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So how many promo packs have you opened? it was lucky 7 for me

newromulan1newromulan1 Member Posts: 2,229
edited December 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Can't believe I hit the jackpot in these scamboxes. Odds are like 1/120 or $300 us dollars! For a virtual ship on only one toon! I will sell it of course in a few weeks, with many characters I only by cstore ships. I know the feeling with the regular boxes as iI opened like 200 and have gotten mostly worthless stuff. So I was not expecting to get anything in my 7 promo boxes. Guess my lucky 7 had to come sometime.

So how many scamboxes have you opened so far?
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  • erei1erei1 Member Posts: 4,081 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    None. I know I'll never have the ship that way.
    I keep hoarding my zen/dil. Probably for the next over hyped Cstore ship.
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  • hyplhypl Member Posts: 3,719 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    None. Sold them for EC, then used that EC to buy ships I've had my eye on for a while. Saved myself the trouble.
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  • taylor1701dtaylor1701d Member Posts: 3,099 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    Im not participating in this current promo;

    But i did participate in the JHAS Romulan Duty Officer packs promo...
    Took me 86 rom packs to get my bug.

    No way was I going down that road again.
    Cost me approx 20k in Zen for my JHAS.

    (And with fleet T6 coming, the JHAS will be obsolete soon enough - if it isnt already)

    So it's very lucky that you got one after 7 tries. Watch the exchange prices, and sell at a good price. Enjoy the ec. and know not many players will have the luck you did.
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  • js26568js26568 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    Bought 4. Sold them on the Exchange for the stupidly inflated price - over 9 mil EC each - that people are paying for them.
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  • kintishokintisho Member Posts: 1,040 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    Boxes opened: 3000+ (Ive been on since launch) "grand prize" ships "won" 2

    DOff promo packs opened over 100 - no bug ship

    Promo crfting packs opened 20- no sheshar

    so in the end odds are actual over 900:1

    money spent = too much, rewards = very unsatisfactory but meh, I was gambling and have lost a lot.. such is to be expected
  • mikoto8472mikoto8472 Member Posts: 607 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    None.

    I won't be buying any R&D packs.
  • lordmanzelotlordmanzelot Member Posts: 468 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    kintisho wrote: »
    Boxes opened: 3000+ (Ive been on since launch) "grand prize" ships "won" 2

    DOff promo packs opened over 100 - no bug ship

    Promo crfting packs opened 20- no sheshar

    so in the end odds are actual over 900:1

    money spent = too much, rewards = very unsatisfactory but meh, I was gambling and have lost a lot.. such is to be expected

    For that money you can get your own MMO ;)
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  • ursusmorologusursusmorologus Member Posts: 5,328 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    zero

    cash gaming budget currently being spent elsewhere and I'm not going to farm the amount of EC needed to buy them either
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  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,897 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    js26568 wrote: »
    Bought 4. Sold them on the Exchange for the stupidly inflated price - over 9 mil EC each - that people are paying for them.

    Usually after stuff comes out for a bit it goes down in price...nothing says Christmas like greed! (Not calling you greedy just seems kinds greedy this specific item keeps going up in price.)
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  • thutmosis85thutmosis85 Member Posts: 2,358 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    Zero, as well ...

    ... might have bought some Doffs (Promo Pack) but R&D Materials ... no thank you ...
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  • tigerariestigeraries Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    kintisho wrote: »
    Boxes opened: 3000+ (Ive been on since launch) "grand prize" ships "won" 2

    DOff promo packs opened over 100 - no bug ship

    Promo crfting packs opened 20- no sheshar

    so in the end odds are actual over 900:1

    money spent = too much, rewards = very unsatisfactory but meh, I was gambling and have lost a lot.. such is to be expected

    Problem is when you gamble with real money at a casino... you can win real money.

    in STO you spend real money for Zen then gamble it away and get hope to "win" an item that does not exist in the real world and has zero real world value, it's all 1's and 0's in digital info.

    Guess you could sell the ship for EC but your better off buying the keys and selling them instead.
  • mhall85mhall85 Member Posts: 2,852 Arc User1
    edited December 2014
    None yet.

    Waiting for the R&D weekend coming around New Year's, which will possibly offer extra mats PLUS the promo lottery.

    And I will buy 4. Because I need the mats. We'll see about the ship, but I ain't chasing it.
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  • auron8222auron8222 Member Posts: 97 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    Zero, as well
  • sekritagentsekritagent Member Posts: 510 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    Zero for me. The Sheshar is a great looking ship...glorious with the Haywire orbs around it.

    I got burned with the lockboxes back in the day and said never again, so now I go for the sure thing and just buy it outright. Unfortunately, I have depleted my EC reserves buying other lockbox ships (I regret my S'golth now) and depleted my dilithium reserves on Black Friday when I got the Delta Ops Pack for $50 cash and the balance in ZEN. :cool:

    So I'll let my stipend rebuild and maybe by the next time this rolls around I'll be able to afford some packs to sell and buy it with EC. :confused:
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  • lan451lan451 Member Posts: 3,386 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    newromulan1 wrote: »
    Can't believe I hit the jackpot in these scamboxes. Odds are like 1/120 or $300 us dollars! For a virtual ship on only one toon! I will sell it of course in a few weeks, with many characters I only by cstore ships. I know the feeling with the regular boxes as iI opened like 200 and have gotten mostly worthless stuff. So I was not expecting to get anything in my 7 promo boxes. Guess my lucky 7 had to come sometime.

    So how many scamboxes have you opened so far?

    I like how you call them "scamboxes" but then continue to open them. That's a nice touch.
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  • lordatrocitieslordatrocities Member Posts: 462 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    I gave up after the first dozen.
    What happened to those unique forum ranks I paid for?
  • jellico1jellico1 Member Posts: 2,719
    edited December 2014
    none for me amd going to stay that way

    save your energy save yourselves do not approach earth!

    The orbiting lockbox will drain your power!
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  • thatcursedwolfthatcursedwolf Member Posts: 1,617 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    Zero.

    I'm not spending money even on C-Store ships, why would I guaranteed loss it away on promo packs?
    This is my Risian Corvette. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
  • zathri83zathri83 Member Posts: 514 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    None. Not spending money until pvp is removed. :cool:
  • architect13architect13 Member Posts: 1,076 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    Are these the Promo R&D boxes on the exchange?
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  • groomofweirdgroomofweird Member Posts: 1,045 Arc User
    edited December 2014
    architect13 wrote: »
    Are these the Promo R&D boxes on the exchange?

    Yes they are.
    And to the OP, I only opened four myself, but a dear friend of mine opened 171 boxes and dropped the ship on number 172.
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