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xron

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Denbigh, Wales

Zero Zero

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20 Jan 2010 at 15:22 - 1

Hi guys,

Now that I've finished Treasure Hunter and Unlucky, I want to go for Lucky.

With the 95% (I think) retention rate with 50g key chests, this should be the cheapest way of finishing Lucky.

I'm just wondering if anyone knows any reliable 50g chests close to an outpost?

Thanks,

Ank

tasha

Auctions Mod

Join Date: Jan 2006

UK

Mystic Spiral [MYST]

20 Jan 2010 at 15:33 - 2

I think people generally run Ascalon foothills. There's guaranteed to be one chest and you can run back and forward through it to your hearts content

xron

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Denbigh, Wales

Zero Zero

R/

20 Jan 2010 at 15:40 - 3

Ah thanks, I shall try there

karlik

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2009

20 Jan 2010 at 16:09 - 4

Ok this isn't THE best place for lucky, but I'm doing the ft ranik mission. I get one to three chests per run, plus a bunch of charr carvings I can trade in for party/drunkard/sweet points when the wintersday redo starts. Kind of combining two goals.

And the loot I sell more than pays for the lockpicks.

ican the farmer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2010

Rata Sum

Myserious Farmers of [EcTo]

R/

20 Jan 2010 at 16:16 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by tasha

I think people generally run Ascalon foothills. There's guaranteed to be one chest and you can run back and forward through it to your hearts content

I got my lucky by doing that it's an rly easy way to get lucky title

Lord Dagon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2009

Inside the Oblivion Gate

The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE]

E/Me

20 Jan 2010 at 18:08 - 6

hmm i would try if i were toy right outside boreal station in NM you can quickly(under 45 secs) run to the locked chest there. Now i know you said u maxed treasure hunter but this is kind of a dual way(tripple way w/ golds? ;p) to get lucky points. I know for me at least im only r3 treasure and not even r1 lucky yet(havent been doing this chest farm for very long lol) and i have a 46~49% retaintion rate w/ my lockpicks. hope this helps

(p.s. anymore info on that ascolon foothills chest farm would be nice, i google it and came up w/ nada)

Sir Tieger

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2007

Jade Reapers [JD]

W/

20 Jan 2010 at 18:24 - 7

There isnt necessarily going to be any info on chest running Ascalon foothills.
Probably because its a stupidly small explorable area.
You just zone into the area, run through it to other side looking for the chest. Zone at other side, then back in again. Rinse and repeat.

Lord Dagon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2009

Inside the Oblivion Gate

The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE]

E/Me

20 Jan 2010 at 18:45 - 8

ah ok cool ty

SpiritBond

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2009

Domain of Anguish

Mo/

20 Jan 2010 at 18:51 - 9

Just wondering, which keys you use for Ascalon Foothills (Lockpicks or 50g Keys), and, if Lockpicks, HM or NM since they can be used in NM too :P. Thx.

-Luka

xron

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Denbigh, Wales

Zero Zero

R/

20 Jan 2010 at 19:02 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tobi Madera

hmm i would try if i were toy right outside boreal station in NM you can quickly(under 45 secs) run to the locked chest there. Now i know you said u maxed treasure hunter but this is kind of a dual way(tripple way w/ golds? ;p) to get lucky points. I know for me at least im only r3 treasure and not even r1 lucky yet(havent been doing this chest farm for very long lol) and i have a 46~49% retaintion rate w/ my lockpicks. hope this helps

(p.s. anymore info on that ascolon foothills chest farm would be nice, i google it and came up w/ nada)

Yeah I completed Treasure Hunter outside boreal, but would take a ridiculous amount more of lockpicks to complete Lucky.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpiritBond

Just wondering, which keys you use for Ascalon Foothills (Lockpicks or 50g Keys), and, if Lockpicks, HM or NM since they can be used in NM too :P. Thx.

