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royal mercenary

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

Me/Rt

29 Oct 2008 at 09:38 - 361

Quote:

Originally Posted by N1ghtstalker

anyone got a good chestrunner build for ele? can be with any kind of PvE skill and in any campaign
thanks

ps: sorry if i can't ask here, i just don't have a clue about where or what to do for chestrunning

go through this thread, sure it is standing in here

imnotyourmother

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

in a house

The Knitters Guild

W/R

04 Nov 2008 at 15:47 - 362

There was a post on page 11 the 15th one down. He asks if it is profitable to open chests in HM. Answer Nope it is not, well with one exception that I have found since the last time I posted in this forum back in April and it is now November.

That is to say, Boreals Station is still the best place for Solo Hard Mode Chest Runs. Just tweak your build to kill the Snow Wurms one at a time. They can drop 100 gold or items worth 50 gold and up. So buy the Lockpicks at 1250 gold. (go to PvP area its fastest to buy lockpicks).

*NOTE - Snow Wurms Drop Lockpicks in NM or HM

So mathematically speaking when killing the 10 snow wurms in HM, if they all drop something worth 100 gold (on average this happens) and you open the chest and get a gold or purple drop you should, in theory, have enough gold to purchase another lockpick. My retention rate is very low in HM so If I get 2 chests off of one pick then I go...WOOT.

The problem is that in Hard mode you will only get a chest 75%-80% of the time. It is not a bad alternative if you do not have any gold at all.

If I am out of gold I will kill the snow wurms in HM to get the gold and then just go to NM to open the chests once I have enough gold to purchase a small quantity of lockpicks.

Two nights ago I bough another 24 lockpicks for 30K. I have been doing normal mode chest runs with the wurms. I did 5 or 6 runs and then I got bored. I now have 25 lock picks cause I picked up 2 and I kept the one lockpick for 4 runs. Very rare but I'll take the 1000 points of lucky. I have 139,000 more lucky to go for lvl 3 of the title (favored) and I need only open 300 more chests for lvl 5 of the treasure hunter.

Topinambour

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

France !

Always Asking [Why]

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11 Nov 2008 at 15:58 - 363

Is anyone running with lockpicks in NM in basic areas ( old ascalon or such ) to increase the lucky title ( and maybe the wisdom too for the rare golds that could drop ) ? I tried but can't find any places as viable to run as Poisoned outcrops or Witman's folly are ...

Edit: I Find one if someone is interested : Griffon's Mouth. I do recommend to zone in and out with Deldrimor Bowl, as chests are mostly in the frozen cave ( be ready to encounter some annoying body-blocks, paths are tights and ettins are large and have a natural speed boost imo)

Trader of Secrets

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

13 Nov 2008 at 00:48 - 364

I say run vabbi NM if you will spare some money on lost picks and have a decent retain, i pref. mirrors of lyss. You get to work on 3 titles; treasure, wisdom and luck. Occassional gemmed item to salvage.

Daedra Deinheart

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2008

GvG, TA, RA, and Cantha

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14 Nov 2008 at 00:56 - 365

With this I usually get 45-60 CPH, with no deaths you can probably get more. There are about 3-5 chests out there and a lot of elite tomes drops. So you will most likely get a lot of your money back.

Build
[Shadow Form][i am unstoppable][Cant Touch this][Godspeed][Fall Back][Dash][Dark Escape][Shadow Refuge] or [Feigned Neutrality]

there is a picture of the chest spawns in this thread somewhere if you want to know.

you really dont need SF up the whole time because there are a lot of monster free places but be careful for oni.

everytime you run into rot wallows cast [cant touch this]
everytime you run into island guardians cast [i am unstoppable]

enjoy and happy chest running.

Tito Bad Boy Ortiz

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

Fast As A Turtle [WoOm]

14 Nov 2008 at 01:10 - 366

does anybody know the fastest way to to get the treasure hunter title? i am desperate to know, thanks

The Silenced Spets

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2008

U.S

[TS]

E/Rt

14 Nov 2008 at 02:45 - 367

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tito Bad Boy Ortiz

does anybody know the fastest way to to get the treasure hunter title? i am desperate to know, thanks

Well, do what these people do. Chestrun. Get lockpicks or keys and just go and open them up

Daedra Deinheart

Banned

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14 Nov 2008 at 21:23 - 368

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tito Bad Boy Ortiz

does anybody know the fastest way to to get the treasure hunter title? i am desperate to know, thanks

Yep chestrun, I believe the fastest chestrun with the most chest per time is Fronis Irontoe's Dungeon.

