The Chestrunners Thread
pontusthebeaver
thx for the advice guys. just wanna give u some info about how i run, some of you thought i should farm enough money for lockpicks but money isnt a problem for the moment. I'm in a faction farming alliance so most of the time we own a town in the jade sea, so lockpicks cost 1200g and luxon keys cost 480g, so 100k gets me either about 80 lockpicks or 180 luxon keys, since im going for wisdom as well i use the golds i get, in HM i tend to get 4-6 elite tomes per 80 lockpicks, so if those tomes are rit ones (but i doubt it) it pays back the money :P when i use 180 lxon keys i merch the drops and get about 50k total, so its a weird situation, after all 180 luxon keys means 180 treasure points, 80 lockpicks means 100-110 treasure points + 50% more golds than NM
gw_poster
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...Still, il never give up running for a req8 paper fan
 the mental adrenaline rush keeps me going, so i keep searching :P |
In fact, yesterday while farming dragon moss, three golds dropped includiong two gold shields- q9 gothic defender, and q10 ornate - from the same 12-member dragon moss group I think I've killed 500 times lol, and yes I nearly pooped my pants! Day before that, a mono-mod q9 strength spiked targe out of the sin pop-ups chest near the mantids outside naphui quarter. But it's that moment of closing your eyes and making that little wish in your head before id'ing one is what keeps me going. Of course the dual drop ones were both shite mono-mod (and yes I do hold them to at least check for +30 before id'ing), but that won't stop me.
Bright Star Shine
I've had several q8 11-21 purple staffs drop when HM vermin chest running, and a couple purple q8/12 foci when running NM chests, still waiting for the q8 max dmg drop^^
Oldish
Raise your hand if u also experienced pain of getting Q9 str single modded Echovald!
Bright Star Shine
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Raise your hand if u also experienced pain of getting Q9 str single modded Echovald!
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Tender Care
Had 4 monomod echos actually.....2 purples, 2 golds.....
Reah's Crater HM always amuse me a lot when chest running...it's so entertaining!
u just need can't touch this + SF + dwarven stability and dash...but drops really sucks a lot, mostly armor pieces and jade junk..
Reah's Crater HM always amuse me a lot when chest running...it's so entertaining!
u just need can't touch this + SF + dwarven stability and dash...but drops really sucks a lot, mostly armor pieces and jade junk..
onerabbit
Yeh Reahs Crater is a fun one =D all i seem to get is outcast boots >.< but staffs are also pretty common, and again the rush of the outcast shields make me rape the portal and go out again, and again .. and again >.>
Atro
I found the hardmode pongmei valley chest run to be really good, so far I've gotten two q9 dualmod goth defenders and a dualmod q9 str echovald shield. Its only a matter of time til I get something great
Bright Star Shine
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Yeh Reahs Crater is a fun one =D all i seem to get is outcast boots >.< but staffs are also pretty common, and again the rush of the outcast shields make me rape the portal and go out again, and again .. and again >.>
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Tender Care
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Originally Posted by Bright Star Shine
teach me some time. I don't know the Rhea's Crater one, and I'm kind of sick of Silent Surf^^
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Then there are some chests on the way to Monk boss and near Oni bridge.
If u wanna try some times just pm me: I Feeding Frenzy I
onerabbit
Yeh make sure you have more kurzick faction and there is usually a chest where you res, i find HM to be better for a chest spawn, running the whole area can be a pain becuase the sins cripple, but if you manage to get past them with any hassle its usually pretty easy.
im pretty lazy and just get the one at the res shrine, i usually swap from seaferers to Aurios Mines, as i tend to find going from one place several times changes the chest location, but thats just me =D.
Same as Pongmei, i start from matu keep and head towards tanglewood for quick kurzick rares 90% of the time i find theres a chest.
Also start from the market place and head into Wajjun Bazaar, the islands bit to the left that has 3 entrances usually has 1 - 3 chests, dont bother with Nm though, make sure to take SF, in HM they can pack a punch Have gotten paper fans and paper lanterns here.
im pretty lazy and just get the one at the res shrine, i usually swap from seaferers to Aurios Mines, as i tend to find going from one place several times changes the chest location, but thats just me =D.
