Are you stupid or something? I am not anyone's #1 fan. I hardly even play STO. I was simply making an observation that you buy a key from the c-store and that key gives you 4 lobi. Effectively each $1.25 spent on keys is equal to getting 4 lobi. Whether they charge you $1.25 for 4 lobi in the c-store or make you buy a key for $1.25 it still equates out to the same thing: 4 lobi earned. The only thing the lockboxes offer is an incentive that you might get something in addition to the 4 lobi.

Would you be happier if you could just buy 4 lobi for $1.25 in the c-store and never had a chance at anything else? Good for you. I would rather know I am getting 4 lobi, and have a chance at something else too.