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Valeria

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Germany

PaRe

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12 Dec 2006 at 15:29 - 1

Im hunting for titles for some time now and will have maxed 9 soon so im missing one more for "people know me" (291 elite skills dont add to the title

)

So im going for the grandmaster treasure hunter / source of wisdom titles.
But so far i get oly about 30-40 chests an hour with 25%-30% gold chests. I heard people talking about 70-80 chests an hour or 50% golds. Did this change with the recent updates? I don't see any chance of finding more than one chest per minute (maybe i just don't know the good places)

I know there are some grandmaster tresure hunters around. How did you achieve the title ( i guess it didn't take 400h+. It will for me if i go on like that)
Source of wisdom is even harder i guess

can someone tell me where he made 70-80 chests per minute?

Spydergst1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

W/R

12 Dec 2006 at 16:45 - 2

I can't provide any sound advice as I have not attempted this title yet. But I did read a post about a month back that said the qucikest treasure chest run is Witman's Folly.

Good job with the titles.
Good luck

mazter

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Hellas

Achilles Dream

E/Me

12 Dec 2006 at 19:07 - 3

a guildie of mine has the above title...it took him around 6-7 months to get it and he was after chests in daily base...good luck to u :P

badfish34668

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

LF guild

R/Mo

12 Dec 2006 at 19:11 - 4

there are usually 2 chests right outside stygian , in doa....i been chest running there a lot.

i really think anet put those chests out there as a money sink, because u dont even have to fight anything to get them.

too bad all doa skins are crap, and unsellable.

Gli

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

12 Dec 2006 at 19:21 - 5

Those Stygian chests aren't all bad. I've been running them a lot and found several gloom shields. The req 9 one fetched a tidy sum, and I'm keeping a req 13 one to go with my warrior's 15k Kurzick sentinel armor. They look pretty nice together.

Cyan The Archer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Denmark

R/

12 Dec 2006 at 19:28 - 6

I heard that running in that area before Mineral Springs with the titan quest active is very easy, though i never tried myself. One of my friends got max Treasure Hunter and he is going for max Wisdom aswell.... So far i let him id 10 of my golds ^^ (only like 7000 more to go...)

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

12 Dec 2006 at 20:10 - 7

Witman's Folly is by FARRRR the Most Chests per Hour if you are just going for a quick treasure hunter title. There are 3 chest spawns in Witman's and its a 2 minute run once you learn the potential spawn points.

As for as golds from it...the skins are horrible here, and they dont have inscriptions of course, etc. I think about the best you could do is get a low req Fellblade here.

But you asked for the most chests per hour, and this is it. Unless those DoA chests they are talking about are quicker, they might be. I'd test both. DoA skins are unusually cheap for new skins..

jackie

/retired

Join Date: Dec 2005

On the Beach

12 Dec 2006 at 20:29 - 8

I ran Melandru's Hope FF Route when I got wisdom/treasure hunter titles. Easy & fast.

take_me

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

Europe

Country Roads [HOME]

12 Dec 2006 at 20:47 - 9

I ran Witman's Folly quite often. I think that's by far the easiest/fastest place to run for the title. And compared to Stygian-Chest-Running it' a lot cheaper

Fay Vert

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

R/

12 Dec 2006 at 23:46 - 10

Witman's is the easiest.

One thing you need to realise, people lie and exagerate their achievements. Most claims can not be backed up with a stop watch.

lacasner

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

12 Dec 2006 at 23:48 - 11

I did Hells Pre-Nerf, it was easy and fast, or you can do witmans as well, it seems to be the consensus.

Burst Cancel

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2006

Domain of Broken Game Mechanics

13 Dec 2006 at 00:07 - 12

DoA chestruns are fast, and it will get you the Wisdom title at roughly the same rate as your Treasure Hunter title, since those chests seem to drop ~90% golds. The primary downside is that each key is 1.5k, and the majority of the drops are impossible to sell, including req9 DoA-only skins. Gloom Shields still sell for ~100k for req9, but the price will continue to drop rapidly as DoA is overfarmed, so it will become harder and harder to sustain the run unless you already have substantial funds.