Same as Pongmei, i start from matu keep and head towards tanglewood for quick kurzick rares
90% of the time i find theres a chest.Also start from the market place and head into Wajjun Bazaar, the islands bit to the left that has 3 entrances usually has 1 - 3 chests, dont bother with Nm though, make sure to take SF, in HM they can pack a punch
Have gotten paper fans and paper lanterns here.
Bright Star Shine
Thx you guys
I already knew the Maatu Keep run^^ If I run Pongmei, I tend to also run the rest for Platinum staffs, Bo staffs etc
I already knew the Maatu Keep run^^ If I run Pongmei, I tend to also run the rest for Platinum staffs, Bo staffs etc
Tender Care
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Yeh make sure you have more kurzick faction and there is usually a chest where you res, i find HM to be better for a chest spawn, running the whole area can be a pain becuase the sins cripple.
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SF, can't touch this, fallback, dwarven stability, dash, I am unstoppable, death charge, optional...
u can do all run with this
actually i got rank 10 at Norn and Dwarfs so it's pretty impossible to get crippled...
superraptors
pongmei is probably the best area to chest run economically[i make profit] starting from boreas
its bad to sin
soon i will be vqing arborstone alot while working on my kurz title and was going to try and make some money along the way. Do you think for every 100k i spend on 80 lockpicks that i would profit for the most part?
mage767
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soon i will be vqing arborstone alot while working on my kurz title and was going to try and make some money along the way. Do you think for every 100k i spend on 80 lockpicks that i would profit for the most part?
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superraptors
my route for pongmei
sorry for bad paint skills
PONGMEI VALLEY FULL RUN HM/NM
route/chest spawns
equipment
full blessed, superior shadow+headpiece, vitae runes/attunement your choice
skills i use are:
shadowform
i am unstoppable[optional]
cant touch this[optional]
dash
dwarven stability
dark escape
shadow sanctuary
feigned neutrality[optional]
optional skills:
natural stride -switch to /r
fallback
shadow of haste
shadow shroud
deaths charge
heart of shadow
or whatever you feel is necessary
notes
bring 7 heroes preferbably 3-5 with paragon / warrior shouts for ms boost, mostly for the constant 33% and meat shields, doesnt matter if they die at the start, build can handle with ease
put sf on when running into plagueborn or wallows probably the only thing that can come close to kill you
use cant touch this against wallows
undergrowth/wallow, use iau, keep ds up, use darkescape to bait his wild blow, then hit dash and break agro
and i suggest paragon so u can bring a shield
i suggest my set of skills
runs should average 3-4 minutes
can get 4-5 chests in 2 mins with good spawns
run should easily be done in under 5 mins
you can always just sprint to tanglewood and go for echo chests only, but id probably go for am fah and jade brotherhood chests aswell
happy hunting
sorry for bad paint skills
PONGMEI VALLEY FULL RUN HM/NM
route/chest spawns
equipment
full blessed, superior shadow+headpiece, vitae runes/attunement your choice
skills i use are:
shadowform
i am unstoppable[optional]
cant touch this[optional]
dash
dwarven stability
dark escape
shadow sanctuary
feigned neutrality[optional]
optional skills:
natural stride -switch to /r
fallback
shadow of haste
shadow shroud
deaths charge
heart of shadow
or whatever you feel is necessary
notes
bring 7 heroes preferbably 3-5 with paragon / warrior shouts for ms boost, mostly for the constant 33% and meat shields, doesnt matter if they die at the start, build can handle with ease
put sf on when running into plagueborn or wallows probably the only thing that can come close to kill you
use cant touch this against wallows
undergrowth/wallow, use iau, keep ds up, use darkescape to bait his wild blow, then hit dash and break agro
and i suggest paragon so u can bring a shield
i suggest my set of skills
runs should average 3-4 minutes
can get 4-5 chests in 2 mins with good spawns
run should easily be done in under 5 mins
you can always just sprint to tanglewood and go for echo chests only, but id probably go for am fah and jade brotherhood chests aswell
happy hunting
Night Life
got this first day starting on legendary vq, any1 tell me if its worth much?
