The Chestrunners Thread
Matrix Arcade
Tyrian serpents would be rather hard to chest for. Raven's I have gotten a couple in wittman's (one of the easiest and most ran chestruns). Aside from this run, you can try pretty much all over the southern shiverpeaks.
Pleikki
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Originally Posted by Zephyr of Light
I'm pretty green when it comes to chesting.
But when i chest i try to play on "safe" value-wise based on skins, like outcast, platinum and such. But if i want to look for a more challenging skin like Ravens Staff, or Tyrian Serpents, at which affilation of enemy is that rate of success the best? Aswell on what difficulity? (dont get me wrong, i know it wont be easy anyhow). I'v yet have to encounter a gold 20/10 raven drop.. So yeah all feedback is appreciated!  |
Yea zephyr tyrian serpents never dropped from foes, Purple ones you can get from reward chests in uw/fow/sorrow furnance But gold ones only were avaible from HoH chest and keyless chests back in 2005-2006.
Raven staffs drop all over shiverpeaks, back in time when trolls outside droks were farmed alot they dropped quite a bunch of them. also like matrix said Witmans is probably best area for overall shiverpeak chests, fast and easy area.
GhostKairi
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Originally Posted by Pleikki
Yea zephyr tyrian serpents never dropped from foes, Purple ones you can get from reward chests in uw/fow/sorrow furnance But gold ones only were avaible from HoH chest and keyless chests back in 2005-2006.
Raven staffs drop all over shiverpeaks, back in time when trolls outside droks were farmed alot they dropped quite a bunch of them. also like matrix said Witmans is probably best area for overall shiverpeak chests, fast and easy area. |
Yeah shiverpeaks is best for that, although I got a fair few from Hells as I already said dumb dumb! I had a 20/20 one drop in the desert a couple years back too. A lot of people forget the desert because it's the shittest place excluding nightfall yet has some of the best loot tables and like every enemy can drop req8 haha
Pleikki
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Originally Posted by GhostKairi
Uhm Ikki I think he means tyrian serpent jeweled staff
Yeah shiverpeaks is best for that, although I got a fair few from Hells as I already said dumb dumb! I had a 20/20 one drop in the desert a couple years back too. A lot of people forget the desert because it's the shittest place excluding nightfall yet has some of the best loot tables and like every enemy can drop req8 haha |
But cantha also drops em alot too.
Moreland
All I ever see for prophecies chest runs is the Hell's Precipice chest run for magma shields, but my question is there another prophecies chest run for other cool items like wingblade swords or summit warlord shields? 
Jaz the shadowalker
Whitman's folly is a super easy run and chances for some awesome items
Ghen
For summit warlord go tasca's demise , also i believe ive gotten wingblades on Hell's
GhostKairi
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Originally Posted by Ghen
For summit warlord go tasca's demise , also i believe ive gotten wingblades on Hell's
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Pleikki
Reed Bog HM/nm is awesome run in prophs also! nm gives you changes for q8 drops and q7 15ar shields etc! And HM gives you alot core shields like tower, tall crude and weapons like butterfly sword, Forked sword, shortsword etc 
Zephyr of Light
Nah kairi, pleik was right, i ment serpent Axe's 
Reed Bog sounds like a place iv never really chested..
I do have chested the Sage Lands, and Dry Top.
Quite fun places.
Dry Top contains 0-1 chests.
And Sage Lands 0-2 chests.
Thing they have average Maguuma loot tables.
Reed Bog sounds like a place iv never really chested..
I do have chested the Sage Lands, and Dry Top.
Quite fun places.
Dry Top contains 0-1 chests.
And Sage Lands 0-2 chests.
