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Day Trooper

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guild With No [NAM???]

E/Mo

19 Dec 2007 at 15:00 - 1

I've recently come across the concept of chest-running low-end chests in normal mode to achieve Lucky title points. While the idea sounds simple, I've gone out a few times and noticed there's not too many chests that spawn (I tried n00b island in Factions and some of the Old Ascalon zones).

So, chest-running lucky points like this would take an extreeeeeemely long time!

Has anyone attempted getting lucky points by chest-running? If so, where is the best place to find chests? Or - do I need to try an area like the Northern Shiverpeaks: where I have a slightly higher chance to break my lockpick, but there might be more chests per zone?

Many thanks for the insight!

intarwebs

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

Rt/A

19 Dec 2007 at 15:12 - 2

It takes a while.

puffzilla

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

The Black Hand Gang [BHG]

W/

19 Dec 2007 at 15:18 - 3

Secret Lair of the Snowmen FTW. 5-6 chests per run 10 minutes run about.

I haven't been able to find a low end place to farm the chests so been sticking with the snowman cave.

Sakura Az

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

The frozen north

Ambassadors Of Enlightenment [Sage]

A/

19 Dec 2007 at 15:47 - 4

plains of jarin is pretty easy to do the lucky point chest runs in.. its big open and flat.

Tarkin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

W/N

19 Dec 2007 at 15:50 - 5

I think about it sometime ago, try it but is very very very boring...

Longasc

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

19 Dec 2007 at 15:56 - 6

Even if you get 1 chest per minute, which is a very good average, let us assume 50 chests per 1 hour.

2.500.000 / 250 = 10.000 retained Lockpicks.

Let us assume you retain the pick on every chest, and each chest take 60 seconds/1 minute: 10.000 minutes = 166,67 hours.
And this is a fairly optimistic estimation (1 chest/minute, all keys retained).

I did the math for KOABD title track, I need 4 activity titles, and after that I came to conclusion that I would need almost a year (333 days) for treasure hunter, if I run 30 minutes a day. Then I decided to call it a day, the "activity" titles are time-eating grind exercises.

Tarkin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

W/N

19 Dec 2007 at 16:00 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longasc

Even if you get 1 chest per minute, which is a very good average, let us assume 50 chests per 1 hour.

2.500.000 / 250 = 10.000 retained Lockpicks.

Let us assume you retain the pick on every chest, and each chest take 60 seconds/1 minute: 10.000 minutes = 166,67 hours.
And this is a fairly optimistic estimation (1 chest/minute, all keys retained).

I did the math for KOABD title track, I need 4 activity titles, and after that I came to conclusion that I would need almost a year (333 days) for treasure hunter, if I run 30 minutes a day. Then I decided to call it a day, the "activity" titles are time-eating grind exercises.

sure...
i want only r3 for me... above r3 is a waste of life time...

Croco Clouds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Montreal, QC, Canada

Divine Illumination [LaZy]

E/A

19 Dec 2007 at 16:11 - 8

Try CoF run, there is tons of it.

Day Trooper

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guild With No [NAM???]

E/Mo

19 Dec 2007 at 18:09 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Croco Clouds

Try CoF run, there is tons of it.

What does 'CoF' stand for?

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

19 Dec 2007 at 18:17 - 10

Cathedral of Flames?.. thats not low end.

he means the 50g chests. like a 90% chance to retain them..

ive done plains or jarin in the past, 2 chest a run.. takes a while though

VanDamselx

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Buffalo, NY

[TTBH]

19 Dec 2007 at 22:35 - 11

The last event left me around 300,000 points (maybe slightly more) and since then, I've been doing chest farming. I now have slightly above 334,000, so I've retained 136 lockpicks. Unlucky on the other hand, I ended around 21,000 and now I have 31,560. So that means I've broken around 424 lockpicks.

I have tier 4 Treasure Hunter and tier 3 Lucky.

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

19 Dec 2007 at 22:44 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longasc

Even if you get 1 chest per minute, which is a very good average, let us assume 50 chests per 1 hour.

