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

For everyone asking how a low level chest drops a good mod I think it's important to remember that the OP said he was doing DNKP when it dropped. Titan quests all have high level enemies and chests are accordingly upgraded.

Batius · Apr 24, 2006, 03:36 PM // 15:36

I think colours are decided on mods mainly. For example a white/blue non-max dmg weapon can be increased to purple by adding mods. I've done it before, but the dmg is probably classed as a mod in itself when deciding on a colour, after all, you get white clean fiery dragons swords and blue max dmg clean FDS. So its quite possible to get a perfect mod off a blue item if it isn't max dmg.

Just Another Dude · Apr 24, 2006, 04:43 PM // 16:43

When I farm ettins, if a key drops ill use it or if gold item drops every now and then I found that when a gold item is found, the damage may be crap, 10-14, req 4 on a sword or whatever, but the mods can still be great, even better than 'normal'... 10/9 sundering or whatever.. but its jsut much harder to find a gold over a purple.

Anywho, I was running a guildie around last ngiht and decided to test this out while in ascalon and the northern shiverpeaks with every chest i came across, but for all the ascalon and steel chests, no gold came out...

Kidney Licker · Apr 24, 2006, 04:45 PM // 16:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fronzi

For everyone asking how a low level chest drops a good mod I think it's important to remember that the OP said he was doing DNKP when it dropped. Titan quests all have high level enemies and chests are accordingly upgraded.

I have to try to be less long winded

. I got the two perfect mods (vampiric and axe health) while not doing DNKP, once was while Ettin farming and the other on the way to farm Roscale at Majesty's Rest. Farming DNKP was just when I decided to start opening chests, (like I needed to mention that in the first place

).

Anyway, managed to open 30 Ascalon chests. All purple, and interestingly no mods on any items, not even a lousy elemental mod. Attached is everything that came out of the chests.

Looks like Ascalon chests are a total waste of time.

Now onto Steel chests

BaconSoda · Apr 24, 2006, 07:52 PM // 19:52

Gold items only drop out of the kryta+ chests. Seel chests and ascalon ones don't get golds. The best thing i have ever even seen out of a steel chest is a 12-24dmg (req 8 marks) longbow that was blue.

Ramses · Apr 24, 2006, 09:03 PM // 21:03

the only perfect mod ive ever found in a chest was outside of ember light camp...i guess im just unlucky lol

lennymon · Apr 24, 2006, 10:12 PM // 22:12

ok, after many chests over the weekend (was farming elementals out of serenity whenever I had 5 minutes to kill, if you know what I mean). All 13 keys were monster dropped so no cash outlay....I just used the chests in great northern wall and enroute to the fiery flame spitter collector. only one single chest gave me a salvageable mod -- +10% bowgrip of deathbane :/

I'll feel comfortable with the assumption that even IF all mods are possible on lower level items, the %age chance for them to drop with said mod goes down. Definitely more expedient to FoW farm or something IMHO as there seems to be very good drop rates on mods there - and some other pretties too.

Kidney Licker · Apr 25, 2006, 04:01 AM // 04:01

Only tried about 10 Steel chests, all purple, but purple with mods at least. It was a bit tedious finding Steel chests sometimes. The only use I can see for Steel chests is if some elemental mods become hard to find.

Looks like I'll have to stick to Krytan or Maguum chests.

VorianVader · Apr 25, 2006, 05:45 AM // 05:45

Every chest before the desert has dropped purple for me.

necromancer demon · Apr 25, 2006, 03:03 PM // 15:03

hi im a n/e and i am the worst farming 1st becuase i dont know where to farm and 2nd beacuse i dont know what to farm plz help me
o and how u get a pic on this website

lennymon · Apr 25, 2006, 03:16 PM // 15:16

um please dont be offended that everyone ignores you (if you are lucky) for asking off topic (and easily searchable) questions in an existing thread Necro Demon.

I have never noticed color of chest drops earlier than desert, i think primarily since I never use them except if a key happens to drop AND I see a chest before getting to the next town and sell the key

It's good confirmation for me that I didn't waste my time all those months heh.

I actually started mino farming recently and get the occaisional key drop but had been selling them. I'll begin to save and use the keys and log my chest drops for them as well as other areas (FOW) at least like % chance of getting a chest drop worth more than key...heh. If we get enough folks to contribute similarly into one thread for various areas I'd bet well see differences pretty quickly. Might be useful.

necromancer demon · Apr 25, 2006, 03:18 PM // 15:18

off topic-how do u change the pic on site please?

Just Another Dude · Apr 25, 2006, 03:49 PM // 15:49

10 Krytan Keys, 10 Krytan Chests:

http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?image=keys4jk.png

I know they can drop gold though, Ive had a few gold come from Krytan Chests thorughout my playing, just really rare I guess...

Manic Smile · Apr 26, 2006, 09:41 AM // 09:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Batius

I think colours are decided on mods mainly. For example a white/blue non-max dmg weapon can be increased to purple by adding mods. I've done it before, but the dmg is probably classed as a mod in itself when deciding on a colour, after all, you get white clean fiery dragons swords and blue max dmg clean FDS. So its quite possible to get a perfect mod off a blue item if it isn't max dmg.

never had a blue turn into a purple...you sure on that?

Just Another Dude · Apr 26, 2006, 12:18 PM // 12:18

I dont think you can get a perfect mod off a blue, i think the way it is is for a blue, the mods can go up to a certain level, then for purple they are in a higher range, then for gold they can be anything. Same applies for damage mods, blue can go up to a certin amount, purple a little higher, and gold up to perfect. Also not possible to change the base color, all mods are blue when you salvage them, they dont retain the color of the base weapon, so for example, salvage +30 off a gold weapon, the mod is blue, add +30 to a blue sword, the sword would still be blue, it doesnt bump up to gold or purple or whatever..

