Curse

greenough · Apr 15, 2011, 09:36 PM // 21:36

are you guys running in hm or nm? im able to run the whole map in both (4-6 chests) just wondering whats more profitable?

also in the space you skip theres always at least 1 chest, usually 2

Kep · Apr 15, 2011, 11:43 PM // 23:43

In my experience chests don't often spawn near the portal you entered the zone from. So by dying/ressing in the middle of map you cut out the 2mins of running around the start of the map for just 1chest - probably none.

This way you can get like 2-4chests in 2:30mins which is better than pongmei for chest/time ratio imo.

Btw I never knew you could get 6 chests in an area

I do this on HM ofc!

greenough · Apr 16, 2011, 12:56 AM // 00:56

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Originally Posted by Kep

In my experience chests don't often spawn near the portal you entered the zone from. So by dying/ressing in the middle of map you cut out the 2mins of running around the start of the map for just 1chest - probably none.

This way you can get like 2-4chests in 2:30mins which is better than pongmei for chest/time ratio imo.

Btw I never knew you could get 6 chests in an area

I do this on HM ofc!

Theres actually a spawn just down the hill from where you start across from the ranger boss, and another a little further past that towards the second ranger boss, usually in between the 4 stone pillars behind him.

picture of path and where i've seen the chests spawn the most

Kep · Apr 16, 2011, 02:37 AM // 02:37

Yea you're spot-on with them chest spawn locations. Better map than mine lol.

If ya wanna run the entire map then definitely do it!

In my experience I've never got anything decent from chests that are linked to Blood Drinkers/Wallows/Stone Pillar things. Getting Amber Wands/Staffs/Bows all the time! QQ

Echo's are dropping 95% of the time from Kirin/Dragon Moss linked chests. Guardians obv dropping from warden chests. Had a few Echo's from Dredge chests which was weird O_o! Had couple of Jugs drop from chests near Kirin too (think that is just coincidental though). Gothic Duals dropping from Warden/Kirin/Dredge chests.

Had no perf shields yet, but I will get something awesome sooner or later. Fingers crossed! :P

greenough · Apr 16, 2011, 03:17 AM // 03:17

got a couple single mod jugs today, its weird i vq'd the place from r1 to r10 kur and never saw a vs demon shield, in the last hour i've gotten 2 single mod +8 purples. can't get a perfect shield either tho.

ashes · Apr 19, 2011, 04:03 PM // 16:03

Is Boreal Station the fastest way to max the title?

d_fens · Apr 19, 2011, 04:24 PM // 16:24

After opening around 400 chests outside of Boreal and the same amount in Silent Surf, my calculations show that Silent Surf is faster. Minimum amount of chests in Silent Surf run I get is 3 and run takes 3 minutes (I use heroes for Charge and Fall Back and Incoming). Boreal run is usually 1 chest (rarely two) but there are often dry runs without any chests. I run in NM (don't care about golds, only want to max the title).
Kilroy run is also fast and guarantees one chest. A lot of armor drops there though (on the other hand good chance for nice runes).

If you want speed, my personal recommendation is Silent Surf. Map was posted in thie thread some pages ago.

gw_poster · Apr 19, 2011, 08:44 PM // 20:44

other fast runs if you are only talking about one chest per run is bukdek byway outside KC - 30-40s run, and the outcast chest run which is 30-35s (10s of which is rez time), BUT the bukdek run shows up about 8/10 times whereas the outcast (rhea's crater) run for me is about 6/10 times. Pongmei is the fastest for me on a consistent basis with generally 4-5 chests in 5 min or less. I dunno why but I have terrible luck with Silent Surf running, so I shy away from it. My favorite run atm though are the runs to the vermin chests in Xaquaang Skyway, and the Am Fah in Naphui Quarter, both coming from Senji's Corner, lots of the rare staves drop from these two places. (props to Yuri for showing me the Am Fah run)

d_fens · Apr 20, 2011, 06:51 AM // 06:51

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Originally Posted by gw_poster

other fast runs if you are only talking about one chest per run is bukdek byway outside KC - 30-40s run, and the outcast chest run which is 30-35s (10s of which is rez time), BUT the bukdek run shows up about 8/10 times whereas the outcast (rhea's crater) run for me is about 6/10 times.

Bukdek run is for Canthan Chest right (so HM only)? Both runs may still be faster than Silent Surf (even considering dry runs). Looks like I'll spend next 400 chests in Rhea's crater to check how fast it is.

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I dunno why but I have terrible luck with Silent Surf running, so I shy away from it.

If by 'terrible luck' you refer to quality of drops then I agree that drops in NM are poor (dunno about HM). Chest/time ratio is fantastic though. Chests themselves are very easy to get to. I totally skip Afflicted area and area around Island Guardian boss and run only through jade. Usually there is 1 'outcast' chest, 1-2 'fish' chests and 1-2 'dragon' chests (rarely one 'plagueborn' chest or 'oni' chest).
I use heroes and pack them with Charge/Incoming/Fall Back/Can't Touch This. Constant 33% IMS is good. Shadow of Haste helps too.

