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ccfrecc · Jan 16, 2010, 06:05 PM // 18:05

I go to Mahanti Keys all the time and I always visit the spot where a Teasure Chest always is. I got a gold Armor piece from it once. Now my question is: "Am I ever going to get anything from it again, because every time I check the chest, It is empty?"

Please Note: I am not refering to a chest that requires a key. Just a chest that you click on, and it opens and gives you something (once for me).

Thank You...

crazybanshee · Jan 16, 2010, 06:07 PM // 18:07

Stop checking it. There are chests like that throughout nightfall that give pretty decent stuff on first opening them. Wait a few months, then try again. They have to reset, which they won't do if you keep checking them. If you open it too soon and it did reset, you'll just end up with some purple junk.

HawkofStorms · Jan 16, 2010, 06:15 PM // 18:15

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Buried_Treasure

Explanation plus all locations of them. There is 2 in every "area" (ie, 2 in Istan (that island you start the game on), 2 in Kourna, 2 in Vabbi, etc)

ccfrecc · Jan 16, 2010, 06:29 PM // 18:29

I had heard something about "something" resetting but I must have forgot it was chests. Well thank you as that is what I needed to know. But on another measure... what would be an accurate measure of how long after I first checked it should I check it again to get a "Gold" item?

Thanks Again...

BuD · Jan 16, 2010, 06:56 PM // 18:56

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Originally Posted by ccfrecc

what would be an accurate measure of how long after I first checked it should I check it again to get a "Gold" item?

This is from the link Hawk posted...

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upon opening one of these chests, a "magical force" will prevent that character from opening the chest again for approximately 30 days after the last attempt to do so.

Read the entire page & all your answers will be answered.

Kumu Honua · Jan 16, 2010, 07:47 PM // 19:47

Getting a gold again from a free chest? Never. You will ALWAYS get purple items the second time. No matter how long between opening. Including a full year.

Dzjudz · Jan 16, 2010, 07:59 PM // 19:59

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Originally Posted by Kumu Honua

Getting a gold again from a free chest? Never. You will ALWAYS get purple items the second time. No matter how long between opening. Including a full year.

Not true. I've gotten plenty of golds out of treasures I'd already used before.

Phaern Majes · Jan 16, 2010, 08:14 PM // 20:14

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Originally Posted by Dzjudz

Not true. I've gotten plenty of golds out of treasures I'd already used before.

Ditto, though you will most likely get a few purples too

REDdelver · Jan 16, 2010, 08:19 PM // 20:19

From all my experiences.....

The first two times have been golds always. Every time after has always been purples, but you still get a little coinage. I've seen where other people have claimed to get golds after the 3rd time....but its rare if at all.

ccfrecc · Jan 16, 2010, 08:31 PM // 20:31

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Originally Posted by Kumu Honua

Getting a gold again from a free chest? Never. You will ALWAYS get purple items the second time. No matter how long between opening. Including a full year.

Now I don't know who to believe... One person said I should wait about a month to get another gold item although that does sound like something Anet would do. Oh, And have this been proved by any tests/research?

Devastating Flames · Jan 16, 2010, 08:31 PM // 20:31

i got golds my first few times opening them but now i get purples and a little bit of gold

ccfrecc · Jan 16, 2010, 08:34 PM // 20:34

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Originally Posted by Devastating Flames

i got golds my first few times opening them but now i get purples and a little bit of gold

About how much gold did you get from the chests (it doesn't matter where or what chest you got it from)? Also, So I should take a previous posters advice and wait about a month until opening it again?

Sora267 · Jan 16, 2010, 08:39 PM // 20:39

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Originally Posted by ccfrecc

About how much gold did you get from the chests (it doesn't matter where or what chest you got it from)? Also, So I should take a previous posters advice and wait about a month until opening it again?

The game physically (or digitally, as it were) won't let you open it for another month, and if you try to, that timer will reset. Just run through to all the chests in Nightfall once every month or a month and a half (there's locations and maps on Wiki) and you should be fine.

BoxOfCox · Jan 16, 2010, 08:44 PM // 20:44

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Originally Posted by Kumu Honua

Getting a gold again from a free chest? Never. You will ALWAYS get purple items the second time. No matter how long between opening. Including a full year.

This is untrue, after getting back from my 1+ year ban I opened the free chests for the 2nd/3rd time and got an abundance of golds.

ccfrecc · Jan 16, 2010, 08:52 PM // 20:52

It mostly sounds like:

You can get golds after the 2nd+ time of opening a free chest
You should wait every month before opening a chest otherwise the timer resets and you have to wait another month
If you wait longer than a month you are most likely to get more items from the chests maybe even a couple of golds if you wait 6 months+

That's my summary of everything said here and how I take it... I appreciate all your responses and posts to my questions...

Thanks Guys...

Verene · Jan 16, 2010, 08:53 PM // 20:53

I get golds from those chests more often than not.

Anyway, best to wait a few months before reopening one of those chests. I tend to forget about them completely, so I go two-three months between opening them.

The quality of the items you get from them also depends on where they are - the ones on Istan are going to have low level junk, whereas you're more likely to get something decent from the ones in Vabbi or the Realm of Torment.

