Great way to earn energy credits!

[BAMFacus]

Need a key to open one of the hundreds of lock boxes in your bank? Or do you need a shiny new MK XII console you’ve been eyeing for weeks but been a few 10 million energy credits short. Than grab your highest DPS starship and head on over to Starbase 24 Fleet Action! I take my MVAE with my scatter shot antiproton cannons, spread quantum torps, and gravity well and mop up those newly suped-up klinks and take my first place prize. Ever since season six was introduced the first place loot has been incredible.

Here is a list of what I got between 7/22-7/25 and how much I sold those items for on the exchange and keep in mind these are all very rare MK XI:

Items Sold
Tetryon Pulse Generator-8,999,999
neutronium alloy-7,999,999
phaser relay-7,950,000
SIF generator-3,000,000
Quantum Torpedo Launcher [CrtDx3]-3,000,000
Ablative Hull Armor (just acquired)-2,499,999
Prefire Chamber-2,199,999
Phaser Turret [ACC] [DMGx2}-1,300,000
Disruptor Dual Heavy Cannons [CrtHx3]-700,000
Monotanium Alloy-699,999
Photon Torpedo Launcher [ACC] [CrtHx2]-625,000
Plasma Beam Array [CrtD] [DMGx2]-400,000

Items currently on exchange
Phaser Relay-8,300,000

In less than three days I made just under 37 million energy credits which paid for my 31 million credit MK XII antiproton mag! Remember to bring your highest DPS cannon wielding ship as this fleet action is all about DPS. And remember the 74th rule of acquisition “knowledge equals profit!”

[Intrepid]

Haha these are some nice tips! I think I’m going to go try this considering I have less thank 100k EC LOL

[Latinumbar]

I didn’t realize that purple XI consoles were dropping there. Hmmm. I might have to check that out. I wonder if the drop tables have changed for Ker’rat as well.

[BAMFacus]

I’ve tried kerrat and the drops, if you’re first, doesn’t hold a candle to what you get if you’re first in the Starbase 24 fleet action. Kerrat’s loot can be a mix of MK X and XI and because it’s a PVP/E zone the chances of being harassed by pc Klinks and npc borgs and not placing first are great. Starbase 24 is all MK XI items.

[Latinumbar]

@BAMFacus wrote:

I’ve tried kerrat and the drops, if you’re first, doesn’t hold a candle to what you get if you’re first in the Starbase 24 fleet action. Kerrat’s loot can be a mix of MK X and XI and because it’s a PVP/E zone the chances of being harassed by pc Klinks and npc borgs and not placing first are great. Starbase 24 is all MK XI items.

LOL. Usually, i AM the pc klink. Battle cloak makes that zone a breeze. Although, sometimes, the temptation to blow up feds is just too great, and I get distracted from the main objective. 😀

[greatzippy]

@Latinumbar wrote:

Although, sometimes, the temptation to blow up feds is just too great, and I get distracted from the main objective. 😀

Wait … you mean the main objective isn’t bloing up feds??

[defcon1776]

I do this as well tho not as often as I was as it seems like 9 out of 10 times its purple crap loot selling at half face value. I have gotten some nice drops though: SIF, a quantum, mono, cant remember what else…

[horridperson]

I’ve been playing starbase 24 to level my newest character and to earn a few FM as I go (I think I’m earning FM). I have got a couple respectable items (they are level appropriate so what I’ve received is not mk11). I intend to keep at this to VA and if the prizes seem alright I’d prefer it to the confusion of Kerrat (my “favorite” frustrations being buggy probes all Pegasus-phased into objects and shooting chunks out of my ship when I can’t reciprocate and the invisible probes that do the same).

Thanks for the tip! 🙂 That’s something to look forward to.

[Sargon]

always appreciate tips. now i have something else to add to my “to-do” list. 🙂

[Blackout]

I didn’t think that you got FM for SB24… If you do, let me know, and I’ll start grinding there again (I stopped because I find grinding SB 24 pretty mindless. At least with STFs, there’s a little variety).

[Latinumbar]

@Blackout wrote:

I didn’t think that you got FM for SB24… If you do, let me know, and I’ll start grinding there again (I stopped because I find grinding SB 24 pretty mindless. At least with STFs, there’s a little variety).

Did SB24 last night, and I’m pretty sure I received no marks or dilithium.

[BAMFacus]

No dilithium or marks just loot and excellent very rare MK XI to boot if your a VA. Just last night I got another ablative hull armor and a particle generator. But remember to bring your high dps starships as you need to place first to get the very rare loot.

[horridperson]

Hmm, When I posted earlier I wasn’t sure about the fleet marks as I hadn’t noted an improvement in my total. Just the same 24 was tagged as a fleet something or other event so I was hoping. Oh well, still would be nice to get some some high end treats to take to market. Who knows If I’m really fortunate something I would really like for one of my characters might drop; this would be even better 🙂 .

[CodeWarrior316]

What’s the trick to get first? Most damage, most kills, or other? I went in and placed 2nd without trying very hard or knowing what’s what, then on another placed 3rd 🙁

[BAMFacus]

@CodeWarrior316 wrote:

What’s the trick to get first? Most damage, most kills, or other? I went in and placed 2nd without trying very hard or knowing what’s what, then on another placed 3rd 🙁

It’s based on how much damage (DPS) you deal during the round. I have joined at times half way through the first section and placed first provided I’m not up against other players flying escorts.

Here’s my ship build (Mult-Vector Advanced Escort U.S.S. Oenomaus)that I use to get all the good stuff that you have read in my original post:

Shields

MK XII M.A.C.O. Resilient Shield Array

Deflector dish

Assimilated Deflector Array

Engines

Assimilated Subtranswarp Engines

Fore weapons

3x MK XII antiproton dual heavy cannons (borg)
1x MK XII quantum torpedo (borg)

Aft weapons

2x MK XII antiproton turret (borg)
1x MK XII quantum torpedo (borg)

Tactical consoles (note MK XII consoles are not necessary to place first)

1x MK XII zero point quantum chamber
3x MK XII antiproton mag regulators

Engineering console] (note MK XII consoles are not necessary to place first)

1x MK XII Neutronium Alloy
1x Rule 62 Multipurpose Combat Console (acquired from the Lobi store)

Science console (note MK XII consoles are not necessary to place first)

2x MK XII Field Generator
1x Assimilated Module

Boff stations (spread abilities is the key)

CMDR tactical- TT 1, APB1, TS 3, SV 3
LT tactical- TT 1, SV 1
Ensign tactical- TS 1
Science LT CMDR- HE 1, TSS 2, GW 1
LT engineering- EPTS 1, ATS 1

On a side-note, I’m not sure if it is a coincident but this is the only ship that has allowed me to get all my borg prototype tech (2 shields, 3 deflectors, and 1 engine).

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