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mr_groovy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Netherlands

No Inherent Effect [NiE]

12 Dec 2006 at 23:25 - 1

Source: www.guildwars.com

This weekend, all chests located in Elona will have a doubled chance of dropping rare items. And, the drop rate for all Elonian keys will triple, too! Join us starting at Noon PST on Friday, and enjoy the extra goodies through Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PST.

Now I only hope the definition of rare is a more likely chance of a Colossal Scimitar / Elemental Sword drop

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Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

12 Dec 2006 at 23:28 - 2

Rare in terms of more gold drops. Elonian = everywhere in Elona, including RoT.

Enchanted Warrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/Mo

12 Dec 2006 at 23:30 - 3

I sense a disturbance in the force.. I sense thousands of farmers going into overdrive. Large amounts of jolt cola being stockpiled and many many cups of coffee being consumed this weekend.

LOL

ryanryanryan0310

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

Scars Meadows [SMS]

12 Dec 2006 at 23:31 - 4

I'm see alot of gold rods/staffs, just like factions 2x gold chest weekend.
Would have been nice if they gave us 20% off the keys..

ValaOfTheFens

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Warrior Nation[WN]

12 Dec 2006 at 23:37 - 5

Engaging Kournan Key buying frenzy!!

*lol* I've gotten 4 gold Whalekin Wands from Kourna in the last week. I hope the quality of gold drops improves. I'll be makin' some Vabbi and Southern Shiverpeaks runs too. I never seem to find many chests in the Shiverpeaks. When I do I always get mobbed and die.

Kry Onicle

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Steel Phoenix [StP]

N/

12 Dec 2006 at 23:42 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by ValaOfTheFens

Engaging Kournan Key buying frenzy!!

*lol* I've gotten 4 gold Whalekin Wands from Kourna in the last week. I hope the quality of gold drops improves. I'll be makin' some Vabbi and Southern Shiverpeaks runs too. I never seem to find many chests in the Shiverpeaks. When I do I always get mobbed and die.

Thats good and all, except Shiverpeaks are in tyria

Count to Potato

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Imagination Land

I Swear She Was Eighteen [Gwen]

W/

12 Dec 2006 at 23:59 - 7

Realm of Torment too for sure?

T N Player

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

The Bay Area

W/

13 Dec 2006 at 00:15 - 8

i cant wait im going straight to the desolation. they r the same as Rot chests, but easier to get 2.

Riken Chrono

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

around the corner and up the block

Hero

13 Dec 2006 at 00:30 - 9

crap im going to hawaii for 10 days starting saturday. Crap. Well i'll give some keys to some freinds i guess. Hope for a dead sword

need a req 9 one

ValaOfTheFens

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Warrior Nation[WN]

13 Dec 2006 at 00:53 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kry Onicle

Thats good and all, except Shiverpeaks are in tyria

Yeah...they might as well be in the Domain of Anguish.

Paperfly

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

13 Dec 2006 at 01:03 - 11

I really enjoyed the last chest drops event. Not because I spent the weekend farming madly, mind - rather because I treated it as a good excuse to go elite skill capping, and took along enough keys to make every chest a little Christmas.

...Come to think of it, that's exactly how I treated the double greens' drop weekend too. I'm noticing a pattern here.

Tactical-Dillusions

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Grimsby, UK

R/

13 Dec 2006 at 01:08 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riken Chrono

crap im going to hawaii for 10 days starting saturday. Crap. Well i'll give some keys to some freinds i guess. Hope for a dead sword

need a req 9 one

Oops!
Being fairly new to NF... i didn't know these were sought after.
I got a sundering dead sword of fortitude. 15>50, but only 29hp, so i sold it to the merchant.

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

13 Dec 2006 at 01:22 - 13

save my keys now or later when this event kicks in and see if i can get some good rare to sell?

natuxatu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Wisconsin

Rt/Mo

13 Dec 2006 at 01:33 - 14

yes Relm of Torment.. when they said Elona for the green drop weekend it included the realm of torment.

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

13 Dec 2006 at 01:54 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enchanted Warrior

I sense a disturbance in the force.. I sense thousands of farmers going into overdrive. Large amounts of jolt cola being stockpiled and many many cups of coffee being consumed this weekend.

LOL

These events = free money, you know

aohige

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

GoW

Mo/

13 Dec 2006 at 02:27 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tactical-Dillusions

Oops!
Being fairly new to NF... i didn't know these were sought after.
I got a sundering dead sword of fortitude. 15>50, but only 29hp, so i sold it to the merchant.

You did WHAT!?

They go for like, anywhere from 100k to 600k depending on the req!
Oh I feel your pain....

