Has anyone else noticed that you get considerably fewer consumables to utilize? I think it has a lot to do with having 4 types instead of just two now. Both teams now have offensive and defensive consumables. This really makes it difficult playing higher levels of Garden Ops because the consumables you have are mostly walkers. Even after purchasing a few dozen 35,000 coin packs, I only have enough consumables for one round of Crazy Ops. I think they need to bump up the number we get on the stickers by a considerable amount.

I agree...not long ago I created a similar thread and there are more people who support the idea of a small increase in the number of consumables. Maybe not as generous as in GW1, but the drop rate needs to be changed from 1 to at least 2 on average.

Even doing something like making all the commons (x10), uncommons either (x10) or (x7), rares (x7) (X5) or (x3), very rares (x5) (x3) or (x1). Of course you change the weighting on the frequency of the drops, but at least a common looks more common.

I wouldn't mind if pot plant/bot could get a small amount boost from all pack,but weed and summon-able zombie concurrent drop rate is fine.Expect for heal flower/heal bot,those stuff are surprisingly common.

I've even bought multiple 2,500 coin packs and only gotten 1-2 consumables to use in garden ops because of the issues with having more types. They either need to really beef up the numbers or start making packs for specific types of consumables.

They should add Defense and offense consumable packs.

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12 Replies

TaasteTheRainbo
10 years ago
I agree...not long ago I created a similar thread and there are more people who support the idea of a small increase in the number of consumables. Maybe not as generous as in GW1, but the drop rate needs to be changed from 1 to at least 2 on average.
Boolerex
10 years ago
I wouldn't mind if pot plant/bot could get a small amount boost from all pack,but weed and summon-able zombie concurrent drop rate is fine.
Expect for heal flower/heal bot,those stuff are surprisingly common.
AWMaxSterling
10 years ago
I've even bought multiple 2,500 coin packs and only gotten 1-2 consumables to use in garden ops because of the issues with having more types. They either need to really beef up the numbers or start making packs for specific types of consumables.
Anonymous
10 years ago
They should add Defense and offense consumable packs.
Anonymous
10 years ago
It definitely feels like the packs are much stingier in GW2 than GW1. This isn't to say I want to see Coffin Zombies and Vase Weeds all over the place in multiplayer, but I think the counts on the basic consumable plants/zombies should be upped. No more PeaShooterX1 cards.
TaasteTheRainbo
10 years ago
I'm fine with the idea that certain consumables have a lower drop rate for being "super rare" or even special, but the amount for the regular ones is extremely narrow.
Let's hope they take this into account for the upcoming patch and we can finally use all these little beasts rather than keeping them like currency or trophies ...
Anonymous
10 years ago
Yes! I want more uplink bots to help me battle super bean! He is redic on CRAAAAAZY!!! Mode.
AWMaxSterling
10 years ago
@TaasteTheRainbow wrote:

I'm fine with the idea that certain consumables have a lower drop rate for being "super rare" or even special, but the amount for the regular ones is extremely narrow.

Let's hope they take this into account for the upcoming patch and we can finally use all these little beasts rather than keeping them like currency or trophies ...

Even the more common ones don't seem to drop for me as frequently as they did in GW1. Makes it really difficult to play higher difficulties in Garden/Graveyard Ops without them.
IronCatFish47
10 years ago
The sticker packs in GW2 seem to yield the same way it did in GW1, where cosmetics and taunt took priority over consumables, unless you purchase reinforcement or minion pack.

In GW1, a new player buying a 20k pack usually gets:

5 Cosmetics

2 Taunts

1 Variant Piece or Upgrade

1 Consumable (potted plant, zombie or garden op retry)

In GW2, the same thing applies except there is the addition of backyard items. So when you purchase a 35k pack in GW2, you are likely to get 1 variant piece and the remaining six stickers will be cosmetics, taunts and either BY item or AI consumable. The minion pack is the only one that does not get swarmed with cosmetics and weapon skins.
AWMaxSterling
10 years ago
@IronCatFish47 wrote:

So when you purchase a 35k pack in GW2, you are likely to get 1 variant piece and the remaining six stickers will be cosmetics, taunts and either BY item or AI consumable. The minion pack is the only one that does not get swarmed with cosmetics and weapon skins.

I understand that, until you get the cosmetics all collected, you're gonna keep getting cosmetics.

Problem is that even when I get minion packs, I get team retry or self-revive cards... or walkers when I need pots... or vice versa.