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Question about Temporal Lock Boxes

ompgaming1ompgaming1 Member Posts: 91 Arc User
edited November 2012 in The Academy
What are these used for and how do I unlock them? I have a feeling it cost me zen to do it.
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  • oldkirkfanoldkirkfan Member Posts: 1,263 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    You need to buy a Master Key. They are available from the Exchange, for 1,250,000ec or... you got it... the C store, for 125z each or 10 for 1125z.

    You can get decent items out of the, such as ships, but it is very rare. Current estimates are .01% chance of a ship
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  • ompgaming1ompgaming1 Member Posts: 91 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    If you don't get that .1% ship then you just get other gear?
  • lordfuzunlordfuzun Member Posts: 54 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    ompgaming1 wrote: »
    If you don't get that .1% ship then you just get other gear?

    Right click on the lockbox and select info. That will tell you the content of the box.
  • oldkirkfanoldkirkfan Member Posts: 1,263 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    It will tell you what you can get out of the box. It will not tell you what is actually in it.
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  • lordfuzunlordfuzun Member Posts: 54 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    oldkirkfan wrote: »
    It will tell you what you can get out of the box. It will not tell you what is actually in it.

    True. It's is a grab bag. The contents are totally random.
  • oldkirkfanoldkirkfan Member Posts: 1,263 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    I wish it did tell you what was in it. I would have saved A LOT of money...
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  • cmdrscarletcmdrscarlet Member Posts: 5,137 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    http://www.stowiki.org/Temporal_Lock_Box

    :)
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  • gavinrunebladegavinruneblade Member Posts: 3,894 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    oldkirkfan wrote: »
    I wish it did tell you what was in it. I would have saved A LOT of money...

    My take on these is that they are a half-price Doff pack with a chance for some bonuses tossed in.

    Normal doff pack is 7 doffs, the three I opened gave me 4 or 5. Cost 125z compared to 275z. If I get a ship or anything else in the future, cool beans. If not, I still saved 150 zen.

    I also got some fleet mark bonuses that are quite handy, and some Lobi crystals, but not enough to get anything good with yet. I have a temporal Doff mission I haven't used because I'm waiting until I get one more purple doff with the right skills to max my return on it.

    If you buy them for the ships... well good luck to you.

    But in general, if you look at the zen cost for the items in the box, even at the absolute worst yield on the drop table it is more than 125zen worth of stuff. Now, if none of that common stuff is what you want... then sell the keys for EC and buy the ship directly off the auction house. That's what I'm working on currently as I've got enough doffs for now so there's no good reason for me to open any more.
  • andy1884andy1884 Member Posts: 38 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    I reckon they are just about the best investment in dilithium for new/lower level players at the moment. They mostly seem to drop mini doff packs, but also some of the commodities which are hard to get from doff missions for level 50 players. I got a Science Vessel out of one (and possibly thats where my rubbish mirror universe ship came from as well?) so I struck lucky, but stuff like the temporal beacons sell for a pretty penny on the exchange as well.
  • verlaine11verlaine11 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    Really, most of the items in the lock box can be bought of the exchange for a hell of a lot less than a key
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