Thing they have average Maguuma loot tables.
system.fan
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Originally Posted by Pleikki
Reed Bog HM/nm is awesome run in prophs also! nm gives you changes for q8 drops and q7 15ar shields etc! And HM gives you alot core shields like tower, tall crude and weapons like butterfly sword, Forked sword, shortsword etc
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Pleikki
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Originally Posted by system.fan
I doubt you can get req8's there. but if you can prove it plz let us know =)
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Edit@ searched this from the thread
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Originally Posted by spun ducky
So before my final this morning I decided to do some reed bog runs and after only 5 chests.
 A max q8 purple focus and 1 q7 1 off sword just in 5 chests. This area is always been the best bet imo of any possibility of farming q7 stuff as I have gotten some in the past just none that were good. |
system.fan
hmm well q8 purple doesnt mean q8 max golds can drop there too afaik =/
always thought only canthan chests could still drop req8 max golds... (chests only I mean, not foes)
always thought only canthan chests could still drop req8 max golds... (chests only I mean, not foes)
Pleikki
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Originally Posted by system.fan
hmm well q8 purple doesnt mean q8 max golds can drop there too afaik =/
always thought only canthan chests could still drop req8 max golds... (chests only I mean, not foes) |
And system any 300-450g chest can drop max gold q8..
Just curious if anyone has idea which chestlvl maguuma chests are as theyre 300g chests?
Well im gonna chest q8 drop there as i know they drop there and (Imo) More common then from 450g chest even
Sofar only this after ~50 chests ;D
itsmilesk
Amateur chest runner here, looked through a majority of this thread are these places still good for chest running?
Pongmei Valley
Xaquang Skyway
Nahpui Quarter
Kurz Areas
Thanks for the help!
Pongmei Valley
Xaquang Skyway
Nahpui Quarter
Kurz Areas
Thanks for the help!
Pleikki
Yeh those all are good places to chest still
itsmilesk
Thanks for the quick response!
and just to clarify....
NM produces q8s and HM doesn't?
and just to clarify....
NM produces q8s and HM doesn't?
Pleikki
Yes, From those areas Nahpui, Xaquang and Pongmei in nm may drop q8 (450g chests which doesnt count for title) But kurzick areas that have 600g chests doesnt drop q8.
Graylor Seff
I take it that Tasca's Demise chest run with shiverpeak chests don't drop q8s anymore as they are 600g then?
Pleikki
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I take it that Tasca's Demise chest run with shiverpeak chests don't drop q8s anymore as they are 600g then?
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Graylor Seff
Ugh. I'm reading alot of these posts around here about some Q8s and I just can't seem to find a decent place to start looking.
system.fan
just check the last 4 or 5 pages and you'll find a lot of info about req8 chestruns...
you can do it in pretty much any area with 450g/key chests...
good runs for example are:
pongmei valley
xaquang skyway
dragon's throat
reed bog
all in NM ofc
cheers
you can do it in pretty much any area with 450g/key chests...
good runs for example are:
pongmei valley
xaquang skyway
dragon's throat
reed bog
all in NM ofc
cheers
Belle Dwayna
Ok I've spent a fe hours today in Reed Bog and I haven't seen any max damage drop :x
kasperkarre
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Ok I've spent a fe hours today in Reed Bog and I haven't seen any max damage drop :x
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Pongmei is much better for this purpose imo
I Likeggs
Hey guys, right now the only chest running I'm doing is at Rhea's Crator because Im looking for Outcast shields. Im looking to get a little variation when Im bored, and Id like to go for the Bladed shield skin. I searched the thread and I've gathered my options:
-Pomgei Valley
-Waijun Bazaar
-Naphui Quarter (around Am Fah)
-HM Minister Cho's Estate
Any other spots Im missing? Which of these do you guys have the best success with? NM or HM? I saw someone post low end canthan chests are good for specific non-insc skins like bladed.
Thanks!
-Pomgei Valley
-Waijun Bazaar
-Naphui Quarter (around Am Fah)
-HM Minister Cho's Estate
Any other spots Im missing? Which of these do you guys have the best success with? NM or HM? I saw someone post low end canthan chests are good for specific non-insc skins like bladed.
Thanks!