Apr 25, 2006, 03:03 PM // 15:03	#30
necromancer demon Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: roll_the_dice Profession: N/R	hi im a n/e and i am the worst farming 1st becuase i dont know where to farm and 2nd beacuse i dont know what to farm plz help me o and how u get a pic on this website Last edited by necromancer demon; Apr 25, 2006 at 03:13 PM // 15:13..

Apr 25, 2006, 03:49 PM // 15:49	#33
Just Another Dude Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: W/	10 Krytan Keys, 10 Krytan Chests: http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?image=keys4jk.png I know they can drop gold though, Ive had a few gold come from Krytan Chests thorughout my playing, just really rare I guess... Last edited by Just Another Dude; Apr 25, 2006 at 03:51 PM // 15:51..

Apr 24, 2006, 03:21 PM // 15:21	#21
Fronzi Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2005	For everyone asking how a low level chest drops a good mod I think it's important to remember that the OP said he was doing DNKP when it dropped. Titan quests all have high level enemies and chests are accordingly upgraded.

Apr 24, 2006, 03:36 PM // 15:36	#22
Batius Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Guild: Sons of Evil Profession: W/Mo	I think colours are decided on mods mainly. For example a white/blue non-max dmg weapon can be increased to purple by adding mods. I've done it before, but the dmg is probably classed as a mod in itself when deciding on a colour, after all, you get white clean fiery dragons swords and blue max dmg clean FDS. So its quite possible to get a perfect mod off a blue item if it isn't max dmg.

Apr 24, 2006, 04:43 PM // 16:43	#23
Just Another Dude Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: W/	When I farm ettins, if a key drops ill use it or if gold item drops every now and then I found that when a gold item is found, the damage may be crap, 10-14, req 4 on a sword or whatever, but the mods can still be great, even better than 'normal'... 10/9 sundering or whatever.. but its jsut much harder to find a gold over a purple. Anywho, I was running a guildie around last ngiht and decided to test this out while in ascalon and the northern shiverpeaks with every chest i came across, but for all the ascalon and steel chests, no gold came out...

Apr 24, 2006, 07:52 PM // 19:52	#25
BaconSoda Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Somewhere Under The Rainbow Guild: Leo Profession: Me/	Gold items only drop out of the kryta+ chests. Seel chests and ascalon ones don't get golds. The best thing i have ever even seen out of a steel chest is a 12-24dmg (req 8 marks) longbow that was blue.

Apr 24, 2006, 09:03 PM // 21:03	#26
Ramses Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Marhan's Grotto Guild: [AC] Profession: W/	the only perfect mod ive ever found in a chest was outside of ember light camp...i guess im just unlucky lol

Apr 24, 2006, 10:12 PM // 22:12	#27
lennymon Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle Guild: Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: R/	ok, after many chests over the weekend (was farming elementals out of serenity whenever I had 5 minutes to kill, if you know what I mean). All 13 keys were monster dropped so no cash outlay....I just used the chests in great northern wall and enroute to the fiery flame spitter collector. only one single chest gave me a salvageable mod -- +10% bowgrip of deathbane :/ I'll feel comfortable with the assumption that even IF all mods are possible on lower level items, the %age chance for them to drop with said mod goes down. Definitely more expedient to FoW farm or something IMHO as there seems to be very good drop rates on mods there - and some other pretties too.

Apr 25, 2006, 04:01 AM // 04:01	#28
Kidney Licker Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Europe Server	Only tried about 10 Steel chests, all purple, but purple with mods at least. It was a bit tedious finding Steel chests sometimes. The only use I can see for Steel chests is if some elemental mods become hard to find. Looks like I'll have to stick to Krytan or Maguum chests.

Apr 25, 2006, 05:45 AM // 05:45	#29
VorianVader Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: Blitzers Profession: W/N	Every chest before the desert has dropped purple for me.

Apr 25, 2006, 03:16 PM // 15:16	#31
lennymon Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle Guild: Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: R/	um please dont be offended that everyone ignores you (if you are lucky) for asking off topic (and easily searchable) questions in an existing thread Necro Demon. I have never noticed color of chest drops earlier than desert, i think primarily since I never use them except if a key happens to drop AND I see a chest before getting to the next town and sell the key It's good confirmation for me that I didn't waste my time all those months heh. I actually started mino farming recently and get the occaisional key drop but had been selling them. I'll begin to save and use the keys and log my chest drops for them as well as other areas (FOW) at least like % chance of getting a chest drop worth more than key...heh. If we get enough folks to contribute similarly into one thread for various areas I'd bet well see differences pretty quickly. Might be useful.

Apr 25, 2006, 03:18 PM // 15:18	#32
necromancer demon Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: roll_the_dice Profession: N/R	off topic-how do u change the pic on site please?

Apr 26, 2006, 12:18 PM // 12:18	#35
Just Another Dude Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: W/	I dont think you can get a perfect mod off a blue, i think the way it is is for a blue, the mods can go up to a certain level, then for purple they are in a higher range, then for gold they can be anything. Same applies for damage mods, blue can go up to a certin amount, purple a little higher, and gold up to perfect. Also not possible to change the base color, all mods are blue when you salvage them, they dont retain the color of the base weapon, so for example, salvage +30 off a gold weapon, the mod is blue, add +30 to a blue sword, the sword would still be blue, it doesnt bump up to gold or purple or whatever..