These encryption keys can be gained by completing daily challenges or bought for aur. The dev team really seems to be getting the idea of Free to Play down better.

I suggested this to CCP Z a month ago maybe he listened

I suggested this to CCP Z a month ago maybe he listened

UPDATE: Just to be clear, treasure caches are bought for AUR and the come to you empty. You fill them with your own stuff that you want to give away for the purpose of starting treasure seeking adventures in the community.

What would you think about the Idea of player deployed treasure caches that can be sent down into wild PVE zones that are being discussed in Legion? A player can buy a cache for AUR then put what they want into it and deploy it to the surface of any one of the terrestrial planets in New Eden. When deployed, the player deploying the item is given geo-tag for where it exists in the map data. This means the player doesn't specifically choose where to place the cache in a planet's PVE zone, but allows the server to dictate placement in order to help ease load on the server for placement of unique items. Upon deployment, a notification is sent out region wide (or game wide depending on whether notifications seem too spammy). Players are told which planet the Cache was dropped but not how much the crate is worth. Mystery is important here.

Multiple types of Mystery Caches (Small and Large) would sold in game. Each would be able to hold a certain number of item slots, with ISK being one of those slots. Player written notes would not take space and could hold volumes of text if wanted for player created lore narratives. Large caches would cost slightly more AUR than Small caches. Size of the cache would be indicated in the notification screen, however there is no guarantee that a large cache container will hold a lots of rare or even worthwhile goods. A dastardly player may buy a large cache and put 2 isk in it for the sake of trolling people. At the end of the day CCP makes money and people have their fun.

Jadek says stuff about his treasure cache idea.

You're just going to buy hundreds and fill them with militia crap if this happens, aren't you