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Kidney Licker · Apr 23, 2006, 02:22 PM // 14:22

Recently I decided to try and find an enchanting grip for a Fiery Flame Spitter, but decided the market price was too high for me for a non-essential farming mod. After getting a perfect vampiric hilt from a Krytan chest many months ago, I decided to take keys with me during my DNKP titan farming runs, and start opening chests.

The buying key for mods habit sort of stuck and while exploring Majesty's Rest I found a +30hp axe grip from a Krytan chest. Now I'm thinking of sporadically doing Ascalon or other chest runs for perfect mods. Seeing as how chests drop only purples or golds I figure my chances are better than with normal farming.

Anyone had perfect mods from Ascalon chests? Is there a better way of finding perfect mods?

mathijn · Apr 23, 2006, 03:02 PM // 15:02

i cant answer your question, but the idea of farming low lvl area chest for mods is great=D

lennymon · Apr 23, 2006, 05:58 PM // 17:58

yeah really, great idea! one of those "why the heck didnt I..." now im wishing I hadnt sold all those ascalon keys I got WHILE farming lodestones to go GET FFS

Because, I cant think of a single reason why they couldnt drop perfect mods there...

Sam Stormwind · Apr 23, 2006, 09:22 PM // 21:22

lol ^^^^ sorry may seem a silly question DNKP ?? i cant see perfect mods dropping there either probs that +30 was a one off.

Aera · Apr 23, 2006, 09:27 PM // 21:27

Has anyone even gotten any gold drop in Ascalon? I can remember only getting purple ones...

Kidney Licker · Apr 23, 2006, 09:42 PM // 21:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Stormwind

lol ^^^^ sorry may seem a silly question DNKP ?? i cant see perfect mods dropping there either probs that +30 was a one off.

DKNP = Defend North Kryta Province. Its a end of game titan quest. Anything from chests is random, but hopefully it wasn't a total once off.

Toxic RD · Apr 23, 2006, 09:49 PM // 21:49

ive thought about this, but i think the lower the lecel cheast the lower the level item, which means lower mods

Kidney Licker · Apr 23, 2006, 09:59 PM // 21:59

I might buy 20-30 keys of each type and try it out tonight. The hardest bit will be finding areas with a regular frequency of chests, so it doesn't get too boring.

Evilsod · Apr 23, 2006, 10:04 PM // 22:04

I have got a Gold Axe once off 'The Wilds' mission.

The thing had a very nice +30 health mod on it.

The thing salvaged for an equally pretty 10 iron ingots.

Safe to say i was a a bit f*cking pissed off as that was the 2nd +30 axe mod to go that way in a week!

Ramses · Apr 24, 2006, 02:53 AM // 02:53

how can you possibly find perfect mods on low level weapons? i thought the lower the level the worse the mods....at least thats how my drops always are, for example: max gold weapons that i identify usually end up having a dmg mod of 14% in something and rarely 15%.......ive never seen a single good mod on a purple weapon or a lower level one

QoH · Apr 24, 2006, 08:22 AM // 08:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramses

how can you possibly find perfect mods on low level weapons? i thought the lower the level the worse the mods....at least thats how my drops always are, for example: max gold weapons that i identify usually end up having a dmg mod of 14% in something and rarely 15%.......ive never seen a single good mod on a purple weapon or a lower level one

lower level = not max damage.
mods(in this thread) = salvagable mods(not +xx% dmg)

You can have +30hp on a not maxdmg golden weapon found in lower level areas. The aim of this thread to search for gold chests in lower level areas(keys cheaper, easier access). Of course the weapon drop will be not max dmg(impossible to sell), but if you get a +30hp sword pommel(worth around 130k nowadays) on it...

musefanalert · Apr 24, 2006, 08:35 AM // 08:35

actually, its not the amount of damage that is done that changes the colour of the weapon, its the % modifier on it (and the extra mods)

Manic Smile · Apr 24, 2006, 08:47 AM // 08:47

IMO don't bother buying keys for chests before the desert or so. Perfect mods rarely show even there. I've never seen a perfect anything pop out of an Ascalon chest...but I'm open to being proven wrong.