2.500.000 / 250 = 10.000 retained Lockpicks.

Let us assume you retain the pick on every chest, and each chest take 60 seconds/1 minute: 10.000 minutes = 166,67 hours.
And this is a fairly optimistic estimation (1 chest/minute, all keys retained).

I did the math for KOABD title track, I need 4 activity titles, and after that I came to conclusion that I would need almost a year (333 days) for treasure hunter, if I run 30 minutes a day. Then I decided to call it a day, the "activity" titles are time-eating grind exercises.

Note that that's exactly the same amount of time as the drunkard title. Meaning, it's not outside the realm of possibility, if you really, REALLY want to dedicate yourself.

If not, you can get to r5 of the KoaBD track without such grind titles, so I don't see the problem.

super strokey

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Soviet Canuckistan

N/

19 Dec 2007 at 22:46 - 13

I think lucky points are just a waste of time when it comes to things like lockpicks. wait for a boardwalk event. Its the only real way to get any sizable amount of points. Afk for a whole weekend getting points but you dont get any items so that sucks but such is life.

Day Trooper

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guild With No [NAM???]

E/Mo

19 Dec 2007 at 23:11 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by super strokey

I think lucky points are just a waste of time when it comes to things like lockpicks. wait for a boardwalk event. Its the only real way to get any sizable amount of points. Afk for a whole weekend getting points but you dont get any items so that sucks but such is life.

I really wish the Boardwalk would be open for more than just twice a year. As it is now, even doing both weekends for the entire duration - you will still be light-years away from maxing out the title. And running thousands of chests seems just plain ridiculous - but 'such is life' I guess.

GG Anet!

Moral55

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

SNOW

E/Me

20 Dec 2007 at 00:02 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyy High

Note that that's exactly the same amount of time as the drunkard title. Meaning, it's not outside the realm of possibility, if you really, REALLY want to dedicate yourself.

If not, you can get to r5 of the KoaBD track without such grind titles, so I don't see the problem.

Yes but with Drunkard you can Trade/Vanquish/work on other titles at the same time, with this one you can't do anything really but work on lucky/unlucky titles.

Harrier's haste

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

ViLE

R/P

20 Dec 2007 at 03:27 - 16

but it actually affects you when you're opening chests/salvaging loots, Dunkard title is total pointlessness imo, except a money hole for you to sink you gold pieces in.

Teh [prefession]-zorz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

wisconsin

Spiders Lair Kurz [SpL]

W/A

20 Dec 2007 at 04:44 - 17

Witman folly anyone?

-Loki-

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

20 Dec 2007 at 08:15 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tarkin

sure...
i want only r3 for me... above r3 is a waste of life time...

So is getting R3.

BoredJoe

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

20 Dec 2007 at 09:22 - 19

Ascalon foothills always has at least one chest

bastard

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

20 Dec 2007 at 10:46 - 20

im almost grandmaster treasure hunter, ~9650 chests opened. and i have ~780k lucky points and ~120k unlucky. its sooooo booooring now, yes, but i making 4 titles in same time (also wisdom, now its r6, ~6400).

Vaal 84

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

UK

R/

20 Dec 2007 at 11:20 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by bastard

im almost grandmaster treasure hunter, ~9650 chests opened. and i have ~780k lucky points and ~120k unlucky. its sooooo booooring now, yes, but i making 4 titles in same time (also wisdom, now its r6, ~6400).

how on earth do you fund that?

bastard

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

20 Dec 2007 at 11:50 - 22

chestrunning in HM + farming + trading = enough money^^

VanDamselx

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Buffalo, NY

[TTBH]

20 Dec 2007 at 16:57 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by bastard

im almost grandmaster treasure hunter, ~9650 chests opened. and i have ~780k lucky points and ~120k unlucky. its sooooo booooring now, yes, but i making 4 titles in same time (also wisdom, now its r6, ~6400).

Congrats! Some day I will make it up there!