Secret Update?
lacasner
Ok, I've opened about 50-70 lockpick chests today/yesterday, in various places. I just wanted to know if anyone noticed any strange things about drops. My first 40 or so chests were fine, gold to purple ratio was very high just like everyone elses. Then, out of my next 20 chests, i get 15 PURPLES
. Anyone elses purple ratio gone back to the old crummy normal mode one, or I am just the king of bad luck?
thebluedart
I've opened about 15 chests in hard mode with lock picks, 12 purples. I am not best pleased.
=HT=E5Destroyer
yeah mine went same way.lol
drupal
Same here, my teammates get just gold drops and I always have the grapes =)
A guildie dropped a Brute Sword r9 15^50 -_-
A guildie dropped a Brute Sword r9 15^50 -_-
lacasner
Well, I'm just saying, its extremely odd that yesterday all of my drops are gold, or like 80% of them, and today 80-90% purp. Or req.13 mesmer staves. I mean, I'm usually not like this because im rank 4 treasure hunter, and often I've had bad, terrible streaks, but this puzzles me.
Arabian_Night
If such an update existed, it might have been the new build that GW had me download at about 12:10 on friday night (EST). It went unnanounced on the GW website, and still there is no text up for it. It seems that anet realized how much the gold/purp rate was going to make for chest runners, and decided to nerf that too.
Shadow Signal
So far, the only bad thing about the locked chests for me is that A) I break every lockpick I use and B) that I got a monk and a warrior tome. Other than that, I've gotten all golds. Of course, I've only opened like 10...
Ravengar Silvertree
Some more stats:
Out of about 30 chests I've had 6 purples so far.
Out of about 30 chests I've had 6 purples so far.
Eldin
My purple to gold ratio is about 1:6 about now. No major complaints here.
My-way Ftw
Ive also noticed that after running 40ish locked chests, i started to get purples after around 30. Might Anet have slipped in some sort of 'Anti-chestrun code'?
Alien Bobster
It's true. I've been running alot at Port Sledge, first 100 chests was about 85 golds 15 purples and then i ran another 50, 37 purples
Elnai
Its called....................RANDOM. honestly, ever since i've started chest running, there's been "gold streaks" and "purple streaks". 73 purples consecutively was my best record so far. Sometimes it seems to suck but its possible for chests to have a 99% chance of being a gold drop and you getting 50 purples.
ArKaiN
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Originally Posted by Elnai
Its called....................RANDOM. honestly, ever since i've started chest running, there's been "gold streaks" and "purple streaks". 73 purples consecutively was my best record so far. Sometimes it seems to suck but its possible for chests to have a 99% chance of being a gold drop and you getting 50 purples.
Dont be crazy.
I find it I get all golds if I chest run while doing the hokey pokey.
Also If I do the chest runs while there's a full moon standing on a pool of pig's blood, I get all grapes, so like, don't do it.
I find it I get all golds if I chest run while doing the hokey pokey.
Also If I do the chest runs while there's a full moon standing on a pool of pig's blood, I get all grapes, so like, don't do it.
kumarshah
I stopped CR in hard mode since I can't use the W/A build for what its worth and the W/Mo build is well, just doesn't seem to work for me.
But in the few chests I did run - around 20-30 (lots of fying and retrying), all grapes. Wish I could run more.
But in the few chests I did run - around 20-30 (lots of fying and retrying), all grapes. Wish I could run more.
Arabian_Night
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I find it I get all golds if I chest run while doing the hokey pokey.
Also If I do the chest runs while there's a full moon standing on a pool of pig's blood, I get all grapes, so like, don't do it. As much as I'd like to think you are right to say that we're reading too much into this and its random, it would be just like anet to slip in some coding that makes the locked chests drop fewer golds over time. Because theyre all about "anti-grinding", which is why the new title requires you to grind through every area on the map.
Mister O
opened 20+ chests, mostly gold
however i manage to retain the lockpick most the time when i got purple
however i manage to retain the lockpick most the time when i got purple
Nekretaal
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Originally Posted by lacasner
Ok, I've opened about 50-70 lockpick chests today/yesterday, in various places. I just wanted to know if anyone noticed any strange things about drops. My first 40 or so chests were fine, gold to purple ratio was very high just like everyone elses. Then, out of my next 20 chests, i get 15 PURPLES . Anyone elses purple ratio gone back to the old crummy normal mode one, or I am just the king of bad luck?
There's code.
After you have been logged into guild wars for too much time, your drops and % chance to get usable items from chests go to crap. It's not related to chest-running, its related to being online for too long.
Fix this by quitting out of guild wars, and doing something else for a while.
After you have been logged into guild wars for too much time, your drops and % chance to get usable items from chests go to crap. It's not related to chest-running, its related to being online for too long.