Pleikki
I prefer Nahpui for bladed since both amfah + jade brotherhood may drop it so every foe can drop it
Undercity around am fah also nice
and pongmei amfah/jadebrotherhood parts
Also. Raisu palace drops em Quite alot
And yeah belle as spoke with you ingame, Reed bog takes alot patience since its low lvl foes
Undercity around am fah also nice
and pongmei amfah/jadebrotherhood parts
Also. Raisu palace drops em Quite alot
And yeah belle as spoke with you ingame, Reed bog takes alot patience since its low lvl foes
I Likeggs
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Originally Posted by Pleikki
I prefer Nahpui for bladed since both amfah + jade brotherhood may drop it so every foe can drop it
Undercity around am fah also nice and pongmei amfah/jadebrotherhood parts Also. Raisu palace drops em Quite alot And yeah belle as spoke with you ingame, Reed bog takes alot patience since its low lvl foes |
system.fan
id recommend HM if you're only after bladed shields.
you could also try running the short chestrun in boreas seabed with halkyon quest active...
the chests near luxon assassins seem to drop bladeds pretty frequently too
you could also try running the short chestrun in boreas seabed with halkyon quest active...
the chests near luxon assassins seem to drop bladeds pretty frequently too
Belle Dwayna
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Originally Posted by system.fan
you could also try running the short chestrun in boreas seabed with halkyon quest active...
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Gentleman Xander
Just run towards the quest and there's quite a big chance on a chest that spawns there.
makosi
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Just run towards the quest and there's quite a big chance on a chest that spawns there.
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That used to be great for rare stuff but I guess it's been nerfed.
Pleikki
it still drops plat/dragon staffs and wands quite often, but yes mostly garbs as it allways been
system.fan
@makosi:
the sins do drop far less than they did earlier. thats true...
but from chests I usually still get at least 1 rare skin (plat, dragon, bo, bladed, shinobi, jitte, and so on) in 1 full inventory... so ~40 gold items.
~10-15% purple drops in Hm
~30-40% luxon garbs / other runes
I'm sure that this isnt the best rate - but since you'll get sup vigor every now and then, I still prefer runes over jade/amber crap and stuff I usually get when I run through pongmei for example :P
@Belle: the fastest way to run there is:
1. Go outside
2. walk a few meters near those octopus things (directly on the right after you go out)
3. either suicide yourself with BIP or fight the octopus things untill you die.
4. you'll get rezzed near the luxon sins (if you have more kurzick than luxon faction).
5. run around in quest area & check for chests
6. resign & repeat...
takes ~1min/run with usually 1-2chests/run
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happy hunting!
the sins do drop far less than they did earlier. thats true...
but from chests I usually still get at least 1 rare skin (plat, dragon, bo, bladed, shinobi, jitte, and so on) in 1 full inventory... so ~40 gold items.
~10-15% purple drops in Hm
~30-40% luxon garbs / other runes
I'm sure that this isnt the best rate - but since you'll get sup vigor every now and then, I still prefer runes over jade/amber crap and stuff I usually get when I run through pongmei for example :P
@Belle: the fastest way to run there is:
1. Go outside
2. walk a few meters near those octopus things (directly on the right after you go out)
3. either suicide yourself with BIP or fight the octopus things untill you die.
4. you'll get rezzed near the luxon sins (if you have more kurzick than luxon faction).
5. run around in quest area & check for chests
6. resign & repeat...
takes ~1min/run with usually 1-2chests/run
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happy hunting!
Belle Dwayna
Thx system for the explanations. I just finished a stack of lp here and... no bladed oO.
kasperkarre
Halkyon job area is the best place to find bo/plat/dragon-staffs and other nice cantha skins(bladed-shields, diamond-aegis, iridescent-aegis) imo.
I prefer farming the sins + opening the chests rather then just chest-running. In my expirience the ratio of the rare skins is ~3:1 dropping from foes compared to dropping from chests. And you'll get tons of luxon-garbs. With some luck(sup. vigor) you can make 100-200k an hour and have the chance for some "high-end"-skins.
