User blog comment:Gracchus Mccarthe/Cheatboxing./@comment-25461088-20150816011043/@comment-26971153-20150817183316

For me, opening a bunch of strongboxes seems to change the loot I get from Black/Aug Prog Strongboxes. NM, Ice Station, and Pods are pretty good for this. Also, ranking up changes the stuff that comes out of the boxes, so if you're close to the next rank, achieve it before opening your boxes. I opened the ten Aug Prog boxes while disconnected, but I got crud. I was close to ranking up, so I got the rest of the XP and opened the boxes again, and that's how I got my 10*** Hornet and 10** T40. both, at rank 68.