The Lockbox Data Collection Project

[PowThePredat0r]

I never really bought T2's but I might start now.

To date I have only spent 64 keycodes on T2's and received 14 green and 2 blue.

What kind of oranges did you get out of T2's Lahlaos?

[Barley McHops]

Sitting on a full 75 keys and 50k ark resource. Tired of opening T3 boxes and getting nothing but spanners and rocket launchers. At this point I'm more concerned with getting weapons I'll use than with getting orange weapons (that I may not even want), so I'm about to pop open up at least 15 T2 boxes, probably more when I break down the stuff I don't want.

I'll report back with what happens.

[Barley McHops]

After breaking down stuff I didn't want (most of it), I ended up opening 17 T2 boxes.


2x Sniper
3x Pistol
2x Shield
1x BMG
2x Detonator
3x Rocket Launcher
1x LMG
6x Shotgun
1x Grenade
1x Infector
1x Assault Rifle


1x SMG
3x Detonator
1x BMG
1x Grenade
1x Shotgun
1x Sniper

1x SMG
2x Grenade

So, in 17 T2 boxes, 21 Green, 8 Blue, 3 Purple and 0 Orange.

[Avedis]

Great idea. Will submit data frequently.

[Wise Ginger]

For experiment purposes I did something similar I purchased Bits and focused on Tier 3 and Tier 4. With cost per item being 8 for Tier 3 and a whopping 16 for Tier 4 it certainly appears to me that the Tier 3 is a much better value. Oranges may be a little harder to come by but I receive quite a good amount of purple from T3 and it just seems better.

[Wise Ginger]

Has anyone else noticed the high chances of receiving like items? As in 3 shotguns or 3 explosive types or 3 pistols when doing lock boxes. This is highly frustrating.

[Lukezordz]

Added to my Sig

Great idea, I'll test out a few T4 lockboxes and post the results. I'll be happy with just a few more blues/purples

PS. This deserves a sticky!

[FEAR Alpha KEQ]

GREAT IDEA!!! A very commendable effort, and I am sure a great many players are using this.

For experiment purposes I did something similar I purchased Bits and focused on Tier 3 and Tier 4. With cost per item being 8 for Tier 3 and a whopping 16 for Tier 4 it certainly appears to me that the Tier 3 is a much better value. Oranges may be a little harder to come by but I receive quite a good amount of purple from T3 and it just seems better.

On this subject, I would think that there are different algorithms, and to check maybe everyone should also state if it is a bit-purchase, or a resource purchase. Imho, the bit-costs are a little exhorbitant, so i think that they would be skewed differently from the resource lockboxes. I will be adding in my data now too, as well as the payment type utilized.

Has anyone else noticed the high chances of receiving like items? As in 3 shotguns or 3 explosive types or 3 pistols when doing lock boxes. This is highly frustrating.

I actually got 3 cluster-frags from one tier 3 box. And I wish that you could pay a premium to get weapons that you actually use lol!

[cusman]

Looks to me like people are better off wasting their time grinding for Tier 4 if they want Orange than Tier 3

I think one improvement you could make is ask what version they are on at the time they received the Orange. There is also the case of whether they have any Boosts active (individual, clan, or group).

The only Orange I got was from a Tier 3 box and I really feel like certian Lox Box locations or time of day or something I get better items than other times. It could all be random. Their code base is a mess so I just don't trust that they would have a simple random chance roll that works as intended.

[cusman]

After breaking down stuff I didn't want (most of it), I ended up opening 17 T2 boxes.


2x Sniper
3x Pistol
2x Shield
1x BMG
2x Detonator
3x Rocket Launcher
1x LMG
6x Shotgun
1x Grenade
1x Infector
1x Assault Rifle


1x SMG
3x Detonator
1x BMG
1x Grenade
1x Shotgun
1x Sniper

1x SMG
2x Grenade

So, in 17 T2 boxes, 21 Green, 8 Blue, 3 Purple and 0 Orange.

Those T2 boxes are worthless to grind/open