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tyronbiggms
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7 years ago

Introducing Pack Probabilities [MEGA]

Character Release Cadence, and a number of community tools. Pack probabilities can help aid you in making decisions about what to go for and when.

Probability Overview
We’ve been working to put together information on pack probabilities across all the different packs in the store and describe it as clearly as possible. Along with sharing the specifics of our pack probabilities (and some things we’ve updated along the way), we would like to provide additional understanding around how our packs work overall.

If you’d like to skip straight to the disclosure page, it’s available here and will be direct linked from the details page of every crystal pack in the store after our TU13 client update.

If you’d like some more specific information about additional changes we have made, please read on.



Pack Probabilities Overview

  • There are many different packs and pack types in Galaxy of Heroes, many of which have different probabilities. However, there are no “dynamic odds”. We don’t change pack probabilities or outcomes based on any player behavior or criteria.
  • You will get something of value in every pack. However, as many of you are aware, some of our packs have low probabilities for larger amount of character shards/ship blueprints. For example, a single character marquee pack will most likely net between 5 and 7 shards (more often 7). However, there are opportunities to receive significantly higher shard counts in packs as well.
  • The pack probabilities are not a guarantee of outcome. Every time you open a pack is an independent event. Getting a high shard count in one pack does not mean you will definitely get a low count on the next pack. The probabilities reset with every pack.
  • We’ve taken this opportunity to improve the way a few of our packs work. As the game has evolved, we’ve found that some of the previous designs needed an overhaul. As an example, we’re doing away with the “new” and “old” character/ship distinctions, because that’s become a bit outdated and becomes excessively complicated with the more items we have in the game. The probability of getting any one character/ship within a pack will be equal across all characters/ships in a pack (unless otherwise noted). This will mainly be noticeable in Fleet Packs.
  • Any future changes to the pack probabilities will be updated on the website, and we will make sure to draw your attention to those changes via patch notes.

    We’re hoping these additional changes will provide information that improves your game experience. As always, we evaluate the probabilities alongside other game mechanics and will communicate any additional updates we make in the future.
    And as always, we’ll see you on the Holotables,
    -Carrie

    DEV POST
    • "DarthRiker;c-1676574" wrote:
      Just a quick gripe, but I feel like the faction pack for old republic is not an equal probability to be any of the old republic toons. I have gotten Bastilla and Jolee many more times than any of the other toons.


      That’s the one probability they won’t show is what character you will most- least get. Just the amount range.
    • @CG_Carrie FYA.. there are no pack probabilities listed for "Ewok Gear Pack".

    • Have had this since last Friday after playing grand arena. Alley code 583 942 148 have done everything to try and fix and what EA Support have suggested and I still get only this message. Please help!
    • Anyone see the jango Thread that Ahnold posted where he spent over300$ for 7 *. Also why is it more in canada and we also get charged with a conversion as well? packs int eh states are 9.99. Up here they are 13.99 (canadian) so more like 15 after conversion.
    • Anyone hungry for balogna? Because I got a bounty hunter pack full of baloney this morning.

    • Wow pack probabilities. Here's my experience with pack probabilities. Everytime they're launched I'll do 1 everyday and receive the least amount that I could possibly get. Out of all the omega and ship packs I've only received more then the lowest possible 3 times. It's a joke. They want you to believe you'll get 25 omegas and 50 mk3 ability mats but it comes down to 9 omegas and 20 mk3 ability mats. I get 1 to 3 zetas a month from the ship challenge packs. Every person in grand arena that I've fought has had 8 to 12 more zetas then me. In other words it's a joke. It's like playing a slot machine for $50.00 and winning $1.00 everytime, and u keep playing because it says u can win $1 million.
    • Yeah it’s great and all but how about making the released rates accurate? Is it really just odds that when you get the bounty hunter ship faction pack you get slave one and hounds tooth 10 times before an IG 2000 and Xanadu pop up?
      Feels like we’re still getting played and milked
    • No it's not odds. It's algorithms. Until we see the program algorithms we'll never know.