The additional treasure chests in Elona will be permenant

Kaane

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Seattle, WA

I Righteous Indignation I [RI]

W/A

I logged in and caught the last bit of Gaile in Kamadan, District 5:

death fuzzy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

Nefarius Union

thanks. cause im sure we couldnt see the thread in the game and dev tracker forum.

Jeff Highwind

Jeff Highwind

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Grenth's Rejects [GR]

R/Mo

Prepare To See The Drop Of Gold Item Prices!!1

Kaane

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Seattle, WA

I Righteous Indignation I [RI]

W/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by death fuzzy
thanks. cause im sure we couldnt see the thread in the game and dev tracker forum.
Oops.

Oh well, some other info in there, such as that she's looking into the Winter Dwarf thing.

Shadow of Light

Shadow of Light

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Australia

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by death fuzzy
thanks. cause im sure we couldnt see the thread in the game and dev tracker forum.
There's a more genuine 'thanks' from me, since I don't check those other forums.

Ninna

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Northeast USA

Guilded Rose

Me/

was posted in this forum yesterday
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...0095435&page=3

Redfeather1975

Redfeather1975

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Apartment#306

Rhedd Asylum

Me/

This is a cool unexpected gift!
Now that they are permanent I can relax and think about playing a new character some time next year rather than now.
I'm really pleased they kept it in. Too get the better chests you need to get a new character each time halfway through the story. It helped me pay for some fancy new skills!

broodijzer

broodijzer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

void

Mo/

AWESOME

this really made my day, I'm so happy now, cause I only have 1 char past kourna, rest is waiting somewhere there. I was rushing through the game for the chests, now I can do it somewhat relaxed. yaay!

hopefulliness

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2006

legendary knights of vanhalla

W/Mo

You realize that they are going to nerf the chests right?

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by hopefulliness
You realize that they are going to nerf the chests right?
That wouldnt' surprise me. Add a possibility for purples maybe..take the gold down. Take out the jewel chance.

Count to Potato

Count to Potato

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Imagination Land

I Swear She Was Eighteen [Gwen]

W/

So i didn't have to get them all and wait a bit??? that sux

unienaule

unienaule

I dunt even get "Retired"

Join Date: Aug 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Is this thread called "Hey, let's whine about Gaile"? No. Grow up and don't complain about something for once. They announce that the chests won't be removed and all you can do is point out some technical innacuracy in some unrelated point. Does the term "nit-picker" mean ANYTHING to you?

Renegade26

Renegade26

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

R/

How do people always find Gaile. I haven't seen her for a whole year of playing!

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

Meh. I am too negative. I guess it's time to quit. Can't seem to find anything positive...

-.-

-.-

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2006

Oh great, inflation will hit too.

ShadowsRequiem

ShadowsRequiem

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Inde is Smoking [Hawt] *ToA*

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by hopefulliness
You realize that they are going to nerf the chests right?
the drops already suck.... what more is there to nerf?

instead of getting a req 13 gold!!! make it a REQ 13 Purple!! zomg AWESOME!

RodyPA

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

Life With The Thrill Kill Kult [Kult]

R/

I don't really see why they would change what the chests would drop. It has a limited impact on any player, even one with a large number of characters, since you can only go to each of the twelve treasures once.

And really, even if they change it from a gold or a gem to just a purple, it's still free gold and items. I don't see any reason to criticize it.

quickmonty

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

Let's all whine about a free gift. I'm sure it will make A-net happy enough to give us more goodies.

There is an old saying, which some of you may be to young to have heard and appreciate. "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." Accept *gifts* for what they are and don't complain.

King Kong

King Kong

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Renegade26
How do people always find Gaile. I haven't seen her for a whole year of playing!
Add her to your friends list! And its always in kamadan int dist1

manitoba1073

manitoba1073

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

ManitobaShipyards Refit and Repair Station

(SFC)Star Fleet Command,(TDE)The Daggerfall elite,(SOoM)Secret order of Magi

Quote:
Originally Posted by quickmonty
Let's all whine about a free gift. I'm sure it will make A-net happy enough to give us more goodies.

There is an old saying, which some of you may be to young to have heard and appreciate. "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." Accept *gifts* for what they are and don't complain.
there is always the old saying beware greeks bearing gifts too


but yeah the chests are good got 7 chars through and only 12 more to go.

