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jaazaniah1jaazaniah1 Posts: 5,534 Arc User
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Just wondering what lock boxes people would open if they had a sudden windfall of 100 keys, and why they would open those in particular?
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  • biffsmackwellbiffsmackwell Posts: 4,739 Arc User
    Collectors is probably the best way to make money, if that's what you're after.
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  • legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan
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    collectors...always collectors​​
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  • themightyzeniththemightyzenith Posts: 4,599 Arc User
    Or sell them and get what you really want.......... you can get 8000g plus for them
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  • flyingfinnflyingfinn Posts: 8,408 Arc User
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  • wingedkagoutiwingedkagouti Posts: 565 Arc User
    Probably Socrates' Data Cache or Forum Malvanum Lockbox, if I had 100 of them. Mostly because they have Become Device + 3xLegion drops and Vehicle + 3x Legion drops, there should be a decent chance of getting at least 2 of those drops with 100 opened. The Collector's is a close third option.

    The Grav Bike and Hover Tank Lockboxes have worse drops than most other lockboxes. The Corrosive and Buccaneer Lockboxes are the only ones I can think of that are worse.

    But if I had the Z to buy 100 Keys, I'd probably grab whatever costumes and travel powers I don't have yet before getting any Keys.
  • jaazaniah1jaazaniah1 Posts: 5,534 Arc User
    Well, it's more like I set myself the objective of seeing how long it would take me to acquire 100 keys by a combination of selling 1,000,000 Q and selling various things acquired in play for Gs and then buying keys with the Gs. Now I can splurge and see what I get for free.
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  • pantagruel01pantagruel01 Posts: 7,091 Arc User
    jaazaniah1 wrote: »
    Just wondering what lock boxes people would open if they had a sudden windfall of 100 keys, and why they would open those in particular?
    Depends on the timing in the lockbox cycle. If you're opening anything but collector's, you want to open when the box first comes out.
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  • biffsmackwellbiffsmackwell Posts: 4,739 Arc User
    I once opened 101 Takofanes II lockboxes. All I have to show for it is two Become Celestials and a buttload of dinosaur costume sets. Anyone need one? 😆
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  • pantagruel01pantagruel01 Posts: 7,091 Arc User
    biffsmackwell wrote: »
    I once opened 101 Takofanes II lockboxes. All I have to show for it is two Become Celestials and a buttload of dinosaur costume sets. Anyone need one? 😆
    The Become Celestials are pretty decently valuable. Dino sets, not so much.
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  • guyhumualguyhumual Posts: 2,395 Arc User
    edited October 2018
    Only suckers open lockboxes. Sell the keys buy what you want from the AH
  • nbkxsnbkxs Posts: 773 Arc User
    I don't think the collectors is worth it. The vouchers are SO rare that you're better off opening something like the arcane box that had the nice costume that everyone wanted, and the really nice flight and device, or maybe buccaneer's now is also worth it. Since those costumes everyone wanted.
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  • biffsmackwellbiffsmackwell Posts: 4,739 Arc User
    pantagruel01 wrote: »
    biffsmackwell wrote: »
    I once opened 101 Takofanes II lockboxes. All I have to show for it is two Become Celestials and a buttload of dinosaur costume sets. Anyone need one? 😆
    The Become Celestials are pretty decently valuable. Dino sets, not so much.

    Yup. The Celestials are great, they make just about every XP alert winnable. I never do one without them anymore.
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  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    edited October 2018
    Collectors. I actually have opened 100 of them in one sitting. I was trying to get that ticket. You know the one. I didn't btw.​​
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  • legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan
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    i only open 20 at any given time and routinely get all manner of vouchers from any given session - last one was the other day, in fact, and netted me 3 gold vouchers; 1 costume b and 1 each special item a/b...and a bunch of purples that i didn't particularly care about enough to note what types i got

    the fact that pretty much every opening of collector's boxes i've done since its release has netted me a minimum of 3 vouchers tells me that i am either INSANELY lucky (which is highly unlikely given my lackluster results of other game's lockboxes) the chances for vouchers to drop is fairly high (possible, but given the company that makes CO...highly unlikely is more probable) or it's something i'm doing when i open the boxes, because i always spam-click the **** out of them - i don't open one, look at what i got, open another one...and so on​​
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  • pantagruel01pantagruel01 Posts: 7,091 Arc User
    edited October 2018
    Purple vouchers are pretty common. The one people seem to always be wanting and not getting is gold special A, as I recall.
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  • legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan
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    not really sure why...loyal sidekicks aren't all THAT great, and TP unlocks and devices are mostly for specific theme flavoring - i would expect costume and vehicle vouchers to be the big-ticket gold prizes​​
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Posts: 4,916 Arc User
    TP unlocks are AWESOME for character flavor.... I can see why you wouldn't care if your flavor is hairball, but a lot of people like them.

