Ok this is just based on my personal experience from chests and I was just wondering what others have got from chests.
Out of all the chests i've opened with my warrior and ranger I almost always (probably 85% of chests opened) get some sort of caster weapon be it wand staff or focus item, very rarely I will get a melee weapon or a bow or shield, which as we know is where the big money is.
During the double drop weekend I ran all over Melandru's hope for ages on my ranger and just got tons of caster stuff.
Do you have better chance of getting the good stuff if you run as a caster?
What are other peoples personal experiences?
P.S - Maybe I just have crap luck but meh..
(not sure if this counts as a question maybe should be moved)
Chest Drops Biased Per Class?
Lykan
Oh a GW forum
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P.S - Maybe I just have crap luck but meh..
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Kais Vivelame
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Ok this is just based on my personal experience from chests and I was just wondering what others have got from chests.
Out of all the chests i've opened with my warrior and ranger I almost always (probably 85% of chests opened) get some sort of caster weapon be it wand staff or focus item, very rarely I will get a melee weapon or a bow or shield, which as we know is where the big money is. During the double drop weekend I ran all over Melandru's hope for ages on my ranger and just got tons of caster stuff. Do you have better chance of getting the good stuff if you run as a caster? What are other peoples personal experiences? P.S - Maybe I just have crap luck but meh.. (not sure if this counts as a question maybe should be moved) |
Cebe
Gotta love all these people who harp on and on about chests being random. Yes, we know already...doesn't stop us noticing patterns... Personally not opened too many chests so far...I am an elementalist and I have mainly only got spears from the chests I have opened. More annoying though are the drops I've been getting from enemies... must be 80% of them are daggers...blue, white, purple... It's driving me mad. I have no assassin and I HATE DAGGERS!
DeanBB
Considering that there is 1 warrior and 1 ranger profession but 5 caster professions it just seems like the odds are greater for some sort of caster item to pop out in general.
If you are looking at it even more narrow than that, "Why don't I ever get anything for MY profession?" then it is even worse, 10 professions and you have 1 or 2 depending on your point of view (wa/me who is only interested in a sword or shield, for example).
Random is random.
If you are looking at it even more narrow than that, "Why don't I ever get anything for MY profession?" then it is even worse, 10 professions and you have 1 or 2 depending on your point of view (wa/me who is only interested in a sword or shield, for example).
Random is random.
Kais Vivelame
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Considering that there is 1 warrior and 1 ranger profession but 5 caster professions it just seems like the odds are greater for some sort of caster item to pop out in general.
If you are looking at it even more narrow than that, "Why don't I ever get anything for MY profession?" then it is even worse, 10 professions and you have 1 or 2 depending on your point of view (wa/me who is only interested in a sword or shield, for example). Random is random. |
Same thing for runes : I can't count the number of runes dropped for Assassin and Ritualists (on Cantha)... (I don't play Assassins nor Ritualists). Aren't the drops biased for these 2 (new) professions ?
A Perfect Slayer
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Considering that there is 1 warrior and 1 ranger profession but 5 caster professions it just seems like the odds are greater for some sort of caster item to pop out in general.
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Kha
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More annoying though are the drops I've been getting from enemies... must be 80% of them are daggers...blue, white, purple... It's driving me mad.
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shrouded^god
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OMG, I know! Way too many daggers are dropping in Nightfall. This is ridiculous.
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KoalaMeatPie
I Second that, Elonian, Steel, Anciant Daggers, drop WAY to often concidering those profetions arn't even *in* Nightfalls.
sykoone
I've lost track of how many daggers I've sold to the merchant, from Elona, with an ele....
The Lich Ranger
I guess i have good luck NOT getting daggers
Angelica
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I guess i have good luck NOT getting daggers
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Most of the time when I get some sort of items they always are white and not even max damage.
Keep in mind that I'm in Elona mainland using a character created in NF and I'm fighting level 24 minions (See pics)
and doing quests/missions! Never ever found a gold items!
I must say I found better items when I was playing in the noob island!
Something weird is going on here.
KoalaMeatPie
You still get 9-35 white req 12 scyths In the deep Torment.
One Tall Amazon Btch
Refering to the chest drops.......
The way I see it Anet and the Guildwars Gods have sat down and thought it out..
If you go out with your Warrior and Ranger and all you get is stuff for those 2 classes then there will be no need for trading... It's painfully obvious to me that this was done on purpose.. So get the good drops and sell the ones you can't use and get rich like I have.. At one point in time I had almost 300 platinum in my bank account... And of course after buying weapons and armor it has dwindled..
SO just play and sell...
The way I see it Anet and the Guildwars Gods have sat down and thought it out..
If you go out with your Warrior and Ranger and all you get is stuff for those 2 classes then there will be no need for trading... It's painfully obvious to me that this was done on purpose.. So get the good drops and sell the ones you can't use and get rich like I have.. At one point in time I had almost 300 platinum in my bank account... And of course after buying weapons and armor it has dwindled..
SO just play and sell...