Tenebrae

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Spain

LHV

R/N

15 Nov 2008 at 12:28 - 369

Since now we all can take a Perma to run chests there should be a mid zone with low lvl chest to open it over and over ( Lucky Grind ) any ideas ?. Ascalon Foothills comes to my mind but didnt check.

royal mercenary

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

Me/Rt

15 Nov 2008 at 15:12 - 370

Did run ascalon foothills quite some time, not worth it though, way to slow to grind for lucky points)

Tenebrae

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Spain

LHV

R/N

15 Nov 2008 at 22:06 - 371

Erm so what do suggest to grind lucky points with CR ? i tested it today and its 1 chest per 1,5-2,5 min , its hella fast . Btw for the TH title still Fronis/Boreal Station/Witmans Folly is the best considering now we can all be perma SF runners ?

exploiter

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

ign Punk Isnt Dead

R/

16 Nov 2008 at 10:20 - 372

Foothills are imo best for lucky

masta_yoda

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2007

most hated players in the [game]

R/Mo

16 Nov 2008 at 20:07 - 373

fastest is probably gyala hatchery HM from my experience

lucky spawns = 3 minutes for 5 chests or otherwise average 5 minutes per run for 5 chests

lishi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

17 Nov 2008 at 07:39 - 374

Quote:

Originally Posted by masta_yoda

fastest is probably gyala hatchery HM from my experience

lucky spawns = 3 minutes for 5 chests or otherwise average 5 minutes per run for 5 chests

Never seen many chest there, what route you take?

Maccarelly

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2008

Aura of Revolution [Aura]

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17 Nov 2008 at 16:20 - 375

Hi

Haven't noticed this query anywhere else, though there is a possibility that it may be somewhere out there

Due to the movement of chest and wisdom titles to being account based I have started perma running Boreas Seabed (thanks to those that posted previously on this thread). I currently have r3 chest and r2 lucky title bringing me to 53% in normal mode (more after the titles than the drops) for Boreas seabed.

Has anyone noticed that you are more likely to retain with a purple drop/or has anyone proven the statistics?

Attached pic is a lucky run of lockpicks, with the majority showing purple drops.

Thanks.

Daedra Deinheart

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2008

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17 Nov 2008 at 23:45 - 376

Yes, I've seen that a lot while chest running, I also love chest running out there in Boreas , Ever since the update I've been have a Jade Sword (Gold) craze, most of them req11+ but still I just love the Jade Sword skin.

@Maccarelly- Have you ever did Boreas (chest run) HM, if you have what is the average # of elite tomes you get out there? (if you know).

-Daedra

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

18 Nov 2008 at 08:55 - 377

Theres no official word on the issue, not as far as I know anyway. I haven't noticed this though, mostly because I always break on purples.

lishi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

18 Nov 2008 at 11:40 - 378

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daedra Deinheart

Yes, I've seen that a lot while chest running, I also love chest running out there in Boreas , Ever since the update I've been have a Jade Sword (Gold) craze, most of them req11+ but still I just love the Jade Sword skin.

@Maccarelly- Have you ever did Boreas (chest run) HM, if you have what is the average # of elite tomes you get out there? (if you know).

-Daedra

not very high, opened about 200 chest and i cannot say i got more then 5~

Maccarelly

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2008

Aura of Revolution [Aura]

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18 Nov 2008 at 15:15 - 379

I did initially run Hard mode, but after I broke about 30 lockpicks in about 35 chests (retention 23%) After the 30 lockpicks the drops of note were an Elite Sin tome >.> and a couple of oni daggers. Not that I was looking for immense drops but i'm thinking that the area realises that you are re- entering again and again, thus it figures to put crap in the treasure chests as you aren't actually doing any killing and works out what you are there for. Anet loves game players not farmers.

Daedra Deinheart

Banned

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18 Nov 2008 at 20:36 - 380

Hmm, I guess its just my luck then huh, cuz usually after about 30 runs (using about 3 picks everytime with some retains) I have an average of 8-10 elite tomes.

I have pictures saved somewhere let me look though them, No matter what I take pics of everytime I open a chest.

-Daedra

Huiboo

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2008

AofT

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19 Nov 2008 at 11:24 - 381

Hi

Im new to chest running and was wondering where is the best place to do chest runs when i want to get some money out of it?

Im doing it for the TH title but still its ok for me if it takes a little longer as long as i get some money out of it instead of doing it rly fast but blowing my money with it.

Im pretty sure this question has been asked before, but i cant find an exact answer to it here and maybe something has changed with the latest updates.

Thanks.

lishi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

19 Nov 2008 at 13:30 - 382

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huiboo

Hi

Im new to chest running and was wondering where is the best place to do chest runs when i want to get some money out of it?

Im doing it for the TH title but still its ok for me if it takes a little longer as long as i get some money out of it instead of doing it rly fast but blowing my money with it.

Im pretty sure this question has been asked before, but i cant find an exact answer to it here and maybe something has changed with the latest updates.

