When i first found out that there was going to be a weekend where there would be a 3x chance of getting a lockpick dropped, i was pretty excited. When the weekend started i grabbed a farming character and started in on a solo farm expecting a good haul of picks that i would be able to use for my Lucky, Unlucky, Treasure Hunter and Wisdom titles.
This weekend is the second time I've participated and so far i'm very disappointed in the drop rate. after solo farming and vanquishing for approximately 10 hours (a conservative estimate), i have 1 lockpick to show for it.
i cant even say i am the only one with luck like this, others in my alliance are reporting similar results. if the drop rate on a lockpick is 0.5% and triple is 1.5% then at least a few should drop on any given vanquish. sadly, i would put the drop rate closer to 0.1-0.2% and with numbers like that, triple, double, quadruple or any other multiple short of 10 makes it very hard to get excited about this weekend.
guess i'm wondering if others are seeing the same issue or if i am just bad luck for all my friends and alliance-mates.
Lockpick Special Weekend not quite so Special?
Tenkrad
Elmindreda Farshaw
i've gotten about 10-15 pics this weekend. a guild dungeon run of kathandrax had about 8 or 9 drop. I've gotten more lockpics this weekend than in the past 6 months.
LoneManWolf
wow tough luck there
so far i only played about 6 hours on this and i have gotten 12 picks
and basically have been doing h/h stuff no solo farming at all
so far i only played about 6 hours on this and i have gotten 12 picks
and basically have been doing h/h stuff no solo farming at all
MisterB
I had 3 Obsidian keys drop in a solo FoW beach/spider run. I'm getting a key almost every run. I'm after Shards though, so I'm just opening the chests for free basically. The lag is quite bad.
Lockpicks have a low drop rate, even tripled. The doubled Lucky/Unlucky points are a better goal if you are at all interested in those titles.
Lockpicks have a low drop rate, even tripled. The doubled Lucky/Unlucky points are a better goal if you are at all interested in those titles.
cosyfiep
Friday was a total loss...no pick drops at all...Saturday was much better (for some reason I find that if I have a lockpick in my inventory I have a better chance of getting one to drop...very strange)...got about 4 today. Sunday tba
Argentino
Can't say I noticed anything better then normally... so far 1 lockpick which is less then i would normally get. No normal keys dropped for me.
As for the double points ... strangely i broke every single lockpick wherever I used it, being about 100 lockpicks this weekend. NO retain whatsoever.
Weird isn't it?
As for the double points ... strangely i broke every single lockpick wherever I used it, being about 100 lockpicks this weekend. NO retain whatsoever.
Weird isn't it?
Raven Wing
In earlier lockpick events i havent been able to notice any extra lockpicks. This time I did 8 raptor runs and got 8 lockpicks. I guess its quite random.
Coast
u just expect too much from it
silavor
3x a number close to 0 still equals a number close to 0. It's the same with the green drops from bosses. Going out of your way to try and farm them on bonus weekends doesn't seem to really be worth it; however, if you are farming these things on a regular basis anyway, then the increase does become slightly noticeable.
careyt
I've done a good bit(15 hours or so) of solo hm farming and haven't gotten a single LP drop. I did 2 hours of nm jaya bluffs feather farming and got around 28 shing jea keys. bleah. don't get it at all.
Horace Slughorn
Lol if you need to "farm" lockpicks to work on your treasure hunter title, you're never gonna be able to afford/finish that 
If you were really interested in your lucky/unlucky title, you would have stocked up on picks (bought from a player for 1250g or if lucky, from the discount merchant at 1200g) and been running chests all weekend...
If you were really interested in your lucky/unlucky title, you would have stocked up on picks (bought from a player for 1250g or if lucky, from the discount merchant at 1200g) and been running chests all weekend...
Xsiriss
Yeh well it's still luck,and lockpicks are just that,pure luck...
Zebideedee
15 vanq's & 2 hm zquests later, all I got were 4 lockpicks, I get more than that when so called event is not on, can't wait for it to be over tbh, the drops in general have royally sucked 
Ps. They didn't mention that the break rate of picks was also going to be triple this weekend, retention rate is pathetic, roll on Monday
Ps. They didn't mention that the break rate of picks was also going to be triple this weekend, retention rate is pathetic, roll on Monday
EPO Bot
Been opening some luxon chest hoping for a perfect DF jade staff. But i got a perfect longbow instead wich is also nice.
Xanthe Dashka
Got 3 lockpicks in the Shards of Orr dungeon yesterday.
