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- Published: Friday, March 3rd, 2017
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 03.03.2017 08:15AM
Hey folks,
Coming with Game Update 5.2 we are making substantial changes to how Command Crates work, specifically focusing on drop rates for gear. Perhaps the single-most repeated comment about Command Crates is they do not feel rewarding due to the random nature of the contents of the crates. To resolve most of these issues, we’ve added ways for both PvP and PvE players to target specific gear slots and obtain those items directly.
For players looking to gear up through Galactic Command working through a Tier can feel like a grind since your rewards don’t change. You can get that same Premium belt at Command Rank 70 that you got at Rank 1, which is frustrating when you are trying to complete your class set.
Starting with Game Update 5.2, drop rates of better quality items (Legendary and Artifact) will get higher as you gain Command Ranks in a given Tier, while lower quality items’ (Premium and Prototype) drop rates will go down. What this means is you are encouraged to continue increasing your Command Rank as your drop rates of more desired items get higher as your Rank increases.
Let’s look at a Tier 2 and 3 example. Right now this is an approximation of gear drops for the entire Tier:
These are the improvements we are making to Command Crates in Game Update 5.2. Let us know what you think.
-eric
Coming with Game Update 5.2 we are making substantial changes to how Command Crates work, specifically focusing on drop rates for gear. Perhaps the single-most repeated comment about Command Crates is they do not feel rewarding due to the random nature of the contents of the crates. To resolve most of these issues, we’ve added ways for both PvP and PvE players to target specific gear slots and obtain those items directly.
For players looking to gear up through Galactic Command working through a Tier can feel like a grind since your rewards don’t change. You can get that same Premium belt at Command Rank 70 that you got at Rank 1, which is frustrating when you are trying to complete your class set.
Starting with Game Update 5.2, drop rates of better quality items (Legendary and Artifact) will get higher as you gain Command Ranks in a given Tier, while lower quality items’ (Premium and Prototype) drop rates will go down. What this means is you are encouraged to continue increasing your Command Rank as your drop rates of more desired items get higher as your Rank increases.
Let’s look at a Tier 2 and 3 example. Right now this is an approximation of gear drops for the entire Tier:
- Premium (green): High drop rate
- Prototype (blue): Medium drop rate
- Artifact (purple): Low drop rate
- Legendary (yellow): Very low drop rate
- Premium: No longer drop
- Prototype: Medium-low drop rate
- Artifact: Medium-high drop rate
- Legendary: Medium drop rate
These are the improvements we are making to Command Crates in Game Update 5.2. Let us know what you think.
-eric
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