Thanks.

you dont gain money simple as that.

I have opened about 4300 chest, and i got some cool gold i sold for 100k + ectos, but is unlikely i repaid the key/lockpicks cost.

Huiboo

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2008

AofT

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19 Nov 2008 at 14:45 - 383

Quote:

Originally Posted by lishi

you dont gain money simple as that.

I have opened about 4300 chest, and i got some cool gold i sold for 100k + ectos, but is unlikely i repaid the key/lockpicks cost.

Simple as what?
I wasnt saying how im planning to gain money, but i was asking how to do it.
Im pretty sure that there is a way to make a small profit with chest opening.
The fact that u obiously did it wrong doesnt mean that it cant be done, just that it can't be done by opening just any chest - thats why i was asking which chest i should open.

Shadowmere

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Grim Squeakers [REAP]

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20 Nov 2008 at 19:12 - 384

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huiboo

Simple as what?
I wasnt saying how im planning to gain money, but i was asking how to do it.
Im pretty sure that there is a way to make a small profit with chest opening.
The fact that u obiously did it wrong doesnt mean that it cant be done, just that it can't be done by opening just any chest - thats why i was asking which chest i should open.

A novel way of cutting the costs of chest running is to cash in your quartermaster items (imperial commendations, trade contracts, luxon totems, etc.) for keys. You won't get as many keys but it's that many keys you wont have to buy.

Huiboo

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2008

AofT

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20 Nov 2008 at 20:18 - 385

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadowmere

A novel way of cutting the costs of chest running is to cash in your quartermaster items (imperial commendations, trade contracts, luxon totems, etc.) for keys. You won't get as many keys but it's that many keys you wont have to buy.

Thanks.
But still not what i was looking for.
What i want to know is what chests have (in ur experience) to drop items, that are worth something.

From the chest in some areas there can only drop crap for the merchant since the skins are ugly/common.
But for example i heard of an area, where the chest have a relativley good chanche of dropping inscripable Ethernal items (of course no blades

).
... Thats the kind of stuff im looking for

MoreArrows

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

R/

20 Nov 2008 at 20:28 - 386

The best place is probably outside gate of secrets, u get storm bows, ghostly staffs, eternal shields and probably eternal bows too.

All inscribable - but you would probably still lose money :/

Huiboo

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2008

AofT

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20 Nov 2008 at 21:24 - 387

Sounds rly good, TY!

tha_jimbow

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

Netherlands

Mo/

24 Nov 2008 at 15:03 - 388

I want to start chest running but I got a small problem, I got no idea how to get the money for lockpicks, off course I can farm and stuff but I was wondering how you guys get the money for them?

masta_yoda

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2007

most hated players in the [game]

R/Mo

26 Nov 2008 at 13:32 - 389

Quote:

Originally Posted by lishi

not very high, opened about 200 chest and i cannot say i got more then 5~

opened around 500-600 chests from 360+ picks in gyala got about 25-30 elite tomes so far, lost count

im sure someone posted this before, but ill post my own/similar route in gyala

use shadow of haste when the chests arent within the chest running route path at the designated spots [marked with blue dot] to save time and save yourself from dieing

follow yellow path

oh and yeh when yo get to razorfin [even if u get that far] there can behind a group behind him along with a chest, just wait for his group to patrol away then charge thru and open

green dots = possible chest spawns

approaching oni should have sf up

try avoid outcast while they are engaged with jade sea monsters/luxons as there rits can cast binding chains snare which lasts 30 seconds, which gets annoying

creeping carps are dangerous stay away from them

pretty straight forward enjoy

Coney

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2008

15 Dec 2008 at 03:50 - 390

Hmm, spend a few hours getting my sin into GoS (14 of 20 masters =). with the new perma nerf, it's very slow farming chests there, and 15% of the time deadly in HM. The drops weren't that good, for me at least over ~80 chests... I did get 1 "ethereal" purple earth staff (11 req 17%), and vendored it. It looked pretty kewl, FWIW... No other storm or eternals/etc (1 elite ranger tome)...

Borreal rox - so fast, I love it. Problem is, when you miss a chest 1 run, the next 1-2 runs seem EXACTLY AS BAD. I wonder if the fcn(rnd()) is [not] threaded (like in WoW), and repeat values are re-used a lot - due to server-side load/lag (big problem in MMORPG's that none have addressed yet - sure there's no spin-lock...)...