MaglorD
Well I've played through NF with a dervish and my old Tyrian warrior. Can't recall anything interesting dropping for the dervish, but the warrior did get a 15^50 shortbow from a chest with 1 perfect and 1 close-to-perfect mod, so that kinda demolishes your theory about warriors always get caster stuff. My paragon just got to Realm of Torment and has been getting lots of blue and purple armors.
I don't trade much so I don't mind getting caster stuff to equip my heroes.
From what I can tell, the drops are totally random.
I don't trade much so I don't mind getting caster stuff to equip my heroes.
From what I can tell, the drops are totally random.
desolatorman
Well... from my experience, staffs and stuff have been coming mostly out of chests. But I think that is due to the fact of such a high variability of different staves compared to varieties of "fighter" weps
Cebe
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Refering to the chest drops.......
The way I see it Anet and the Guildwars Gods have sat down and thought it out.. If you go out with your Warrior and Ranger and all you get is stuff for those 2 classes then there will be no need for trading... It's painfully obvious to me that this was done on purpose.. So get the good drops and sell the ones you can't use and get rich like I have.. At one point in time I had almost 300 platinum in my bank account... And of course after buying weapons and armor it has dwindled.. SO just play and sell... |
Took my ele out today and opened one chest. What did I get? The perfect shield for my paragon! Now with her spear she's kitted out real good!
Baltuck
Well I wont complain about the drops or chest runs, I have 16 slots so any drop is useful to me in a way; if not I just sell it.
Wild Karrde
Did they nerf the drops in tombs and Fow and UW? I have been noticing they suck.... no shards or ecto or anything. Today i went through Tombs several times and there were even very few chests, and once I didnt see one at all
cosyfiep
most of the time stuff from chests just suck big time......I usually get some grim cesta requiring soul reaping,shields or daggers (yep, no assassin or warrior on my account).....never have I gotten a descent caster item from a chest--in 14 months of playing! (and I have all of the caster professions), best thing I ever got out of a chest was a non max gold bow from the deep I believe, has nice mods and added others to it...still not max, but my mes/r loves it to death.
Chests for me are for the sole purposes of merching. I dont buy keys either thats just a waste of money.
Chests for me are for the sole purposes of merching. I dont buy keys either thats just a waste of money.
Maximumraver
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I have to agree...way too many steel daggers...
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Bane of Worlds
It's odd yet but this might be due to "encourage" trading with other people or to use that storage to transfer to another character.
My warrior gets caster items 9 out of 10 times, rit gets daggers and axes most of the time, derv gets daggers and caster items half the time, paragon has gotten far too many daggers(omg I don't even play that class in pve anymore yet I get them most of the time...), etc...I would list more but I'm feeling lazy to look at my data...okay i'll add that the sin gets rit items a fair amount of time...
My warrior gets caster items 9 out of 10 times, rit gets daggers and axes most of the time, derv gets daggers and caster items half the time, paragon has gotten far too many daggers(omg I don't even play that class in pve anymore yet I get them most of the time...), etc...I would list more but I'm feeling lazy to look at my data...okay i'll add that the sin gets rit items a fair amount of time...
Death Omen
All drops that allow you to make alot of money like ectos, shards, Chest weapons and even in SF have all been nurfed slightly. Although you can still get the green weapons but the chance has been considerably lowered
Silent Hunter Xx
Its all about luck really.
i got 7 shards last night in 3 FoW runs and 4 golds from chests..not a bad night.
but i think ecto is alot harder to get in Tombs now than it used to be.
dont see many in UW either
ahh well everyone will adapt
but an answer to your question i dont think the chests give out different type of drops to different classes etc its all random
i got 7 shards last night in 3 FoW runs and 4 golds from chests..not a bad night.
but i think ecto is alot harder to get in Tombs now than it used to be.
dont see many in UW either
ahh well everyone will adapt
but an answer to your question i dont think the chests give out different type of drops to different classes etc its all random
Emik
Im must've been pretty lucky with chest lately...
Last 3 were golds and all had one or two perfect stats in one way.
+30 hale staff head, +30 Axe grip and 15^50 daggers.
Me being a necro, using greens have not cared bout golds tbh.
If i get a nice one for my warrior i'm always happy though
Last 3 were golds and all had one or two perfect stats in one way.
+30 hale staff head, +30 Axe grip and 15^50 daggers.
Me being a necro, using greens have not cared bout golds tbh.
If i get a nice one for my warrior i'm always happy though
Zephyr Rose
It's weird this thread was started as I'd been thinking the same thing. My experience, however, was completely opposite from yours. Of course I wouldn't expect many monk drops from chests, but I get overloaded with bows and warrior weapons! Luckily I have a ranger and a warrior, so they just get transferred over.
But I'm sure the drops are randomized, perhaps I just hit the chests up after they've dropped their 57th caster weapon.
But I'm sure the drops are randomized, perhaps I just hit the chests up after they've dropped their 57th caster weapon.
Anarion Silverhand
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