We all love the idea of getting rare item drops from treasure boxes. From humble Alchemy Orbs to rare and highly sought after pieces of equipment. These loot mechanics help keep the world of Spiral Knights fresh and interesting...so why not introduce a specialty item that could help spice things up, a bit?
I propose the idea for a Treasure Box Amplifier.
Similar to how Heat Amplifiers work, Treasure Box Amplifiers would be purchased from Kozma at the Supply Depot for a lump sum of energy (or possibly obtained with various Energy promotions). Once activated, it would grant the player a slightly increased chance of obtaining rare items from breaking treasure boxes for a set period of time (say 4 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours). The drop rate could be scaled to match the party difficulty (highest being on Elite), and the quality of items obtained could be dictated by the player's rank and their current loadout.
Purchase could be limited to special yearly events like the Caketastrophe, Winterfest or Dark Harvest. What do you guys think?
(inb4 everyone running around with Darkfang Shields.)
sounds interesting but.... I don't like it. It takes away the specialty of getting something special when you can just make it happen more often.