Am I the only one sick of how many lock boxes there are? Are there too many now?

thedoctorbluebox · July 2014

Seriously discussion, personally, I am getting overwhelmed with lock boxes. I do not have the resources to open them, my resources are very thin on all fronts, I don't have the time to grind to get those resources.

The point for me, to open a lock box, is not the "other" stuff in it, but for the potential to get one of the ships. However, that chance is very very low, so many many boxes must be opened, and even then, you may still never get a ship. It's a huge gamble, with not enough pay off for me.

I also feel like Cryptic keeps releasing lock box after lock box and are in fact using the lock box as a method or mechanism to release new "content." I truly believe to Cryptic that these lock boxes are new "content" in their minds. This is not what I want for new content in the game, I want more storyline.

Anyway, I do feel the number of lock box types is exploding exponentially. How many types/species of lock boxes are they going to have in this game? Are we going to get to a point where we have a hundred different lock box types? That would be insane, but I don't see Cryptic stopping with lock boxes, they seem to want to flood us with them.

I feel overwhelmed, I cannot keep up with the amount of lox box types out there. I haven't even opened one Undine lock box since they were introduced, and now there is a newer Xindi one!

Just too much, just too much. I cannot keep up. Please slow it down on lock boxes. At the very least, if this is going to continue, make ALL lock boxes drop randomly so I can play catch up, which will take me years.

flash525 · July 2014

As long as Cryptic make money from them (which they do and will) then they'll be staying, and more will be released.

Son'a Next Please. About time we had them. Surely they'd be up for launching some subspace weapons at an Iconian base?

lianthelia · July 2014

It's all about lining their pockets of course! Losing one person opening up boxes wont matter to them compared to all the people who pay hundreds of dollars to get lucky...

They don't give a damn about balance, about fixing the game, about any resemblance of fairness to the red headed factions, and don't care about you.

voporak · July 2014

The lock boxes will continue until morale improves.

(Yes I know that lock boxes push morale down)

darkjeff · July 2014

My only real problem with them is that they only stack up to 20. It's kind of crowding my bank.

Can we have them stack up to 100, please?

ovinspace · July 2014

Why not ignore them and buy the ships on the exchange if/when you can afford it?
I think you can even set your looting so as not to take common items.

coupaholic · July 2014

To be fair it's only really a problem during those times when all the different lockboxes drop. Most of the time it is only the one lockbox.

It's the drop rate of them that gets me. They could easily half the rate and they'll still be easy to get.

bhthephoenix · July 2014

If you are not going to use them then just discard them. You can also use old ships to store gear and crafting has its own space now. (And personally that was what was taking up my bank slots anyway)

I like the new xindi lockbox. Also the game is free to play. Cryptic does have to make money in order to keep STO online. Lock boxes seem to be a decent way of doing that. So unless you have an alternate way for cryptic to pay their staff and to afford to make new content, Lock boxes it is then.

shpoks · July 2014

The first one was too many, doctor. Unfortunately, we're now stuck with them anyway for the entire lifespan of STO.

kestrellius · July 2014

I hate to argue with the Doctor, but I really actually kind of like this method of doing things. It "seeds" the game with new ships and gear, which can be bought for EC if you don't want to gamble. It's no replacement for new story, of course, but as a money-making scheme and ship/equipment delivery system, it's frankly brilliant.

Fantastic, even.

atlmykl · July 2014

Gotta love it when people whine about the nerve of making money. I am sure they do everything for free at their place of business. To be honest they probably do not have jobs. That would explain the lack of understanding that to continue STO has to make money. You dont use lock boxes? Good for you! That means other people are keeping the lights on for STO. Be grateful.

eldarion79 · July 2014

To answer one of the Doctor's questions; Yes, Cryptic considers this new content. During the Great Content Drought of 2011 (Player Reckoning) by Cryptic's Reckoning, it had a ton of new content. This argument was repeated when the last of the five episode Featured Episode Event was released.

sunfrancks · July 2014

I agree, however, that ship has sailed....

Do what I do, ignore them and delete every box on site!

thecosmic1 · July 2014

thedoctorbluebox wrote: »

Seriously discussion, personally, I am getting overwhelmed with lock boxes. I do not have the resources to open them, my resources are very thin on all fronts, I don't have the time to grind to get those resources.

Cryptic puts out 4 Lockbox promotions a year: Hirogen was Jan to April, Undine was April to July, Xindi is July to (most likely) October, at which time we will get another for a total of 4.

If 4 a year is too much for you to keep track of, well, there is not much I can say to that. Maybe you need to try another game.

