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Phoenix lock boxes

psygn0sispsygn0sis Member Posts: 102 Arc User
in Star Trek Online General Discussion
So any official word on this? Will it start this Thursday?
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  • dracounguisdracounguis Member Posts: 5,358 Arc User
    Well, seeing how the patch notes says they are adding stuff to them, I would think so.
  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    Well, seeing how the patch notes says they are adding stuff to them, I would say that's an indication of... nothing conclusive.
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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    edited June 2017
    They added the Elachi Subspace Rift Kit Module, which is a Mission Reward from 'What's Left Behind'. They had that during the first iteration of the Phoenix Prize Pack Event and removed it a few days in because it is a MISSION Reward.
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  • berginsbergins Member Posts: 3,453 Arc User
    Wow, Tribbles as a T5 reward? That seems pricey, even if it gives you 5 marks per hour when you pet it. Or am I counting the tiers wrong? T1=white/common ... T6=gold/epic?
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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    They still haven't added the Mirror Universe Agony Field Rifle or the ISS Stadi.

    This Vic the Angus sounds tasty. :)
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  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    ltminns wrote: »
    They added the Elachi Subspace Rift Kit Module, which is a Mission Reward from 'Uneasy Allies'. They had that during the first iteration of the Phoenix Prize Pack Event and removed it a few days in because it is a MISSION Reward.


    Then I'm going to be very happy this afternoon. :)
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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    edited June 2017
    Correction to the Mission it was 'What's Left Behind' not 'Uneasy Allies'
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    'But to be logical is not to be right', and 'nothing' on God's earth could ever 'make it' right!'
    Judge Dan Haywood
    'As l speak now, the words are forming in my head.
    l don't know.
    l really don't know what l'm about to say, except l have a feeling about it.
    That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'
    Lt. Philip J. Minns
  • anodynesanodynes Member Posts: 1,999 Arc User
    bergins wrote: »
    Wow, Tribbles as a T5 reward? That seems pricey, even if it gives you 5 marks per hour when you pet it. Or am I counting the tiers wrong? T1=white/common ... T6=gold/epic?

    I think that, in this case, the higher the tier is, the lower the rarity. I don't know why they use internal terms in patch notes like this, as it just leads to confusion.
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  • garaks31garaks31 Member Posts: 2,845 Arc User
    New items have been added to the Phoenix Prize Redemption Stores!
    Tier 3
    Elachi Subspace Rift Module
    Tritanium Rending Bat'leth (KDF only)
    Young Nanov - Vanity Pet (ROM only)
    Tier 4
    Ang the Vicious (Doff)
    Automated Personnel Unit (Doff)
    Tactical Exocomp (Doff - FED only)
    Goshi the Augmented (Doff - KDF only)
    Tier 5
    Solanae Tribble
    Fleet Tribble
    Fighter Squadron Device

    not added yet?! have also open new boxes !!
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    https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1249570/axanar-locks-in-start-date-for-filming
  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    meimeitoo wrote: »
    Well, seeing how the patch notes says they are adding stuff to them, I would say that's an indication of... nothing conclusive.


    Seems I was right. :( So much for the alleged economy gurus and their lame divinations.
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  • steaensteaen Member Posts: 646 Arc User
    If I read the detail in game correctly, the Mirror Event runs until tomorrow (June 9th), so maybe the Phoenix 'event' will kick-in after that ends?
  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    steaen wrote: »
    If I read the detail in game correctly, the Mirror Event runs until tomorrow (June 9th), so maybe the Phoenix 'event' will kick-in after that ends?


    You know, that has the ring of 'distinct possibility' to it. :)
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  • betanembetanem Member Posts: 122 Arc User
    I hope it comes out soon, I have over a mil of dilith to spend on it.
  • nightkennightken Member Posts: 2,824 Arc User
    I hope they don't do it until near the end of the summer event... I have a lot of dil coming in by then and I want as much cheap zen as I can get.

