were should i use lockpicks

chris1234565

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

London, UK

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hi simple questtion were should i use
fow or hard mode

reverse_oreo

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Scars Meadows [SmS] Officer (not recruiting)

well that depends on the weapons you are trying to get. If you want a chance to get an inscriptable crystalline or chaos axe, go to fow.

TheRaven

TheRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Virginia

Spirit of Elisha

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your question is too vague. You can use lockpicks everywhere. The optimal place depends on your goals. Do you want to max your treasure hunter title? Your lucky title? Are you trying to make money or find a specific weapon?

Lucky - use them on nm low end chests
treasure hunter - use them on nm chests that meet the minimum requirement.

Steboy93

Steboy93

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Feb 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] | Ex-Officer [TAM]

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Nowhere, chest loot is shit.

Turtle222

Turtle222

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

:D:D

D/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Steboy93
Nowhere, chest loot is shit.
damn i wish i had that screenshot of when i got 3 elite tomes from 2 chest runs..

Dev121

Dev121

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Turtle222
damn i wish i had that screenshot of when i got 3 elite tomes from 2 chest runs..
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YOU did, chests suck now, HM ones dont compare to the old ones before the intro of that.

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

It seems to be true that the loot from chests is not as good as it once was, but that just makes the good stuff that more valuable.

kvndoom

kvndoom

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Communistwealth of Virginia

Uninstalled

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by chris1234565
were should i use lockpicks
In Kamadan, Kaineng, or Lion's Arch, in the Trade Channel. Only place you're guaranteed to get anything worthwhile. I've farmed over 60 of the things over the past few months, and I've used exactly one. Got a f*****g purple, never used one again. They're an easy sell, though.

nechronius

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Southern Cali

Herald of the Storm

W/R

I got an elite necro tome drop from a random enemy during a HM murakai run. The chests, on the other hand, were garbage.

The worst offender of all was the reward chest. It kept dropping Req 13 items. At least I did get a couple of Onyx gems from it and a Murakai's Maul dropped from it once, but the golds were 3/4 a Req 13 item. Shameful.

Dante the Warlord

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/R

Well the end game FoW chest was amazing ive heard ;-)

Winston

Winston

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

Melbourne, Australia

You don't need a key for that

RPGmaniac

RPGmaniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

I think over the past few months I've gotten maybe 1 gold from a chest. And even then that gold was crap. I think part of it is I'm a cursed soul, but part of it is chest drops aren't as good now as they once were.

trinwroth

trinwroth

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

United Kingdom

Dark Tower Eagle Hawks

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On the topic of the end of FoW chest, my guild did a FoW clear out about a week ago, you dont need a key, and the drops seem to be alot better than any other chests ive ever opened - maybe its just luck, but it seems reward chests - despite dropping the occasional req13 offer alot betting drops than locked chests.

UnKn0wN415

UnKn0wN415

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

Bay Area

Looking 4 PvP Guild!

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First time I opened a chest in HM I got a elite tome (dont remember) but ever since then nothing but purple and a few golds...

Zeek Aran

Zeek Aran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Earth, sadly

BORK

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Use them anywhere you like in HM or FoW. HM has a chance for elite tomes. Contrary to what these people say, yesterday I used six lockpicks in HM and got six golds and two purples. Two retains of course.

sunnyshine

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2007

Our Clique [CLIQ]

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Even though I know the loot is likely to be rubbish I still like to open chests...it's the not knowing what is inside that gets me! I do break more than i retain though, and mostly get purples. Selling anything decent is a nightmare, more sellers than buyers at the moment!

payne

payne

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2007

england (currently located on the south coast)

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maybe just me but during HM runs (vanquishes ^^) I normally only get golds / elite tomes very very rarely purples maybe 1/15? plus every now and then get something like 15^50 20/20 +30 bow or something...happens quite often I found in Kourna in Arkjok Ward I believe it was got a "perfect" bow ^^

but seriously I get around 12/15 golds from chests...1 purple 2 elites....thats the norm for me!