    Sidekicks may do less damage than your character, but they're pretty good for keeping you from getting overwhelmed by armies of mooks. Realistically you shouldn't need them, but they make things easier.
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  • flyingfinnflyingfinn Posts: 8,408 Arc User
    biffsmackwell wrote: »
    pantagruel01 wrote: »
    biffsmackwell wrote: »
    I once opened 101 Takofanes II lockboxes. All I have to show for it is two Become Celestials and a buttload of dinosaur costume sets. Anyone need one? 😆
    The Become Celestials are pretty decently valuable. Dino sets, not so much.

    Yup. The Celestials are great, they make just about every XP alert winnable. I never do one without them anymore.

    You can actually lose Alerts!??? Git Gud, Dood.
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  • biffsmackwellbiffsmackwell Posts: 4,739 Arc User
    Can't. I'm me.
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  • wingedkagoutiwingedkagouti Posts: 565 Arc User
    flyingfinn wrote: »
    biffsmackwell wrote: »
    pantagruel01 wrote: »
    biffsmackwell wrote: »
    I once opened 101 Takofanes II lockboxes. All I have to show for it is two Become Celestials and a buttload of dinosaur costume sets. Anyone need one? 😆
    The Become Celestials are pretty decently valuable. Dino sets, not so much.

    Yup. The Celestials are great, they make just about every XP alert winnable. I never do one without them anymore.

    You can actually lose Alerts!??? Git Gud, Dood.
    If you get teamed with a potato, a slightly wet pet rock, Mr. Ayy Effie Kay and Cat Who Hits Keys at Random in a timed alert.
  • pantagruel01pantagruel01 Posts: 7,091 Arc User
    wingedkagouti wrote: »
    flyingfinn wrote: »
    biffsmackwell wrote: »
    pantagruel01 wrote: »
    biffsmackwell wrote: »
    I once opened 101 Takofanes II lockboxes. All I have to show for it is two Become Celestials and a buttload of dinosaur costume sets. Anyone need one? 😆
    The Become Celestials are pretty decently valuable. Dino sets, not so much.

    Yup. The Celestials are great, they make just about every XP alert winnable. I never do one without them anymore.

    You can actually lose Alerts!??? Git Gud, Dood.
    If you get teamed with a potato, a slightly wet pet rock, Mr. Ayy Effie Kay and Cat Who Hits Keys at Random in a timed alert.
    None of the xp alerts are timed, but if everyone is so squishy they can't keep the boss in combat so his health resets (more likely if some people go afk or give up and quit) you can be unable to win.
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  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    shadowfang240 wrote: »
    not really sure why...loyal sidekicks aren't all THAT great, and TP unlocks and devices are mostly for specific theme flavoring - i would expect costume and vehicle vouchers to be the big-ticket gold prizes

    There's one that has devices, like the Draysha Super Charger. That's the one I'm always trying to get, so I can try to compete with Vixen Mighty's dps again.​​
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  • chaelkchaelk Posts: 7,732 Arc User
    ah the Draysha suicide device.
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    chaelk wrote: »
    ah the Draysha suicide device.
    It makes being a healer a bit fun since it basically give me free healing credit. And by that I mean healing whoever is using it, not healing myself.
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  • pwestolemynamepwestolemyname Posts: 978 Arc User
    This
    biffsmackwell wrote: »
    Collectors is probably the best way to make money, if that's what you're after.

    Or really, this
    themightyzenith wrote: »
    Or sell them and get what you really want.......... you can get 8000g plus for them
    Selling the keys will likely net you WAY more money than opening boxes. Also, don't play the Lotto, also a sucker's bet.
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  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    Or do what I do, open a bunch of lockboxes and then just shove all the stuff you get into your bank and then just let it sit there cause you're too lazy to put it on the exchange.​​
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  • jaazaniah1jaazaniah1 Posts: 5,534 Arc User
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    I don't mind playing the Lotto when I didn't put any real money into it. This is just excess in-game wealth I am spending.
    pwestolemyname wrote: »
    This
    biffsmackwell wrote: »
    Collectors is probably the best way to make money, if that's what you're after.

    Or really, this
    themightyzenith wrote: »
    Or sell them and get what you really want.......... you can get 8000g plus for them
    Selling the keys will likely net you WAY more money than opening boxes. Also, don't play the Lotto, also a sucker's bet.

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  • jaazaniah1jaazaniah1 Posts: 5,534 Arc User
    ??
    flyingfinn wrote: »
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Posts: 4,916 Arc User
    jaazaniah1 wrote: »
    flyingfinn wrote: »
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    ??
    I think it's a representation of your odds of getting the top prize.
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  • spinnytopspinnytop Posts: 16,450 Arc User
    edited October 2018
    jaazaniah1 wrote: »
    ??

    You might be confused because you assumed it was directed at you. Just a thought. Either that or you don't know what scratch off tickets are. Do they not have those in every western country?​​
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  • darthmaxusdarthmaxus Posts: 12 Arc User
    Messing with lockboxes is a lot like playing the lottery. You win some and you lose some. Getting 100 keys and using them makes for some pretty nice Drifter Salvage though.
  • jaazaniah1jaazaniah1 Posts: 5,534 Arc User

    Possibly. I did start the thread. Also, I don't speak Finnish.
    spinnytop wrote: »
    jaazaniah1 wrote: »
    ??

