Curse

tghoodoo · Aug 02, 2011, 02:31 AM // 02:31

Nice lantern :P i'm gunna have to try that nahpui for chest running. I dont think NM gets u chest points though huh?

Infamous Haseo · Aug 03, 2011, 01:21 PM // 13:21

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Originally Posted by Homeri

Well this was posted on the "nice drop I got today" thread, "While hunting giants for the jaws for Nicky I saw a real ordinary chest (nm). Since Im a chest addict I have to open it, even when they dont count for treasure hunter and usually give merch stuff. But here I got gold max req8 oldschool shield with 2 nice mods, near perfect" and heres a screenie he posted l8.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/a...9&d=1269010015

when did you take this screenshot?

superraptors · Aug 04, 2011, 09:58 AM // 09:58

^ definitely after 2007, wearing a wreath crown

salvatore888 · Aug 04, 2011, 10:20 AM // 10:20

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Originally Posted by tghoodoo

Nice lantern :P i'm gunna have to try that nahpui for chest running. I dont think NM gets u chest points though huh?

depends on chests
in cantha only kurzick/luxon/stoneroot/deep jade/forbidden ones do

cantha chests only give pts to lucky/unlucky(which is always useful too)

carnage-runner · Aug 04, 2011, 08:06 PM // 20:06

During Tanhaki temple (mind the spelling) Writhing Focus. R8 Restoration. +5 AL w/ enchanted +43 w/ enchanted. +12 Energy.

sun strike · May 25, 2013, 04:31 AM // 04:31

ooo i remember this thread, might start playing NM again

GhostKairi · Dec 04, 2014, 04:43 PM // 16:43

So I wanted to revive this because I have a few questions I wanna discuss with everyone. Reading through this and after much of my own farming and research, req8's drop between level's 17-23. On page one Yawg also backs this up (At least the lower then 24 part) and I believe the level bracket to be 17 or 18 to 23.

Something that Ive never really been able to prove (Because I dont farm the right sources nearly enough) is req8 dropping in HM. I do believe I saw somewhere that Yawg said that req8 cant drop in HM, however, if the brackets specify the drop level, then maybe they can and mode doesnt affect it at all? For example in Cantha, the Mantids outside Ran Masu Gardens are all lvl22, which is in the level bracket for req8. Does this mean they can drop req8's nowdays? Ive farmed them a fair amount for Elite Tomes and Bo Staffs (The boss drops it) but never really looked into it from this perspective, as it was many years ago I used to farm them.

Similarly in Panjiang Peninsula there are level 22/23 Naga. Same as above I farmed these for a while but to no extent (They also drop Tribal Axes. Gold Tribal Axe confirmed 2k14/15?!?!?! lol). These drop some very nice skins such as Bladed, Diamond, Shinobi, Katana, Broadsword etc etc. Same with the Kappa in this area.

The reason I want to know this, is ever since the dreaded loot scaling and HM update, farming in NM has become somewhat redundant. To get anything worth speaking off you have to do hundreds and hundreds of runs. If there where some drop sources in HM, it would make farming for r8 that bit more realistic.

There is a post where System claims his friend got a req8 gold Jug during a Vanquish. Albeit 4 years ago, this is all still pretty relevant. If anyone has any insight to this it would be greatly appreciated, in the meantime, im going to try farming some Mantids

Pleikki · Dec 04, 2014, 05:05 PM // 17:05

q8 Do drop HM Shing jea from foes, i know of alot confirmed drops of shields and offhands,
heard of even q8 sunqua dropping from vanquish there.
What ive been wondering tho, could HM chests there drop q8 too?
Since From chesting there ive noticed the drops are similar to 450g chests in cantha. Alot non max crap

And the foe lvl is same as there,
Does the Foe lvl around chest effect drops or is it just Hm/nm that matters?

Also on tribals. Mantids atleast drop alot blue tribals. had just today 6-24 dmg q9 blue one. But gold one never heard and dont think its possible

GhostKairi · Dec 04, 2014, 05:12 PM // 17:12

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Originally Posted by Pleikki

q8 Do drop HM Shing jea from foes, i know of alot confirmed drops of shields and offhands,
heard of even q8 sunqua dropping from vanquish there.
What ive been wondering tho, could HM chests there drop q8 too?
Since From chesting there ive noticed the drops are similar to 450g chests in cantha. Alot non max crap

And the foe lvl is same as there,
Does the Foe lvl around chest effect drops or is it just Hm/nm that matters?

Also on tribals. Mantids atleast drop alot blue tribals. had just today 6-24 dmg q9 blue one. But gold one never heard and dont think its possible

Chests have there own independent level. I think Yawg says the ones on Shing Jea are level 22-23, ill look into it later. If thats the case I guess q8 could drop from these chests (and similarly ascalonian chests). All other HM chests are lvl24 or 26 I believe, as high end chests (600g+) are lvl24.