Just so you guys also know it only takes about 12 hours to rush 1 char through NF. so lets see rinse and repeat.

w00t!

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sorrow's Furnace Hot Tub

RoS

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Count to Potato
So i didn't have to get them all and wait a bit??? that sux
And if they would have made them temporary and you didn't farm them in time, you would have whined then too I suppose.

The future is uncertain young man.

Thanks Anet. I was happy when you put them in, even though not all of my characters could get them. Now I'm happier that they'll have a chance.

And if it causes deflation, that's just more stuff I can buy with my cash.

So all you kiddies quit being so selfish and looking gift horses in the mouth.

FalconDance

FalconDance

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

...deep within the sylvan splendor...

Order of the Migrating Coconuts [ALBA]

I LOVE the new treasure chests.........I have abysmal luck during the "double chests" and similar weekends so to know that each character has a guaranteed shot at something potentially really good at certain points in the map rates a HUGE Thank You from me!

Kaane

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Seattle, WA

I Righteous Indignation I [RI]

W/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by King Kong
Add her to your friends list! And its always in kamadan int dist1
It was dist 5 this time.

P A L P H R A M O N D

P A L P H R A M O N D

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

Washington, D.C.

Me/

Mmmm, the chests are a perk no matter, what, even if it is just for the extra K. My gold drops were awful the first few chars in . . . 8 worthless boar scpeters or something like that. In any event, I'm glad they are there still, gives me something else to do!

Perynne

Perynne

Site Contributor

Join Date: Oct 2006

Finland

Runners of the Rose [RR]

R/

Aaah, this is very good news! I haven't played through Nightfall yet, and I was worried that most of my characters would miss out on the chests because I'm too busy to play a lot during the holidays. Now I don't have to worry about it and can get them later. Thank you, Anet!

Paperfly

Paperfly

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

I'm interested in seeing if there's an inflationary effect caused by these chests. I mean, we're talking about just under 100K in raw gold drops just lying around if you (like moi) have nine or more characters. More if you get anything saleable! That much gold pumped into the economy could actually make noticeable short-term changes.

On the quality of the drops: I've opened two items I'm now actively using on a toon (albeit one of them was heavily re-modded), plus a further three or four I've given to heroes. Add a handful of saleable mods and I'm quite happy with the dross-to-good-stuff ratio - it's certainly higher than it would be if I were, say, opening Kournan Chests.
Quote:
And if it causes deflation, that's just more stuff I can buy with my cash.
Deflation is looking unlikely. Sure, they're often rare skins, but I haven't seen any that are high enough in demand to make up for the amount of gold that comes with them.

...Still, it was a clever move on ANet's part to provide both gold and items to be bought at the same time. The two have a nullifying effect on each other.

Sarevok Thordin

Sarevok Thordin

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Scotland

W/N

A more interesting note is Gaile's suprise to Paragons being kicked in DoA.

Maybe she knows something we don't......


(Like maybe the devs are working on razah being reasonable to aquire)

-Loki-

-Loki-

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Count to Potato
So i didn't have to get them all and wait a bit??? that sux
At least you can be happy they'll be there if you decide to bring another character through.

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

ah, now I can play the wintersdays stuff at leisure.....and know that when I get to those areas I will have a prize to find!! (and plat and a gold item---so I can get those last pieces of my 15k armors )

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

I kind of see it hard to believe they won't do anything to reduce the chest drops. Because I find it hard to believe Anet having a way to make 100k..that sorta easily..just playing through game. Here I was sitting thinking they didn't want any money to be made at all.

With all the money sinks and the lack of quest/drop money.

S H R E D D E R

S H R E D D E R

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2006

Europe

W/R

"awesome"

crazy? whats awesome about it? your RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing items will be worth nothing in some months.

Ninna

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Northeast USA

Guilded Rose

Me/

the gold items were largely worthless beyond giving me easy access to the Seeker of Wisdom title
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Wisdom

opening all 12 chests will net you 25k *in cash* alone
(per character)

grikdog

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

I dont think they will Nerf them. You can only use them once each per character so there is no point in Nerfing them.

