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Plasmonic Leech!

salynraydersalynrayder Member Posts: 139 Arc User
edited March 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
So I wanted a plasmonic leech for my Aux2bat build, and I didn't want to pay 19 million EC for it. I had about 200 Zen that has just been sitting there for months doing nothing. I also had 3 Tal Shiar lockboxes in the corner of my bank collecting dust for several months as well. Now, I rarely open lockboxes, probably five in the last year or so, but decided on a whim to open one hoping to get a plasmonic leech console. I bought one key and opened one box and bam! Plasmonic Leech! Eat it Exchange opportunist!!!
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  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    You should ask Cryptic for a percentage of the next day's lockbox key sales. :P
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  • salynraydersalynrayder Member Posts: 139 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    mustrumridcully0 wrote: »
    You should ask Cryptic for a percentage of the next day's lockbox key sales. :P

    I like the way you think my friend. Shoot me a message and I'll let you look at my new Plasmonic Leech. You can't touch mind you, but you can look.
  • z3ndor99z3ndor99 Member Posts: 1,391 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Well done! That is bloody lucky, tho my reman kdf is thankful of the vandal destroyer.
  • rinksterrinkster Member Posts: 3,549 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Got my Wells on the seventh box i ever opened.

    All paid for by converting dilithium to zen.

    So, technically, free.
  • salynraydersalynrayder Member Posts: 139 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    z3ndor99 wrote: »
    Well done! That is bloody lucky, tho my reman kdf is thankful of the vandal destroyer.

    Yeah, when my Klingon hits 50, I was thinking of getting the Vandal just for the PL - if I'm not so lucky a second time.
  • ashkrik23ashkrik23 Member Posts: 10,809 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Grats!

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  • ddesjardinsddesjardins Member Posts: 3,056 Media Corps
    edited March 2014
    Funny how the KDF got this ultra-cool console called a plasmotic leech - all you had to do was spend 1000 Zen to get it.

    The it became available in drop boxes for Feds. Cheap as Borscht. I picked up one for each of my five fed toons, spending on average 1.2 mil eac in ec. Grabbed a few more at 2 mil each for long term storage.

    20 Mil now on the exchange? Muah-ha-ha.

    131 dil x 1000 = 131,000 dilithium.
    Current ask for contraband is 50K ec per, x5 for 2000 dil
    Current ec price for the KDF version = 16.4 million ec (plus a free Vandal destroyer)

    FINALLY! A real valuation ;)
  • hokeb1hokeb1 Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    salynrayder wrote: »
    Eat it Exchange opportunist!!!


    Made me lol.:D
  • jaturnleyjaturnley Member Posts: 1,218 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    salynrayder wrote: »
    Yeah, when my Klingon hits 50, I was thinking of getting the Vandal just for the PL - if I'm not so lucky a second time.

    It's the best $10 you can spend in STO. :)
  • z3ndor99z3ndor99 Member Posts: 1,391 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Yeah got my vandal years ago for my evil kitty and have been thankful ever since, oh and I got my feds the leech for a million when it first hit the exchange, just knew it would sky rocket after a month.
  • thegalaxy31thegalaxy31 Member Posts: 1,211 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I have a theory about lockboxes:

    They make you lucky the first time so you open more.
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  • sonnikkusonnikku Member Posts: 77 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    salynrayder wrote: »
    So I wanted a plasmonic leech for my Aux2bat build, and I didn't want to pay 19 million EC for it. I had about 200 Zen that has just been sitting there for months doing nothing. I also had 3 Tal Shiar lockboxes in the corner of my bank collecting dust for several months as well. Now, I rarely open lockboxes, probably five in the last year or so, but decided on a whim to open one hoping to get a plasmonic leech console. I bought one key and opened one box and bam! Plasmonic Leech! Eat it Exchange opportunist!!!

    Gamble long enough and you'll lose. The smart players bought this thing for a bargain basement price of one million creds. :) The even smarter ones bought them up in droves for one mil and sold them recently for 15.
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  • dracounguisdracounguis Member Posts: 5,358 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    GJ using all your luck to save 19M. Personally, I'd rather use mine on something more expensive. :D
    sonnikku wrote: »
    Gamble long enough and you'll lose. The smart players bought this thing for a bargain basement price of one million creds. :) The even smarter ones bought them up in droves for one mil and sold them recently for 15.

    Yeah, I think I still have one or two in the bank waiting for a good opportunity.
  • deathsremnantdeathsremnant Member Posts: 265
    edited March 2014
    Super lucky, I only ever get consoles on the boxes that have crappy ones lol...Now if only Feds had a vandal like option too -.- meh but then why would you ever make a KDF char lol
  • suprcheesesuprcheese Member Posts: 117 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    thegalaxy31 wrote: »
    I have a theory about lockboxes:

    They make you lucky the first time so you open more.

    Nah, I've only ever opened 5 and I've gotten complete garbage each time. Never opening any more.
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  • monkeybone13monkeybone13 Member Posts: 4,640 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    salynrayder wrote: »
    So I wanted a plasmonic leech for my Aux2bat build, and I didn't want to pay 19 million EC for it. I had about 200 Zen that has just been sitting there for months doing nothing. I also had 3 Tal Shiar lockboxes in the corner of my bank collecting dust for several months as well. Now, I rarely open lockboxes, probably five in the last year or so, but decided on a whim to open one hoping to get a plasmonic leech console. I bought one key and opened one box and bam! Plasmonic Leech! Eat it Exchange opportunist!!!

    Lucky [Redacted]! A few months ago I opened about 30 or so Tal'shiar lock boxes trying to get that console and didn't get it. I still need it for 1 fed character. He is useless until I get it because his build is designed for it.

    I do still have a few stacks of Tal'shiar boxes and will eventually open up more of them.

    P.S. I checked the exchange yesterday hoping to find a leech console pack for super cheap due to someone pricing it too low. No luck but I did notice they have gone up to over 20 million now. The day before they were about 18 or 19 million, and about a week ago they were around 15 or 16 million I think.
  • herbiehdykemanherbiehdykeman Member Posts: 210 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    question..if you have both a KDF character and a fed character, can the KDF character get the Vandal, take the Plasmonic Leech and place it in the account bank?
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  • mewmaster101mewmaster101 Member Posts: 1,239 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    sadly no, it is character bound.
  • stardestroyer001stardestroyer001 Member Posts: 2,615 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I took the easy route and went KDF for the leech.

    *guns pointed at my face*

    Whoops. Did I say KDF? I didn't!
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