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What's the best way to convert zen to EC today/this weekend?

I'm looking to essentially "buy" some EC. I assume it's via lockboxes but I just don't know the market well enough. What's the best strategy for me to dump ~$20 for max EC in a fairly quick manner today or over the weekend?

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  • thegrandnagus1thegrandnagus1 Member Posts: 5,167 Arc User
    Lockbox keys?

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  • jaxidianjaxidian Member Posts: 5 Arc User
    Lockbox keys?

    Is it best to just sell the keys or to open boxes? Given that I'd be looking at 20 keys max, I wouldn't expect a "big win" from a lockbox. If I open boxes, which ones?
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  • jaxidianjaxidian Member Posts: 5 Arc User
    Opening boxes is gambling. You can win big or end up with nothing of value to show for it.

    So with 20 keys, sounds like I should just sell the keys then. I don't think that's enough (from what I understand) to gamble with. Would you agree?
  • sheldonlcoopersheldonlcooper Member Posts: 4,042 Arc User
    There really is no way to get a fair exchange rate. I sure wish there was. Keys are your best bet though.
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  • jaxidianjaxidian Member Posts: 5 Arc User
    It's 1/250 odds to win the prize ship. You get better odds for some other prizes in various boxes, but it's random, there is never a guarantee you won't just get junk.

    Do you need the EC right away? They are doing promotion packs every 2 months or so now, should be about 1 month until the next one and historically that's the gold standard zen/EC conversion.

    Yeah, I don't want to wait a month. If you told me I could do it next weekend, that just might be good enough but not a month.
  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    jaxidian wrote: »
    Opening boxes is gambling. You can win big or end up with nothing of value to show for it.

    So with 20 keys, sounds like I should just sell the keys then. I don't think that's enough (from what I understand) to gamble with. Would you agree?
    If you want to reliably have EC for your Zen, no matter how many master keys you buy, selling them on the Exchange is the way to do it. You can gamble with 1 or 1 million Master Keys, it doesn't matter. The monent you use them to open a lockbox, you're gambling.
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  • jaxidianjaxidian Member Posts: 5 Arc User
    No biggie, key prices are at/near their all time highs, so you get a better rate than you used to.

    Great! Good to know. Thanks! :-)
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