As badfish said above, the DoA chests seem to be designed as a gold sink for title hunters. Note, however, that if you're pursuing both Treasure Hunter and Wisdom titles, running DoA may be cheaper than running 600g chests and buying unID golds for 1k.

nitetime

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

eotn

W/

13 Dec 2006 at 01:55 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyan The Archer

I heard that running in that area before Mineral Springs with the titan quest active is very easy, though i never tried myself. One of my friends got max Treasure Hunter and he is going for max Wisdom aswell.... So far i let him id 10 of my golds ^^ (only like 7000 more to go...)

I think this may be a good idea. Anyone that still has the Defend Droks quest running this area? Send invite...

Kais Unduli

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Room V

13 Dec 2006 at 02:00 - 14

I tried this briefly, and found that the FF run outside Melandru's Hope and the run in Witman's Folly, mentioned already, are the easiest. The FF run helps a little with the added gold per quest exp, and you can also turn your Kurzick faction into amber and sell it to help keep the keys coming in.

Phaern Majes

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Anywhere but up

The Panserbjorne [ROAR]

R/Mo

13 Dec 2006 at 02:20 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burst Cancel

DoA chestruns are fast, and it will get you the Wisdom title at roughly the same rate as your Treasure Hunter title, since those chests seem to drop ~90% golds. The primary downside is that each key is 1.5k, and the majority of the drops are impossible to sell, including req9 DoA-only skins. Gloom Shields still sell for ~100k for req9, but the price will continue to drop rapidly as DoA is overfarmed, so it will become harder and harder to sustain the run unless you already have substantial funds.

As badfish said above, the DoA chests seem to be designed as a gold sink for title hunters. Note, however, that if you're pursuing both Treasure Hunter and Wisdom titles, running DoA may be cheaper than running 600g chests and buying unID golds for 1k.

Lol 90% golds my...yeah. Bought 6 keys last time and 5 were purple. Although before that it was going on a rate of about 90%.

Valeria

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Germany

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13 Dec 2006 at 02:23 - 16

Quote:

One thing you need to realise, people lie and exagerate their achievements. Most claims can not be backed up with a stop watch.

Thats one of the things i thought of

no use giving statistics of gold chests with under 100keys and propper counting

As for the stygian chests:
i get mostly common skins (7/10) and 6 of 10 were gold
not that good

"I ran Melandru's Hope FF Route" what is the FF route?
guess i'll try good old sledge port with a stop whatch and melandrus hope as well.

thx for your help (guess i try to get 100 chests a day for a loooong time)

VanDamselx

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Buffalo, NY

[TTBH]

13 Dec 2006 at 05:00 - 17

Right now, I have just over 1000 chests open, and they all pretty much came from this run I do outside Zos Shivros Channel into Boreas Seabed explorable. I get anywhere from 2-5 chests a run and each run takes about 5 minutes. Only catch is you have to have the Halcyon Job quest activated, I can show you in game if you'd like.

IGN- Carry Me Away

Aegeroth

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Sydney, AUS.

Sons of Dark Magicians [SoDM]

N/Me

13 Dec 2006 at 06:00 - 18

--My Bad--

Sorry, wrong topic XD

aohige

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

GoW

Mo/

13 Dec 2006 at 12:43 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phaern Majes

Lol 90% golds my...yeah. Bought 6 keys last time and 5 were purple. Although before that it was going on a rate of about 90%.

Eh, six keys?
six is not enough of a number to get any statistical observation.
Try sixty. Or in the hundreds. Although 90% is rather exaggerated.
My experiences have been around 80% or so.

And yes, I have run a LOT more than six keys

Valeria

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Germany

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13 Dec 2006 at 12:44 - 20

Too bad i already solved all the faction quests (Titan quests as well)
but i could still team up with someone who has the quest.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

13 Dec 2006 at 17:15 - 21

I ran 1200+ chests at Witmans and on average got 1 gold in 3 chests..90% of those golds were merch food.

