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Old Jun 04, 2007, 11:40 AM // 11:40   #221
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damn was out of the country hope this comes again
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 12:56 PM // 12:56   #222
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I am not complaining. Even on Non-special Weekends I can never seem to get lucky with drops, except maybe 1 or 2 times a month, its all good, I just love playing the game, and would like to have a little luck a little more often. but as I said it's all good, and I am not going to stop playing just because my luck in on the unlucky side.

Keep Playing and have fun.
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 01:10 PM // 13:10   #223
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Well, I'm not here to whine about the bad drops or anything like that. Yes, I did get quite the odd number of bad golds from HM chests. But I got golds out of EVERY chest I opened, which advanced my Wisdom title track. If I do say so my self, that's pretty awesome.

Did anyone notice, a few times, getting an odd number of gold drops from mobs? I took a few trips with my ranger out to trap the Stygian vale, and seemed a gold dropped from every group for like 4 or 5 runs. Sure only 1 or 2 where worth anything, but seemed pretty awesome. And a few times, a gold dropped for my ele while she was out with heros/henchies doing chest runs/sunspear point farming in the desolation from random undead mobs. Was pretty decent.

This totally make me trust HM chests more, because the last time I went chest hunting in the desolation, I got grape drops out of chests. I was pretty angry. I spent 1500 gold for this non max damage high req grape? Bollocks!

But anyhoo, after opening maybe 15 chests (quite small, I know.) I didn't get 1 elemental sword. D: The one sword besides the IDS, that I want? Man.

But the event was pretty sweet. Hit Wisdom #2. And even closer to teasure title #2.
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 01:52 PM // 13:52   #224
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I got 1 key this weekend, it was exciting.
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 02:01 PM // 14:01   #225
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very odd. throughout the weekend i didnt get a single good chest drop, nor did I see a single lockpick or key drop...
but then shortly after the weekend ended I got a gold twin hammer from a chest, white dye, black dye, decent purple salient sword, and a lockpick O.O (over the course of a tombs run and a couple hardmode plains of jarin spider-killer runs)
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 02:08 PM // 14:08   #226
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Pretty sweet weekend, i atually had trouble running trough my lockpicks

Had a 53% retain rate but i used 40 keys and opend 120 chests with them ^^ best i got was probaly a perfect rightious maul (Wich i totally forgot that they even existed )
And a decent wingblade sword ^^.
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 03:02 PM // 15:02   #227
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Celestial Beaver
Similar story here:

3 Wisdom
3 Treasure Hunter
1 Lucky

31 Chests => 4 Golds. All rubbish golds at that and all lockpicks broken - every single one...I gave up after 31 chests...didnt see the point in wasting more money when I seem to get more golds for my money at times other than this "special weekend".

Double chance of golds? umm....lol? I'm sorry, I know I'm unlucky...but THAT unlucky? I know people who claim to have had near to nothing BUT golds all weekend...strings of purples on a "special" weekend is just poor. My account just seems cursed sometimes.
what chests are you opening? opening 31 ascalon chests wont get you much in the way of drops
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 03:12 PM // 15:12   #228
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Since I usually have abyssmal luck with chest drops, I didn't even bother. But I did go out questing quite a bit and noticed a higher percentage (for me) of dye drops (no black or white, tho ) and amount of gold bits, runes/insignias and a few keys including a miner's key. In the chests I found during the quests, golds dropped more often than not - a decided improvement for me!

I also romped to a few of the 'free' treasure chests in Elona (normally forget all about them - and didn't even get to the higher ones, I was so busy elsewhere). Out of those, I put some extra 17K back into storage not counting the costs of incidentals (bought a few keys and armor, etc.) and pulled all gold items, some very interesting/nice.

One of my favorite drops/rewards was a +30hp, +5egy (no penalty) gold bow . Several *nice* staves, couple winged axes, couple bows - most went to the merchant but a few are saved into storage for later use or on heroes who desperately needed new weapons.

All in all, a highly rewarding weekend. Besides, I don't login in to farm; I login to play the game. Profit is pure gravy.

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Old Jun 04, 2007, 03:26 PM // 15:26   #229
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The only explanation for lack of golds is you were running the wrong place in NM...