HellScreamS · Jan 16, 2010, 09:23 PM // 21:23

based on my exp so far, i've always got 1.5k gold at least and always gold items, opened a total of like 7 chests so far, I never could be arsed to run em monthly. But if those statistics help, there you go.

Fay Vert · Jan 16, 2010, 09:34 PM // 21:34

I got golds from my first chest, then had to wait over 9 months for a rest including severa 2 and 3 month breaks without trying, when it finally did reset I only get junk purples now. I rarely ever try as I get more for killing a sigle level 24+ mob.

The wiki article is worthless junk and myth, just ignore it.

Bulletproof Maniac · Jan 16, 2010, 11:48 PM // 23:48

Just forget about it its not worth your time waiting and thinking about it for months and then getting some purple crap. There are far more worthwhile things to do.

The Drunkard · Jan 17, 2010, 12:58 AM // 00:58

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Originally Posted by BoxOfCox

This is untrue, after getting back from my 1+ year ban I opened the free chests for the 2nd/3rd time and got an abundance of golds.

They reset the chest drops last Jan., which created the illusion that if you wait a long time the drops get better.

Jan 16, 2010, 06:05 PM // 18:05	#1
ccfrecc Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wisconsin Guild: [KISS] Profession: N/Mo	Is This True? I go to Mahanti Keys all the time and I always visit the spot where a Teasure Chest always is. I got a gold Armor piece from it once. Now my question is: "Am I ever going to get anything from it again, because every time I check the chest, It is empty?" Please Note: I am not refering to a chest that requires a key. Just a chest that you click on, and it opens and gives you something (once for me). Thank You...

Jan 16, 2010, 06:29 PM // 18:29	#4
ccfrecc Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wisconsin Guild: [KISS] Profession: N/Mo	O.K. I Will Take The Advice Given. I had heard something about "something" resetting but I must have forgot it was chests. Well thank you as that is what I needed to know. But on another measure... what would be an accurate measure of how long after I first checked it should I check it again to get a "Gold" item? Thanks Again...

Jan 16, 2010, 08:52 PM // 20:52	#15
ccfrecc Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wisconsin Guild: [KISS] Profession: N/Mo	Thanks Guys... It mostly sounds like: You can get golds after the 2nd+ time of opening a free chest You should wait every month before opening a chest otherwise the timer resets and you have to wait another month If you wait longer than a month you are most likely to get more items from the chests maybe even a couple of golds if you wait 6 months+ That's my summary of everything said here and how I take it... I appreciate all your responses and posts to my questions... Thanks Guys...

Jan 16, 2010, 06:07 PM // 18:07	#2
crazybanshee Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Look out! Profession: E/	Stop checking it. There are chests like that throughout nightfall that give pretty decent stuff on first opening them. Wait a few months, then try again. They have to reset, which they won't do if you keep checking them. If you open it too soon and it did reset, you'll just end up with some purple junk.

Jan 16, 2010, 06:15 PM // 18:15	#3
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Buried_Treasure Explanation plus all locations of them. There is 2 in every "area" (ie, 2 in Istan (that island you start the game on), 2 in Kourna, 2 in Vabbi, etc)

Jan 16, 2010, 07:47 PM // 19:47	#6
Kumu Honua Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2008	Getting a gold again from a free chest? Never. You will ALWAYS get purple items the second time. No matter how long between opening. Including a full year.

Jan 16, 2010, 08:19 PM // 20:19	#9
REDdelver Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2007 Guild: Girls Pee Pee When They See [ME] Profession: N/Mo	From all my experiences..... The first two times have been golds always. Every time after has always been purples, but you still get a little coinage. I've seen where other people have claimed to get golds after the 3rd time....but its rare if at all.

Jan 16, 2010, 08:31 PM // 20:31	#11
Devastating Flames Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2008 Guild: The Canthan Defenders Profession: E/Mo	i got golds my first few times opening them but now i get purples and a little bit of gold

Jan 16, 2010, 08:53 PM // 20:53	#16
Verene Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jan 2009 Guild: [SOTA] Profession: D/	I get golds from those chests more often than not. Anyway, best to wait a few months before reopening one of those chests. I tend to forget about them completely, so I go two-three months between opening them. The quality of the items you get from them also depends on where they are - the ones on Istan are going to have low level junk, whereas you're more likely to get something decent from the ones in Vabbi or the Realm of Torment.

Jan 16, 2010, 09:23 PM // 21:23	#17
HellScreamS Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: wouldn't you like to know? Guild: ^yea KFC just subscribed to me for 1 year^ Profession: P/	based on my exp so far, i've always got 1.5k gold at least and always gold items, opened a total of like 7 chests so far, I never could be arsed to run em monthly. But if those statistics help, there you go.

Jan 16, 2010, 09:34 PM // 21:34	#18
Fay Vert Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2006 Profession: R/	I got golds from my first chest, then had to wait over 9 months for a rest including severa 2 and 3 month breaks without trying, when it finally did reset I only get junk purples now. I rarely ever try as I get more for killing a sigle level 24+ mob. The wiki article is worthless junk and myth, just ignore it.

Jan 16, 2010, 11:48 PM // 23:48	#19
Bulletproof Maniac Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2009 Guild: We Carry Diseases [rat] Profession: A/	Just forget about it its not worth your time waiting and thinking about it for months and then getting some purple crap. There are far more worthwhile things to do.