Lucky point chest running farm locations?

MercenaryKnight

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

P/

Just curious, in preparation of the upcoming triple lockpick and double lucky points. Where does everyone intend to go running their chests. Outside ascalon, or shing jea islands perhaps? Maybe even starter area near kamadan?

Just wondering where most people (if any have experience) have any places specifically where a couple chests will show up.

Maybe kill the grawls outside ruins of surmia to stack up on grawl necklaces while getting lockpicks and maybe the occasional chest?

Syco Masato

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

New Jersey

D/

You could probably get a few lockpicks from raptor farming, and a locked chest often spawns in the cave.

MrGuildBoi

MrGuildBoi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

A/

Maybe people will form FoW Chest running groups.

MercenaryKnight

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

P/

Mainly meant locations to go to farm for the lucky points (by using lockpicks on low chests during the double weekend). I will most likely spend some time also farming raptors or hm vaettirs for some extra lockpicks and such.

Pleikki

Pleikki

WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!

Join Date: Nov 2006

???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]

meh Lucky point running is lame, last triple lock & double lucky/unlucky i just bought 250locks and runner every of em in hardmode, still got loads lucky pts..

_Nihilist_

_Nihilist_

Will Bull's Strike for $!

Join Date: Apr 2006

Isle of the Dead

Kilroy Stoneskin's Punchout Extravaganza! aka Fronis Irontoe's Lair in NM

less than 2 minutes to zone in, run to the single Locked Chest that always spawns in one of the rooms, map out, rinse, recycle, and repeat.

Freestyle Sijiam

Freestyle Sijiam

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

MOD

W/E

Norther Station, one minute outside -> 85% chance of gettin a chest.
-Drops no Foliants ect

MacReborn1

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

Desolation Lords [DL]

R/

I am running in Melandru's Hope HM and in Domain of pain HM. Allready ran 1800 chests( have 5200). I know some other places, but i like skin what drop there.2 to 5 chests in about 5 min if you know the run.


Here is some more places where you can run:
Gyala Hatchery
Mount Qinkai
Witman's Folly
The Mirror of Lyss

In my opinion Witman's Folly is the fastest, but skins are crapy.

First 20 runs is never easy, so you need a bit pratice to get 1 chest in max 2 min.

This incomming weekend is just what i need. 500 lockpicks gona be waste.

BuD

BuD

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Nunya

E/Mo

Ive been running out of Boreal Station. There is almost always a chest by the wurms. If theres a chest early its about a 45 second run. Sometimes theres 2, which can be done in just a tad over a minute. If theres no chest by the wurms, I run to the next shrine & check that area with the mountain pinesouls.

I try to run 100 chests a day, takes about an hour and a half. Out of those, theres usually only 3 or 4 runs that spawn no chests at all.

Elusive of SoLD

Elusive of SoLD

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

England

SoLD

Mo/Me

I'm 1100 chests from maxing TH. The best run is Fronis due to the guarantee there'll always be a chest in a quick space of time. No real build needed as you get a 50% boost after about 20 secs

Mirror of Lyss, Naphui, Port Ledge, FoW, Snowman Lair are all ok and you get a lot of chests -but none are as quick and consistent as Fronis.

For Low end chests I would do anywhere other than Ascalon. Either Factions or NF starter islands and just bring any running + hex/cond removal. Most enemies there tend not to attack, but old ascalon/proph area they do

royal mercenary

royal mercenary

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

Me/Rt

If you really gonna take time to CR lucky points, go old ascalon with 3-4 man party and all run a different way, for fast chest finding

ZeAliX

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

Norway

A/

If you want farm lucky points, go to ascalon foothills (fastest I have found so far). Since the recently buff of of UA I bring a monk hero. So the run is done very fast.. there's always one chest in the area and you will fast notice all the spawns.. and when you get the chest you just die and get ressed by UA and zone. Goes from less than 1 minute to max 2 mins depends on spawn and amount of enemies you got around you to kill you.

XkristoferX

XkristoferX

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

Nashville, TN

Order of the Crimson Phoenix

Mo/

how many locked chests are usually in Fronis? and i take it because it's in GWEN that you can do it in NM and get a better % to retain.

Covah

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ontario, Canada

Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ]

Me/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by XkristoferX
how many locked chests are usually in Fronis? and i take it because it's in GWEN that you can do it in NM and get a better % to retain. One and always one.

cataphract

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lycan X
Ive been running out of Boreal Station. There is almost always a chest by the wurms. If theres a chest early its about a 45 second run. Sometimes theres 2, which can be done in just a tad over a minute. If theres no chest by the wurms, I run to the next shrine & check that area with the mountain pinesouls.

