problem with lockpicks

i have bought 5, and ill use it a few times then it will dissapper, this has happened all 5 times.
it has no use limit on it like the identification and salvage packs so can anyone help pls?

lockpicks have a chance of breaking with every use. this is normal.

and um... this is obviously the wrong place.

well it said game problems so i took a shot lol

cheers

It starts with a 39% chance to (EDITED) be retained, then when you've tried enough times, it will increase by an amount. I'm not completely sure how it works, but it have something to do with a title.

game problems, as in "my game doesn't run, help", not "what mechanic does this follow".

*cough* moved. looks like i CAN move threads afterall

It's a fairly complicated formula involving your character level and your progress within the Treasure Hunter and Lucky titles.

See here - http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Lockpick

they're just breaking , every lockpick has a chance to do this. its normal.

Lockpicks are like keys, with the nice feature that you have a chance to retain (not break) them. Keys are one-time use for a specific type of Chest (Ascalon, Steel, Shiverpeak, Kurzick, Luxon, Obsidian, Phantom, Istani, etc.) and they break after a single use, Lockpicks can be used over and over until they break (higher rank in Treasure Hunter increases your chance to retain/not break them), and what's more, they can be used on ANY kind of Chest - and they are the ONLY type of "Key" that can open a Locked Chest in EotN or any area in Hard Mode.

This OP was for some reason really cute

And don't worry, I've broken about 3000 of them.

i broke around 2000 so far almost broke me lolz

yup breaking them is normal and the rate they break depends on the level of chest that youre trying to open, higher end chests will have a greater chance of breaking.
i broke over 4000 close to maxing =)

When you click to use a lockpick when opening a chest try reading the window that pops up. It tells you the percent chance you will retain it. Reading ftw.

THIS. "you have a ____ to retain the lockpick"