If a loot box contains an item you already have, it will be converted into credits, an in - game currency that seems to only be
available through loot boxes.
These tokens have to be
balanced through loot boxes in various activities and tie into vendor - specific loot, all things that can't be implemented in a day.
Currently they is an event taking place named «Year of the Dog» with a lunar theme, through this event you can win legendary skins for the
characters through the loot boxes.
So if you really want a skin or a certain passive ability, you still need to
sift through loot box after loot box to get it.
(The biggest problem with Scrap currently is that it can only be
earned through loot boxes and through very specific challenges, which are fairly limited.
Just like last year's event, you can acquire the new
skins through loot boxes, which are only available during the Lunar New Year event.
By spending in - game currency earned through normal play, you'll be able to purchase loot crates that come in four tiers, and the «Epic» tier is available only through crafting, instead of
through loot boxes as originally planned.
Speaking of the weapons, you will be able to find a lot of them doing just the regular story missions but plenty of them are
available through loot boxes that you can either purchase them using the in - game currency or utilize real - life money in order to get some of the more rare quality loot.
While the better ranked Orcs are
acquired through loot boxes, they can also be found through normal means so they are not strictly locked behind a paywall here.
Battlefront II was especially abhorrent though because instead of a traditional progression system the only way to improve your character was
through loot boxes.
All of the popular emotes and cosmetic choices from 2016's Overwatch Summer Games have returned, and you have a chance to score
them through loot boxes.
TL; DR: If it can be bought with real money (
through loot boxes, through a premium currency, or directly), and it affects the gameplay in some way (whether it's objectively an «upgrade» or not), and it isn't something that would fall under the «Expansive Expansions» - tag, then it's Changing The Game.
LoL sells them directly (and recently added crafting and loot boxes as another means to obtain them), and Overwatch sells
them through loot boxes.
Star Cards, the items used to augment your skills and increase your power in the game's multiplayer, will no longer be given out
through loot boxes.