Question about chests, keys, and lockpicks
Vinraith
I've been playing for a long time, but have generally ignored the chest/key dynamic entirely. It seemed that whenever I bothered to buy a key, I invariably got an item of less value than the key I used to acquire it. I'm curious, though, now that I have access to hardmode and such, whether there are good places and times to acquire and use keys or lockpicks from a profitability standpoint. I'm not talking about titles, here. Are there places where it makes sense to buy keys or lockpicks in the interests of making a profit?
MithranArkanere
Once you max Wisdom and Lucky, you will actually earn money by opening chests, since you will likely never lose lockpicks.
You can see the articles about the lucky title in the wikies.
You can see the articles about the lucky title in the wikies.
Malice Black
Opening chests is a gold sink, nothing more. Yes, some people do get lucky, however most the time the item that drops is shit.
Vinraith
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Opening chests is a gold sink, nothing more. Yes, some people do get lucky, however most the time the item that drops is shit.
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Has anyone ever done an analysis of where the best investment/output ratios are in the game? I have always relied on the geekiness of strangers.
Shyft the Pyro
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Originally Posted by Vinraith
So it's like real life gambling, basically? That is, occasional short term net gains but inevitable long term net losses?
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Originally Posted by Vinraith
Has anyone ever done an analysis of where the best investment/output ratios are in the game? I have always relied on the geekiness of strangers.
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Malice Black
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Originally Posted by Vinraith
So it's like real life gambling, basically? That is, occasional short term net gains but inevitable long term net losses?
Has anyone ever done an analysis of where the best investment/output ratios are in the game? I have always relied on the geekiness of strangers. |
This was a while ago now though, before HM etc that char has long been deleted.
Vinraith
OK, I think I have a clear picture. Lockpick chests can be made profitable, but only after maxing titles that require a massive loss to get there. Everything else is a net loss, though it IS of course possible to win the lottery.
Thanks everyone!
Thanks everyone!
Sparks Dawnbringer
Lockpicks can be bought from other players cheaper than the merchants. you need to find someone in Factions whose guild owns a city and they will usually sell picks for 1250g each.
Avarre
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Yes, I opened around 3k chests on my warrior, made a massive loss. For every 50 or so chests I got one item that was worth selling, and generally that item was ~10k.
This was a while ago now though, before HM etc that char has long been deleted. |