I also had a 6x retain in a row in HM. My lucky weekend!
I also had a 6x retain in a row in HM. My lucky weekend!
Hells Fury
This weekend is not about lockpicks farm at all. Just runing chests for lucky/unlucky until your head starts to hurt...then you take aspirin and run some more.
ogre_jd
Perhaps people having no luck with finding lockpicks haven't been doing it in hard mode in EotN dungeons & explorables? Even without the event I'd find plenty that way, but rarely in normal EotN areas, and can't recall ever finding any at all in P/F/NF areas in either mode...
Mio☆
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Originally Posted by Coast
u just expect too much from it
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You need more luck *steals someone's luck* Good luck 
lewis91
I've got crap all, but thinking about it, if the drop rate is 0.0001 then 3 x that still isn't good
Arduin
It's all about the luck. Same as on 3x Unique Weapons drop weekends, 3x Dye drop, 3x whatever.
MagmaRed
My Monk, Necro, Mesmer, Paragon, Assassin, and Ritualist all had armor to infuse, so I used the zmission to do that last night. Of those 6 times doing the mission, I used 3 heroes and 4 henchmen each time. I got 5 picks to drop for me. Since I hade h+h, I don't think the number was too low at all.
Thing is, you are dealing with statistics. To have numbers that will make sense, you need to kill hundreds of thousands of monsters before you can see if you are getting bad drops. May even need to be in the millions. Looks can be deceiving, but I don't see a problem with the drop rates.
Thing is, you are dealing with statistics. To have numbers that will make sense, you need to kill hundreds of thousands of monsters before you can see if you are getting bad drops. May even need to be in the millions. Looks can be deceiving, but I don't see a problem with the drop rates.
Shayne Hawke
We need a sticky at the top of Riverside saying, "Stop crying about drops, it's all luck," so that people stop creating threads like these on X weekend when Y has a higher drop rate.
gremlin
We do not need a sticky about this sort of moan we need people to ignore the moan.
1 moan and 20 replies saying stop moaning well in my book its the replies that are the annoying part keeping the thread current.
First anet should just say what the heck the drop rate odds are it wouldn't be the end of the world the economy or the game itself if we knew this.
That should help reduce any moans so come on just tell us the odds then when you say its a 3x drop rate weekend we can get out a calculator and work it all out then decide whether to bother.
1 moan and 20 replies saying stop moaning well in my book its the replies that are the annoying part keeping the thread current.
First anet should just say what the heck the drop rate odds are it wouldn't be the end of the world the economy or the game itself if we knew this.
That should help reduce any moans so come on just tell us the odds then when you say its a 3x drop rate weekend we can get out a calculator and work it all out then decide whether to bother.
Sword Hammer Axe
Tough luck you got mate. I got 4 lockpicks in a single LB farming run.
Not to mention the about 20 other picks I got just casually playing lol.
Ty a-net. May the force be with you ^^
Not to mention the about 20 other picks I got just casually playing lol.
Ty a-net. May the force be with you ^^
Kook~NBK~
At least A-Net has learned something from history: A triple lockpick drop weekend all by itself is pretty lame.
It's awefully nice of them to combine it with a double lucky/unlucky points for using chests! (If I were to max the Lucky title this weekend, I'd need to retain about 1,700 lockpicks.
- I won't even get 100 - hehe!)
It's awefully nice of them to combine it with a double lucky/unlucky points for using chests! (If I were to max the Lucky title this weekend, I'd need to retain about 1,700 lockpicks.
- I won't even get 100 - hehe!)
Quaker
I'm really pissed that I only got 2 lockpicks this weekend. I did Iron Mines of Moladune for the Z-mission and CoF.
(That's it. That's all I did. )
But seriously folks, the drop rate on lockpicks is pretty low to begin with. 3 X nothing = nothing
(That's it. That's all I did.
But seriously folks, the drop rate on lockpicks is pretty low to begin with. 3 X nothing = nothing
Qing Guang
Weekend's not over yet, people. Also, as has been said, it's all luck. I played for several hours Friday afternoon, and I completely forgot that it was lockpick weekend until I suddenly got 3 picks in a span of about 10 minutes of normal play. No more drops for the rest of the day, though.