Rockby Quickfoot

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

Raptor Five [Five]

Me/Mo

I have to say, I really like this change. Me and a friend of mine went treasure hunting for these yesterday and had a blast. Only ones we didn't go get were in the Desolation cause I'm not that far in Nightfall yet. I could be, but I keep mapping things out and doing all the quests before I move on (cause that's just how I play the game).

Anywho, just wanted to say I really enjoyed going through and searching these out. It was fun to see what we got too. Only thing you should have done was move the treasure in Ahdashim farther back into the vault. Would have made it more challenging to get to and a lot funner. We walked into the vault to look around anyway, so I'll just pretend it was in there instead Anyway, thanks for keeping these around so we can go get the ones in the Desolation just in case I don't get there in time for Wintersday to be over.

Big_Iron

Big_Iron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

The Edge

Tormented Weapons [emo]

This is great news. Gaile had said in an earlier chat that the chests were for Wintersday only. I was a little bummed because there was no way I could get all my characters to each treasure before the end of Wintersday and enjoy all the festivities. Now I won't feel rushed. And I don't care if most of the drops aren't so great. They make good Hero weapons if you can't use them yourself or sell them.

SirShadowrunner

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

at the beach

Gamerzunlimited (GU)

R/

Just because it is gold does not mean it is gonna be a "keeper", I have opened
all chests for 2 toons now and only keep two of the items, the rest were
merch material and those items came from the upper map areas. Got my best
drop yet from a margonite chest, (nice pretty blue and orange sword).......

thx for that one.......

raven214

raven214

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

R/

I love these new chests! It's something different and it's actually rewarding too! lol

Thanks for making them permanent ANet -- I can go back to enjoying Wintersday instead of contemplating rushing all my chars through Nightfall.

=HT=Ingram

=HT=Ingram

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

Anchorage Alaska

Haz Team [HT]

R/W

I am a little worried it will get abused since all but 3 of the chests are runable... Even one of the chests in Desolation if you know how. Technically speaking I have proven its possible to run the back way through into Vabbi. so the only thing people need to do is get a character through istan primaries which is not too hard really... and have a guildy run the gauntlet for them. and whamo 20k and 9 gold items... I tested this today and it takes all of 3/4 hour to run the gauntlet from Yohlon Haven hitting the 2 Koruna Chests, then up through desolation and getting the one in the temple, then up though grotto into vabbi, hitting 3 of those chests, and down into Moddok Crevice for the last Kourna "Do not touch" and then the 2 on Istan itself which are easy to get too anyway. Rinse repeat on a new character build. See the problem?

Now I personally don't like the concept but I was curious how long from creation to end it would take. Like I said the Gauntlet run itself takes a little over 3/4 hour, but the Istan quest take a little longer cause of the sunspear points req. But in 2-3 hrs time it is possible to be done with the cycle. Now that's nothing really for these chinese farmers. But in reality the chests are spread out enough to make it not worth their time to keep doing that, unless they can sell the golds for high prices. Otherwise its not too bad a problem I guess. Just worried someone better then I will find a faster way of doing it. Which I'm sure there is. After all I just cobbled together a little pattern to tryout, and it turned out to work. But only 20k and 9 golds in 3hrs time is not that great for a chinese farmer that is used to getting 50k an hour in other places that have been nerfed, thankfully. So IDK. I guess we will have to wait and see now won't we?

[edit] correction I only get about 15k from the chests themselves the remaining 5k was from salvage stuff I picked up along the way, I just realized that when I looked a second time. the other character only had 14.8k on him... But he did have 9 gold items, and 1 of these yielded a ruby on salvage with the measure for measure mod. and another is the rare diamond aegis shield which someone offer 80k for in Vabbi but I just stuck it on Koss on another character. I don't play trade games but others do. So its not really that big I deal I guess after all. Unless you get a really good skin. How often is that going to happen???? IDK. I'm not planning on finding out but I'm sure someone will.

Z'HA'DUM

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

E/Me

a lot of people are worried about those chests and i dont know why...

Ninna

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Northeast USA

Guilded Rose

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by =HT=Ingram
he only thing people need to do is get a character through istan primaries which is not too hard really...
not hard but it is time consuming

takes me at least 14 hours to get off Istan as new elonian


Factions only takes me 8 hrs to leave island


and Tyria you can get a run to LA at level 3 bypassing everything