Manic Smile · Apr 24, 2006, 08:54 AM // 08:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by musefanalert

actually, its not the amount of damage that is done that changes the colour of the weapon, its the % modifier on it (and the extra mods)

I think it's the other way around. If you know the color you can know the % modifier. The weapon is determined to be either common(white/blue), uncommon(purple) or rare(gold)...ignoring greens/crafted here. From the color you can determine the range of the all the mods but not the form the mods will take beyond the inherient damage mod for mele weapons: 10% on blues, 11-12 on purple and 13 to 15 on rares(for the ones that max out at 15%). That is you might get a crappy elemental mod or a rare sundering mod but you will know that the sundering will be ~5% on a common weapon, 6-7% on a uncommon and 8 to 10% on a rare. I'm not certain on the ranges but I know there is a max and min for each weapon rarity.

Mega Storm · Apr 24, 2006, 09:44 AM // 09:44

I farm for weapons, and the mods to salvage. I go outside war camp with some henchies and run setup. Take a stroll around the paths to the east using ALT to look for those 3-4 chests that are at least purple. Henchies can back you up if it gets hairy. I find 1-2 boss mobs on the way and always kill them in the rare chance they might actually drop their weapon someday...still waiting on any of those. I'm not saying don't go down the hill to fight, I do that sometimes too to try my luck on all the boss mobs in the area down in bottom of the hill. I get a prety decent amount of usable/sellable mods or complete gold max weapons on most runs.

Kidney Licker · Apr 24, 2006, 12:38 PM // 12:38

This is gonna take a bit longer than I thought. Ascalon chests are pretty hard to find and a bit tedious to get to. There was only about 1 chest in each area that I looked at and each was purple.

The only good thing is a small advancement to the Tyrian Explorer title. I'm also kinda dizzy after running around the bends and turns of the bleak Ascalon landscape. Gotta lie down now......

SincorpDeath · Apr 24, 2006, 12:49 PM // 12:49

From my experience, having 4 PvE characters, I've never had an ascalon chest drop a gold anything. Prove me wrong if you can, but i doubt it.

Former Ruling · Apr 24, 2006, 01:43 PM // 13:43

ditto. ascalon chests = never have dropped gold for me.

hyro yamaguchi · Apr 24, 2006, 02:47 PM // 14:47

Hmm, well I farm the ice imps outside of Ice cave, and the chest there (shiverpeak chest), drop purple 90% of the time, so I guess it doesnt really mather at all.

Oh and by the way, the mod determines the colour, not the dmg mod.

Skuld · Apr 24, 2006, 03:21 PM // 15:21

Got a +30 hp staff head dropped in the wilds/bloodstone fen (forget which)

Apr 23, 2006, 02:22 PM // 14:22	#1
Kidney Licker Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Europe Server	Farming for perfect mods Recently I decided to try and find an enchanting grip for a Fiery Flame Spitter, but decided the market price was too high for me for a non-essential farming mod. After getting a perfect vampiric hilt from a Krytan chest many months ago, I decided to take keys with me during my DNKP titan farming runs, and start opening chests. The buying key for mods habit sort of stuck and while exploring Majesty's Rest I found a +30hp axe grip from a Krytan chest. Now I'm thinking of sporadically doing Ascalon or other chest runs for perfect mods. Seeing as how chests drop only purples or golds I figure my chances are better than with normal farming. Anyone had perfect mods from Ascalon chests? Is there a better way of finding perfect mods?

Apr 23, 2006, 03:02 PM // 15:02	#2
mathijn Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: holland Guild: [PIKY] Profession: R/	i cant answer your question, but the idea of farming low lvl area chest for mods is great=D

Apr 23, 2006, 05:58 PM // 17:58	#3
lennymon Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle Guild: Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: R/	yeah really, great idea! one of those "why the heck didnt I..." now im wishing I hadnt sold all those ascalon keys I got WHILE farming lodestones to go GET FFS Because, I cant think of a single reason why they couldnt drop perfect mods there...

Apr 23, 2006, 09:22 PM // 21:22	#4
Sam Stormwind Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: Dragon Knights Profession: W/	lol ^^^^ sorry may seem a silly question DNKP ?? i cant see perfect mods dropping there either probs that +30 was a one off.

Apr 23, 2006, 09:27 PM // 21:27	#5
Aera Forge Runner Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: Galactic President Superstar Mc [awsm] Profession: E/	Has anyone even gotten any gold drop in Ascalon? I can remember only getting purple ones...

