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  • Buying Pickaxe Parts Through DLC
  • Finding Pickaxe Parts Through Lost Packs
  • Earning Pickaxe Parts Through Prestige Assignments.

Deep Rock Galactic is an unexpectedly big game, and just growing bigger. The game already had over three million players, and gained a large role player base boost with Deep Rock Galactic's PS5 release.

That being said, information technology's one matter to get a significant influx of players. It's another thing to go on them playing. Long-term support is important for multiplayer game evolution, funded by DLC and Deep Rock Galactic'southward seasonal events.

One of the means to ensure player retentivity is to permit for customization. Making the player's graphic symbol and gear feel special creates a sense of positive investment. Deep Stone Galactic achieves this through customizable pickaxe parts.

Deep Rock Galactic Pickaxe Customization

Buying Pickaxe Parts Through DLC

Out of the 3 ways to get pickaxe parts, purchasing them straight through the game's DLC packs is the easiest and nearly direct. There are six DLC packs that include pickaxe parts and skins: The Supporter Upgrade, The Dark Future Pack, The MegaCorp Pack, The Roughneck Pack, the Dawn of The Dread Pack, and the Rival Tech Pack. At the time of writing, the Supporter Upgrade is $14.99 USD, while each of the others is $vii.99 USD.

Finding Pickaxe Parts Through Lost Packs

Lost Packs are a roll of the dice. Deep Rock Galactic'south levels are randomly generated, and each level has a random chance of spawning a Lost Pack, the remaining equipment of a expressionless miner.

While this doesn't affect the packs' contents, they're more than likely to spawn in longer missions. Short missions have a ane in ten hazard, medium missions have a one in half-dozen hazard, and long missions take a 1 in three hazard.

Players tin observe lost packs by listening for the beeping it gives off or finding a pink star on the terrain scanner. Each histrion gets gilded, a crafting textile, and either a pickaxe part or an armor paint job when the pack is plant.

Earning Pickaxe Parts Through Prestige Assignments.

Assignments are Deep Rock Galactic'south pre-ready mission chains. Prestige assignments are four mission assignments that always end with cosmetic items as a advantage.

Prestige assignments are locked behind player rank. Heavy Duty is unlocked at Rank v, Chasm-Borne Bewilderment is unlocked at Rank 20, Gadgeteer's Favorite is unlocked at Rank 30, Reaper's Claw is unlocked at Rank 50, and Drift Crusher is unlocked at Rank 70. The previous prestige assignment must exist completed before the adjacent ane tin be accessed.

Deep Stone Galactic is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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