Chests open/rare item ratio info - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Jabilo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Science Faction

Mo/

04 Jun 2006 at 01:01 - 1

I haven't seen a thread like this yet but if there is one please feel free to close this or merge them etc. I recently got to level 4 in treasure hunter title and the amounts of rares I have identified is pretty low, a dismal 37.6%. I wish I'd kept track of how much of that 37.6% went to the merchant also lol.

I know you get the odd rare drop from monsters but most usually come out of chests unless you have found the ultimate farming spot and would like to share it with me

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Some background info if anyone is interested:
This basically started with me having 10 darkstone keys left over in storage, thought I'd use them up saying the decent drop rate was improved as factions was released. I happened to get 9 crap drops and a shiny glimmering req 12 15>50 Mursaat Hornbow that I rapidly sold for 100k. I was also lucky enough to be in a guild with an alliance that was holding a town. So out of that 100k, I thought what the hell and put 96k back into keys (for 200 Luxon keys at 480g each - special town holder price), I quickly found that you are pretty much guaranteed to at least make your money back unless you are really unlucky within that 200 keys. After I started making some money I kinda got carried away and ended up with the total chests opened that I have now hehe.

Anyway, whats your chests open/rare item ratio?

chessyang

Not far from Elite

Join Date: Apr 2006

Florida

W/

04 Jun 2006 at 01:13 - 2

i opened 100 for that one title. i can say it was 1 in 10 being perfect. 7 out 10 gold. 5 out of 10 having good mods and out of them 5, 1 or 2 being perfect... got close to what i spent on keys. but i believe over all i didn't make what i spent on keys.

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

04 Jun 2006 at 02:33 - 3

Last 6 kurzick chests all purple - bad luck.

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

04 Jun 2006 at 03:03 - 4

i believe it, i got about 36 golds if i remember correctly out of the 100 runs i did. I think that there is an actual ratio of how many times you get golds.

and to seef, my best streak of purple chests on chest runs is 8, beat that!

twicky_kid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quite Vulgar [FUN]

04 Jun 2006 at 04:04 - 5

Chest runs are better done in a group. You all alternate using the keys. That way its cheaper for all of you when you hit a purple chest.

Jabilo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Science Faction

Mo/

04 Jun 2006 at 04:30 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by twicky_kid

Chest runs are better done in a group. You all alternate using the keys. That way its cheaper for all of you when you hit a purple chest.

Hehe yeah I know, seems every time I touch a chest I turn it purple, some of my guildies tell me off if I go near unused chests as if I curse them or something lol. Alot of these came from running faction before they made the quests harder which I just did when I was bored. I always try and play through quests with henchies only so I can take my time, so I don't get a choice about who opens those chests. Making a group would get alot less purples per person overall but alot of the time I couldn't be bothered to wait to get a group sorted, still find it fun though so I'm not really bothered that the percentage is that low

I am going to give up with this title though, once I got to level 3 I wanted to max it out (another reason for opening as many as I could solo) but the amount of chests needed per next level is starting to get rediculous and the repetative nature of it is getting boring. You can at least easily make your money back with the upgrades/weapon sales though but it's alot of grind. The rare item identifying title really looks like it will be the most time consuming, hats off to anybody who gets that one finished any time soon. I haven't checked if the amounts needed per level are the same as in the treasure hunter title but if they are then good luck to anyone trying to max that one out lol.

M1h4iL

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Perth, Australia

04 Jun 2006 at 05:11 - 7

When factions first came out I immidiately found a nice chest run place which yielded 4 high end chests and took about 7 min of running solo. At first ratio was about 2.5 gold to 1.5 purple, best items I found were 10/10 staff, 15^50 axe, 15 in stance sword and a few other similar things, lately ratio is 1 gold to about 6 purples, so I abandoned this run and not bothering farming anymore.

disarm76

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Portugal

04 Jun 2006 at 06:50 - 8

39%

Ofcourse some chests I opened knowing it was gold!

Pandora's box

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Netherlands

Mo/W

04 Jun 2006 at 10:30 - 9

Ehm... I have the feeling I already know what the answer will be but...

Is there any reward for getting those titles? Like better chest drops for higher titles?

Don Zardeone

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

04 Jun 2006 at 10:42 - 10

nein

Don

jaymat

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Lack of Talent [Luck]

04 Jun 2006 at 12:16 - 11

1232 chests opened
652 gold

dunno wot the gold chest percentage on that is but ive made over 500k from it

Dzan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

The Black Dye Cartel

04 Jun 2006 at 15:10 - 12

If you open chests with a group your gold rate will be very high. Even if you chest run with 2 other people you will looking at 75%+ gold rate.

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

04 Jun 2006 at 15:42 - 13

157 Chests opened
111 Golds Id'd

That involves Chest running FoW, Chest running Ice Floe (alone) and finding golds on missions/FoW trips normally. Luckily i've made around 100k on mods recently... so i'd guess i'm not losing anything on them.