    You might be confused because you assumed it was directed at you. Just a thought. Either that or you don't know what scratch off tickets are. Do they not have those in every western country?​​

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  • flyingfinnflyingfinn Posts: 8,408 Arc User
    It was just about what the odds are in lottery. Nothing more.
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    Also, I don't speak Finnish.
    And Finnish word for a 'loser' is luuseri. Now you speak Finnish. :#

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  • wingedkagoutiwingedkagouti Posts: 565 Arc User
    flyingfinn wrote: »
    It was just about what the odds are in lottery. Nothing more.
    jaazaniah1 wrote: »
    Also, I don't speak Finnish.
    And Finnish word for a 'loser' is luuseri. Now you speak Finnish. :#
    Sorry, but everyone knows that the only Finnish word in existence is "perkele" :lol:
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    perkele always makes me think of percolator, and then I want coffee.​​
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  • jackdarizzle#2192 jackdarizzle
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    Noob question here, how do you get lock boxes? In particular I only got this game after seeing the Shaolin lock box, I like that oni slayer costume and want to make an ironfist style character to play with... Where do I get those lock boxes from and how likely is it (on average how many keys do I need) to actually unlock the costume and the ultimate power?
  • fahrin1fahrin1 Posts: 6 Arc User
    jackdarizzle#2192 wrote: »
    Noob question here, how do you get lock boxes? In particular I only got this game after seeing the Shaolin lock box, I like that oni slayer costume and want to make an ironfist style character to play with... Where do I get those lock boxes from and how likely is it (on average how many keys do I need) to actually unlock the costume and the ultimate power?

    Old lockboxes can be purchased on the auction exchange for resources. So you can buy the Shaolin ones there. It would probably take a lot of keys to get EXACTLY what you are looking for, however, you can also buy those items directly from the exchange as well. So there is a chance those specific pieces you are looking for are directly for sale already.
  • sgtken60sgtken60 Posts: 254 Arc User
    edited October 2018
    jaazaniah1 wrote: »
    Just wondering what lock boxes people would open if they had a sudden windfall of 100 keys, and why they would open those in particular?

    100 keys!, heck I would be happy with just two key!
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  • jaazaniah1jaazaniah1 Posts: 5,534 Arc User
    If you play long enough you can acquire enough resources (Questionite and Gs) to buy vast numbers of keys without using any real money at all. Just takes time.
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  • sgtken60sgtken60 Posts: 254 Arc User
    edited October 2018
    jaazaniah1 wrote: »
    If you play long enough you can acquire enough resources (Questionite and Gs) to buy vast numbers of keys without using any real money at all. Just takes time.

    Yeah, I have been reading the web, I started Whiteout this morning :)

    BUT it would be nice if a key would drop, like 1 in 1000 as loot, or something to that effect.
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  • jaazaniah1jaazaniah1 Posts: 5,534 Arc User
    The higher end/end game content will give you the most Q and most salable items. Just got to get up to lvl 40 for the most effective farming. Having multiple high end characters can also speed up farming if you start hitting daily caps.
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  • sgtken60sgtken60 Posts: 254 Arc User
    jaazaniah1 wrote: »
    The higher end/end game content will give you the most Q and most salable items. Just got to get up to lvl 40 for the most effective farming. Having multiple high end characters can also speed up farming if you start hitting daily caps.

    Copy that, I only have two ATs at the moment one at LvL21 and one at LvL10, the level ten is my Savage which I just unlocked thanks to the Halloween Event, he is doing Whiteout.
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  • fahrin1fahrin1 Posts: 6 Arc User
    As the story missions like Whiteout award 5k Questionite, if you have problems doing it, you can always try finding someone in zone chat to help. Sometimes you can find a high level to help since people can use the Q.
  • sgtken60sgtken60 Posts: 254 Arc User
    fahrin1 wrote: »
    As the story missions like Whiteout award 5k Questionite, if you have problems doing it, you can always try finding someone in zone chat to help. Sometimes you can find a high level to help since people can use the Q.

    Copy that and thank you.
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  • mrfreakensteinmrfreakenstein Posts: 40 Arc User
    None, just sell the keys. The odds of getting the rare drop you wanted are just astronomically bad. I opened over 300 Collectors boxes on PTS to get one Gold Spec A.
    One.
    I dunno about you guys but I don't have hundreds of dollars to waste on a "chance" to get something.
  • aesicaaesica Posts: 2,537 Arc User
    edited October 2018
    Assuming I'm not allowed to just sell them, then yeah, Collectors just because it 1) lets me keep anything I might want, and 2) auction off stuff I don't want with a greater likelihood that it'll sell. I'm not exactly a fan of RNG lockboxes though, so yeah.
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