I don't think the drops were nerfed (neither sins, nor the chests around them). When i was chest-running/farming there i had days/weeks with not a single rare-skin dropping and then again 2-3 nice drops in 15 minutes. And it's the same in 2015 as it was in 2009/2010/2011... and believe me i've spent many hours there
I'm still missing a nice req smite cele-staff and a raven-staff:
Is it still: Vermin-Chestruns for celestials and Witman's-Run for raven-staffs?
Or are there better spots for these skins?
I prefer farming the sins + opening the chests rather then just chest-running. In my expirience the ratio of the rare skins is ~3:1 dropping from foes compared to dropping from chests. And you'll get tons of luxon-garbs. With some luck(sup. vigor) you can make 100-200k an hour and have the chance for some "high-end"-skins.
I don't think the drops were nerfed (neither sins, nor the chests around them). When i was chest-running/farming there i had days/weeks with not a single rare-skin dropping and then again 2-3 nice drops in 15 minutes. And it's the same in 2015 as it was in 2009/2010/2011... and believe me i've spent many hours there
I'm still missing a nice req smite cele-staff and a raven-staff:
Is it still: Vermin-Chestruns for celestials and Witman's-Run for raven-staffs?
Or are there better spots for these skins?
Pleikki
yeb those runs u said kasper, ive tried run for raven alot myself lately, did alot witmans but now changed doing tascas with titan quest, since both titans and summits drop raven staffs and also chane for magmas/sws etc
system.fan
@kasper: hmm okay might try to farm sins again. I did like 7 or 8 runs a few weeks ago and didn't get a single gold drop from them so I stopped farming them and only ran chests - earlier I usually had like at least 1golditem/run from the sins.
kasperkarre
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@kasper: hmm okay might try to farm sins again. I did like 7 or 8 runs a few weeks ago and didn't get a single gold drop from them so I stopped farming them and only ran chests - earlier I usually had like at least 1golditem/run from the sins.
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) in the last days. Staffs and wands came all from the sins. Swords and shields from the chests. @all: Is there another good run for jellyfish wands beside Silent Surf? Did anyone try Archipelagos?
system.fan
About jellyfish runs... don't remember who it was. but not too long ago (last 2-3 pages) someone posted a really short run (1min) in silent surf that works pretty awsome for the wands.
Statistics posted were pretty accurate too.... ~3-4 wands in a full inventory in average.
I tried arichpelagos too a while ago. but no matter where u start the run there - theres always only 1 (or max 2 if really lucky) chests near creatures that might drop jellyfish. and the other stuff is naga/kappa/oni/jade junk...
so silent surf is the best and much faster run for them imo
Statistics posted were pretty accurate too.... ~3-4 wands in a full inventory in average.
I tried arichpelagos too a while ago. but no matter where u start the run there - theres always only 1 (or max 2 if really lucky) chests near creatures that might drop jellyfish. and the other stuff is naga/kappa/oni/jade junk...
so silent surf is the best and much faster run for them imo
kasperkarre
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Originally Posted by system.fan
About jellyfish runs... don't remember who it was. but not too long ago (last 2-3 pages) someone posted a really short run (1min) in silent surf that works pretty awsome for the wands.
Statistics posted were pretty accurate too.... ~3-4 wands in a full inventory in average. |
I know who you're talking about
. he was in our alliance shortly after we "developed" this run - we didn't invent it, but added some details to make it fast and save. This guy described his "light"-version of our run - there're some more chests he didn't mention.Quote:
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Originally Posted by system.fan
I tried arichpelagos too a while ago. but no matter where u start the run there - theres always only 1 (or max 2 if really lucky) chests near creatures that might drop jellyfish. and the other stuff is naga/kappa/oni/jade junk...
so silent surf is the best and much faster run for them imo |
I've tried Archipelagos for some time, but didn't find a good route.