Good News and Bad News
Z'HA'DUM
i can also confirm that my warrior and derwish opened the treasure chests for the 3rd time! but one gave me a purple item -.-
Snograt
Third time open for me too. However, 2 Gold spears, 1 Sapphire, 1 Diamond, the rest purple.
Ah well; beggars can't be choosers I guess.
Ah well; beggars can't be choosers I guess.
Neo Nugget
ok im really confused about which chests open. The one in mirror on my assassin did not open. Im checking the one by the balthasaur boss atm.
Edit:Arkjok, Jahai and Lyss did not contain items for my assassin.Checking necro atm. so for none for lyss for him.
Edit:Arkjok, Jahai and Lyss did not contain items for my assassin.Checking necro atm. so for none for lyss for him.
garethporlest18
I still can't open any of the chests on any of my characters other than my monk. Why don't we have an official word on what's going on?
cellardweller
Tested all availble chests on all 10 of my characters, and the only one that can re-open them is my Elonian Ele. Unfortunately he's only has access to the first 4 chests =(
Kakumei
Monk and ranger can't, warrior can. All of them opened them on the same day last time.
Yeah uh some explanation would be nice Anet.
Yeah uh some explanation would be nice Anet.
pixiLated
My Elonian ranger can open the early ones - Mehtani and Issnur Isles, but not the one in Jahai Bluffs? Haven't tried any others yet.
My ele is coming up blanks.
My ele is coming up blanks.
Gli
Being able to have a few characters run those chest again would balance out the cash I'll be spending on nine rings this weekend. But I guess I'm not one of the lucky few.
I MP I
Don't know why some people aren't getting anything, but my Tyrian ele and warrior and my Canthan ranger have opened all chests and gotten stuff. Mostly golds some gems and a small amount of purples. 
salamanca
Well, my mesmer is only 30 days old so I'm thinking it won't be reopening anything right now.
Maybe the dervish can...
I could care less about seeing gold or purple BTW, I'd love to finally see a gem drop. 15 months of play and I have yet to see a gem or a green of anything fall to me and that mesmer just NEEDS a set of vabbian armor. (Mutter)
Maybe the dervish can...
I could care less about seeing gold or purple BTW, I'd love to finally see a gem drop. 15 months of play and I have yet to see a gem or a green of anything fall to me and that mesmer just NEEDS a set of vabbian armor. (Mutter)
Seef II
My dervish, monk, and mesmer can't open them. Perhaps they are limited to, say 2-3 characters per account.
fabiola
Everything that follows is my latest theory:
The free chests were introduced originally to be unlocked once every 30 days but they decided somewhere after the first reset that they should nerf it which brings us to the current system.
1.Every 30 days each character will have a random chance of either all 12 free chests opening or all not opening. For people that are able to open some today on a character but not all did not get this unlock but simply didnt open all the chests before. So if you have 10 characters you could every thirty days be able to reopen the 12 chests on 0-10 characters.
2. Chest Drops were altered. It is based on each individual character. The first 24 free chests opened, regardless of location or reduncancy of a specific chest being opened will have the traditional drop rate of a guaranteed gold or gem + the traditional random cash of around 500g in Istan up to about 3k in ROT. After that particular character has opened 24 free chests the character will have a new nerfed drop rate which will be: [Traditional Gold Amount - (0 to 50%)] + (a gold, purple or gem)
Additional notes: My 3 characters that couldnt open still cant
To be continued...
I find the new system to be an excellent balance between too much impact on the economy and taking the fun out of the chests. Each month it will be fun to test which characters can open the chests. A great outcome, thank you anet.
The free chests were introduced originally to be unlocked once every 30 days but they decided somewhere after the first reset that they should nerf it which brings us to the current system.
1.Every 30 days each character will have a random chance of either all 12 free chests opening or all not opening. For people that are able to open some today on a character but not all did not get this unlock but simply didnt open all the chests before. So if you have 10 characters you could every thirty days be able to reopen the 12 chests on 0-10 characters.
2. Chest Drops were altered. It is based on each individual character. The first 24 free chests opened, regardless of location or reduncancy of a specific chest being opened will have the traditional drop rate of a guaranteed gold or gem + the traditional random cash of around 500g in Istan up to about 3k in ROT. After that particular character has opened 24 free chests the character will have a new nerfed drop rate which will be: [Traditional Gold Amount - (0 to 50%)] + (a gold, purple or gem)
Additional notes: My 3 characters that couldnt open still cant
To be continued...
