Can we farm Lockpicks?

Sujoy

Sujoy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

In Livia's Cleavage (.)ME(.)

The Early Monk Heals The Worm [EMHW]

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I'm wondering if Lockpicks can be farmed at a particular location, or they are completely random drops in HM zones... I rather spend time farming lockpicks then buying them

Anybody know if we can farm lockpicks?

makosi

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

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They are random drops from everything in HM. Much like event items, you should farm quantity instead of quality if you want lockpicks. This makes the Raptor farm (outside Rata Sum) ideal.

Antithesis

Antithesis

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

BrisneyLand

Sphincter Says [What]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by makosi
They are random drops from everything in HM. Much like event items, you should farm quantity instead of quality if you want lockpicks. This makes the Raptor farm (outside Rata Sum) ideal. Agreed. Lockpicks also drop in NM in GW:EN....or was that just the triple drop weekend?!? I picked up dozens farming the nestlings in NM.

fujin

fujin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Hong Kong, all the way in Asia :O

Officer of United Jedi [UJ]

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I picked up quite a lot from the Snow Wurms outside Boreal Station. Maybe it's just my luck, but I managed to get more Lockpick drops than Locked Chest spawns.

Abonai Laguna

Abonai Laguna

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Isle of the Dead [CoC] GH

Company Of Corpses [CoC]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by fujin
I picked up quite a lot from the Snow Wurms outside Boreal Station. Maybe it's just my luck, but I managed to get more Lockpick drops than Locked Chest spawns. Wo wait waht? Snow Wurms farming???
Can this be done with an ele?

UnKn0wN415

UnKn0wN415

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

Bay Area

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Abonai Laguna
Wo wait waht? Snow Wurms farming???
Can this be done with an ele? any class/any build can farm them? they only attack when you get to close...

triple drop weekend was great, manage to get alot...

laxin213

laxin213

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

USA EST (GMT-5)

***Looking for a guild***

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The best Pick farm I've done is getting in on Cathedral of Flames HM 600/Smite runs. You pay tips-3k for the run and get a ton of extra stuff like golds, possible greens and plenty of glue as drops....

I see the lockpicks coming from Hidden Treasures, and I usually hit 1-3 Lockpicks if the runner does ALL the L2, L3 Hiddens. I've seen Rubies drop from hiddens, and gotten a couple, and have also see, but no screenie, a Ruby Dijin Polymock piece from the end chest. Its a decent farm, takes about an hour for the run, but u can be away for a minute here, minute there no big deal, work a drunkard title, as well as farm dwarven Rep pts

Abonai Laguna

Abonai Laguna

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Isle of the Dead [CoC] GH

Company Of Corpses [CoC]

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Lol, after reading this thread i found 7 lockpicks by farming destroyers

The.D0pefish

The.D0pefish

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

Germany

Matchup Close [yPrn]

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lockpicks have the same %-chance from every hm mob.
So try to kill as many enemys in the least amount of time.
Mo/D Hydra farming outside augury is a good choice...

Fangclaw

Fangclaw

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

Maguuma Jungle / Tarnished Coast

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You dont only get Lockpicks from HM Areas, I've seen a lot of them drop in the Charr Homelands. Ithink they do drop in all the high-end arenas...

Prophecies: Crystal desert and so on

Factions: Kaineng City and so on

Nightfall: idk dont have it...

GW:EN: Everywhere

thats about it, but you can also add special areas, like dungeons for example; or the realm of the gods...

The.D0pefish

The.D0pefish

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

Germany

Matchup Close [yPrn]

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well they do drop in nm gwen, because gwen has the hard mode chests

MrSlayer

MrSlayer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

United Kingdom

Quit Whining And [PLAY]

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I was doing the quest to get to GWEN on my ele through Kamadan. A level 7 Corsair in the cave dropped me one.

I guess you could farm these guys...oO

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

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I have a super secret build I run to farm lockpicks. I think people are starting to figure it out, so I might as well let it loose so I can take all the credit.

1. Make a lot of money relatively quickly, using your regular farming spot of choice.
2. Go to Kamadan or LA and look for the people selling picks for 1.25k
3. Buy them and repeat.

Silly Warrior

Silly Warrior

Hold it!

Join Date: Jul 2006

In your local courthouse.

The Arctic Marauders [TAM] (elite PvE, PM)

There is no specific place to farm lockpicks. They drop randomly from Hard mode areas.

Quantity over quality usually gets the best results if your farming for lockpicks.

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