https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/10817164-the-phoenix-prize-pack-returns
Remember to pick up your free token and free one-time-use admiralty small craft every day at DS9,
Phoenix packs are better than superior tech upgrades, since they use less dill (4,000 for 4x the posts), are universal, and are free. That's even if every pack gave out green tokens, but I'd guess the rate for rare or better is between 1/3 - 1/2 of the packs.
If you want one of the Epic prizes, be warned that the odds for getting Epic tokens are very low, probably worse than lock box ships (1 in 250).
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I typically go to Drozana Station to get them from Grym since I spend most of my time in the Beta Quadrant.
I was being conservative and listing the best case -- it's at least as bad as 1 in 250 but probably much worse. I've seen posts from people saying it took them over 500 or 1,000 packs to get an Epic, but 500 could happen even with 1:250 odds (13.5% chance of no epic, so 1 out of 8 people get none). I've gotten one Epic out of all the Phoenix events but I've opened at least 500 packs by now.
I'd like to see some new items too, especially for the Epic. It would have been nice to have traded mine for the T1 Andorian escort that can't be obtained on PC any more, for my new Andorian captain Greye.
I have yet to buy a phoenix pack, only gotten the freebies, but I have scored an epic once. Turned it in for URs because I already had the epic stuff.
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They are worse. Think of trying to pick a single atom from a pile of TRIBBLE with a a giant claw machine.
That is the phoenix box.
200+ phoenix upgrades though as there is absolutely nothing of any use barring 4 items, red matter thingy, the torpedo if you like antiproton, admiralty card and of course the upgrades.
The upgrades are trickery though, don't cost dil but actually do.
Everything else that isn't UR/Epic is completely useless.
The Phoenix upgrades cost 4,000 dil each, or more like 3,000 when you figure in getting rare or better tokens. They give you the tech points from 4 superior tech upgrades, which will cost 4,300 dil along with either mats + 60,000 EC to craft, or EC to buy.
honestly, I can see them being about 1:250, keep in mind even that number is more anecdotal. Anyways, from my experience on the normal lockboxes, 400-500 boxes seems to be about when I would hit the big prize, so seems to be about the same with the Phoenix boxes
I've purchased a ton of Phoenix boxes over the last few runs and have won exactly 2 epics. One last time and one this time.
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Went with the Breen carrier in the end as I have the Plesh Tral for frigate pets. Damn fine ship.
Pretty much no refined dil left though but as consolation I have 80+ upgrades.
The Breen is a great Science carrier, and the mastery trait (your healing affects pets too) is nice to use with any other carrier.
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I took the opportunity to purchase 9,600 Zen. I would like to sell it back for Dil later on... but it has been some time since the exchange rate has reached 290 or above. Though I might use it to purchase promo packs in the future and sell 'em on the Exchange of EC.
I will probably buy 40 Phoenix Prize Packs per character for upgrade purposes before the event ends. I have no real need of UR or Epic tokens, though I have one of each. Too bad these packs only stack in lots of 100. It would be nice if you could stack 500 of 'em in one slot... though a stack of 999 would be even better.
Then I can repopulate my refined stocks.
Last time I found 1 Ultra Rare. But no Epic. I might end up with a pile of each in a few years of this.
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No UR or Epic out of 56 for me, but a nice pile of tech upgrades -- last night I got 22 upgrades out of a 10-pack after grinding down the rares and very rares. That's 94,600 dil equivalent vs. superior upgrades for 40,000.
Yeah, I would love to leave some of the Phoenix Upgradesin the Fleet Bank for other players to use if they need it. But I am not sure Cryptic would ever allow that.
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So the final score was 1 epic. Really wanted that Bulwark as well.
Oh well, time to hoard some dil.
Nice. I stuck the T-5 Bug ship on my Rom/secondary character. I really think it is fun. Runs better than the Kor BoP which is a T-6....uh....except for that, you know, flanking thing and the Quantum console. LOL!
Oh yeah, that flanking and Quantum Warhead Module...very fun, indeed.
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Which is exactly what I will be doing next time. Then likely converting a load back after the rate recovers.
I'll be freeloading scum yet.