I find the new system to be an excellent balance between too much impact on the economy and taking the fun out of the chests. Each month it will be fun to test which characters can open the chests. A great outcome, thank you anet.
pork soldier
Are the chests on a 30 day timer per character? This seems like the most likely ^^
Lex
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25plat +13 gold items
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btw: My tyrian monk opened all 12 chests for 3rd time (got two purples and less gold in higher areas
) but tyrian necro couldnt open chest on starting island so I stoped my check for him. Now i'm doing run on my tyrian warrior - chests work for him.Edit: Warrior finished, now mesmer - chests are working again.
garethporlest18
I would consider this 30 day theory, if all my characters who had opened the chest 30 days ago..if they were able to open them. My first character I opened with I couldn't open with, my last character I opened with I could open with.
Does that make sense?
Does that make sense?
Yawgmoth
The January reset didnt depend on the time when the chests were opened for the first time, it was just a plain reset of all chests for all characters. Also the quality of drops the 2nd time was exactly the same (for me and people i know)
Now it's completely different. None of my characters can open for the 3rd time yet, even the one who did a full run immediately after the first reset. So maybe it's a random bug that somehow affected only some characters or even just some chests?
An official explanation would be greatly appreciated.
Now it's completely different. None of my characters can open for the 3rd time yet, even the one who did a full run immediately after the first reset. So maybe it's a random bug that somehow affected only some characters or even just some chests?
An official explanation would be greatly appreciated.
Ferret
I tried with two more of my characters this morning, my Cathan Warrior and my Elonian Paragon (yes, i do actually play a paragon) and run to the same chests/treasures as i did with my ranger (see previous post).
This time, i got nothing with either of them, always got 'chest is empty' or 'you find nothing'.
The only difference with these two characters to my ranger is that neither of them have completed NF, so i dont know if this makes a difference.
This time, i got nothing with either of them, always got 'chest is empty' or 'you find nothing'.
The only difference with these two characters to my ranger is that neither of them have completed NF, so i dont know if this makes a difference.
-Loki-
Completing Nightfall has nothing to do with it. My Rangers chests should have reset first if there was a 30 day timer. But my monks reset first and my Rangers haven't reset at all. Both have finished Nightfall.
Ewa Kirch
I'm opening chests for the 3rd time.
Eli Rela
I tried to open all chests/treasure/do not touch on 2 of my chars. Ele and Necro.
Nothing on both of them.
Seems as a random effect, I agree, official explanation from Gaile Gray would be much appreciated.
Nothing on both of them.
Seems as a random effect, I agree, official explanation from Gaile Gray would be much appreciated.
Traveller
I actually don't want an official explanation. They added the chests as a surprise and even more of a surprise was that they were reseted - and now they are reseted once again. I'm enjoying finding out the causes and effects which surround the mystery of some toons being able to open them and some not. I prefer a mystery instead of an explanation!
Fender
I tried Arkjok Ward, Jahai Bluffs, The Mirror of Lyss, and The Hidden City of Ahdashim with my Tyrian monk that's finished NF, has protector and cartographer and opened them twice already. Nothing.
I tried Arkjok Ward, Jahai Bluffs, and The Mirror of Lyss with my Tyrian ele that has not finished NF and has opened them once before. Nothing.
I tried Arkjok Ward, Jahai Bluffs, and The Mirror of Lyss with my Tyrian ele that has not finished NF and has opened them once before. Nothing.
mazter
/confirmed...the chests are reset and i got my 3rd drops 
Jetdoc
I tried to open all of them last night, and got nothing. Still only two times for me.
Very odd that they are working a third time for certain people, and not for others.
Very odd that they are working a third time for certain people, and not for others.
moko
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I tried to open all of them last night, and got nothing. Still only two times for me.
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so all x days = chests reset
good news!
Gli
Two if my characters opened all 12 chests on the day of the reset. I'm 100% sure of that, because there was some talk of the reset being a bug and I wanted to grab them again before it was fixed. They can't open them again, so it doesn't seem to be a time-based reset.
sph0nz
Oddly enough.. All of my foreign characters opened the treasures, but my Paragon and Dervish couldn't..
GD Defender
Only my Derv and Ranger couldn't open the chests, which is regrettable because they're the only chars I have in Desolation and beyond.
Other than that, all my foreign chars and my Elonian Mesmer and Elementalist could open the chests.
Other than that, all my foreign chars and my Elonian Mesmer and Elementalist could open the chests.
Sofonisba
I did not have much time to test this myself before work. But I am going to attempt to reopen by characters in the order I did for the last reset.
Dervish first. Was able to open Jahai Bluff (sup vig!!), Arkjok, and Bahdok. Will finish up tonight and try to remember who did them next (in case it's time-based for sure).
(To answer the person who asked about having the lucky aura, my dervish did not participate in Canthan New Year at all.)
Meanwhile, yeah, Excel spreadsheet for this sounds like a good idea--how sick are we?? lol
Dervish first. Was able to open Jahai Bluff (sup vig!!), Arkjok, and Bahdok. Will finish up tonight and try to remember who did them next (in case it's time-based for sure).