Rebirther

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

England, UK

Clan Dethryche

Mo/Me

04 Jun 2006 at 19:52 - 14

where you guys normally chest run? prefer luxon areas or the kurzicks? so far for me.. getting very little items. which kinda sucks. all purples and even if they are gold, they aren't really that great

ricocheting

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/D

04 Jun 2006 at 21:16 - 15

36%

and thats with gold drops drops that have been ID. so i would say close to little over 1 out of 3 chests is gold.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaymat

1232 chests opened
652 gold

dunno wot the gold chest percentage on that is but ive made over 500k from it

lol, made 500k but you've also spent at LEAST 739k on keys (considering 600g/key min)

TheProject

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

In a box

The Living Hell Pheonix

Mo/Me

04 Jun 2006 at 21:21 - 16

Mods, ban that idiot. Hes posted in about 4 topics about this, and even made one. I DON'T CARE ABOUT 50K ! AND HES NOT THE RICHEST PERSON IN GUILDWARS !

Anyways, I really want that title, but ya know.....too much investment money to start with, and I've never really liked the way seeker of wisdom sounds. I like Skill Hunter instead, its like asking to be blind invited by 50 ppl.

Winterclaw

Wark!!!

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

W/

04 Jun 2006 at 21:27 - 17

33 chests, 28 drops but I'm thinking about half the drops came from monsters (which is going to throw off this poll).

jaymat

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Lack of Talent [Luck]

04 Jun 2006 at 23:08 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by ricocheting

36%

and thats with gold drops drops that have been ID. so i would say close to little over 1 out of 3 chests is gold.

lol, made 500k but you've also spent at LEAST 739k on keys (considering 600g/key min)

500k profit after the cost of keys

eternal pho

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Licious Fame Farmers {TLG}

W/E

05 Jun 2006 at 00:56 - 19

man..where do you ppl do these chest runs in cantha >.<

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

05 Jun 2006 at 01:23 - 20

so far 10 opened, 4 golds

I ran around witmans folley and got 2 golds and 4 purples, bu then I stocked up on elonian keys and so far 2 golds 2 purps. ANyone know a good place to run around in desert?

chessyang

Not far from Elite

Join Date: Apr 2006

Florida

W/

05 Jun 2006 at 01:24 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by eternal pho

man..where do you ppl do these chest runs in cantha >.<

not to sound stuipd or mean but i just open every chest i come across. havn't found that one chest like the good old DD one -)

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

05 Jun 2006 at 14:26 - 22

I didn't think that you got credit towards the Treasure Hunter title by opening desert chests.

I've noticed about a 40% gold item drop rate from chests as well.

Anybody know if the quality of the gold item found out of chests varies based on their location in that area? For example, will a chest in either Witman's Folly or in the Droknar's troll cave yield similar quality gold items as one say in Mineral Springs or in Ice Floe?

ThePadawan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Augury Rock

Xen of the Pacific [XoO]

W/

08 Jun 2006 at 08:56 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetdoc

I didn't think that you got credit towards the Treasure Hunter title by opening desert chests.

I've noticed about a 40% gold item drop rate from chests as well.

Anybody know if the quality of the gold item found out of chests varies based on their location in that area? For example, will a chest in either Witman's Folly or in the Droknar's troll cave yield similar quality gold items as one say in Mineral Springs or in Ice Floe?

I'd think so, but I'm not sure. This explains why some people do Hells Precipice runs while they could do Perdition Rock (a lot easier).

Hengis

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

London

Better Than Life (BTL)

R/

08 Jun 2006 at 09:32 - 24

I thought I would open a few chests last night and decided to try Raisu Palace as the drops are rumoured to be good there..

After my seventh purple in a row (all of which were utterly useless!) I gave up and went and played a bit of Fort Aspenwood to work off some of the frustration! LOL

Guinevere Ac

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Milano

08 Jun 2006 at 09:39 - 25

35.7%
i open every single chests, even if someone else already found it to be purple. 480gold each for they keys, after 3000+ chests i profited 5milions, means i payed all my keys and sold stuff i dropped for 5milions +.
and i still have loads of things to sell.

dunno why ppl rant about chests... in cantha chests are insanely good just dont pretend to open 10 chests and find the ultra-uber-rare item. after u opened 100+ chests u may start to whine if u haven't dropped something worthy

Count to Potato

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Imagination Land

I Swear She Was Eighteen [Gwen]

W/

08 Jun 2006 at 14:57 - 26

By seeing al the ratioes, i say aruond 37-38% of chests you open are gold items, so you have too sell alot of purples in the hests u open

arcady

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

San Francisco native

Mo/P

08 Jun 2006 at 16:23 - 27

I keep getting blue and white items out of chests I open. But then, my character is no further than Borlis Pass. Do they improve?

I stopped buying keys because the keys were costing more than the value of most of what I got...

Ninna

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Northeast USA

Guilded Rose

Me/

08 Jun 2006 at 16:30 - 28

both monster drops and chest drops improve as you get to *higher level* content

LiQuId StEeL

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

/u/liquidsteel30

Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO]

W/Mo

08 Jun 2006 at 19:31 - 29

66/130... 50.8%... nothing worthwhile

Hockster

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

08 Jun 2006 at 23:27 - 30

My ranger has 100 chests open and 76 (I think) rares IDed. About 5 or so came from gold drops though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by arcady

I keep getting blue and white items out of chests I open. But then, my character is no further than Borlis Pass. Do they improve?

I stopped buying keys because the keys were costing more than the value of most of what I got...

Keyed chests drop purple or gold items only. No blues or whites.