It's really this simple:
[build=OwBR8Z6ucCqBCAAAAAAAAAA]

Actual build I use for running it:
[build=OwJSg5PT6M4ONQ3lTQ/apZIQ]

oh_oh_joe

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

Power Surge [pS]

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28 Dec 2008 at 03:30 - 391

Quote:

Originally Posted by onerabbit

Hard Mode Chest Running:
Skills:
[skill]Enraging Charge[/skill][skill]Dark Escape[/skill][skill]Dash[/skill][skill]Endure Pain[/skill][skill]Signet of Stamina[/skill][skill]Death's Charge[/skill][skill]Feigned Neutrality[/skill][skill]Shadow Form[/skill]
Atts: Str 12+1,Shadow Arts 12, Rest in Tacs, if you want Heal sig instead of of Feigned.

Gyala Hatchery (Explorable)
Difficulty:Average.
Drops:Naga Bows, Jade swords, Outcast Shields.
Map:

Silent Surf
Difficulty:Average.
Drops: plagueborn weps, Jade swords and outcast shields.
Map:

Riasu Palace (Explorable)
Diffuclty: Masters
Drops: Golden Phoenix Blades, Platinum Weps.
Map: did one, zoned back and lost it, cba to make one again, might put 1 up later.

Il add some Kurzick Areas when im done.
then move onto NF.. ive alrdy tried RoT and its easy, just try and dodge mobs, if u cant dodge them, use shadow form and run

Is this build still viable for HM Riasu Palce chest runs? Tried the other day on my sin and just got loads of purple or owned by that skill that steals 20 life.

warrior running

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2008

The Cape Is A Lie[Trim]

W/E

07 Jan 2009 at 07:01 - 392

FoW is a good place for cr nm and hm....u can hm on a pearma sin and nm run it very easy on a ranger or warrior or monk wit running skills

capodaster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

classified

W/E

21 Jan 2009 at 12:54 - 393

only decent drop in Fow worth trying to sell is chaos axes...and they are a: uninscribable b: not worth more than 50k for a q9 c: quite rare.
not to mention the 1k entrance fee.
so yeah, FoW is NOT a good for cr and never was (except when chaos axes still were going for alot).

T1Cybernetic

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Uk, Nr Earth

Alternate Evil Gamers [aeg]

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21 Jan 2009 at 12:58 - 394

Quote:

Originally Posted by capodaster

only decent drop in Fow worth trying to sell is chaos axes...and they are a: uninscribable b: not worth more than 50k for a q9 c: quite rare.
not to mention the 1k entrance fee.
so yeah, FoW is NOT a good for cr and never was (except when chaos axes still were going for alot).

Yeah FoW is not the greatest place for chests really but it is at the very least +1 more place to farm chests for titles

and +1 place on the map/s for a change of scenery and a lucky drop from a chest is a lucky drop from a chest

i suppose...

tonk

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2007

21 Jan 2009 at 19:37 - 395

I have been running through Shadows Passage in HM with my sin, leaving from Dragons Throat. There is a chest everytime avg run time about 1 minute. i usually get 1-5 elite tomes per run. A run would be filling up my first 3 inventory bags so about 30-35 chests. seem to get most of my money back if not a little extra on some of the lucky runs. go through lock picks pretty quick, but like i said gettin more in return.

Murthag The Great

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

Belgium

Guild Nirvana [GN]

26 Jan 2009 at 20:23 - 396

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonk

I have been running through Shadows Passage in HM with my sin, leaving from Dragons Throat. There is a chest everytime avg run time about 1 minute. i usually get 1-5 elite tomes per run. A run would be filling up my first 3 inventory bags so about 30-35 chests. seem to get most of my money back if not a little extra on some of the lucky runs.

Could you plz if poss post a map of the run?

Johny bravo

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

[SoS]

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06 Feb 2009 at 19:47 - 397

I found silent surf to be quite profitable. I've gotten Oni blades, jade swords, outcast stuff, and plagueborn stuff. Takes about 6 minutes, you get 4-5 chests and you don't have to perma sin it. I do it with my necro using SF, Deadly paradox, dash mindbender. Although now that it is account based when I finish my drunkard title I will start using a better running character.

Anubis Servants

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

United Exodus

W/Mo

15 Feb 2009 at 02:25 - 398

What kind of insignias and runes do I need to do silent surf on a warrior?

Stimm

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

23 Feb 2009 at 15:12 - 399

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murthag The Great

Could you plz if poss post a map of the run?

A map really isnt needed. You leave from Dragons Throat challenge mission using Shadow's Passage exit. There is only 1 path you can take and end to end its about 1 minute and in my experience the chest is at the far end of the path. The path ends at Bukdek Byway and if you zone right back into Shadow's Passage the chest will be right near Dragon's Throat ( which is actually a good thing because there is a boss there )

dr love

...is in denial

Join Date: Sep 2006

Hyperion

starcraft 2

P/Me

23 Feb 2009 at 22:31 - 400

i just do boreal station and cathedral of flames... normal mode. its cheap and fast (make that the fastest)