(To answer the person who asked about having the lucky aura, my dervish did not participate in Canthan New Year at all.)
Meanwhile, yeah, Excel spreadsheet for this sounds like a good idea--how sick are we?? lol
irish2
Tried it with my monk this moring. He has finished NF and has opened all of them twice before. He could open only the one in Jahai Bluffs, and none of the rest of them. I did them all on the same day when they were done before, so this does not appear to be time based, at least not for my monk. Not sure why he can only open one, but there it is. I will try with some other toons tonight.
Eli Rela
I still think that an explanation from Galie is needed regarding the mechanics of this process. This is not a surprise/secret to anyone now and only add frustration. If it is a bug, it should be fixed.
meclo
I haven't had a chance to check the chests with any of my characters yet, but is there any correlation between the 3rd 'reset' and Sunspear or Lightbringer rank?
darktyco
They have reset for my Monk, who is now opening them a second time. Last time she opened them after the reset in January. She is foreign born, LBR2, and did get a lucky fortune.
The did not reset for my Necromancer, who has already opened them twice. I can't remember when the last time he opened them was. He is Elonian, LBR7, and did not get a lucky fortune.
Any other variables we should try? :P
The did not reset for my Necromancer, who has already opened them twice. I can't remember when the last time he opened them was. He is Elonian, LBR7, and did not get a lucky fortune.
Any other variables we should try? :P
ElinoraNeSangre
Still no luck with my mesmer or ele. Here's my question - had everyone who opened them a 3rd time opened *all* of the chests since the Jan reset?
Going to give it a couple of days and try again - my necro and paragon just got to Vabbi and have hardly opened any, so there's lots of goodness left for them anyway.
Going to give it a couple of days and try again - my necro and paragon just got to Vabbi and have hardly opened any, so there's lots of goodness left for them anyway.
SerenitySilverstar
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Here's my question - had everyone who opened them a 3rd time opened *all* of the chests since the Jan reset?
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I took my Paragon around EVERY chest this time, and all of them gave up the goodies for me.
My vote is definitely time/character based. I'm going to start a calendar for all my toons now
garethporlest18
It's not time character based.
My Warrior who opened all the chests the same day they reset back in Jan, could not open them a third time.
My monk who hadn't opened all of them, only the ones up to Vabbi, who opened the chests a 2nd time about a day or two after they respawned could open them a third time.
All my other characters, who opened in between that time (warrior-monk) could also not open them a third time. They have opened every chest up to Vabbi a 2nd time, and Desolation and Torment chests for the first time, this past month or two. It would make sense, if my warrior could open them, but he cannot.
So no it must be a bug or reset gone wrong, because if it was time/character based my warrior would be able to open them.
My Warrior who opened all the chests the same day they reset back in Jan, could not open them a third time.
My monk who hadn't opened all of them, only the ones up to Vabbi, who opened the chests a 2nd time about a day or two after they respawned could open them a third time.
All my other characters, who opened in between that time (warrior-monk) could also not open them a third time. They have opened every chest up to Vabbi a 2nd time, and Desolation and Torment chests for the first time, this past month or two. It would make sense, if my warrior could open them, but he cannot.
So no it must be a bug or reset gone wrong, because if it was time/character based my warrior would be able to open them.
Erik Fox
I'm pretty sure it's a bug because I cannot find anything in any chest, even ones that I know I haven't previously opened. These areas used to be fogged for me and upon exploring them, I come upon Treasure Chests/Buried Treasure/Do Not Touch, and can't get anything from them. My vote is definetly on chests are bugged.
Lykan
I checked on my war and ranger who didnt get the first lot but got the second.
I only checked the two easiest ones, jayla and arjok. No luck.
I only checked the two easiest ones, jayla and arjok. No luck.
odly
It might be that they are reset on a character base when that character has not opened any chest for x ammount of time. So those that have no luck, pls try to remember when you last opened any chests on that character.
Sofonisba
So, heading to all the treasures, in order by character, how I opened them at the last reset.
Dervish = able to open all
Para = able to open all
At the last reset, 6 had opened the treasures up until Ruptured Heart, 5 of those opened every single one til the end.
I suspect that that 6th character will be able to reopen everything up until that Ruptured Heart one. I suspect that my 7th character, who opened all the chests, but between the last reset and this, will NOT be able to reopen any.
We shall see... Then again, if everyone's memory is shaky from a month ago, it could all be random!!
Dervish = able to open all
Para = able to open all
At the last reset, 6 had opened the treasures up until Ruptured Heart, 5 of those opened every single one til the end.
I suspect that that 6th character will be able to reopen everything up until that Ruptured Heart one. I suspect that my 7th character, who opened all the chests, but between the last reset and this, will NOT be able to reopen any.
We shall see... Then again, if everyone's memory is shaky from a month ago, it could all be random!!