Francis Crawford

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

14 Dec 2006 at 05:41 - 22

Wittman's Folly counts for the chest title?

I thought Shiverpeaks keys didn't make the cut.

kratimas

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Order of the Setting Sun

R/

14 Dec 2006 at 05:55 - 23

@Francis Crawford
Ya, Shiverpeak keys cost 600 gp which is the cut off to count for the title.

Krat

Francis Crawford

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

14 Dec 2006 at 06:42 - 24

Is that a change? I could have sworn they used to be 450.

Or am I just mixed up again?

Sooty

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Australia

Giggity Giggity Goo

14 Dec 2006 at 10:24 - 25

You used to be able to buy them for that or less from the hordes of 55 monks at droks. Wow i guess they were good for something after all.

I feel for anyone trying to get treasure hunter titles now I really do. It's so much more expensive without the ability to break even on keys by selling crappy golds gained from running with groups sharing the risk of purple chests. I personally don't see the benefit to the community in having the current system, it just seems to punish the poor players and reward the rich, whilst removing chest running as a social activity by and large.

So yes if you've got the cash more power to you and good luck with the title, if not then i don't recommend it.

Valeria

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Germany

PaRe

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14 Dec 2006 at 11:29 - 26

I know chest runs used to be fun.
Well the part where everyone should type / roll 100 and the lowest number had to open the chest was stupid. Because only 5/8 did it and the loser never wanted to opne it -.-

I think chestrunning is no good for earning money you spend a lot of time running with more or less getting the money for the keys back if you know how to sell your stuff.
Well i'll be happy if i get the title and return a big black zero

Phaern Majes

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Anywhere but up

The Panserbjorne [ROAR]

R/Mo

14 Dec 2006 at 21:26 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by aohige

Eh, six keys?
six is not enough of a number to get any statistical observation.
Try sixty. Or in the hundreds. Although 90% is rather exaggerated.
My experiences have been around 80% or so.

And yes, I have run a LOT more than six keys

Lol not overall, but those 6 dropped my percentage, I was around 80-90%, but lately I get about 60% gold. Maybe I should layoff it :S

Rahl

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Austin, Tx

Mmph Its [Good]

Mo/

14 Dec 2006 at 22:40 - 28

I got GMTH in about 3 months (Took me ~300 hours or so) running in Witmans and Gyala Hatchery(this place had more/better rares, but took a little longer, and I was going for speed over loot) but this was months ago, back when you could buy large amounts of Shiver keys from the bots, and when you actually could sell the rares you got, as well as upgrades for a decent amount. Now, its almost impossible to get something to sell, and the upgrades are in the same boat. I usually got a chest every ~1:10 or so. I ended up with about 10,000 chests/ 3300 rares ID'd.

Black Guinevere boasted that he ran ~80+ chests per hour, but never backed it up, so I have no idea if that is true or not.

Valeria

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Germany

PaRe

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15 Dec 2006 at 17:19 - 29

Witmans folly was a nice run for my first 550 chests but now i miss the chinese farmers and their keys

Well im running in nightfall now and this weekend is just the right event for me. 2x chance for gold drops

i have 1300 now and hope to run around 500 this weekend.

Valeria

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Germany

PaRe

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07 Jan 2007 at 10:23 - 30

I have 2500 chests now and 3 storage chars filled with good stuff i need to sell before buying new keys. It's pretty annoying that this title seems to take an eternity

I'd love to go for another title but nothing else seems to be maxable. No PvP titles, no lucky / unlucky, no skill hunter... only friend of the luxon kurzick but i dont think that would be any easier

KingKryton

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

New Zealand

W/Mo

07 Jan 2007 at 10:42 - 31

was running demoic chests today. did 20 in a row and only got 3 purps

no collosal scimitar yet thou

leprekan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Posers and Wannabes [nubs]

W/E

07 Jan 2007 at 10:43 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valeria

I have 2500 chests now and 3 storage chars filled with good stuff i need to sell before buying new keys. It's pretty annoying that this title seems to take an eternity

I'd love to go for another title but nothing else seems to be maxable. No PvP titles, no lucky / unlucky, no skill hunter... only friend of the luxon kurzick but i dont think that would be any easier

Wait till you open around 8 thousand of them and all you get is a sea of NON MAX purples. I have to force myself to open chests on my war now so I can finish the dam title. Farm code on chests is just wrong on so many levels when there is a title for opening them.