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My favorite run atm though are the runs to the vermin chests in Xaquaang Skyway, and the Am Fah in Naphui Quarter, both coming from Senji's Corner, lots of the rare staves drop from these two places. (props to Yuri for showing me the Am Fah run)

I wish ANet promoted Canthan Chests to 'high-end'

gw_poster · Apr 20, 2011, 05:54 PM // 17:54

^^ I run everything HM so I cant compare to NM

myths of fury · Apr 25, 2011, 09:11 PM // 21:11

Where can you get Kappa Shields? Wiki says only the undercity, but I'm not so sure... anyways.

I would also appreciate if anyone came up with a map of the best chest run for such an item!

zeth006 · Apr 30, 2011, 06:34 PM // 18:34

Man. Recently returned to GW after years of inactivity. Have my toon AFK'ing on Shing Jea island to bump lucky title to R4 by the time the event's over. All these guides and tips have me excited to begin chest-running. Only problem is my warrior which I plan to use to do silent surf runs just got to Kaineng. It'll take me some time to rune up and equip all my heroes.

Bright Star Shine · May 01, 2011, 05:01 PM // 17:01

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Originally Posted by zeth006

Man. Recently returned to GW after years of inactivity. Have my toon AFK'ing on Shing Jea island to bump lucky title to R4 by the time the event's over. All these guides and tips have me excited to begin chest-running. Only problem is my warrior which I plan to use to do silent surf runs just got to Kaineng. It'll take me some time to rune up and equip all my heroes.

If you're gonna run Silent Surf, I'd say heroes are more of a liability than a great help, because running that often consists out of squeezing through mobs etc, something heroes are rather bad at.. I always run/ran Silent Surf alone, because it was more convenient.

zeth006 · May 01, 2011, 07:32 PM // 19:32

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Originally Posted by Bright Star Shine

If you're gonna run Silent Surf, I'd say heroes are more of a liability than a great help, because running that often consists out of squeezing through mobs etc, something heroes are rather bad at.. I always run/ran Silent Surf alone, because it was more convenient.

Oh, I know. I meant equipping my heroes so that I can finish all the missions in under the time allotted for masters reward in normal mode. I've never been much of a runner, so I'm going to guess it'll be a lot of trial/error. I don't care about getting super good drops, which leaves me with doing Silent Surf in normal mode. Hoping I can max out treasure hunter and lucky title by the time GW2 is out. My main character still has some cartography, vanquishing, and sweet/drunk titles to finish up. Wish I hadn't deleted long ago.

teh bestest is here · May 08, 2011, 03:10 AM // 03:10

So ive got about a week between school sessions to do some chest running, out of all the spots which do you think would be the best to do 500 or so picks? I was thinking Morostav Trail

Bright Star Shine · May 08, 2011, 06:13 PM // 18:13

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Originally Posted by teh bestest is here

So ive got about a week between school sessions to do some chest running, out of all the spots which do you think would be the best to do 500 or so picks? I was thinking Morostav Trail

Pongmei or Silent Surf imo

My New Name · May 08, 2011, 11:17 PM // 23:17

i am going for unlucky as well as chest runner, so wondering if it is worth it running the canthan areas in nm? are only hm drops worth the bother?

Kep · May 09, 2011, 03:20 AM // 03:20

Nah the drops in HM aint any diff from NM.. however if you chest run in NM you can't get elite tomes drop.. which sucks major balls! You can make boat-loads of money back from elite tomes which makes HM much more economical! HM obv drops way more gold items too.

You'll break a ton more lockpicks in HM too & that'll boost ya unlucky title.

Hf chest runnin'

My New Name · May 09, 2011, 06:59 PM // 18:59

not sure about that, because you get more unlucky points when you break a pick in nm than in hm, plus i will need less gold for picks with higher retain rates, so maybe it is better just to run in nm :P
tnx anyway

gw_poster · May 09, 2011, 08:28 PM // 20:28

I promise you running in HM will pay for lockpicks in spades. Since starting to chestrun beginning of this year, I haven't had to "come out of pocket" for picks since the initial 80=100k I paid for. This is mostly due to selling the elite tomes I got from running, but in between there have been big boosts to my income from selling nice drops I've gotten along the way (i.e. a q9 20/20 (mixed mod) outcast staff for 35e, and other nice drops). In case you are wondering how often elite tomes drop, they average about 1:15chests for me, give or take. The other day, I ran the bukdek plagueborn chest and got 6elite tomes in an hour. If you are worried about pick prices, keep an eye out while in kamadan (or other "big city") until a town-owning guild comes recruiting, snag an invite then load up on a few stacks of picks. That will save you enough and keep you busy earning money to buy your next stacks free

Regarding unlucky title, I'm working on mine too, and I've gone from about 150k UL to almost 300k in the span of a few months of chestrunning an hour per day, give or take, which is plenty fast for me. I think I'm getting about 28 pts toward UL per broken pick now, although I had gym teachers for match so I could be entirely wrong

Gl and hf!