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This is the only game I don't pick up loot.

keravnioskeravnios Member Posts: 142 Arc User
edited April 2015 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
And the only game that loot is so degraded. I did pick up loot when I thought 100k ec was something but now..You need 5 Rare loot for that lol.
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  • smokeybacon90smokeybacon90 Member Posts: 2,252 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    My inventory isn't fully upgraded yet, and vendoring a full load of trash, plus the odd exchange-worthy console, nets at least 1 Million. Better than a kick in the balls.

    It's even better at low marks where people are keen to outfit their recruits in high quality gear.
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I am working my way to 2 billion ECs and I still pick up loot. It is not that difficult to use the auto function to 1-click pick-ups and my time is not so pressing that selling the stuff at a Vendor is sucking up all my playing time. YMMV. :)
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • jaymaverick007jaymaverick007 Member Posts: 116 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I don't pick up loot anymore either accept to just discard it all when I realize my inventory is full. though my character is pretty well maxed out. I do like to pvp for end game.


    but even with some new characters. I usually discard most of everything. but it is still worth discarding if you pick it up.

    A lot of the good stuff is inside the lock boxes. there are a lot of thing id spend money for but I am not a fan of having to spend money with lock boxes.


    It just feels off to me but it is what it is until hopefully they can com up with a better system for making their revenue. I think that players would gladly pay for new arenas for pvp and new red alert missions that involved intruders in out ships.


    Maybe every once a while if you in near proximity to the borg you could trigger a intruder alert with the borg attempting to assimilate your ship 30 % of the time. Of course have the option to ignore it like normal red alerts. sry im off topic there.


    I think loot is still worth picking up ithough f you are bored in game. its Still something to do and it all adds up eventually.
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  • keravnioskeravnios Member Posts: 142 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    I am working my way to 2 billion ECs and I still pick up loot. It is not that difficult to use the auto function to 1-click pick-ups and my time is not so pressing that selling the stuff at a Vendor is sucking up all my playing time. YMMV. :)

    And how much of those did you make by vendoring trash loot? In a percentage if you can :)
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    keravnios wrote: »
    And how much of those did you make by vendoring trash loot? In a percentage if you can :)
    Since I do not often open Lockboxes - I have only used 27 Keys in 3+ years - and sell the items within, and I am not an Exchange hound waiting to snap-up something sold too cheaply so that I can re-list it, I am going to guess that most of it has come from selling item to Vendors or on the Exchange. :)
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • bobbydazlersbobbydazlers Member Posts: 4,534 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I always pick up any loot, apart from lockboxes anyway.
    even if its only 1 EC for recycle value its 1 EC that is better in my bank then lost in the either.
    pick up and recycle enough items and its surprising how quick the EC can mount up as even most low level low quality item bring in a lot more then just 1 EC when recycled.
    sometimes you get a nice surprise with a nice purple mk12 console or weapon.
    if I do pick up lockboxes in error I usually just delete them though even they sell for a small amount on the exchange but I have enough stuff going on the exchange to worry about them.

    its surprising how many people don't use recycle enough, I have even bought stuff off the exchange and made a profit by just recycling them.

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  • whamhammer1whamhammer1 Member Posts: 2,290 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    keravnios wrote: »
    And the only game that loot is so degraded. I did pick up loot when I thought 100k ec was something but now..You need 5 Rare loot for that lol.

    Can I haz ure stuff then ;p
  • sheldonlcoopersheldonlcooper Member Posts: 4,042 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    There is a combination of less loot dropped - especially from stf - and 1/3 value.

    A day of shooting things used to pay around 600,000. Now it pays 200,000.
    Almost not worth it but I do still pick it up much of the time.
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  • erei1erei1 Member Posts: 4,081 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I'm greedy. Of course I still pick it up.
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  • historynerd1historynerd1 Member Posts: 100 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    Since I do not often open Lockboxes - I have only used 27 Keys in 3+ years - and sell the items within, and I am not an Exchange hound waiting to snap-up something sold too cheaply so that I can re-list it, I am going to guess that most of it has come from selling item to Vendors or on the Exchange. :)

    I really want to start banking more EC. How frugal do you have to be? Like, what do your contributions to your fleet look like? Mostly FM? Are you Ferengi? Did you make most of that pre-EC nerf?

    Sorry for so many questions lol but I am seriously in want of EC for things. If I run a daily balance of 300k that's a lot. I do Battle zones but I just can't seem to make much EC.
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  • variant37variant37 Member Posts: 867 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    historynerd1 wrote: »
    Sorry for so many questions lol but I am seriously in want of EC for things. If I run a daily balance of 300k that's a lot. I do Battle zones but I just can't seem to make much EC.


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  • valianttomevalianttome Member Posts: 157 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    historynerd1 wrote: »
    I really want to start banking more EC. How frugal do you have to be? Like, what do your contributions to your fleet look like? Mostly FM? Are you Ferengi? Did you make most of that pre-EC nerf?

    Sorry for so many questions lol but I am seriously in want of EC for things. If I run a daily balance of 300k that's a lot. I do Battle zones but I just can't seem to make much EC.

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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    historynerd1 wrote: »
    I really want to start banking more EC. How frugal do you have to be? Like, what do your contributions to your fleet look like? Mostly FM? Are you Ferengi? Did you make most of that pre-EC nerf?