I try to run 100 chests a day, takes about an hour and a half. Out of those, theres usually only 3 or 4 runs that spawn no chests at all. I've been running out of Boreal Station for the last four months (maxed treasure hunter a week ago) and my record was 50 chests in one hour. And that was without "0 spawned chests" runs. Most of the time it was 40-45 chests. So, 100 chests would take about 2 and a half hours to run.

MercenaryKnight

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

P/

Just been running around kamadan noob island since I had no luck with shing jea island. Yeah I would go run real chests if I was after my treasure hunter title but I am not. Plus if I ever do decide to do treasure hunter I would rather do it with a higher lucky title so the chance to retain is better.

Seeing as how I have ran like 10 or so small easy chests and retained every time.

So I could save a lot of lockpicks by just running noob chests now. But I can't seem to find any good locations on where to find 1-2 in under like 40 seconds to a minute and a half.

Rehnahvah Gahro

Rehnahvah Gahro

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Underground

Rt/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by cataphract
I've been running out of Boreal Station for the last four months (maxed treasure hunter a week ago) and my record was 50 chests in one hour. And that was without "0 spawned chests" runs. Most of the time it was 40-45 chests. So, 100 chests would take about 2 and a half hours to run. Same for me. 40-50 chest per hour. I think 1 1/2 is not possible.

Cain Swift

Cain Swift

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2007

Wolves of Solitude

A/

I need to find a good place to find low lvl chests too but every suggestion I have been given points me to Old Ascalon... that place is horrible, I tried once and turned tail and ran for greener hills. So I tried Shing Jea as well and it was just as bad if not worse. I will have to try Kamadan after I max my Treasure Hunter, but will it just be easier to keep running through Cof with a 70% retention rate or waste time trying to find a good low lvl chest running spot to max out lucky....

cellardweller

cellardweller

Likes naked dance offs

Join Date: Aug 2005

The Older Gamers [TOG]

Diessa Lowlands is the bees knees for lucky running. run from one exit to the other and you should get ~40/hr

balordoman

balordoman

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2007

Italy Berghem

Amici della Gnocca [GnoC]

Shing Jea is a good location for lucky point or istani chest...

_Nihilist_

_Nihilist_

Will Bull's Strike for $!

Join Date: Apr 2006

Isle of the Dead

Again, Fronis Irontoe's Lair.

One Locked Chest *always* spawns.

Normal Mode for higher retention rate, means more Lucky Points, less Picks breaking.

Just pulled a req 10 max inscribable Fellblade from a Locked Chest there. My Monk has a new caster sword!

Also, if you don't mind actually fighting to get to the Locked Chest, or all the way through the Dungeon, I've noticed that it's not unusual to get between 1 - 4 blue armor drops from the mobs. In one run I got a minor E.Storage, Bloodstained insignia, and a minor Strength from drops, as well as the Locked Chest drop. If you kill Fronis it's either a Dwarven or an Aged Dwarven Ale that drops from his chest, too.

MercenaryKnight

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

P/

Fronis would be more for treasure hunter title seekers. The point of lucky would be to get the maximum amount of lucky points for one lockpick as possible. Thus, noob islands like shing jea or around kamadan seems to be the best.

I was just curious if anyone had any area where a chest or 2 usually spawns on those islands, since it can take me like 1-2 minutes and not even manage to find a chest.

exploiter

exploiter

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

ign Punk Isnt Dead

R/

I run chests in Ascalon Foothills. 1 chest/2 minutes, if you are lucky even 1 minute run

gw_poster

gw_poster

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

so cal

R/

eotn: right outside boreal station - wurms don't attack unless standing right next to them, even then you have plenty of time to open chest/pick up item....1-2 chests guaranteed and if u have any running skill in your bar u can get to the chest within 30-45 sec...

Cain Swift

Cain Swift

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2007

Wolves of Solitude

A/

Can anyone post any images on where they find the low level chests? I tried a bit more with running in Old Ascalon and it's getting boring... I think it would be helpful for images on where the chests usually spawn in so people can compare.

trdsn89

trdsn89

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

DoA

Scions Of Carver[SCAR]

E/

The fastest place to run chests is the secret layer of the snowmen. 2 to 5 chests in 2 mins. I did it with perma ele