choosing” actually means RNG :tongue: )

(Mrarauzz) #5

RnG … I don’t want it with a dusting system, but let’s be honest…none of us will be surprised :expressionless:

(Cletus_VanDamme) #6

Yeha, saw it on readit, looks good, but not getting my hopes up.

I mean, this is the company that released a second generation of loadout cards instead of just fixing the useless ones to drain more money off people balance things.

(KUST__LunarTM) #7

I’m worried about having to use more cards to get a higher tier. I don’t want it to be like,
Iron Card = 200 Components
Lead Card dismantles into 30 components.

Then it pretty much just makes it harder to get higher tier cards because it will overall take more cards to get a certain tier than it would have taken before dusting.

IMO, I like the system as it is, because sometimes when you’re trading up, you happen to get a card you really like, or sometimes you get a card you never would’ve thought about using, but after giving it a chance, you realize that you actually enjoy the card.

(Xyfurion) #8

Seen it. If this is going to involve RNG then there is literally ZERO point to it. I might as well trade up then. If we get to choose the card, then that is a different story. One that I might actually enjoy.

And like @Mrarauzz said, if this is RNG, we won’t be too surprised. I’m holding back the hype until I see final version.

(Ohsnapkline) #9

while Dave is on that can you guys at SD REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY! make it to were when you press the randomize squad button it only picks loadouts marked as favorite.

(Brain_of_Britain) #10

@KUST__LunarTM I share the same pessimism as everyone else in this thread so as not to be disappointed but would one card broken down give the primary, secondary, knife, augment set and skin so that to a certain degree we can mix and match how we want?
Edit: and it may even give us the merc card too, but still stay vigilant until this is confirmed.

(neverplayseriou) #11

of your own choosing will most likely mean rarity of your own choice not loadout of choice :slight_smile:

I’m just gonna keep on doing trade ins :s

(Jostabeere) #12

Can we now plant fir trees on maps with these points?

(watsyurdeal) #13

Well, if it gets me my Chrome M4 with Spares and Drilled a little faster, then I’m game for it.

(frostyvampire) #14

I just hope on 2 things:

  1. No RNG
  2. Tradeups will stay, I don’t want them to be removed. I don’t care about tradeins though
(Sorotia) #15

Wonder if we will be able to convert event cards, and for a decent conversion…never gotten a good event card ever…heck haven’t gotten a decent one ever…yet Amerika seems to get a best in slot every event and even got his all time favorite loadout in ReV.

Just isn’t fair the luck of some people…

(bontsa) #16

Pretty much what Sorotia here said. Not getting my hopes up untill its strongly evident this system would help with the issue of useless/unwanted event skins. And cobalts, because trade-in is absolute garbo as it is now.

(PD_Agent47) #17

Okay has the title says i saw that thing in the Tumblr and really hyped … so what’s that crafting is about … can we exchange all our unwanted cards and craft a loadout of our wish ( like S72 for kira with the desired skin ) ??? or is there still RNG involved in it ?? Please explain me

(MisterBadmin) #18

@PD_Agent47
Nobody knows anything beyond what was shown on the devblog. The below is PURE SPECULATION.
I would assume that the entire loadout can be chosen, merc, rarity, weapons, and skin, based on the phrasing “craft new Loadout Cards of your own choosing.” Having another RNG system to get certain rarities seems overkill. There are already cases (entirely random), Trade Ups (controlled random) and Trade Ins (use for bad Cobalts).
Dusting seems to be the controlled system that’s been asked for for forever. I would assume the exchange rates would be worse than a single Trade Up, but better than doing 9 Trade Ups (the expected number to get the loadout you want). For example, an Iron to Bronze Trade Up is 3 Iron cards. The expected 9 Iron to Bronze Trade Ups to get the loadout you want is 27 Iron cards. If I was developing this system, it would take dust from ~12-15 Iron cards to make the Bronze you want.
Speculation over.

(watsyurdeal) #19

One thing I really hope for, is that currency used for crafting, you can also earn through Ranked matches.

I MUCH rather play Ranked and get that currency through getting rid of cards and doing missions, if it meant I can get the exact cards I want.

I’d hop on then, even if match times were 10 mins or more.

(yesser) #20

in the video the dev got 16 obsedian so maybe the recycle is a way to make a copy of a loadout and i noticed that when trading up with the same merc loadout cards you have more chance to get the weapon who was in the traded loadout so like this if you have a loadout that you like and want to upgrade it you recycle it enough time and then trade up so you get the same loadout with better skin