-Luka

it'll be lockpicks and in nm, to maximise the retention rate and therefore lucky point gain.

LicensedLuny

Badly Influenced

Join Date: Dec 2005

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Hello Kitty Krewe [HKK] Forever!-ish

20 Jan 2010 at 19:05 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpiritBond

Just wondering, which keys you use for Ascalon Foothills (Lockpicks or 50g Keys), and, if Lockpicks, HM or NM since they can be used in NM too :P. Thx.

-Luka

Pretty sure it has to be lockpicks. The point is to farm lucky points, so a lockpick has the greatest retention chance if you're opening the cheapest chest. If they run in HM, there would be locked chests instead of 50g Ascalon chests. They're running the chest in NM to farm lucky points, and using a 50g Ascalon Key (not quite sure of the name) wouldn't give you lucky points at all.

So, for farming lucky points - you must use Lockpicks and you're far better off running this in NM than in HM.

Sorry if I totally misunderstood your question.

Cheers,
Luny

Marvel-Kid

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2009

Across the street from Grenth

The Tasty Teabag [tea]

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20 Jan 2010 at 19:39 - 12

just scroll down a little. There's a map. VERY simple. Hope this helps.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Ascalon_Foothills

GoF

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2009

Mo/

21 Jan 2010 at 17:04 - 13

The chest outside Boreal Station is good, but BEWARE:

I got banned 2 days ago for 'botting'. I ran the chest like 400 times in 2 days, and some kids probably reported me as such.

Support was quick in escalating my ticket to the right department, but I'm sure it'll take 1+ weeks to get it back.

So my advice: Don't do it too often.

xron

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Denbigh, Wales

Zero Zero

R/

21 Jan 2010 at 17:19 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoF

The chest outside Boreal Station is good, but BEWARE:

I got banned 2 days ago for 'botting'. I ran the chest like 400 times in 2 days, and some kids probably reported me as such.

Support was quick in escalating my ticket to the right department, but I'm sure it'll take 1+ weeks to get it back.

So my advice: Don't do it too often.

Gotta say that I did boreal 10,000, with the last 2000 coming within the last few days, and was there quite often for hours at a time and never had any problems.

imnotyourmother

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

in a house

The Knitters Guild

W/R

21 Jan 2010 at 17:23 - 15

oh banned for that. nasty

OK Ascalon Foothills is the best place. If you have a tower and a lap top with other accounts.. my suggestion would be...get there with you and your second toon and then just run and find the chest. open it and map out with the other toon.

fastest way ..

xron

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Denbigh, Wales

Zero Zero

R/

21 Jan 2010 at 17:55 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by imnotyourmother

oh banned for that. nasty

OK Ascalon Foothills is the best place. If you have a tower and a lap top with other accounts.. my suggestion would be...get there with you and your second toon and then just run and find the chest. open it and map out with the other toon.

fastest way ..

True, hadn't thought of that ^^

imnotyourmother

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

in a house

The Knitters Guild

W/R

09 Feb 2010 at 18:16 - 17

I have been averaging 40 chests an hour in my ascalon foothills run. I started with 232 lockpicks and I have 228 of them left.

So I have broken 4 lockpicks and opened 40 chests. My retention rate is 88% currently on the chests so I am right on pace with where it should be.

All of my drops are between 12-26 gold and all are purple. I have 6,400 more chests to open to max my lucky title. At my current rate I will break 48 more picks before i get Golden.

The last 6,000 chests will cost me 600 lockpicks of which I currently have a tad over 750 left - I joined a guild that owns a town for 1200g picks instead of 1250g saving me 37,500g

Now that I have the necessary Picks to complete the title, 1,000K worth there abouts... I just need 160 hours to complete the title... eye ey eye.

EDIT: oh and as for cost, I broke 4 picks and made 600 gold so I am using 4,200g/hour loss. So I will break 640 picks and gain 220 unlucky/break or 140,800 unlucky which should be enough to max that title at the same time. WOOT