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  • jslynjslyn Member Posts: 1,790 Arc User
    Phoenix always come after something dies. It's what they do. Sometimes they come in the form of a worm instead of a bird, but that is going off on a mythological tangent. The point is: wait for something to end, and then the Phoenix will appear.
  • pottsey5gpottsey5g Member Posts: 4,253 Arc User
    jslyn wrote: »
    Phoenix always come after something dies. It's what they do. Sometimes they come in the form of a worm instead of a bird, but that is going off on a mythological tangent. The point is: wait for something to end, and then the Phoenix will appear.
    If the Phoenix was going to appear today after the major event end shouldn't it be in the news already?
  • legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan
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    edited June 2017
    no, because the news article announcing it last time came out of the blue, AFTER the breach had already started​​
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  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    shadowfang240 wrote: »
    no, because the news article announcing it last time came out of the blue, AFTER the breach had already started​​


    It's a bust nonetheless. :( Phoenix didn't rise today, after MI ended.
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  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,689 Arc User
    Perhaps the change was to prep for next Thursday?
  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    davefenestrator wrote: »
    Perhaps the change was to prep for next Thursday?


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  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,896 Arc User
    edited June 2017
    bergins wrote: »
    Wow, Tribbles as a T5 reward? That seems pricey, even if it gives you 5 marks per hour when you pet it. Or am I counting the tiers wrong? T1=white/common ... T6=gold/epic?

    Should be only one mark...think the only thing that gives 5 is the one that gives dilithium.

    Hope the box is coming soon...is a item or two I really want for a character.
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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    The higher the Tier number the cheaper the item. Tier 1 - Epic, 2 - UR, 3 - VR, 4 - Rare, 5 - Uncommon.
    'But to be logical is not to be right', and 'nothing' on God's earth could ever 'make it' right!'
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    That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'
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  • bossheisenbergbossheisenberg Member Posts: 603 Arc User
    Where the hell are the new items they said they added to the box in yesterday's patch??
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    Check the Phoenix Store?
    'But to be logical is not to be right', and 'nothing' on God's earth could ever 'make it' right!'
    Judge Dan Haywood
    'As l speak now, the words are forming in my head.
    l don't know.
    l really don't know what l'm about to say, except l have a feeling about it.
    That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'
    Lt. Philip J. Minns
  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    edited June 2017
    bossheisenberg wrote: »
    Where the hell are the new items they said they added to the box in yesterday's patch??


    If they're missing (I don't have any Phoenix boxes any more) then that is actually GOOD news. :) Because it would mean they're planning to put them inside *new* Phoenix boxes, subsidiarily have postponed the boxes a bit (and since they already made the announcement, likely this Thursday then).
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  • nikeixnikeix Member Posts: 3,972 Arc User
    They don't have to do a Phoenix event at all... Many of us have a HUGE pile of the reward tokens banked and can open up the store and claim these new items any day of the week.
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    Just checked the Patch Notes. Discussion of Phoenix additions has been retroactively removed.
    'But to be logical is not to be right', and 'nothing' on God's earth could ever 'make it' right!'
    Judge Dan Haywood
    'As l speak now, the words are forming in my head.
    l don't know.
    l really don't know what l'm about to say, except l have a feeling about it.
    That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'
    Lt. Philip J. Minns
  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    nikeix wrote: »
    They don't have to do a Phoenix event at all... Many of us have a HUGE pile of the reward tokens banked and can open up the store and claim these new items any day of the week.


    What's this then?! "I'm having a sandwich, so you can't be starving."?!
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  • nikeixnikeix Member Posts: 3,972 Arc User
    No, just saying changes to the reward store are at the technical level completely unrelated to running Phoenix events. They can change the table at any time and part of the player base will be happy to play with the new toys. Tinkering with the store does not automatically mean "ermagerd, there must be a phoenix event coming!" People were indulging in logic about as strong as "its cloudy today, so there must be a duck in the box."

    In all likelihood they'll now hold back those goodies until the next box event -- possibly because of all this unintended expectation it was generating. I was looking forward to buying some of the new items, but I get why they'd want to sync up excitement generating new stuff with Dilithium draining opportunity. I can wait.
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