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Enter the Breach

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Petrarch, Tue 04 Sep, 2018 5:53 PM
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    #16
    Posted Thu 06 Sep, 2018 6:54 PM
    Originally Posted by Raz Beraht
    As long as they don't start shortening the events in order to stress people into getting the "packs" then I don't have a problem with it. But ffs we already have lootboxes so wtf?
    This is a concern i too have.

    Right now those vouchers are a nice way to get people who really must have it all still get rewards but for a price. But if the events start getting shorter, to try and cash in on people needing these it'll get a few raised eyebrows i suspect.

    IMO the game should stick with the generous relaxed approach (long events, no pressure etc) but allow for these "lazy" ways to buy your way through if people really wish to. That keeps everyone happy.
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    #17
    Posted Thu 06 Sep, 2018 7:07 PM
    Cryptic would have to think fast if loot boxes got banned on a wider scale. I reckon at least 80% if not over 90% of the in-game economy is built on the back of the loot boxes. If they're gone, the exchange is gone and the ability to generate EC is going to be severely crippled.

    It used to be easier to earn EC back in the day, but now unless you're selling top shelf loot or keys, it's virtually impossible to generate any significant amount of EC in a timely manner.
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    #18
    Posted Thu 06 Sep, 2018 7:17 PM
    Not just the lootboxes themselves either. Keys in STO are literally THE driving force for the in-game economy so without such a thing i'm honestly not sure how things would function!
    How do you buy a ship that might not even be available anymore (if lockboxes vanish) when you have no item to trade to pay in EC for it?
    And how would they even add lockbox.lobi ships to the game?!?!?!?

    My head hurts just thinking about it!
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    #19
    Posted Fri 07 Sep, 2018 12:17 PM
    I decided to actually run the Breach after all, mainly as a place to have some fun with Ghorrin's Mat'Ha Raptor (I threw around some different weapons, and I built her out to use the Overwhelming Force trait). It's a party...
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    Posted Fri 07 Sep, 2018 1:13 PM
    I wasn’t going to grind it like I did with the CE, but since it’s quick enough, I’m aiming for the 12 again.

    Only managed to get 8 runs last night as I was falling asleep by half 11.
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    #21
    Posted Fri 07 Sep, 2018 2:32 PM
    Ya, I'm not paying to get ahead (which is easy to say since I only have 1 toon). This is a fun run anyways.
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    Into the breach I go. To find the laser powered dinosaur. The only thing I am missing is Jeff Goldblum.

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    #23
    Posted Sat 08 Sep, 2018 1:44 PM
    Started a second Breach-runner on my Federation Tac, just because I'm getting greedy for resources. So much for my haughty dips**t attitude of "I might not even run this with anyone..." Smile