    Sorry for so many questions lol but I am seriously in want of EC for things. If I run a daily balance of 300k that's a lot. I do Battle zones but I just can't seem to make much EC.
    I am not frugal at all, but you are looking at 5+ years of accumulations. There was a time when a Saurian Efficient Boff would sell for 40 million ECs. :)

    I learned a long time ago that there was no point in buying Gear from the Exchange or Vendors when you are going to out-level it in 3-4 /played hours. So all my characters tend to use whatever Mission and drop Gear comes along until they get to VA. At that point I am grinding for Rep/Fleet Gear - and while there can be some EC cost there is really not that much to worry about.

    My T5U Fleet Sovereign is doing 15,000 DPS with the Mk XII Purple Rep/Fleet Gear so I am not in some mad rush to get to Mk XIV Epic. I am blowing through Advanced content with ease and have no desire to do Elite STFs just to prove how cool I am.

    I do not open Lockboxs so I am not out buying 1-3 million EC Keys. I have more then enough Dilthium Exchange Zen to buy whatever Fleet Modules I could want, etc. If I want a Doff I just spend a couple of weeks getting it rather then running to the Exchange to buy it. So at the end of the day I do not have a huge need for ECs - which is why you can often find me on ESD giving away a million to some noob.

    Heck, now many people are sitting on a level 50+ Delta Recruit and currently have 2 million ECs for 1 week's work?
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • historynerd1historynerd1 Member Posts: 100 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Thank you! I'm gonna take in everyone's suggestions. Gotta do something, being poor is no fun even in an mmo lol
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  • sonnikkusonnikku Member Posts: 77 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    Since I do not often open Lockboxes - I have only used 27 Keys in 3+ years - and sell the items within, and I am not an Exchange hound waiting to snap-up something sold too cheaply so that I can re-list it, I am going to guess that most of it has come from selling item to Vendors or on the Exchange. :)

    OR *cough* Lot's of KDF alts... *cough*
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  • gulberatgulberat Member Posts: 5,505 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    I am working my way to 2 billion ECs and I still pick up loot. It is not that difficult to use the auto function to 1-click pick-ups and my time is not so pressing that selling the stuff at a Vendor is sucking up all my playing time. YMMV. :)

    OK...sorry for being dense but I have to ask where that one click setting is. Also, can it be set to auto-roll for loot in queues? And what happens when you have it on and your inventory fills up?

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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    gulberat wrote: »
    OK...sorry for being dense but I have to ask where that one click setting is. Also, can it be set to auto-roll for loot in queues? And what happens when you have it on and your inventory fills up?
    Options/Basic/Turn on Auto-Loot - should be near the bottom of the list.

    You still need to hit F to take the item - the 1 click- but once you hit F it automatically just puts it into your Inventory and goes away. If your Inventory is full it will just pop open the glowie but take nothing.
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • omgbamf00omgbamf00 Member Posts: 97 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Haha... I leave fields of those glowing pylons/diamonds behind wherever I go. I don't have time for inventory management/vendoring... I'm too busy blowing stuff up to care about it. Ground stuff is even worse, I don't want those damn yamok sauces and tribbles cluttering up my already full inventory.
  • jaguarskxjaguarskx Member Posts: 5,945 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    To raise some EC in the game I tend to buy items off the Exchange when I consider them inexpensive and then resell them later at a higher price. For example, several weeks before Delta Recruitment the price of very rare tactical Mk XII console crashed on the Exchange. For example, the very rare Plasma Infuser Mk XII consoles were sell for less than 450k EC when they normally would sell for over 1 million EC.

    I took the risk and bought a lot of tactical consoles. At worse I figured I would breakeven by simply reselling them for the same price I bought them at. I have resold them from between 1.2 million to 1.8 million EC. A calculated risk, but it has paid off in the end.

    More recently I have been purchasing Research Boost (1.5x) for less than 275k each. Since I craft my own gear I need to buy them anyway, but I have resold some on the Exchange for between 350k and 400k each. That is not a lot of EC, but it is decent and over time it can add up. But like I said, since I use them myself anyway I would disappoint if none of them were sold. The point is sometimes you need to start small to build up your pile of EC before you can take bigger risks with potentially much bigger rewards.

    For example, I was able to buy an ultra rare Conductive RCS Accelerator Mk XIV [Turn] console for 15 million EC about 2 months ago. I sold it for 35 million EC. So start small, then move on to bigger things with potentially better rewards, but also greater risks.
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  • keravnioskeravnios Member Posts: 142 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    repetitiveepic wrote: »
    I can't remember the last time I picked up loot.

    It's all vendor trash and lock boxes.

    I'm pretty space rich, and it wasn't from picking up loot.

    In fact, having the loot thing pop up is a nuisance, I would select "no loot" if I could.

    Which is in its own way a profound design failure.

    Thats how pretty much every old player is like. This game can only generate in-game currency via real life currency. The main way of getting ec is spending zen or having someone else spend zen. Don't you think there is something wrong with that?
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    keravnios wrote: »
    Thats how pretty much every old player is like. This game can only generate in-game currency via real life currency. The main way of getting ec is spending zen or having someone else spend zen. Don't you think there is something wrong with that?
    No. There is no real currency to game currency ability. There is nothing in the game where you can buy new ECs for dollars - other then from illegal Gold Sellers. At best you can buy an item from the C-Store and sell it for ECs, but someone had to grind-out all those ECs doing missions and selling the drops/rewards. There is no way to get ECs into the game other then someone earning them and adding them to the game.
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
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