Tenkrad
luck has alot to do with it, i agree but lets not mistake this for a gripe thread, its not.
as i said in my first post (and others have repeated) 3x the chance of 0% is still 0% and thats my issue. a lockpick weekend isnt special at all. Luck weekend, ok, i get it, but there is no draw for a lockpick special because there isnt really anything special about it. since its all luck, those getting lockpicks this weekend are lucky and could have nothing to do with the weekend. i think that the lockpick special should be taken out of the weekend rotation and leave it as a luck/unlucky.
**my wife just brought up an interesting suggestion that maybe the drops are related to Lucky/Unlucky titles of your account. oddly this would fit for me as i have a full level higher of Unlucky than Lucky. 99% untrue but kinda interesting.
also, if its about running chests for luck etc, why not just make it a lockpick retention weekend where you gain 50% to retain your pick. that would make alot more sense.
as i said in my first post (and others have repeated) 3x the chance of 0% is still 0% and thats my issue. a lockpick weekend isnt special at all. Luck weekend, ok, i get it, but there is no draw for a lockpick special because there isnt really anything special about it. since its all luck, those getting lockpicks this weekend are lucky and could have nothing to do with the weekend. i think that the lockpick special should be taken out of the weekend rotation and leave it as a luck/unlucky.
**my wife just brought up an interesting suggestion that maybe the drops are related to Lucky/Unlucky titles of your account. oddly this would fit for me as i have a full level higher of Unlucky than Lucky. 99% untrue but kinda interesting.
also, if its about running chests for luck etc, why not just make it a lockpick retention weekend where you gain 50% to retain your pick. that would make alot more sense.
Cuilan
Not a single lockpick drop. I don't think much thought was put into this lackluster event.
AngelWJedi
on friday i did some cof runs and i got 4 picks. and havent gotten any picks or key drops since. ;/
kazjun
Unless its faction points, triple next to nothing is still near next to nothing. Don't expect a haul and you won't be disappointed. As is played most of the weekend vanqing cantha and doing zmissions, got 1 kurz key and 1 for the raisu palace explorable (think they call it a forbidden key or something).
Covah
People use this weekend for lucky/unlucky. They don't waste their time farming lockpicks.
Perkunas
Played over 20 hours this weekend. The only lockpick I got was Thursday afternoon, before the event. Got a Shiverpeak key outside Copperhammer. The only plus this weekend, 3 black dyes within 2 hours outside Eye of the North outpost.
Perfected Shadow
What you could've done was just buy picks and go join some chest runs (Are those even still done?) or uwsc. Either way /yawn.
Aussie Boy
I guess its the same for me I haven't noticed any more picks than normal
but the double points is helping luck/unluck and i see its still going on 30 min after the event said it would finish.
So I'm still chestrunning right now lol
but the double points is helping luck/unluck and i see its still going on 30 min after the event said it would finish.
So I'm still chestrunning right now lol
Shasgaliel
I did notice increase drop rate. I got much much more keys/picks than I was getting till the weekend. I think it is just a probability issue that some of us did not notice it (it is not 100% to get one so....).
Khazad Guard
I noticed the increased drop. I was so bored of chest running and drinking (weird Boreal zoning Drunkard randomness ftw) so I decided to go 600/smite dual account the Jade Brotherhood in Wajjun Bazaar for Nicholas.
After starting my second run I got another Lockpick and thought it was weird that they were dropping so frequently (got three the previous run) and then I finally remembered it was 3x Lockpicks AND double luck/unluck... The drop rate was enough for my main account to open each chest that came past (I hadn't bothered taking any picks out of the Xunlai) and left a few over.
After starting my second run I got another Lockpick and thought it was weird that they were dropping so frequently (got three the previous run) and then I finally remembered it was 3x Lockpicks AND double luck/unluck... The drop rate was enough for my main account to open each chest that came past (I hadn't bothered taking any picks out of the Xunlai) and left a few over.
upier
Dude, you should see the insane number of Shing Jea keys I got on my new assassin! Those proved to be a real lifesaver since most of my lockpicks that I used in those areas in normal mode (retention rate of around 70%) broke.
Well, at least I advanced my unlucky title.
Well, at least I advanced my unlucky title.
Gli
I didn't get a single lockpick drop. Then again, I didn't actually kill anything. What I did get this weekend was 85,000 points toward Unlucky. The drawback is, if I close my eyes, my mind is still running chests.
A couple of thousand to go for max Unlucky.
A couple of thousand to go for max Unlucky.
AngeliqueSynner
I ended up with 6 picks dungeon raiding with guild mates, 4 of them broke. :/
And 12 phantom keys, soloing the underworld with my rit.
And 12 phantom keys, soloing the underworld with my rit.