As far as not having enough resources for each one, you are not supposed to have enough. No one is supposed to get every Lockbox ship. You are supposed to go for the ones you like and ignore the rest. Heck, when Ford puts out 6 new cars each year do you buy all 6 or only the one you like?

If Cryptic wants to put out 4 Loxbox promotions each year and I am not forced to buy into them if I do not wish to I do not see how that is a problem? It is good for Cryptic and I am free to get or ignore whatever I want. Free will, baby.

mikefl · July 2014

I like the lock boxes myself. I don't bother with the ships unless I want to make EC off it but key selling is almost as good or better. I have yet to keep a lock box or lobi ship. I did buy a Suliban ship for my crafter off the exchange once they were cheap. The boxes are a good way for Cryptic to make money. I would much rather this game be subscription based but I fear there would be no game so I'll have to be happy with the current system of revenue. If I buy ships, I buy c-store ships so I can use them on whoever I choose. Lets face it, you could be playing SWTOR like me and they want money for everything including the ability to sprint before level 10 not really full F2P if you ask me.

I do however want to see some improved exploration content even if its mini missions but way worn out on the repetitive queue stuff.

tenkari · July 2014

I feel there should be at least a 2-3 week period between lockboxes where NOT A SINGLE ONE drops.

rustiswordz · July 2014

Typical, they have the boring aquatics, the ugly reptilians and....... no incetoid ship the best designed one of the lot. Bloody typical: Xindi box, nil points. :mad:

centersolace · July 2014

I'm just disappointed there's nothing in them that I want.

ravin · July 2014

Am I the only one sick of how many threads decrying lock boxes there are? Are there too many now?

gooddaytodie39 · July 2014

I'm not into the lock box thing. I'd much rather see a lot more things put into the Zen store. I'm all for buying cool new stuff that I know I'm going to get but am not down to gamble away my money in hopes of getting the new ship I want.
Why depend so much on Lock Boxes for your revenue? Why not put all these cool new ships in the Zen store? This is the bottom line for me:
If the new Xindi carrier went into the Zen store today I'd buy it as soon as I got home gladly for $25.00 bucks. Instead, I'll buy a few keys off the exchange with ec I earned at no cost and open a few boxes trying to get a Carrier. After that EC is gone, I won't grind more ec for a long time as that EC took me months to get nor will I spend a dime on the game.
To me, it's a lose-lose.
Cryptic, we need more win-win in this game. I swear, Free to Play games are the most expensive games (in time or money and we know time is money) you will ever play.

kjwashington · July 2014

I'm still confused about how the Xindi are giving away their ships cross-faction, even though they're a member of the Federation...

lianthelia · July 2014

thecosmic1 wrote: »

Cryptic puts out 4 Lockbox promotions a year: Hirogen was Jan to April, Undine was April to July, Xindi is July to (most likely) October, at which time we will get another for a total of 4.

If 4 a year is too much for you to keep track of, well, there is not much I can say to that. Maybe you need to try another game.

As far as not having enough resources for each one, you are not supposed to have enough. No one is supposed to get every Lockbox ship. You are supposed to go for the ones you like and ignore the rest. Heck, when Ford puts out 6 new cars each year do you buy all 6 or only the one you like?

If Cryptic wants to put out 4 Loxbox promotions each year and I am not forced to buy into them if I do not wish to I do not see how that is a problem? It is good for Cryptic and I am free to get or ignore whatever I want. Free will, baby.

Yeah but what if I like things from different lockboxes?

Some of these traits from the newer lockboxes are great...but they're pretty much as rare as the ship themselves.

Things are just to expensive these days unless you have time to live on STO and farm, they nerfed EC gain...basically the only worth while way to make EC anymore will to be to sell keys...

centersolace · July 2014

lianthelia wrote: »

Yeah but what if I like things from different lockboxes?

Some of these traits from the newer lockboxes are great...but they're pretty much as rare as the ship themselves.

Things are just to expensive these days unless you have time to live on STO and farm, they nerfed EC gain...basically the only worth while way to make EC anymore will to be to sell keys...

Step 1: Add a new currency
Step 2: Nerf the rest
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit!
Step 5: Repeat.

farmallm · July 2014

I only kept what I can get. Mostly the Dominion and Hirogen. For later when the time comes, I can open them.

They are a good money maker for the game. Being F2P they have to make $ to keep the game going somehow. And this is one method that is working. Even buying the ships and gear from the Exchange that comes from the boxes do help. As at one point, someone spent $ to buy the zen.

chiyoumiku · July 2014

I'm not. Smeg, I really don't mind if they do the lockbox thing, because I will not develop a gambling addiction on the keys. So it's a non issue to me.

Am I the only one sick of how many lock boxes there are? Are there too many now?

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