In the new loot boxes from PUBG, there is extremely rare loot. The chances for this are very low – especially compared to loot box items from Overwatch or Destiny 2.
The developers of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds presented a new update that is currently on the test servers. Included are bug fixes and cheater reporting functions as well as two new types of loot boxes.
One of them can be opened for free, while the other requires a paid key.
Chances for cosmetic items below 1%
The two new loot boxes increase the pool of boxes in PUBG from two to four. When the patch goes live, you will have a chance to drop one of the following loot boxes when spending BP:
- Survivor or Wanderer Box – These are the old boxes. They have a 10% drop chance.
- Desperado Box – One of the new boxes. Has a 40% drop rate and requires a paid Early Bird key to open. A price for this has not yet been announced.
- Biker Box – The second new box. Also has a 40% drop rate but can be opened for free.
To provide as much transparency as possible, the developers explained the chances for the individual items from the loot boxes. This makes it clear that some clothes are so rare that many players will probably never see them in their inventory.
In the Biker Box, the chances for special items are at 0.01% – statistically meaning that one of those items is found in one out of 10,000 boxes.
BIKER items
- Long-sleeved T-shirt (Red) : 15.00%
- School Shoes (Brown) : 15.00%
- raglan shirt : 10.00%
- T-shirt (Pink striped) : 10.00%
- Polka Dot T-shirt : 10.00%
- Dirty Long-sleeved T-shirt : 10.00%
- School Shoes (Black) : 5.00%
- Skinny Jeans (Khaki) : 5.00%
- Gas Mask (Half) : 4.50%
- Beanie (Gray) : 4.50%
- Sleeveless Turtleneck (Red) : 4.50%
- Skinny Jeans (Pink) : 2.50%
- Patrol Cap (Brown) : 1.20%
- Sleeveless Turtleneck (Gray Striped) : 1.20%
- Patrol Cap (Gray) : 0.40%
- Biker Pants (Black) : 0.40%
- Floral Shirt (White) : 0.26%
- Sneakers (Black) : 0.26%
- Padded Jacket (Purple) : 0.06%
- Princess Power Tank-top : 0.06%
- Floral Shirt (Black) : 0.05%
- Biker Pants (Gray) : 0.05%
- Aviator Goggles : 0.03%
- Sleeveless Biker Jacket (Brown) : 0.01%
- Sleeveless Biker Jacket (Black) : 0.01%
- Cloth Mask (Checkered) : 0.01%
In the paid Desperado Box, the values look similar:
DESPERADO items
- Sleeveless Turtleneck Top (Gray) : 8.00%
- Leather Boots (Black) : 8.00%
- Punk Knuckle Gloves (Black) : 7.50%
- Baggy Pants (Black) : 7.50%
- Striped Tank-top : 7.50%
- Wide Pants (Red) : 7.50%
- Punk Knuckle Gloves (Red) : 7.00%
- Sleeveless Turtleneck (Black) : 7.00%
- Baggy Pants (Brown) : 5.00%
- Long Leather Boots (Brown) : 5.00%
- Striped Shirt (Gray) : 5.00%
- Beanie (Brown) : 5.00%
- Horn-rimmed Glasses (Black) : 4.50%
- Training Pants (Light Blue) : 4.50%
- Leather Boots (Brown) : 4.50%
- Horn-rimmed Glasses (Brown) : 2.50%
- Aviator Sunglasses : 1.30%
- Checkered Jacket : 1.30%
- Long-sleeved Leather Shirt : 0.60%
- Leather Hoodie (Black) : 0.32%
- Leather Hoodie (White) : 0.32%
- Cloth Mask (Leopard) : 0.16%
Loot Box Comparison with Overwatch and Destiny 2
In other popular games like Overwatch or Destiny 2, the contents of the loot boxes are divided into various rarity categories. In Blizzard’s shooter Overwatch, legendary skins are particularly sought after. They change a character’s appearance almost entirely.
Overwatch players have a 7.4% chance that a loot box contains a legendary item. This corresponds to about every 13.5 boxes. However, players have discovered that this is apparently just a minimum, and the chances are sometimes higher. Additionally, the developers at Blizzard reduced the chance of duplicates.
In Destiny 2, there are Glimmer engrams. These contain, like in Overwatch, four items. However, the developers at Bungie do not disclose the chances of the contents. The rarest item tier in Destiny is “Exotic” and according to the experiences of many YouTubers, the chance for this is between eight to ten “boxes”.
What do you get for your money?
The cost for the Early Bird keys that you need to open the paid boxes in PUBG has not yet been revealed by PUBG Corp. It is assumed that prices will be around $2.50 again. So much as the key for the Gamescom box from PUBG cost.
This would be about the standard price that you would pay for keys from CS:GO, Killing Floor 2, and other games with such loot box systems.
However, you pay $2.50 for a single item in PUBG compared to four items in Overwatch. In Destiny 2, there are also 4 items, but some of those are fillers.
The value of your money is therefore more on the side of Overwatch than PUBG. The cost of a single box is at most around $1 in Overwatch and about $2 in Destiny 2.
Additionally, there is the poor progression system in PUBG. Overwatch rewards you with a loot box at every level-up. No matter how good or bad you play, you can look forward to a new box after each level up. It works similarly in Destiny 2, although the path to the loot box takes longer here.
In PUBG, you only get the boxes if you exchange them with the in-game currency “BP”. You receive some BPs when you finish a match. The better you perform in that match, the higher the BP reward.
There are still some opportunities to improve the game in PUBG.
Further interesting changes in the latest PUBG patch can be found here: PUBG update introduces two new loot boxes and improved reporting function
