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Just Another Chest Runner · May 20, 2008, 11:05 PM // 23:05

lol

does this mean we get triple chance of lockpicks from the zaishen chest too =P

gw_poster · May 20, 2008, 11:10 PM // 23:10

what tha frig!!?? Dell: hurry the f up with fixing my laptop so's I can get my pick on...

Lyonette · May 20, 2008, 11:22 PM // 23:22

ohay, a new weekend bonus we haven't had before!

hopefully, it'll give me a good chance to stock up on some lockpicks

MMSDome · May 21, 2008, 12:01 AM // 00:01

may need to get my but over to ascalon and farm me sum points!

Mr. Undisclosed · May 21, 2008, 12:14 AM // 00:14

Fun, fun. I'm low on lockpicks now so I guess I'll be farming raptors and vaettiers a bit this weekend

If I have time I think I'll go farm lucky points outside ascalon.

Avatar Exico · May 21, 2008, 12:39 AM // 00:39

nice cant wait for this. Better Chance for gold drops from chests and those people who didnt to get max the Lucky title will be able to. But I still wonder where is my double Sweet/Party Point Weekend.

Voodoo Rage · May 21, 2008, 01:32 AM // 01:32

Good weekend to buy unid golds in Rata Sum... Black and White dye prices will drop too. During the cupcake weekend, the merchant buying price on black dye dropped all the way down to 4700...

Day Trooper · May 21, 2008, 02:01 AM // 02:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avatar Exico

nice cant wait for this. Better Chance for gold drops from chests

Hate to burst your bubble here - but the chance for gold drops from chests doesn't change this weekend. However if you get a gold you WILL get double Lucky points

EDIT: I meant to say "However if you retain your lockpick you WILL get double Lucky points" regardless if it's a gold or purple. /oops

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avatar Exico

and those people who didnt to get max the Lucky title will be able to.

Unless you're a ghoul who plays GW 24/7 (oh wait

) it's highly unlikely you'll max Lucky this weekended even with the double Lucky bonus (unless you were really close to maxing it to begin with, of course

)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avatar Exico

But I still wonder where is my double Sweet/Party Point Weekend.

We can only hope

MoriaOrc · May 21, 2008, 02:13 AM // 02:13

Hurray. The lucky points will be nice. Maybe I'll do some low-end chest running, in addition to the regular stuff.

The Red Messenger · May 21, 2008, 02:26 AM // 02:26

I was stoked when i saw this

I've been chasing treasure hunter title, and im nearing the end...
lets see, 250 chests a day, 3 days, 68% retain...

I'm gonna need 250 lockpicks oO (yes i have lots of spare time)

Pleikki · May 21, 2008, 04:13 AM // 04:13

Ah been waiting for this weekend. i probably use only ~200 lockpicks hardmode chesting

Vengeful Spirit · May 21, 2008, 05:04 AM // 05:04

I am looking forward to this weekend farming for lockpicks/chest runs and might do a few dungeons while I'm at it

pumpkin pie · May 21, 2008, 05:53 AM // 05:53

my hands are gonna fall off playing guildwars ....

Arduin · May 21, 2008, 06:07 AM // 06:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Day Trooper

Hate to burst your bubble here - but the chance for gold drops from chests doesn't change this weekend. However if you get a gold you WILL get double Lucky points

Wrong, if you retain your Lockpick you will get double lucky points. It has nothing to do with the loot being purple or gold.

Nice weekend though, need to decide if I'll be farming Raptors or running chests...

Dronte · May 21, 2008, 06:16 AM // 06:16

Its cool. Now you can choose to farm LP-s or go for lucky/unlucky (e.g CR). Or maybe both. Too bad I'll be away this weekend QQ

cataphract · May 21, 2008, 06:22 AM // 06:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Killed u man

Whilst were here anyways, what is the fastest chest run? I don't care for drops, I'm merely looking for the Area with most chests. (Pref. a 50/50 chance so I can work on Lucky and Unlucky evenly...

IMHO, the fastest area for chest running would be Ice Cliff Chasms right outside Boreal Station. On average, I've been making 45 chests per hour. The run is easy and there is a chance for two chests to spawn. Skillbar consists of Dash, Dwarwen Stability and "I'm Unstoppable!". I'm r5 treasure hunter and r5 lucky which adds up to a 68% retention chance on normal mode.

I'm looking forward to this weekend. Raptor and hydra farming with breaks for some chest runs FTW. Good thing the forecast is rain and low temperatures. Good thing I bought 2 stacks of lockpicks.

tmakinen · May 21, 2008, 07:49 AM // 07:49

What Cataphract said (hi, seen you many times down there). You'll want to add Dark Escape to the skill bar if you intend to pop the occasional HM pinesoul/aloe chest as well.

There are in average more chests per a HM run, and both in NM and HM the loot consists entirely of weapons and offhands (no armor pieces or tomes

). The difficulty is the same (none) in both modes. I have been able to do about 60 chests per hour in HM (just maxed treasure last night, yay).

Kumu Honua · May 21, 2008, 08:38 AM // 08:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avatar Exico

nice cant wait for this. Better Chance for gold drops from chests and those people who didnt to get max the Lucky title will be able to. But I still wonder where is my double Sweet/Party Point Weekend.

You missed your double sweet/party point weekend.

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

shadows of hob · May 21, 2008, 08:49 AM // 08:49

3x0=0

But the double lucky/unlucky reward is nice! Guess my whole guild will be farming chests this weekend.

bobrath · May 21, 2008, 02:53 PM // 14:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmakinen

There are in average more chests per a HM run, and both in NM and HM the loot consists entirely of weapons and offhands (no armor pieces or tomes

). The difficulty is the same (none) in both modes. I have been able to do about 60 chests per hour in HM (just maxed treasure last night, yay).

Do you run from Boreal all the way to the HoM, or beyond?