Curse

milias · Dec 19, 2006, 02:29 PM // 14:29

Hi, as many of you know, ANet changed the chest system in a recent update. It used to be that a chest was gold or purple (or blue), meaning that if it drops a certain color for the first person upon opening the chest, the chest will drop the same color for any subsequent uses. The recent update made it so that it's now all random, meaning that the rarity of the chest drop can be different for each person upon opening the same chest.

I thought it would be helpful to conduct a little poll and see what people thought about this change.

Question: Which chest system do you like better?

Choices:

1. Chests dropping the same color
2. Chests dropping different colors
3. I don't really have a preference
4. Pudding!

Cast your votes!

Moa Bird Cultist · Dec 19, 2006, 02:32 PM // 14:32

I'd say the new system, out of the choices you've given, but my favourite was the old, OLD system where there were no locks on chests

JC68 · Dec 19, 2006, 02:35 PM // 14:35

well if there were more gold drops (1,5x-2x (yes i really enjoyed double weekend

) i would said that i don´t mind about chest system, but as far as 70-80% of chest drops are purple - i like "same color" system better

Count to Potato · Dec 19, 2006, 02:35 PM // 14:35

i don't have a preference, but that puddig sure looks and sounds good, as long as i get a gold one time or another im happy

fenix · Dec 19, 2006, 02:37 PM // 14:37

Definitely the old way of if a chest was Gold, all drops were Gold. It kinda sucks seeing a Gold drop and having it purple for you, after being so used to every Gold chest being Gold...

Also...there's alot of votes for Pudding LOL

DergeDraconis · Dec 19, 2006, 02:40 PM // 14:40

"Old" system was more user friendly. Random color item FTL

Hand of Ruin · Dec 19, 2006, 02:47 PM // 14:47

I used to CR a lot at Raisu, and it was always a big debate over who had to open first... the new system eliminates that.

Emik · Dec 19, 2006, 02:51 PM // 14:51

Considering mopst drops nowadays are just plain crap i'd say the old system...
There used to be a bit of a certainty that the keys you bought were going to make profit (most of the time)
Now that's just gone and i must admit i stopped buying keys alltogether.

jackie · Dec 19, 2006, 02:52 PM // 14:52

I prefer the old system.

I always feel sorry for those in my group who get purple items from a chest that gave me gold. Especially if the keys are really expensive.

Krispy · Dec 19, 2006, 02:55 PM // 14:55

I much prefer the old system. I know they orginally intended for it to be the way it is now, but I have yet to get a gold from a chest. I refuse to buy keys anymore because they're a waste.

Kid Divinity · Dec 19, 2006, 02:56 PM // 14:56

I like the new system. There are no more of those odd people who run up to the chest and back off, thinking they are scamming you into opening it first. There are no more people saying "open this one and I'll get the next"... but then never opening anything first.

Lyphen · Dec 19, 2006, 02:57 PM // 14:57

Chests should always be a risk.

scrinner · Dec 19, 2006, 03:09 PM // 15:09

Pudding ftw- The new system is nice but the cost of keys is terribly expensive

The double gold weekends are always a win with me.

Bale_Shadowscar · Dec 19, 2006, 03:12 PM // 15:12

Pudding.

Meh I don't really have a preference as I don't use chests a lot.

Velvet Wing · Dec 19, 2006, 03:14 PM // 15:14

I don't care about chests... really... pudding on the other hand?

Seriously, I don't mind the new type of chests.. I found it tiring to have a bunch of people waiting around a chest until someone finally decided to open the chest (and possibly waste their key on a purple).. This new system makes it exciting every time, which I find a good thing

Jetdoc · Dec 19, 2006, 03:22 PM // 15:22

Honestly, the new system is fairer, but out of selfishness I personally liked the old system better. In a party of eight, at least only one key would be wasted per chest (if it were purple)...now, on average, 4-5 keys are wasted on purple drops per chest.

mega_jamie · Dec 19, 2006, 03:44 PM // 15:44

I prefer the old system, but the new one makes more sense and is better

zelira · Dec 19, 2006, 03:47 PM // 15:47

I like pudding and will always vote for pudding.

You run in to open a chest and get grapes. The next person runs in and gets gold.

Old system is way better.

Smile Like Umean It · Dec 19, 2006, 03:48 PM // 15:48

Do you know how it is to be in a 8 man group and the last one to open the chest after everyone else has gotten golds and you're stuck with the one purple item?

Yeah, it sucks.

Spike · Dec 19, 2006, 03:49 PM // 15:49

Maybe if the chests did'nt normaly drop 90% purples now I would say stick to the new one. But pudding FTW