Kep
So far from using about 500 keys in pongmei I've got 2 jugs, 3 echovald shields & 1 paper fan. Paper fan was from the chest next to the fungal wallows near the start, jugs both from chests next to kirin/dragon moss. No bo staffs yet though.
I was wondering has anyone got any bo staff or paper fan from chest running Shadow Passage?
I was wondering has anyone got any bo staff or paper fan from chest running Shadow Passage?
superraptors
i got bo about 2-3 hours ago from pongmei, try chests near am fah, they from what ive gotten is about 4 dragon staffs 2 platinum staffs 3 bo staffs from about 1k chests
i wouldnt try shadows passage, seems to be a massive hotspot for core skins, if anything id go for chests near amfah
jugs are core drop, can drop from any chests in cantha much like katanas jitte etc
i wouldnt try shadows passage, seems to be a massive hotspot for core skins, if anything id go for chests near amfah
jugs are core drop, can drop from any chests in cantha much like katanas jitte etc
onerabbit
Ive gotten 3 Paper fans from Shadows passage, 2 purple, one gold.
This was over 1000+ keys, never got a bo staff though, ive always been under the impression they dont drop from chests
This was over 1000+ keys, never got a bo staff though, ive always been under the impression they dont drop from chests
Kep
Definitely sticking to chest running pongmei.. majority of the stuff you get is rubbishy but every now & then something seriously rare drops. Just got a r9 soul reaping paper fan & r9 smite bo staff in 2 consecutive runs. Drops loads of runes & noticably none of them are ever sup vigors. ~_~
I was running Rhea's Crater yesterday evening & used about 150 lockpicks. Outcast shields are quite common, I got at least 4 drop. The problem was though that the chest stopped spawning after like 130lockpicks & I was resigning 4-5 times before the chest would spawn in the area again. So after a while it just get's really irritating.
Anyway if anyone wants to chest run with me in pongmei or whatever, whisp me on 'evil morning star'.
I was running Rhea's Crater yesterday evening & used about 150 lockpicks. Outcast shields are quite common, I got at least 4 drop. The problem was though that the chest stopped spawning after like 130lockpicks & I was resigning 4-5 times before the chest would spawn in the area again. So after a while it just get's really irritating.
Anyway if anyone wants to chest run with me in pongmei or whatever, whisp me on 'evil morning star'.
superraptors
ahhhhhh im down if u see me on my sin glare dx at ad1 chuck me a pm
rheas i guess your considered lucky if u do average of 2-3 resigns per a chest, im averaging like 6 not so lucky on outcast shields either, also got a dragon staff yesterday at pongmei too bad it was crap.
rheas i guess your considered lucky if u do average of 2-3 resigns per a chest, im averaging like 6 not so lucky on outcast shields either, also got a dragon staff yesterday at pongmei too bad it was crap.
Shenro
I'm Looking for a Place in Cantha to get Oldschool Bo staffs, Bladed sheilds ect. I know there are Some that do Chest running Kinda often.
Was wondering if anybody has any Locations/Places they run in Cantha chest running? Maybe a Good Location, where to start and Route to Follow.
Hope its not too much to ask.
Many thanks,
Angel
Was wondering if anybody has any Locations/Places they run in Cantha chest running? Maybe a Good Location, where to start and Route to Follow.
Hope its not too much to ask.
Many thanks,
Angel
Kep
Been chest running nahpui quarter explorable.. it's pretty fast.. up to 2 chests can spawn near the am fah there. Getting nothing but core-skin rubbish though so not recommending it. Weird since wiki says am fah are what drop bo staves dragon staves etc. Maybe they are just zone specific.
