FoW Chest Run

jhuang16888

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Pheonix Legions

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Q: I've gotten 5 golds down in FoW over 3 runs and all of them are basically crap. I got a Shadow Shield, 2 Chaos Axes, 1 Shadow Staff, and a Mesmer Item. I'm asking what the most profitable items would be down there and how much they'd go for? and whether chests in FoW have taken a "nerf".

Just Another Dude

Just Another Dude

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

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Uuh... crap? Most people would prefer to get a shadow shield or chaos axe from a drop... those seem to be pretty 'hot' items, those and the shadow blade

Maria The Princess

Maria The Princess

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

whatever weapon you get that does +15% while hp is above 50% is worth more then the key you buy
also if you get 20% modes..... but it realy depends on what

sometimes try to salvage crap, maby you can get a decent upgrade...

jhuang16888

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Pheonix Legions

R/Me

well i get chaos axes and shadow shields, but the mods really suck. Like listen to this I got a +1 Water Magic mod on the shadow shield (chance 11%) lol!

rotaulave

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Ftl Fla

Knights of Pallas [KOP]

W/Mo

ya but all you need is one and your set, like a 15^50 req8 Chaos or Crystall and you right your own ticket lol. I wasted 50keys maybe but got one good Gold Crys sold for 800k. So my advice keep it up.

Maria The Princess

Maria The Princess

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

hehe... one day i got a gold fire wand, req 10 air(!?), +1 earth (9%), halves skill recharge on water (15%)

---> me and my brother had a good laght

hehehe

stickyballs

stickyballs

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2006

American Servers

Sin Squad [SIN]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maria The Princess
hehe... one day i got a gold fire wand, req 10 air(!?), +1 earth (9%), halves skill recharge on water (15%)

---> me and my brother had a good laght

hehehe
Lol, NICE. How much do you want for it, lol?

Oh yeah, those chest runs. Most of the time it is best to just sell it UnIded. Yeah, yeah, people are wary about testing, but people will buy it. Best one is where I sell a Req. 8 UnIded Chaos Axe from Chest Run for like 75k. Then he types "YESYESYES!!!!" and tries to open trade. He shows me a 15% Always Chaos Axe w/ -1 HP regeneration. Meh, probably the worst of the negatives anyways, but yeah. The next 10-15 times, guys showed me utter pieces of crap, lol. Safest bet, sell UnIded.

Maria The Princess

Maria The Princess

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

[QUOTE=stickyballs]Oh yeah, those chest runs. Most of the time it is best to just sell it UnIded. Yeah, yeah, people are wary about testing, but people will buy it.

its true.... once i got a gold chaos axe req 9, souldve sold it for at least 50k! but i HAD to see what were the mods! long story short, i end up selling it for 5k!

b0n3

b0n3

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Runnrz Inc

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i have been on 10 chest runs... it always ends up being me and some other guy making it far, then the group splitting up and dying without even getting a chest.. is it jsut me or do most groups suck and not even know what charge and sprint are.. ?!

leprekan

leprekan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Posers and Wannabes [nubs]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by rotaulave
ya but all you need is one and your set, like a 15^50 req8 Chaos or Crystall and you right your own ticket lol. I wasted 50keys maybe but got one good Gold Crys sold for 800k. So my advice keep it up.
Gold Crystalline is a HOH chest only item.

Maria The Princess

Maria The Princess

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

in TOPK you get (sometimes) decent drops from chests.... alot of Storm Bows, and if youre luky and its a 15^50, its worth alot.
and an enormous quantity if Raven Stuffs.... makes good wood lol

ThorgallSpotswood

ThorgallSpotswood

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Louisville, Kentucky

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W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by leprekan
Gold Crystalline is a HOH chest only item.
No it isn't.

Ramses

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Marhan's Grotto

[AC]

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im pretty sure Crystallines can be dropped anywhere on the map....though it is just very, VERY rare, they are however, most often found in HoH chests

Moon-Gel

Moon-Gel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

on the search for 1...pm if u need

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no purple crystalline's can be found anywhere, gold can only drop in HoH, and UW chests (very rare tho)

Dj Tano

Dj Tano

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Wait how much is a chaos axe worth?!

Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Toronto

Hopping

Mo/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dj Tano
Wait how much is a chaos axe worth?!
100k + 50 Shards + 50 Ectos

yo home boi

yo home boi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Neutral Selection [TNS]

i found my crystiline in sf

??iljo

??iljo

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

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Quote:
Originally Posted by rotaulave
ya but all you need is one and your set, like a 15^50 req8 Chaos or Crystall and you right your own ticket lol. I wasted 50keys maybe but got one good Gold Crys sold for 800k. So my advice keep it up.
u got a crystalinne sword from the obsidian chest?care to post a pic?i thought they only drop in hoh chests....

Ramses

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Marhan's Grotto

[AC]

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yes, rotualave, if you do have a picture i would love to see it .....i am a tad skeptical myself, being one who has done at least 200 chest runs before and maybe found three decent weapons

Gonzo

Gonzo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Netherlands

Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB]

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Well I did a run one time and I had this:

Zaelous Shadowblade of Enchanting (19%)
max dmg 14^50

Was nice to get, even though it is that 1% off for the damage, I now have a nice sword. (and if I would sell it, I would earn my 10 keys I bought back easily)

Ramses

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Marhan's Grotto

[AC]

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shadowblade popularity has gone down tremendously...they arent worth too much anymore, though chaos stuff is still alot

lennymon

lennymon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Seattle

Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF]

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Crystaline swords if I understand correctly drop from any reward/quest chest of high enough level (yes HoH is one) as are the first FoW quest and forgemaster, and some SF quest reward chests(s) which I've never done. Those are the chests given as a reward for quests/winning halls which do not require keys.
The current dogma is that since many more items in game come out of the Halls chest then the FoW/SF its considered to be the 'major source' of new crystaline swords. However I've heard that they can and will very rarely drop from the FoW/SF chests - although the majority of drops are major runes in FoW as far as I've seen and have never done any questing (other than oro farms) in SF to get a chest.