I think if the FTP market is going to have any chance of unlocking any of the lockboxes that is flooding their inventory we need to deal with the pricing of the Zen keys in the exchange.
If a FTP character is limited to 15,000,000 EC, and many of the keys are priced at 7-10 million EC, they are going to be quite demotivated to harvest the EC for their character because they are spending 50-66% of their max allowance for the chance of opening a box in the lockbox. I want to offer a compromise that may make the market easier.
Set the individual Master key price to 5,000,000 EC max.
If this was implemented, you would have FTP players using their savings to unlock content from the overused angel wake boxes in their inventory and more individuals buying keys to essentially transfer their zen into EC.
It would also help fight against the EC farming companies not endorsed by ARC because people would buy zen and sell their keys instead of using third party companies to get their EC.
I would like to hear other opinions from anybody who agrees or disagrees.
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Edit: You can get 16,000 dilithium refined a day and getting a key would be shorter, but that is irrelevant because even with the time reduced for dilithium being refined, the dilithium/zen exchange can increase or decrease on a whim and not guaranteed.
Sidenote: You have to remember to manually refine your dilithium because if you do not, you miss a day. You can also refine an additional 500 dilithium if you are part of a fleet, even if you do manage to complete that task, you still have to be part of a fleet.
That is just for the dilithium exchange, for EC, your daily endeavors have a chance of potentially giving you EC credits, but are not guaranteed. This week I got a significant amount of R&D parts I probably did not need, but selling them is out of the question because every attempt I make selling them even at an 80% discount gets ignored. Sometimes I get lucky unboxing something that makes a significant profit at the exchange, but I find out that it is significantly worth more than 15,000,000 EC and selling it would be a steal for individuals looking for it.
Limit the keys to 5,000,000 EC for each one and you will see an increase of lockbox purchases.
I saw your point, and I would argue it is flawed in the fact that letting players set a price for zen keys in EC is seriously flawed. Zen keys should be accessible at a lower price rather than at an exploitable price.
They can easily program an item to being a set price. It is not hard to change it. Also what the heck is wrong with change? Change is not always bad and while it may be uncomfortable for others, it is inevitable. Rom significantly changed the policies on Fereginar and now we have awesome playable Ferengi for the Federation. It was unpopular in their culture, but it was necessary for allowing their society to advance.
Here is a list of benefits if Zen keys were affordable for 5,000,000 EC
Reputation grinds would ease your EC limit (I am farming 3 with the 20 hour daily)
Lock boxes would be opened and not sitting in your inventory (yes you could toss them, but is that make zen keys pointless?)
FTP players would be motivated to continue collecting angel wake boxes (or purchase lock boxes with the zen they can acquire)