Curse

Zeek Aran · Aug 25, 2007, 09:24 PM // 21:24

D: Why do they all drop purples?! I opened about... fifteen I think, and only two golds. T_T They seem to be the equivalent of 600g key chests, from looking at my retain %. I don't remember doing that badly before, am I just unlucky or are they dropping more purples than they should?

Powerless · Aug 25, 2007, 09:38 PM // 21:38

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Originally Posted by Zeek Aran

D: Why do they all drop purples?! I opened about... fifteen I think, and only two golds. T_T They seem to be the equivalent of 600g key chests, from looking at my retain %. I don't remember doing that badly before, am I just unlucky or are they dropping more purples than they should?

Sadly ur not the only one with that problem. I opened 10 chests and got only one gold drop(higlander blade) the rest were all purple. And the same goes for all the other guys in my guild.

Krejt · Aug 25, 2007, 09:40 PM // 21:40

Similar statistics here.
At least the percentage of retained lockpicks is quite good.

However, that doesn't changes the crappy drop matter.

Zeek Aran · Aug 25, 2007, 09:44 PM // 21:44

48% retain for me, yet 2/3 break. I had more luck in Vabbi.

Side note, this is so far, my only complaint about GWEN, so don't say 'oh great another whining thread' kthxbai.

Stormlord Alex · Aug 25, 2007, 10:02 PM // 22:02

oh great another whining thread

Anyho... I've had quite the opposite, half a dozen chests with one lockpick - still unbroken - and all golds.
An alliance member has the same problem though... I'd say it's dumb luck.

wolfwing · Aug 25, 2007, 10:14 PM // 22:14

Heh I've always fond it funny how in games 50% usually comes out to actually mean 30%.

wolfwing · Aug 25, 2007, 10:14 PM // 22:14

Heh I've always fond it funny how in games 50% usually comes out to actually mean 30%.

Elnai · Aug 25, 2007, 10:15 PM // 22:15

30 chests total, using about 6 keys i think, nearly all purple........................................

ProgTes · Aug 25, 2007, 10:29 PM // 22:29

it's called the 50/50/90 rule. Everytime you have a 50% probability of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you get it wrong

But anyway, I've been noticing this too, I think they will take away the locked chests and replace them by normal chests when the full game comes out. I'm not wasting any more money on lockpicks anyway

intimidator89 · Aug 25, 2007, 10:34 PM // 22:34

Same problem. Only opened 3 of them so a smaller sample size. All were purple and crappy mods and skins. Plus 2 lockpicks broke. My necro has real good luck in NF and Factions, apparently not in EOTN....

onerabbit · Aug 25, 2007, 10:43 PM // 22:43

think ive open 12-15 chest, got 4 golds >_<

ember2inferno · Aug 25, 2007, 10:55 PM // 22:55

I've opened;

All the chests I could find in Frostmaws (about 12)
All the chests I could find in another dungeon (CANNOT remember the name.) (About 5)
And any other chest I've seen around (15)

That is over 30, I've retained about 10 times and gotten probably 25 purples.

>_>

Watching my guild mate get Greater Highlander Blades etc always gold is rather annoying.

Destiny2097 · Aug 25, 2007, 10:58 PM // 22:58

ive opened 8-10 chests...all lockpicks broke and all were all purples. not gonna open anymore for now.

ValaOfTheFens · Aug 25, 2007, 10:59 PM // 22:59

About a 1/3 of my chests have been golds. That's much better than I expected and I'm enjoying the increased prosperity.

Sheol · Aug 25, 2007, 11:33 PM // 23:33

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Originally Posted by Zeek Aran

48% retain for me, yet 2/3 break. I had more luck in Vabbi.

Side note, this is so far, my only complaint about GWEN, so don't say 'oh great another whining thread' kthxbai.

same. my only complaint so far is the grapes. other than that im lovin it ^_^

Pkest · Aug 26, 2007, 04:37 AM // 04:37

I took my warrior in at 11:30 or so on Friday when gwen went live and got about 80% golds from 12 chests. But today it's been all grapes so just more fodder for the 'too many people in the area' theories.

longhornrob · Aug 26, 2007, 05:59 AM // 05:59

I've opened up one chest and received one gold (and a strength +1 rune to boot!)

Haha, I'm luckier than you! :P

Patrick Smit · Aug 26, 2007, 06:10 AM // 06:10

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Originally Posted by wolfwing

Heh I've always fond it funny how in games 50% usually comes out to actually mean 30%.

Scrap, you are just unlucky then. I ran experiments with sets of 10 lock picks, and see how many chests I could open. After 6 or 7 sets I was already convinced (using statistics) that you are not breaking more lock picks then expected so its just plain variability and there is no proof of breaking more lock picks then expected.

zwei2stein · Aug 26, 2007, 06:29 AM // 06:29

Pretty much everything gave me grapes, but dungeon chests in later parts of dungeons tend to give better loot

I assume that chests were nerfed for this weekend so that people wont just chestrun them to flood market with stuff that was supposed to be rare

(Remember Stygian chests that ruined DoA Golds pretty much forever?).

Jongo River · Aug 26, 2007, 07:24 AM // 07:24

I hate having to pay 1.5K for lockpicks - the weapons are mostly the same stuff I've had in Desolation and Vabbi and the price is far higher. I've spent 30K on lockpicks, so far, for about 3 golds and 4 purples worth keeping. I've also had loads of rubbish runes. The part that really bugs me is the merch value is generally no higher for loot from a 1.5K chest than a 450g-600g chest. You just get 100g-200g back, in most cases.

Still, once the weekend's over, I'll be back to ignoring chests (except free ones), anyway. Need to save for the inevitable triple gold weekend, when they magically become worth using.