Description:
Instead of the current Encroached Weapon Boxes dropping the weapon directly, they could drop a box for the specific weapon that was rolled.
For example, if a Lux/Vita box rolls an Encroached Bow, the player would receive an Encroached Bow Box instead of the weapon itself.
The same would apply to:
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Encroached Book Box
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Encroached Bow Box
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Encroached Dagger Box
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Encroached Firearm Box
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Encroached Huuma Shuriken Box
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Encroached Katar Box
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Encroached Mace Box
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Encroached Staff Box
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Encroached Two-Handed Axe Box
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Encroached Two-Handed Spear Box
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Encroached Two-Handed Staff Box
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Encroached Two-Handed Sword Box
The current drop chances could remain exactly the same.
Why is this a good idea?
Encroached Weapons are very heavy and quickly fill the inventory, while boxes can be stacked.
This would allow players to open many Lux/Vita boxes without constantly stopping because of weight or inventory limitations.
It would also give players more control over what they want to do afterward. For example, they could:
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Stack the weapon-specific boxes in storage.
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Open only the weapon types they are interested in.
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Recycle unwanted weapon types directly from their boxes, if box recycling is implemented.
What risks or downsides does it have?
No major balance impact, as long as the drop rates and weapon generation remain unchanged.
This would mainly be a quality-of-life improvement to inventory management.
Additional Info:
The flow would simply become:
Lux/Vita Box → Random Weapon-Specific Box → Weapon
instead of:
Lux/Vita Box → Weapon
This would make farming and opening large amounts of Encroached Weapon Boxes much easier to manage.