Pleikki
Around Am Fah is best for bladed shield + bo staffs
Example from Senjis Corner to Nahpui Quarter exploable and run around the am fah. 1-3 chest in 2-3min aint bad
Example from Senjis Corner to Nahpui Quarter exploable and run around the am fah. 1-3 chest in 2-3min aint bad
superraptors
dragon staffs bos platinum all drop from jadebrotherhood & am fah chests, ive had drops from each, much more luck with am fah though
Shenro
Ah thanks Very Much, I was told Noob Island in Factions was a Good place for Bladed, Bo staffs ect but i only seem to get Plaugeborn stuff and only 1 bladed with Terrible mods unfortunately
@Pleikki: So run from Senji corner to Nahpui Quarter near the Am Fah? Will i have to Go all around the Map or try and take a Long route to Nahpui Quarter through the Am Fah?
@Pleikki: So run from Senji corner to Nahpui Quarter near the Am Fah? Will i have to Go all around the Map or try and take a Long route to Nahpui Quarter through the Am Fah?
myths of fury
Hey guys I've been chest running in pongmei valley (from gyala hatchery to tanglewood corpse). The route I have been using (all credits go to Pleikki, thanks a lot!) is pretty good and I get 3-4 chests / run (which is like 2 mins?).
Anyways, I would like to find a kurzick area which could get me about as many chests in the same amount of time, because I would really like to get some kurz shields in Pongmei Valley you get on average 1 chest every run, but I would like to get a couple more maybe.
Any suggestions?
Anyways, I would like to find a kurzick area which could get me about as many chests in the same amount of time, because I would really like to get some kurz shields
in Pongmei Valley you get on average 1 chest every run, but I would like to get a couple more maybe. Any suggestions?
Kep
There aint a kurzick area that can get 4-5 chests like Pongmei in the same time. Melandru's Hope is probably your best bet, it's piss easy to run but only like 2 chests that can drop echovald shields will spawn "usually". The dredge/warden chests etc will drop dredge runes, random gothic/amber trash & maybe if ur lucky GotH shield.
This is why Pongmei is the best run. You have chance of getting maybe 2 chests which can drop echovald shield like you want. And other chests can drop rare shiz like bo, dragon, plat staves. Also have chance of getting Embossed, Emblazened, Bladed & GotH etc. Paper fans & Jugs seem to drop alot too.
Anyway check page 32 there is some maps of chest run locations. And on page 36 some dude says running morostav trail is echovald country, but imho that run is solid on HM - on my warrior anyway.
This is why Pongmei is the best run. You have chance of getting maybe 2 chests which can drop echovald shield like you want. And other chests can drop rare shiz like bo, dragon, plat staves. Also have chance of getting Embossed, Emblazened, Bladed & GotH etc. Paper fans & Jugs seem to drop alot too.
Anyway check page 32 there is some maps of chest run locations. And on page 36 some dude says running morostav trail is echovald country, but imho that run is solid on HM - on my warrior anyway.
Chocolate_Prayers
Just wondering.. Is it alright for me to use some of the maps provided here to create Texmod overlays for chest running?
(not directly putting the maps over existing textures, but rather using the paths provided on the maps)
Thought I'd ask before uploading and sharing.
(not directly putting the maps over existing textures, but rather using the paths provided on the maps)
Thought I'd ask before uploading and sharing.
superraptors
go ahead, thats why there posted here in the first place
gw_poster
i was after a bo staff for a bit as well, but I've found after much chestrunning and never getting one to drop that HM minister cho's estate on my 55 Mo/N have dropped the most gold bo staves - bladed shields drop there too quite often. I was running the outcast chest last night in rhea's crater and got 4 gold outcast staves (only two kept a 20/10 and 20/20), and 3 elite tomes in about 1.5 hours of continuous running. I noticed a spell where the chest spawned in the same area 5 times. But there were also sets of 3-4 non-spawn runs, luckily each run only takes about 30s! Night before, I hooked up with somebody from this thread and we ran pongmei and the vermin chests. It's nice to run with others sometimes, breaks the monotony and varies the runs a bit. I'm down if anyone ever wants to run together pretty much any of the following: pongmei, silent surf, rheas (outcast chest), xaquaang skyway (vermin), or hell even bukdek to mix it up. Hit me up ig: argeris the sin (8-9:30ish pm PST -- GMT-7)
Kep
Yea dude outcast staffs drop all the time there. I often find myself with like 5-7 in my inventory before I vendor all the garbage drops. Got a decent-ish 20/20 r11 fire one drop 2days ago. Skin is okay but they aint worth nothing special.
