Howdy.
Just wondering why chests never drop anything for my primary character (E/Mo. Pyromancer) all I seem to get is earth,Air, or water drops.
So far I have only had 1 fire drop (I'm in Kryta now) and that was a gold fire wand.
Is this the norm??
Chest Drops
JediKnight
SziP
I always want some really godly weapons to drop.....but instead i mostly get high level weapons, and the mods are not even good. So i only open a chest if i find a key, but if i go UW runs....i buy the key, because who knows.....a req 8 15^50 storm bow might drop.
aB-
What you are describing is normal. You are supposed to gain, on average, less gold than the value of the key. However, there is always that chance you can make an easy 100k+, which is why people gamble with keys.
Ranger Rog
Just an observation but it seems to me that whenever I buy a key and open a chest I tend to get junk, a gold scroll with +5 armor vs plants for a 1500g fow key last week
and if I get keys as drops I tend to do much better from the chests, I got a near perfect eternal bow the last time I had a phantom key drop.
and if I get keys as drops I tend to do much better from the chests, I got a near perfect eternal bow the last time I had a phantom key drop.
ange1
i had a shocking eternal bow with no stats ha
JediKnight
Judging by these replies, is it worth it buying keys or should I just give up and wonder what might be?
I have so far only had 3 keys drop in over 3 months of daily play. Will this go up if I have no keys to start with??
I have so far only had 3 keys drop in over 3 months of daily play. Will this go up if I have no keys to start with??
Skuld
From a shiverpeak chest yesterday, i'm not giving up on them yet
Kaguya
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From a shiverpeak chest yesterday, i'm not giving up on them yet |
JediKnight
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From a shiverpeak chest yesterday, i'm not giving up on them yet |
phreek
2 chests in a row.
I may stop using chests, but look at the merchant price of the first, whats the deal?
how does this make sense I ask?
I may stop using chests, but look at the merchant price of the first, whats the deal?
how does this make sense I ask?
fiery
well i got a max gold fellblade... many sup vigors..few good gold shields and weapons..gold wingblade.. luck of the draw.
Jiao Yang
i got an icy wingblade from a FoW chest once with a key i bought and it was purple with no stats. Luckily i managed to salvo it and sell on for more than .1.5k
IMO always buy keys but let someones else open the chest first. If one purple drops all are purple. If a gold drops all are gold.
Jiao
IMO always buy keys but let someones else open the chest first. If one purple drops all are purple. If a gold drops all are gold.
Jiao
Skuld
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meh, those are rare. Usually they are just requiring skill X, and benefit skill Y. And usually the X-Y combination is one that makes no sense.
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What are you talking about :P
Any idea how much that scroll is worth?
(BTW Snake Dance chest, southern shiverpeaks)
phreek
Anyone know why the earth wand is worth so much to a merchant even though its crap?
Javias
Phreak. My opinion is that it is just random (within a value range) for the merchant price of the scroll. I've had 2 swords with the same exact stats that were almost 100 gold different in price. But, the strange thing is that I had a Earth Scroll last week that was worth 398g to the merchant. It was from a key I found rather than bought. The highest merchant price item I've had. Maybe Ranger Rog is onto something.
Javias
Forgot to say that it may be that the Earth item value is strangely higher than others too. Long shot but who knows.
Javias
Forgot to say that it may be that the Earth item value is strangely higher than others too. Long shot but who knows.
Sab
Keys are only worth it if you can spend a massive amount on them. You'll eventually hit upon an item that will pay for all of your keys, and then some. Also a quick note, don't bother with keys until you get to the desert, as you'll almost always get junk in the early areas.
nova-exarch
They may almost always be "junk" (that's completely relative term depending on the player) but you can often salvage neat stuff out of the junk and end up with some decent upgrades for later when you get to the chests with the maxed weapons.
Also the earlier keys are cheaper anyway so why not have 2 or 3 with you just in case?
I'd have to agree though >IF< you're talking about a 2nd or higher time going through the game. After you've already gone through there's not so much point in bothering with the low stuff.
