Curse

Gigamaster89 · Apr 20, 2006, 02:13 PM // 14:13

You decided:

Studio Ghibli · Apr 20, 2006, 02:24 PM // 14:24

Chest runs = Gheed.

And Gheed was never worth it, unless you had money to burn. ;P

Gigamaster89 · Apr 20, 2006, 02:29 PM // 14:29

But then again, money in D2 meant nothing

Count to Potato · Apr 20, 2006, 02:43 PM // 14:43

Ita all about luck, randominzzation, 1 chest u get a req 7 gold chaos axe another a req 13 purple smiting staff its all luck

fiery · Apr 20, 2006, 04:31 PM // 16:31

Wasn't there a Gheed in Diablo 2 LOD?

Phaern Majes · Apr 20, 2006, 04:46 PM // 16:46

I've bought nearly 200 shiverpeak keys. I've found 2 sup Absorbtions (when they were 100k each), 3 superior vigors, and a couple decent weapons. So I've spent about 120k but the 2 Absorbtion runes paid that off. Everything else was profit. Also I've found that since generally the items do suck. You can go to Ascalon sell unid purples for 600g (get your money back) and unid golds for 1k. Although I never sell gold armors.

This said, I think you need to spend alot if you have any hope of making alot. If you just use keys you find or just do a single chest run once a week, then you probably won't get anything good. Also avoid the easy run for chests in Port Sledge. Every decent gold I've got was from the shiverpeak chests in Grenth's.

Gigamaster89 · Apr 20, 2006, 04:51 PM // 16:51

Eh, chests don't...drop armor? (do they?)

Also, gheeds IS from D2 =) The gambling at the merchant of D2 = useless.

Phaern Majes · Apr 20, 2006, 05:11 PM // 17:11

Obviously they do, seeing as I've gotten at least 10 gold armor, and probably double that in purple. I've only found this in the chests in Grenths. And its not a frequent thing, but out of 20 keys I usually get 1 or 2.

EDIT: Different areas drop different items. The ones in Grenths drop, fellblades (rarely), armor (sparsely), truncheons, wands, staffs, and swords. Thats for sure. The ones in Whitmans I know drop alot of bows and axes.

RuPee · Apr 20, 2006, 05:55 PM // 17:55

quick hint: chest locations matter. if you're chest farming s. shiverpeaks and going around talus chute you wont get good skins in contrast a place with mursatt or some place on fire islands has a chance of getting skins like mursatt horn bows or magmas shields.

Evilsod · Apr 20, 2006, 06:28 PM // 18:28

Never actually tried a chest run. But i think my lucks over anyway, i got these 3 items last month within 2 weeks from normal farming trips.

Req 8 Chaos Axe - 15% while enchanted
Req 9 Chaos Axe - 15% while stance
Req 8 Chaos Axe - 15% above 50%

The last was definatly a chest drop, the other 2 im not sure about. So from spending 4.5k (i usually find my keys, don't buy many) i've got 3 items worth probably about 500k (the 15^50 is now 10/10 sundering

and +30 health).

So if i got these items while doing chest runs, thats about 5-10 keys a run, right? So 30-45k on keys, theres still a profit. Even if you use 100 keys for 150k, take off the 200-400 average for each item sold to the trader leaving you down about 100k. 100k you really should've made up with the odd perfect mod (some guy gave me a gold Shadow Staff for no reason, i ID'd it later to find a nice 20% enchantment mod on it

) and the odd decent gold. It may not seem it but you will eventually make a profit from it, that or your luck just sucks

pyrohex · Apr 20, 2006, 08:14 PM // 20:14

I've been pretty lucky, too.

Req 9 Gold Healing Prayers Ankh
Req 11 Gold Falchion; 10/10 Sundering, +29 Health, +14% enchanted
(Just wondering - would it be more profitable to try and salvage the 10/10 sundering or +29 health mod, or to sell it as a piece?)

Kool Pajamas · Apr 20, 2006, 08:30 PM // 20:30

My best from a shiverpeak chest was while farming trolls. I used a key that was dropped to open a chest and got a max +15% while enchanted axe. I've gotten a few decent ones from Tombs like a 19% staff wrapping of enchanting. Most stuff i get is high req junk. + armor vs plants mainly. :/

leprekan · Apr 20, 2006, 08:36 PM // 20:36

My personal experience is ... the best chest drops will happen the first FEW times for that char in that zone. After 3 trips Anet breaks out the purple crayon for the majority of the chests.

Kool Pajamas · Apr 20, 2006, 08:36 PM // 20:36

My best from a shiverpeak chest was while farming trolls. I used a key that was dropped to open a chest and got a max +15% while enchanted axe. I've gotten a few decent ones from Tombs like a 19% staff wrapping of enchanting. Most stuff i get is high req junk. + armor vs plants mainly. :/