Apr 23, 2006, 09:49 PM // 21:49	#7
Toxic RD Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Guild: Seers of Serpents Profession: Mo/Me	ive thought about this, but i think the lower the lecel cheast the lower the level item, which means lower mods

Apr 23, 2006, 09:59 PM // 21:59	#8
Kidney Licker Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Europe Server	I might buy 20-30 keys of each type and try it out tonight. The hardest bit will be finding areas with a regular frequency of chests, so it doesn't get too boring.

Apr 23, 2006, 10:04 PM // 22:04	#9
Evilsod Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: England Guild: Lievs Death Squad [LDS]	I have got a Gold Axe once off 'The Wilds' mission. The thing had a very nice +30 health mod on it. The thing salvaged for an equally pretty 10 iron ingots. Safe to say i was a a bit f*cking pissed off as that was the 2nd +30 axe mod to go that way in a week!

Apr 24, 2006, 02:53 AM // 02:53	#10
Ramses Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Marhan's Grotto Guild: [AC] Profession: W/	how can you possibly find perfect mods on low level weapons? i thought the lower the level the worse the mods....at least thats how my drops always are, for example: max gold weapons that i identify usually end up having a dmg mod of 14% in something and rarely 15%.......ive never seen a single good mod on a purple weapon or a lower level one

Apr 24, 2006, 08:35 AM // 08:35	#12
musefanalert Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: We Like Music [Loud] Profession: R/	actually, its not the amount of damage that is done that changes the colour of the weapon, its the % modifier on it (and the extra mods)

Apr 24, 2006, 08:47 AM // 08:47	#13
Manic Smile Desert Nomad Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hawaii Guild: ----- 15^50[Rare] ---- Alliance: ----- [SMS] -----	IMO don't bother buying keys for chests before the desert or so. Perfect mods rarely show even there. I've never seen a perfect anything pop out of an Ascalon chest...but I'm open to being proven wrong.

Apr 24, 2006, 09:44 AM // 09:44	#15
Mega Storm Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Iacon City Cybertron Guild: [MEGA] formerly EOE/LUST/LaZy Profession: W/N	I farm for weapons, and the mods to salvage. I go outside war camp with some henchies and run setup. Take a stroll around the paths to the east using ALT to look for those 3-4 chests that are at least purple. Henchies can back you up if it gets hairy. I find 1-2 boss mobs on the way and always kill them in the rare chance they might actually drop their weapon someday...still waiting on any of those. I'm not saying don't go down the hill to fight, I do that sometimes too to try my luck on all the boss mobs in the area down in bottom of the hill. I get a prety decent amount of usable/sellable mods or complete gold max weapons on most runs.

Apr 24, 2006, 12:38 PM // 12:38	#16
Kidney Licker Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Europe Server	This is gonna take a bit longer than I thought. Ascalon chests are pretty hard to find and a bit tedious to get to. There was only about 1 chest in each area that I looked at and each was purple. The only good thing is a small advancement to the Tyrian Explorer title. I'm also kinda dizzy after running around the bends and turns of the bleak Ascalon landscape. Gotta lie down now......

Apr 24, 2006, 12:49 PM // 12:49	#17
SincorpDeath Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005 Guild: The Fallen Prophets Profession: R/Me	From my experience, having 4 PvE characters, I've never had an ascalon chest drop a gold anything. Prove me wrong if you can, but i doubt it.

Apr 24, 2006, 01:43 PM // 13:43	#18
Former Ruling Grotto Attendant Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cedartown, Georgia Profession: R/	ditto. ascalon chests = never have dropped gold for me.

Apr 24, 2006, 02:47 PM // 14:47	#19
hyro yamaguchi Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Netherlands Profession: Mo/Me	Hmm, well I farm the ice imps outside of Ice cave, and the chest there (shiverpeak chest), drop purple 90% of the time, so I guess it doesnt really mather at all. Oh and by the way, the mod determines the colour, not the dmg mod.

Apr 24, 2006, 03:21 PM // 15:21	#20
Skuld Furnace Stoker Join Date: Sep 2005 Guild: Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr] Profession: A/	Got a +30 hp staff head dropped in the wilds/bloodstone fen (forget which)