Do you have any pics of req8 gold dropping in HM Ikki? Of course I believe you, but my eyes need to see before I dedicate my farming time to HM on Shing Jea (kill me now) xD

Im also interested if this applies to Inscribable stuff. I've never really looked into how req8 Inscr stuff is generated, as im sure its different. If anyone can provide any details on this that would be great.

Vizi · Dec 04, 2014, 05:13 PM // 17:13

At least in EotN you can drop any focus, shield and sword as drop from foes in q8 in HM.
My guess would be the same for q8 in all campaigns. Though I don't think they drop as q8 in chests in HM.

GhostKairi · Dec 04, 2014, 05:17 PM // 17:17

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Originally Posted by Vizi

At least in EotN you can drop any focus, shield and sword as drop from foes in q8 in HM.
My guess would be the same for q8 in all campaigns. Though I don't think they drop as q8 in chests in HM.

Any foe in EoTN HM can drop q8? Are you sure Vizi? That goes against quite a lot of the other campaigns drop mechanics. Req8 in other campaigns has generally come from level20's~ in NM (Pongmei, Mainland Cantha, Crystal Desert). So if a req8 inscr sword can drop from a lvl26+ in EoTN HM I would be shocked. I was under the impression those sort of drops came from like lvl20 Chromatic Drakes etc

Pleikki · Dec 04, 2014, 05:18 PM // 17:18

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Originally Posted by GhostKairi

Chests have there own independent level. I think Yawg says the ones on Shing Jea are level 22-23, ill look into it later. If thats the case I guess q8 could drop from these chests (and similarly ascalonian chests). All other HM chests are lvl24 or 26 I believe, as high end chests (600g+) are lvl24.

Well thaat i was thinking, but im gonna chest run more around shing jea hm and well see if i get anything from chest

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Originally Posted by Vizi

Though I don't think they drop as q8 in chests in HM.

and yea Vizi Generally ppl think they dont drop HM, but well if the chest lvls kairi mentioned are right, shing jea and ascalon maybe would drop q8, And i dont hear Anyone chesting those because its soo time taking and frustrating do slow 1 chest runs. (Noticed that today when ran 60 chests in shing jea HM and had 20+ runs with 0 chests

But atleast i did notice that i tend get alot more q9 drops there then elsewhere in HM, idk if i was just today lucky or does it rly have difference

Vizi · Dec 04, 2014, 05:39 PM // 17:39

You're right, I talked too fast : I dropped quite a few times q8/16 + q7/15 shields and q8 swords BLUE, PURPLE in HM in EotN from Vaettirs which are lv26, or from Stone Summits during Kilroy, they're lv26 as well.
I don't think I've ever dropped q8 gold there, but I'm pretty sure they can drop in Vaettirs and Kilroy as golds.

About chests, I found q8s only in NM till now, even though 90% of my chests come from HM..

Pleikki · Dec 04, 2014, 05:43 PM // 17:43

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Originally Posted by Vizi

About chests, I found q8s only in NM till now, even though 90% of my chests come from HM..

Me too, but well ive never ran in ascalon or shing jea rly before..

But now i wanna find out if it would be possible get q8 from there in HM

MaxBorken · Dec 05, 2014, 09:10 AM // 09:10

This thread touches on some of these questions...

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/w...t10531060.html

Max

Jaz the shadowalker · Dec 06, 2014, 06:09 PM // 18:09

Is there favored locations that can drop q8's in NM but still work towards chest hunter title? Where coins are 600g+?

Pleikki · Dec 06, 2014, 06:23 PM // 18:23

None cant as far as common knowledge goes, only 450g chest can drop q8

Red Fireball · Dec 07, 2014, 10:16 PM // 22:16

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Originally Posted by Jaz the shadowalker

Is there favored locations that can drop q8's in NM but still work towards chest hunter title? Where coins are 600g+?

try Ascalon/Shing Jea/Istan HM - they do drop q8 and count

also in ascalon you have chance to get some legendary items from those chests - small chances though

Jaz the shadowalker · Dec 07, 2014, 11:06 PM // 23:06

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Originally Posted by Red Fireball

try Ascalon/Shing Jea/Istan HM - they do drop q8 and count

also in ascalon you have chance to get some legendary items from those chests - small chances though

I shall! small chance is still a chance! I'm one of those who gets bored after 50 picks in one place so I'm always up for trying new places, unfortunately, I am still after maxing treasure hunter so that limits me! 600g box's gives me a good look at lucky too..

GhostKairi · Dec 08, 2014, 12:10 AM // 00:10

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Originally Posted by Red Fireball

try Ascalon/Shing Jea/Istan HM - they do drop q8 and count

also in ascalon you have chance to get some legendary items from those chests - small chances though

Im still yet to see a picture of a q8 dropping in HM from a mob or chest. I need proof damn it!