WHEN did your boosters drop?

[wuddih]

Does someone remember when exactly he got a booster pack?

Because I think this happens on a weekly basis, like a timed script doing it on batch.

I actually sold most of my boosterpacks some at sunday or saturday and I remember I put most of them in as I saw the notification. So can it be that they drop for all at the same timespan at the weekend?

current theory basis:

Per Game -> X people craft Y badges and Z people get booster packs.

X can be anyone, even yourself, so you can generate a boosterdrop for yourself under certain conditions. but in the whole concept, the whole community triggers booster drops.
Y should be a value set by Valve so that they can control the booster drop rate. f.e. every 5 crafted badges, 1 booster drops.
Z people contains a list of eligable people with their included winchance. For easier explanation: If eligable then your name is in that list 5 times and for every 10 levels you get one additional entry. at level 50 you are 10 times in the list, so your chance is doubled.

Global -> User A can receive B boosters in C time (per game D).
A is the user.
B and C should be modified by As level.
D is the same limitation just per game.

[chris.neyton]

I am level 267 with 807 games and get a booster drop every 2 to 3 days

[Sass Drake]

I started playing Steam "badge game" maybe too late but here are my booster drops dates:

The Bard's Tale 2018 January
World War III Black Gold 2018 March
Bitray (or other game) 2018 April
Fortified 2018-08-26
The Note 2018-10-11
Stories: The Path of Destinies 2018-10-28
Prismata 2018-11-12
MiDZone 2018-12-24
The Red Solstice 2019-02-10
Geneshift 2019-02-19
Hyperdrive Massacre 2019-03-01

Bard's Tale and Stories: Path of Destinies were wanted drops. Too bad I don't get drops for games from my backlog or badge craft list. :(

[FunkeymonkeyTTR]

I get one every day or 2 and it normally drops when I restart steam or my connection drops for a milisecond

[Blanchflower]

My current Steam Level is 517 and I have 3,236 games eligible for booster drops. Right now, I am getting a booster drop every 30 to 31 hours. Is this normal for a level 517? Thanks.

[Blanchflower]

My current Steam Level is 520 and I have 3,238 games eligible for booster drops. Right now, I am getting a booster drop every 29 to 29.5 hours.

[4yBaK*]

Hours >= (14*24)/(1 + (Level / 50))

I corrected the formula, the denominator should be your chance to get a booster packs

[Blanchflower]

Originally posted by 4yBaK*:

Hours >= (14*24)/(1 + (Level div 50))

Thanks for putting up the formula

[SirWilliam1331]

Originally posted by 4yBaK*:

Hours >= (14*24)/(1 + (Level div 50))

Can confirm, this formula is pretty good.

Once the minimum hours have passed (given by this formula), you need a high number of BPE games to receive a booster pack quick. Then the minimum hours reset for the next one.

[4yBaK*]

SirWilliam1331, yeah, need more trash games with cards and level more that 50-100.

[JohCar]

I get a new booster everyday.