Lock Box Weapons changed to "Bound to Account"

fltadmirallance

So, bought some Voth Antiproton Beams MK XI from exchange prior to R&D Upgrade system, then bought MK XII thereafter, again prior to Upgrade system. Now the Mk XI weapons are sitting in my bank wasting space and unusable by Alt toons. These weapons were very expensive, so I ask, why can't these weapons be changed from "Bound to character" to "Bound to Account" so they can be transferred to an Alt toon and upgraded? I understand not wanting all weapons transferrable, though if they were, the exchange inflated prices MIGHT become reasonable again. However, lock box weapons have cost massive EC, and it's wrong to make the players NPC weapons like these that been used, and now, are useless unless this policy is changed. Not to mention, that the more time that goes by, the higher the cost for purchasing the same weapons of Alts, to the point a player would have to purchase EC from the foreign EC farmers in order to get them for an Alt. Its policies like these that KEEP these MMO parasites in the game Cryptic.

Food for thought that would benefit both the players & your "bottom line" Cryptic!

vocmcp

Can a mod please change the thread title and remove the "d" from "changed" ? It's highly misleading.

duncanidaho11

Recent lock box weapons have been to bound to account (I think starting with Undine). Try the corrosive plasma weapons, and you'll also find that their EC cost on the exchange is far, far less than "massive" (always the case for an active lock box, its only when a box is retired and supply shrinks do the prices skyrockets.)