During this weekend, there's probably not much point in running DoA chests.
Those chests have 75% or higher chance of gold already, no point for doubling that chance.... might as well save me the 1.5k cost in keys.
The cheaper Margonite chests, Ancient Elonian, and Vabbi should be nice though.
I just got 10 purple marg chest in a row today, was kinda bummed out.
I find Ancient Elonian and Vabbi to have higher rate of rare than Margonite...

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

13 Dec 2006 at 04:51 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tactical-Dillusions

Oops!
Being fairly new to NF... i didn't know these were sought after.
I got a sundering dead sword of fortitude. 15>50, but only 29hp, so i sold it to the merchant.

I feel your pain. I merched a Gold Ele sword before I knew what people will spend for them!. (They're butt-ugly IMHO)

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

13 Dec 2006 at 05:26 - 18

hm, have already noticed drops getting better this week (got 5 golds in 3 days---only one good one, a rune).....and have already gotten keys this week, had never gotten any before in elona....
so hopefully this is a sign of good things to come

so will be looking for a few good wands and focii this weekend!!

Aegeroth

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Sydney, AUS.

Sons of Dark Magicians [SoDM]

N/Me

13 Dec 2006 at 05:43 - 19

Well..
I'm rather poor, and always have been, and since ive been saving for armor quite some time, only to be dissappointed about a nerf some time ago.
And i see this as a chance to finally boost myself up money wise, mabye 15k wont look so god damn far away after all...
currently i can afford 61 Ancient Elonians.
Should i buy the 61 and pray for the best?
Please feeback me, im new with chest running, and im poor... kinda.

chessyang

Not far from Elite

Join Date: Apr 2006

Florida

W/

13 Dec 2006 at 06:00 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aegeroth

Should i buy the 61 and pray for the best?

Yes!

thanks for the update on this weekend event

Tetris L

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Germany

Servants of Fortuna

13 Dec 2006 at 10:25 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enchanted Warrior

I sense a disturbance in the force.. I sense thousands of farmers going into overdrive.

I sense a lot of these farmers whining after the weekend, about how the prices for gold items dropped, and how ANet ruined the economy.

Supply and demand FTW.

Nexus Icon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Natis Ignigena

Me/

13 Dec 2006 at 11:33 - 22

Woooo, more high end crap that I won't be able to sell and will further clog up my inventory! YAY!

Don't get me wrong, I love chest running, but so many people are doing it now, the market for EVERYTHING is completely saturated.
I've been trying to sell various perfect mods for DAYS now without any joy, even at silly prices. And there's no way in hell that I'm going to sell perfect mods for less than the cost of the key to get them in the first place :|

Here's an idea: how about some extra quests in existing areas rather than upping drop percentages for a weekend?

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

13 Dec 2006 at 11:45 - 23

Well Nexus undersell them or give the items away. I like this weekend I was gonna buy keys yesterday, but I'll wait and splurge when this event starts.

aohige

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

GoW

Mo/

13 Dec 2006 at 12:09 - 24

well, I do it for two reasons:
Treasure Hunter and Wisdom Title, and gearing up my heroes for the new charactes I'm making.
My main characters' heroes are fully geared, but not all of my charactes (especially the newer ones) have heroes with full gears. Getting good mods from chests helps a lot in gearing them up.

And once in a while, you get a nice skin weapon that you can sell for decent amount. Those are not my goal, they simply add wealth and pay up for the keys.

Coridan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

US

Old Married Gamers {OMG}

W/

13 Dec 2006 at 12:53 - 25

Can merchants run out of keys???? Just wondering cuz that would suck!

aohige

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

GoW

Mo/

13 Dec 2006 at 13:04 - 26

Merchants are not traders. They do not run out of items.
Traders on other hand, have inventory supported by the community, and can run out of items, and prices are related to demand/supply.

Rusty Deth

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Woodland Realm

Mo/N

13 Dec 2006 at 13:05 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coridan

Can merchants run out of keys???? Just wondering cuz that would suck!

I have no idea...but we were wondering about that at work last night.

Mr_T_bot

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2006

13 Dec 2006 at 13:52 - 28

This sounds like a decent even since chests are actually reachable in Elona.

Jongo River

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

13 Dec 2006 at 14:31 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by ValaOfTheFens

*lol* I've gotten 4 gold Whalekin Wands from Kourna in the last week.

I also got 4 or 5 of those, when I first arrived in Kourna. Horrible looking things and only a couple were max damage.

Really wish I didn't blow 30K on vabbi keys last week (and get very little of use for it).

I'll probably spend my remaining 20K this weekend, then spend whatever the merch gives me for all the junk I get, on more keys and be flat broke by Monday!

If only I had some self control...

Kais Unduli

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Room V

13 Dec 2006 at 14:54 - 30

Guess I'll have to move my warrior to Vabbi soon. Dang events always spring up when I'm not ready for them.