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soo this thing is for getting past events stuff.
but the thing is consoles have never had the events
soo technically we are being forced to grab these things for events we never had a opportunity to miss..
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but the thing is consoles have never had the events
soo technically we are being forced to grab these things for events we never had a opportunity to miss..
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The least teh ycould do is give everyone one free epic token.
There is also a bunch of items that were available through other means like the Red Matter Capacitor, Automated Defense Turret, and a few combat pets that were available from the Ferengi Lockbox.
but they where in event's where you could earn them. and it's unlikely we will ever get them events.
that's what bothers me the most.
and anyone who says the events where years ago. yea on PC console is new so why can't we earn them??
Because you're on console and not important enough for them to re-offer/re-code the past ship projects into the upcoming Winter or Summer events. Especially since they spent time coding this box for PC.
They probably feel its not worth the extra work of re coding multiple ships projects back into events.
They also probably don't want to confuse our console plebs with multiple ship projects being made available during 1 solitary event. Too many choices and you would get some console Kid slotting the T5 project (thinking its the new T6 event ship), filling said project, and then realizing after completion that he/she could've and should've slotted the newer T6 event ship.
Then the crying would start.
My advice. Try a handful of boxes, set a budget of say 50% of your refined if you're that desperate for the missed ships. If you don't get a ship (you probably won't) just give up.
Only continue opening boxes if you want the tech upgrades.
Chasing a ship token with this offering (especially multiple ships) would be nothing short of insanity.
Take this with a grain of salt, but I opened 2.4 million worth of phoenix boxes; 0 Ultra tokens and 0 Epic tokens. Mind you, I was after the upgrades, not the ships as I have them all. So I'm very happy with my investment. Tech Upgrades for life.
That said, its all RNG. You could get a ship on the first try... Or bankrupt yourself trying to get even 1 of the ship tokens.
Truth is that box was created as a Dil sink for longtime PC players who had amassed vast fortunes of refined Dilithium.
Keep that in mind, as I don't think the odds will be any better for console players.
I know one guy on PC that spent 9mil refined Dil on boxes. No ship tokens.
This is a cautionary tale. Don't blow your wad, chasing old ships. Not worth it. Open them for Upgrades only. If you so happen to get lucky along the way and snag a ship token, great. If not, move on and forget this box.
As Ackbar would say: "It's a Trap !"
So far we have had
we have still to get
USS Sharlin NCC79713 B (part of sheridans access code) - T6, Hestia Class Advanced Escort
USS Babylon IV - T6 Krenim Science Vessel
USS Brakiri - T6 Elachi Escort
"We are Grey. We stand between the darkness and the light."
– Grey Council greeting
And they can't really go back on their general "no old ship projects" -policy either, unless they were to do the same on PC. I think they should, but...
Incidentally, the missing ships in the T6 list reveals what ships the consoleers are going to get in the next 3 big events.
Still a lottery system, but not a lockbox.
It would still give incoming players a choice of ship, in case the current event offering isn't to their taste. The drawback is on timed exclusivity. There's no rush to get a particular ship this year (which I think is the principle reason for the phoenix pack, it's not a reliable fallback when you don't complete an event. Cryptic still wants boots on the ground with every event.)
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"Timed exclusivity" is about the dumbest way to go about the issue, because it means all the previous years' ships are completely wasted and don't contribute at all to future events. I mean, just look at the consoles. Released in 2016, players could've had 5 winter ships, 4 summer and anniversary ships to earn, with no extra work for Cryptic. Instead they had 1 each.
But I suppose the phoenix boxes are at least good for the dilithium economy.
STO has only been available for consoles for 7 months. With 6 lock boxes released so far, Cryptic has basically released a lock box every month after the 1st month since the game was launched.
Your complaint seems to be very petty. If you want access to all the lock boxes, then switch over to the PC version of the game. Otherwise, be patient and wait for Cryptic to release the other lock boxes which they seem to be doing every month.
People always complain.
Phoenix packs only cost Dil and are an extremely generous way to get a lot of stuff sans the ships, the upgrades alone are worth it.
No one is forcing you to do anything. Most of the items in the Phoenix Box are fluff. The tech upgrades are by far the most useful thing inside them. The fact that they are offering some of the older event ships is nice, but trust me, outside of collecting them, they lose their luster quickly. I blew 1.8 Mil on the boxes and came away with exactly what I wanted. I butt-ton of upgrades.
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Yep.
And no one is forcing people to play on consoles either.
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OK force was probably the wrong word.
BTW. seeing how I've never played StO Before. what would be the point on playing it on PC instead of console?
not misleading at all, the combined cardassian/dominion lockbox on console are different from the separate lockboxes on pc, especially the ships
the combined cardassian/dominion had
[Special Requisition Pack - Cardassian Keldon Cruiser (T6)]
[Special Requisition Pack - Jem’Hadar Dreadnought Carrier (T6)]
the separate lockboxes had
[Special Requisition Pack - Cardassian Galor Ship]
[Special Requisition Pack - Jem'Hadar Heavy Escort Carrier]
USS Sharlin NCC79713 B (part of sheridans access code) - T6, Hestia Class Advanced Escort
USS Babylon IV - T6 Krenim Science Vessel
USS Brakiri - T6 Elachi Escort
"We are Grey. We stand between the darkness and the light."
– Grey Council greeting
The T6 jem'hadar ships were swapped from their T5 counterparts so that the escort carrier is now in the lobi store and the dreadnought in the box instead of the other way around. They are nonetheless the same ships.
the entire phoenix boxes are a slap in the face and just lazy.
not only that I'm sure there stats are decent for admirty stuff. that alone would have been very helpful for KDF toons.
Actually they could run the event for different summer ships/winter/anniversary events on different characters, as long as they have multiple toons.
If I recall correctly didn't we all have to do that before back before those ships became an account unlock? Or was it something like other characters had to submit only 40 characters after the ship was unlocked on one character.
At any rate they could allow starting the projects for the t6 and t5 ships to console players are appropriate times of the year and just have players have to grind for different ships on each character.
As for Pheonix Boxes unless you get a t5 Bug Ship to unlock frigates for the Jem Hadar Dreadnought, just grab Shotguns, maybe RMC, the Doffs, the Admirality ships, and then stockpile upgrades for the next upgrade weekend.
l don't know.
l really don't know what l'm about to say, except l have a feeling about it.
That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'
Well, if you're lucky they'll modify the "exclusivity" kick they'd been on and allow running old Event Rep projects again so everyone has a chance to earn whatever they like... if they're willing to put in the effort. Of course, that's if you're lucky. Hell, I'd like that too, but it probably won't happen unless participation metrics indicate that there's a need for additional motivators.
As it stands, the Phoenix Prize Pack should be considered an excellent source of Upgrades with a secondary chance to win an otherwise unavailable Starship. Taken as such, it's actually a nice gesture, and really you shouldn't miss out on the Upgrades just because you're put off by the Starship aspect's odds. Just check out Tribble or the Tribble section of the Forums before burning too many resources, since change (unrelated to the Events) is in the air.