I've been chest running Morostav Trail recently.. can normally get between 2/4 chests per run depending on spawn location. Takes like 2:30mins per run. Got 3 vs demons shields so far, only 1 was dual-mod though. Echovalds drop quite alot tbh.. I must say though that Amber Aegis/Guardian of the Hunt are bloody rare, only got 1 of each from 500-ish chests. Have had 3 paper fans drop though...
I've been chest running Morostav Trail recently.. can normally get between 2/4 chests per run depending on spawn location. Takes like 2:30mins per run. Got 3 vs demons shields so far, only 1 was dual-mod though. Echovalds drop quite alot tbh.. I must say though that Amber Aegis/Guardian of the Hunt are bloody rare, only got 1 of each from 500-ish chests. Have had 3 paper fans drop though...
snodaard
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Yea dude outcast staffs drop all the time there. I often find myself with like 5-7 in my inventory before I vendor all the garbage drops. Got a decent-ish 20/20 r11 fire one drop 2days ago. Skin is okay but they aint worth nothing special.
I've been chest running Morostav Trail recently.. can normally get between 2/4 chests per run depending on spawn location. Takes like 2:30mins per run. Got 3 vs demons shields so far, only 1 was dual-mod though. Echovalds drop quite alot tbh.. I must say though that Amber Aegis/Guardian of the Hunt are bloody rare, only got 1 of each from 500-ish chests. Have had 3 paper fans drop though... |
Have looked thru the tread but couldn't find a morostal map
Chocolate_Prayers
Following the MTSC paths tends to yield good chest spawn rates in Morostav Trail.. At least from what I've seen.
Kep
Basically run out of vasburg armory & die (make sure you have more of the opposing faction that owns the town). You will res in the middle of the map near a necro boss (stone kirin), usually there is at least 1 chest right there - sometimes even 2.
From then on run to the east towards the ele boss arbor earthcaller usually there is a chest in this area. Then run towards unwaking waters - usually there is a chest near the plagueborn/wardens having a fight or near the warrior/rit bosses.
You get at least 1 chest per run, but I've had up to 4 many times before. I video'd it & 1 run takes literally 2:30mins. I might shove that video on youtube if it helps.
Make sure you have shadow form, feigned neutrality, shroud of distress & I am unstoppable. Give your heroes stuff like incoming & cant touch this etc. Just so you know I do it on a warrior so can tank the dmg quite well, if you're squishy it might be harder.
Edit: Make sure your heroes dont have res sigs so when you die you res straight away.
Here's a rly bad pic lol, hope this helps..
From then on run to the east towards the ele boss arbor earthcaller usually there is a chest in this area. Then run towards unwaking waters - usually there is a chest near the plagueborn/wardens having a fight or near the warrior/rit bosses.
You get at least 1 chest per run, but I've had up to 4 many times before. I video'd it & 1 run takes literally 2:30mins. I might shove that video on youtube if it helps.
Make sure you have shadow form, feigned neutrality, shroud of distress & I am unstoppable. Give your heroes stuff like incoming & cant touch this etc. Just so you know I do it on a warrior so can tank the dmg quite well, if you're squishy it might be harder.
Edit: Make sure your heroes dont have res sigs so when you die you res straight away.
Here's a rly bad pic lol, hope this helps..
Moonstalker
Kep, could ya throw that video on youtube please? I've been trying to figure out a good path for Morostav trail. It'd be a great help
Thanks
Thanks
snodaard
I've been trying the run for 2 days now. got succes on an amber aegis +10 vs demons, also some echovald shields and gothic shields dropped. Mainly from the chests close to the ress shrine. Also I just run to the ress shrine, there is a chance there are some chests on the way
greenough
are you guys running in hm or nm? im able to run the whole map in both (4-6 chests) just wondering whats more profitable?
also in the space you skip theres always at least 1 chest, usually 2
also in the space you skip theres always at least 1 chest, usually 2