Fix this by quitting out of guild wars, and doing something else for a while.
Marth Reynolds
i keep getting lousier drops from the Hard mode chests, first had a decent gold rate but still a lot of non max mods. on my first 10 tries i broke 3 lockpicks, after that 8 broke in a row 
Just tried today again, and even got 1 rare jade sword dropped from the Locked chest near the monk boss in Mount Qinkai.
My guildy laughted at me after seeing the stats -_- req 13 and no inherent mod, couldn't beworse really.
I'n the mean time i'l just wait with opening these chests again...
Just tried today again, and even got 1 rare jade sword dropped from the Locked chest near the monk boss in Mount Qinkai.
My guildy laughted at me after seeing the stats -_- req 13 and no inherent mod, couldn't beworse really.
I'n the mean time i'l just wait with opening these chests again...
lacasner
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Nekretaal
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Originally Posted by lacasner
I thought that Anet took the code out or somethign like that.
Anet took away the penalty for abusing instancing. That was not the only farm code affecting loot.
Seraphic Divinity
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Originally Posted by Nekretaal
Anet took away the penalty for abusing instancing. That was not the only farm code affecting loot.
Wow... I should no longer leave my GW on 24/7 O_o....... I only ever log out when it says there's a new build......... yeah, I guess I'm slow on the up-take, but IMO that sucks ^^
Kas
Yay, let the paranoia commence. Secret farm code ftl. Honestly, that's just nonsense right there and belongs into the same category as the myth that the amount of other players farming the same place in other instances affects your drops.
A Perfect Slayer
I've probably opened about 75 hard mode chests and i'd say its about 75% of the time golds. 1 outta 5 times i retain the lockpick. For me i get better drops too..req10 elemental sword was by far my best drop ever in gw!
Eldin
Naturally, as with most chests, the golds aren't always super-valuable auctionable items, though most, if not all, of the golds yielded by locked chests seem to bear perfect mods.
*kisses max hale staff head*
*kisses max hale staff head*
nekopowa
Oh my god! Is ANet hiding something from us? How could that be :O
You guys do realize that they don't HAVE to tell you about updates, it's their game and they can change whatever they like. We are all just lucky enough that they offer an ear and listen to what the players have to say as well. I'm quite happy about it, and you won't see many mmo companies that will actually go out and do that.
You guys do realize that they don't HAVE to tell you about updates, it's their game and they can change whatever they like. We are all just lucky enough that they offer an ear and listen to what the players have to say as well. I'm quite happy about it, and you won't see many mmo companies that will actually go out and do that.
Dronte
There is no anti-chestrun code... It's only luck or unluck. One time I was running kurzick chests, just logged on, and about 15 purples and 1 gold. After that I started getting tons of golds... Or my "anti-chestrun code" turned backwards? Dont think so. Dont be paranoid.
Wildi
it isn't bad luck when you do chest runs and get 30 purples in a row, it happens because of anti farm code
Div
Why do people keep having conspiracy theory about anti chest farm? It's called "the gold-purple ratio is random". Random doesn't mean that for every 10 chests opened, you get 6 golds. Random means that if in the long run you get 40% golds, your first 30 chests may yield 20 golds, but your next 20 may all be purple. I've had cases where I start a run and get 8 out of 10 purples, then continue to get 6 golds in a row. Learn to deal with the randomness of chest opening.
Dronte
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Originally Posted by Wildi
it isn't bad luck when you do chest runs and get 30 purples in a row, it happens because of anti farm code
It is... Trust me, I'm lvl 4 treasure hunter, and as I said, it happened with me to get tons of purples, and AFTER THAT nearly only golds.
Correct Jeans
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Originally Posted by A Perfect Slayer
I've probably opened about 75 hard mode chests and i'd say its about 75% of the time golds. 1 outta 5 times i retain the lockpick. For me i get better drops too..req10 elemental sword was by far my best drop ever in gw!
Where were u when u got that drop?
Where were u when u got that drop?
meat shield
big chance he runs in nightfall jahei
3 mins
3-4 chests
got over 200k in 30 lockpicks
3 mins
3-4 chests
got over 200k in 30 lockpicks
Yawgmoth
There has to be some drop-quality-reducing code connected to those chests as the more i run them the higher purple percentage i receive. At the beginning it was like 1purp:5golds but now its almost 50/50. I've heard many people report this so it can't be just random.
Dark Tykane
Well they said that the chances had to do with your Lucky and Treasure Hunter titles didn't they?
I just skimmed it because I don't play that much any more but I remember it saying that...if it does then I would just stick to what they said and get up the titles before saying anything about declining ratios...
I just skimmed it because I don't play that much any more but I remember it saying that...if it does then I would just stick to what they said and get up the titles before saying anything about declining ratios...