Divinus Stella

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Wales

Steel Phoenix

07 Jan 2007 at 16:18 - 33

well the port sledge running is cheap if you wanna grind the title, you can get shiverpeak keys for 450~ea, just go into international droks and type "buy 15 450" and some chinese farmer will sell 15, or however many you want for the price you put, im not sure if the troll farmers are still there but when i last got keys there was always a few other people doing the same thing.

Tide to Go

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

I War Torn I [Torn]

N/Me

07 Jan 2007 at 17:27 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valeria

Im hunting for titles for some time now and will have maxed 9 soon so im missing one more for "people know me" (291 elite skills dont add to the title

)

So im going for the grandmaster treasure hunter / source of wisdom titles.
But so far i get oly about 30-40 chests an hour with 25%-30% gold chests. I heard people talking about 70-80 chests an hour or 50% golds. Did this change with the recent updates? I don't see any chance of finding more than one chest per minute (maybe i just don't know the good places)

I know there are some grandmaster tresure hunters around. How did you achieve the title ( i guess it didn't take 400h+. It will for me if i go on like that)
Source of wisdom is even harder i guess

can someone tell me where he made 70-80 chests per minute?

I dunno about that money but ill tell you a good guide to one place....

The last town(last mission) in factions, ask for a chest running group and buy u can buy 4 but i bought 2 to start, than you go inside the town and sell each gold for as many as 2 keys cost in all than you buy keys with that money so through out the whole time you spent little money and only on the first title......

wostl

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

ich

W/

07 Jan 2007 at 18:19 - 35

So i tried now:

47 chests per hour
37% gold

So it would take ~210 hours to complete the title.
70-80 chests per hour is absolutely unrealistic.

/EDIT: Black Guinevere was the guy whos account was "hacked" and his char deleted? Too many key logging bots maybe

KingKryton

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

New Zealand

W/Mo

07 Jan 2007 at 23:43 - 36

Quote:

Originally Posted by wostl

So i tried now:

47 chests per hour
37% gold

So it would take ~210 hours to complete the title.
70-80 chests per hour is absolutely unrealistic.

/EDIT: Black Guinevere was the guy whos account was "hacked" and his char deleted? Too many key logging bots maybe

they dont have to drop gold to count towards title. As long as its a high end chest it count purp or gold

Cherno

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Stars of Destiny

E/

08 Jan 2007 at 00:49 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phaern Majes

Lol 90% golds my...yeah. Bought 6 keys last time and 5 were purple. Although before that it was going on a rate of about 90%.

I run Ravenheart Gloom and my rates are honestly about 90% gold including a req 9 gloom shield that I still have. Good Luck/Bad Luck I suppose.

Spike

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

In front of my PC

Kai

E/Mo

08 Jan 2007 at 04:42 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phaern Majes

Lol 90% golds my...yeah. Bought 6 keys last time and 5 were purple. Although before that it was going on a rate of about 90%.

I've opened 50 chests and have only got 3 or 4 purples. So yes it IS 90% at least for me. Oh and when I first started i got 2 purples in my 1st two keys.

ShadowStorm

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Take me where I cannot stand.

The Better Part of Valor

W/N

08 Jan 2007 at 08:15 - 39

I'm curious... Why do people buy golds for 1K to identify for their Wisdom title?

Why don't people go to low end areas that sell keys for 40g each, get golds from about 20% of the chests there and end up only paying about 200g per Gold item instead?

Am I missing something?

wostl

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

ich

W/

08 Jan 2007 at 11:42 - 40

If u have maxed out your Treasure Hunter title then u normally have identified about 3000-4000 golds...

So u have to buy the rest or farm another 20.000 chests^^
What do u think is better?