100% gold drops in HM RoT. ~75% gold drops in NM RoT.

And thats over at least 100 lockpicks. Probably nearer 200.
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 04:25 PM // 16:25   #230
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Well, just had enough time to vanquish two areas in the Desolation. I don't think I saw a single grape from any chests, and had some fairly decent drops.

Including:
3 lockpicks fell (I was rather pleased... I never pass up a chest...)
2 req 9 Skull Flatbows (these any good?)
1 req 12 (bleh) Ripper Blade (first I'd ever had dropped, pity it's not popular...)
2 Elite Tomes
4 - 5 Gold armors, no superior runes worth freaking out over
3 Radiant insignias... but some were from critter drops I believe.

Come to think of it... in lieu of grapes, I did get two regular tomes from chests.

Consider that I didn't have to change my normal gameplay to benefit from the weekend, I have to say that it was a great event for me.
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 06:04 PM // 18:04   #231
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I got a lot of golds from chests this weekend; it went pretty well actually.

I really wanted a jade sword though and didn't manage to acquire one for my warrior (sniff), but lots of staffs that will be great for my heroes or that have decent mods. And 1 sup vigor rune.

(oddly enough, also 3 greens yesterday, playing with a full party of heroes/hench)

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Old Jun 04, 2007, 06:30 PM // 18:30   #232
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A nice event. Vanquished 3 areas and got about 8 picks. I also created a Legendary survivor in 16 hours 10 min, and in doing so picked up about 10 picks.
Did a little chest running in NM and HM with a decent amount of rares.

I hope we could keep the increased lockpick drop rate as the norm.
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 06:51 PM // 18:51   #233
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I was reallying looking forward to this event as I like chests (OooO) and gold drops even if they are crappy. But this one was not so great for me and I actually spent at least 10 hours playing this weekend. Sure, I got a couple jade key drops and probably more than normal golds from chests, but was expecting more really. Got a lot of grapes from chests; so much that I doubled checked to make sure it was still a promo weekend on chest drops.
Not really complaining so much as just commenting. Not as exciting for me as when they made FoW and UW open -- that was a marathon of a weekend.
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 06:53 PM // 18:53   #234
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Meh -- I think I saw 2 picks drop the entire weekend. And better loot from chests was a joke. I didn't really notice a difference at all, I'm wondering if Anet forgot to flip a switch somewhere.
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 06:59 PM // 18:59   #235
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I got some gold items, most are staffs and wands, stuff that i can save but is manly useless. I also got a few elite tomes which made me happy. Basicly got good items.
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 07:14 PM // 19:14   #236
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I did a whole mess of stuff this weekend (50/50 hard mode), not one grape from a chest. I *did* use far more keys/lockpicks than what dropped, but all in all a good weekend. Hooray for the better end-loot in the deep/urgoz making people actually play there again too.
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 07:39 PM // 19:39   #237
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Great weekend event. I was able to attain my first wisdom and treasure hunter titles. Hope they have this event again.
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 07:45 PM // 19:45   #238
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Spent the weekend farming and opening chests - 100% golds - so IMHO the weekend was great. I hope it is repeated. Made a nice chunk of cash from elite tomes, a sup vigor or two, and a couple of decent golds (anyone want to buy req 10 15>50 chromium shards? ).

I'm dreading going back to regular farming now that it's over, and breaking all my lockpicks for crappy purples...
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Old Jun 04, 2007, 07:55 PM // 19:55   #239
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One Gold Sephis Axe Req 12 (But at least is had a Stance bonus) Got one earlier REQ 9 with nothing at all
2 gold armors (Beast master and Post nerfed Divine Runes) Awesome
Wanted Elite Tomes (got my share of basic tomes though)
3 lock picks dropped
3 Gold Dead Bows Dropped and one Gold Forked sword from critters
I liked the increase in lock pick and keys dropping. Got 4
I hope they keep the chest percentage the same on Locked chests just because it is kind of tacky spending 1500 gold on a GRAPE. It is way too frustrating.
And also Solo Vanquished an Area which was good fun
Ok weekend though found a great new place to farm

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Old Jun 04, 2007, 08:56 PM // 20:56   #240
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So spend 1250 instead...
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