Curse

kumarshah · Apr 14, 2007, 03:55 PM // 15:55

When I started playing GW a few months back, I had people do DoA Chest runs for me, now it seems like nobody is doing it.

Made good money on the Gloom Shield drops.

Hyper Cutter · Apr 14, 2007, 04:54 PM // 16:54

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Originally Posted by prism2525

Also chest running is dead in cantha and tyria b/c in elona you can turn crappy weapons (especially wands) into decent, usable ones.

Thank God, too. I always got so damn many useless weapons in Tyria and Cantha...

Fred Kiwi · Apr 14, 2007, 05:05 PM // 17:05

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Originally Posted by =HT=Ingram

Yea I get rather ranty on the market I'll admit it. But the point I am trying to make is just this. With very rare exceptions almost every weapon that is "100k+" on the inflated market you can get an equivalent for very very reasonable prices from the collector or crafter NPCs in the game.

i dont think you understand what inflated means...wait i dont even think you understand what an economy is...in fact I'd say you dont even understand people!

LifeInfusion · Apr 14, 2007, 05:10 PM // 17:10

Reasons:
-Free chests
-Chest title is for opening them
-buying things is generally cheaper unless you want something extremely rare
-eliminating purples by opening in groups is no longer existent

Dronte · Apr 14, 2007, 05:17 PM // 17:17

The random chest drop was the worst nerf in GW, it was really fun to do 8-man-CR, and it doesnt exist any more... Everybody running alone, what is boring, and now u cant make that nice profit that u could do in the past. I remember I got 2 req8 Fellblades at Witmans, however they were crap ^^! And yea, tons of golds in my inventory... Hmph...

The Great Al · Apr 14, 2007, 05:17 PM // 17:17

Nothing will ever beat the Eternal Grove chest runs.

Enchanted Warrior · Apr 14, 2007, 05:28 PM // 17:28

Chest running is dead for me (1073/1200 ATH3 currently) . I only do them now to boost title and have better luck with salvaging for guildies.

Side note: Too all those that abused the system, cheated, eploited and violated the GW/TOS, how does it feel to know you helped ruin the game?

lacasner · Apr 14, 2007, 05:33 PM // 17:33

Anet should jsut implement some new items or such in ceartain areas, or make them appear in random areas, such as GOTH shields and such that were introduced. It would revitalize CR.

Dronte · Apr 14, 2007, 05:41 PM // 17:41

Well, the other problem is most of the rare items drop in HoH!! Can I ask something? Why do PvP playas need items which are worth 100k+xx or xxx ecto? I suppose that most of the HA and HoH playas play only PvP, they dont need that great items, or if they do, we need them more :P ! Let chestrunners get more RARE items of normal high-end chests! Its not fair that all the nice inscribable items (such as Legendary Sword, inscribable celestials and more and more and more) drop only in HoH!! Btw I think I've seen a topic about that already...

Enchanted Warrior · Apr 14, 2007, 05:43 PM // 17:43

Make ALL loot, non area specific. In other words, you could loot a crystalline sword in pre.. Sure it would be very rare, but if things were not so area specific, farming an area over and over would be a waste of time.

Now that said, there are people reading this right now that are screaming loudly NO NO NO, my ebay sales will stop, I won't be able to stay home and make a living off GW.. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

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Originally Posted by Dronte

Well, the other problem is most of the rare items drop in HoH!! Can I ask something? Why do PvP playas need items which are worth 100k+xx or xxx ecto? I suppose that most of the HA and HoH playas play only PvP, they dont need that great items, or if they do, we need them more :P ! Let chestrunners get more RARE items of normal high-end chests! Its not fair that all the nice inscribable items (such as Legendary Sword, inscribable celestials and more and more and more) drop only in HoH!! Btw I think I've seen a topic about that already...

Simple, pvp requires no new content etc, GW wants people to pvp more and pve less. Then they can watch tv all day and not worry about developing new and compelling content, areas, storylines etc..

LONGA · Apr 14, 2007, 05:48 PM // 17:48

I guess the newest chest system did quiet a blow to chest run.
Since now chest are tied to monster group. Chests wont appear untill you trigger them to appear which make to chest dissapear untill you did some quest.

Dronte · Apr 14, 2007, 05:48 PM // 17:48

Make ALL loot, non area specific.

Thats it, what I said! Do it Anet! Btw 1 more thing: I understand why Anet nerfed 55 hp farms, and etc, (boring, ruins the game and etc :P) but why, I ask why did they nerf the chestrun? what was FUN, and not that easy money making (ok, a bit easy :P)!

lacasner · Apr 14, 2007, 05:53 PM // 17:53

Yea, make everything random, not just gold/purple drops from chest.

That would spice things up, but then every1 would just run port sledge all the time. Its a good idea, just needs some tuning.

I GO TO AMERICA · Apr 14, 2007, 05:55 PM // 17:55

Cr Si 5/8

=(

Maximumraver · Apr 14, 2007, 06:11 PM // 18:11

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Originally Posted by Dronte

Well, the other problem is most of the rare items drop in HoH!! Can I ask something? Why do PvP playas need items which are worth 100k+xx or xxx ecto? I suppose that most of the HA and HoH playas play only PvP, they dont need that great items, or if they do, we need them more :P ! Let chestrunners get more RARE items of normal high-end chests! Its not fair that all the nice inscribable items (such as Legendary Sword, inscribable celestials and more and more and more) drop only in HoH!! Btw I think I've seen a topic about that already...

If they would drop in more areas, they would be a lot less rare and also cheaper. At least getting to HoH requires more skill then running to the nearest chest in (for example) desolation\ring of fire with (for example) Shadow Form on you.

ThunderStruck · Apr 14, 2007, 06:11 PM // 18:11

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Originally Posted by The Great Al

Nothing will ever beat the Eternal Grove chest runs.

Agreed, that was the best

onerabbit · Apr 14, 2007, 06:16 PM // 18:16

We can only hope

XBloodHoundX · Apr 14, 2007, 06:17 PM // 18:17

Did 10 keys worth of runs in the Ravenheart Gloom yesterday...

Only thing worth keeping was a perfect Strength and Honor inscription.

Though, FoW chest runs were the thing that brought me back to GW at one point, and i still think that they can be a blast.

lacasner · Apr 14, 2007, 06:19 PM // 18:19

They can be a blast, with 0 profit lol.

*Alexiel* · Apr 14, 2007, 06:20 PM // 18:20

Chest running really isn't as fun as it used to be, But I'll always be a chest runner nethertheless ^_^