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In my overall experience (starting my 2nd month of playing) I've used dozens of keys in all kinds of zones and so far it's all been worth it. I've gotten the "junk" drops of course but, like I said above, I salvaged them out so that now when I get maxed stuff I have the mods to drop in them.
If I was the patient type that was into advertising over and over i could easily have sold enough to pay back what I've spent on keys. To bad I'm not patient so I have three mules to support my pack-rat main character.
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Besides... even with all the other stuff set aside...
Who doesn't like to get presents and rip into them with hopes of a Red Rider BB Gun?!?! 
Also the earlier keys are cheaper anyway so why not have 2 or 3 with you just in case?
I'd have to agree though >IF< you're talking about a 2nd or higher time going through the game. After you've already gone through there's not so much point in bothering with the low stuff.
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In my overall experience (starting my 2nd month of playing) I've used dozens of keys in all kinds of zones and so far it's all been worth it. I've gotten the "junk" drops of course but, like I said above, I salvaged them out so that now when I get maxed stuff I have the mods to drop in them.
If I was the patient type that was into advertising over and over i could easily have sold enough to pay back what I've spent on keys. To bad I'm not patient so I have three mules to support my pack-rat main character.
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Besides... even with all the other stuff set aside...
Who doesn't like to get presents and rip into them with hopes of a Red Rider BB Gun?!?!
JediKnight
I think Anet are listening/reading.
First Kryta chest in Cursed Lands drops this. (shield 1)
After that I got this one. ( Shield 2)
ps. Anyone know what these are worth???
First Kryta chest in Cursed Lands drops this. (shield 1)
After that I got this one. ( Shield 2)
ps. Anyone know what these are worth???
Sab
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ps. Anyone know what these are worth???
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TheSonofDarwin
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Anyone know why the earth wand is worth so much to a merchant even though its crap?
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megalomaniac_mutant
I love the thrill of opening chests...im an addict
Got some good drops already.
Got some good drops already.
Carinae
The game must be tweaked to NOT give you things related to your Primary profession. I always get Hammers, Earth wands, and other crap I don't need.
I have seen warrior friends immediately open a chest after me, and they get Necro stuff (we traded)
Hopefully you are with friends or a good guild and everyone swaps things around after opening a chest.
Of course, I am discounting the possibility of a super-valuable item. No one would expect someone to give those away.
I have seen warrior friends immediately open a chest after me, and they get Necro stuff (we traded)
Hopefully you are with friends or a good guild and everyone swaps things around after opening a chest.
Of course, I am discounting the possibility of a super-valuable item. No one would expect someone to give those away.
Manic Smile
FoW chest drop:
RoF chest drop:
so don't give up...just dont' expect much and be pleasently surprised when something decent pops out
As for swapping...play with RL friends or guildies you've know for a long while...one of my friends has my Rago's Staff...only 70k ish but it's more about fitting his build then being valuable...though if I had a crystalline it'd go and I'd just buy him another perfect sword.
RoF chest drop:
so don't give up...just dont' expect much and be pleasently surprised when something decent pops out
As for swapping...play with RL friends or guildies you've know for a long while...one of my friends has my Rago's Staff...only 70k ish but it's more about fitting his build then being valuable...though if I had a crystalline it'd go and I'd just buy him another perfect sword.
Manic Smile
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I think Anet are listening/reading.
First Kryta chest in Cursed Lands drops this. (shield 1) After that I got this one. ( Shield 2) ps. Anyone know what these are worth??? |
only what a merchant will pay sorry...
that scroll with the perfect 20%...probably not much...there are greens with double mods and it's earth(not the most popular) but it is gold...maybe 3-5k
phreek
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Phreak. My opinion is that it is just random (within a value range) for the merchant price of the scroll. I've had 2 swords with the same exact stats that were almost 100 gold different in price. But, the strange thing is that I had a Earth Scroll last week that was worth 398g to the merchant. It was from a key I found rather than bought. The highest merchant price item I've had. Maybe Ranger Rog is onto something.
Javias Forgot to say that it may be that the Earth item value is strangely higher than others too. Long shot but who knows. |
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I believe 10% chance of halving recharge of all skills is perfect (and is not a bad stat if combined with others), so that's probably why it's worth slightly more than the non-max artifact.
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Dave