Guild Wars 2

And the best thing in was a 5 silver dye.

BL keys have never been a good investment.

Something about a horse and a stick… In all seriousness you are gambling did you expect to make a profit?

And you expected something else? BL chests have always been a gamble that rarely pays off. They are nice as story rewards and also to burn some leftover gems if you have nothing better to do with them. Beyond that, eh.

So, unless you get a thrill out of high stakes gambling, you should know to leave them alone.

As you only got 9 boosts out of 10 chests, i would submit a support ticket.

Unless you managed to mess up accurately displaying the loot table of 30 items but went to the forums to complain nonetheless.
In that case, you deserve those drops.

Wanze.8410:

As you only got 9 boosts out of 10 chests, i would submit a support ticket.

Unless you managed to mess up accurately displaying the loot table of 30 items but went to the forums to complain nonetheless.
In that case, you deserve those drops.

Oh man you’re so right, because I didn’t capture a useless booster I’m a horrible human being, however could I forget a useless booster? Why that useless booster would’ve given me at least ten fold the key price. I’m not sure if I did get one or not, but it doesn’t matter because it’s just a booster.

Wanze.8410:

DrAntagonist.8623:

Wanze.8410:

As you only got 9 boosts out of 10 chests, i would submit a support ticket.

Unless you managed to mess up accurately displaying the loot table of 30 items but went to the forums to complain nonetheless.
In that case, you deserve those drops.

Oh man you’re so right, because I didn’t capture a useless booster I’m a horrible human being, however could I forget a useless booster? Why that useless booster would’ve given me at least ten fold the key price. I’m not sure if I did get one or not, but it doesn’t matter because it’s just a booster.

If you expected to pay a price for a box and then sell the ingredients of that box for a higher price than the initial purchase price to other players who can buy the same box for the same price, then i hope the missing booster was an intelligence booster, as it would mean the 185g might not have been spent in vain after all.

Honestly Wanze, the same could be said for arguing with someone named, “Dr. Antagonist”.

And those sort of results are why I never buy keys. Do key runs at my leisure when I don’t mind wasting the time and effort, yes. Buy keys with gold or money? Nope.

BLC aren’t meant to be profitable. But look up, you did get 5 scraps which is better than average.

Wanze.8410:

DrAntagonist.8623:

Wanze.8410:

As you only got 9 boosts out of 10 chests, i would submit a support ticket.

Unless you managed to mess up accurately displaying the loot table of 30 items but went to the forums to complain nonetheless.
In that case, you deserve those drops.

Oh man you’re so right, because I didn’t capture a useless booster I’m a horrible human being, however could I forget a useless booster? Why that useless booster would’ve given me at least ten fold the key price. I’m not sure if I did get one or not, but it doesn’t matter because it’s just a booster.

If you expected to pay a price for a box and then sell the ingredients of that box for a higher price than the initial purchase price to other players who can buy the same box for the same price, then i hope the missing booster was an intelligence booster, as it would mean the 185g might not have been spent in vain after all.

You’re right the only two things you could open boxes for are ingredients to sell and boosters, you’re completely correct.

10 chests isn’t enough. You have to buy, like, 100 of them to get a few good items.

I used to buy keys waaay back in the day, but I stopped after my first few purchases never broke anywhere close to even with anything of any value… The only attractive thing they have going forthe boxes is the weapons scraps. But even that can be offset by grinding out a few hundred gold and buying what you want, vs buying the same amount of gems to buy keys..so….

CorrynnStarr.7942:

I used to buy keys waaay back in the day, but I stopped after my first few purchases never broke anywhere close to even with anything of any value… The only attractive thing they have going forthe boxes is the weapons scraps. But even that can be offset by grinding out a few hundred gold and buying what you want, vs buying the same amount of gems to buy keys..so….

185 gold can buy a skin, or you can open chests and get like half of a ticket.

DrAntagonist.8623:

Wanze.8410:

DrAntagonist.8623:

Wanze.8410:

As you only got 9 boosts out of 10 chests, i would submit a support ticket.

Unless you managed to mess up accurately displaying the loot table of 30 items but went to the forums to complain nonetheless.
In that case, you deserve those drops.

Oh man you’re so right, because I didn’t capture a useless booster I’m a horrible human being, however could I forget a useless booster? Why that useless booster would’ve given me at least ten fold the key price. I’m not sure if I did get one or not, but it doesn’t matter because it’s just a booster.

If you expected to pay a price for a box and then sell the ingredients of that box for a higher price than the initial purchase price to other players who can buy the same box for the same price, then i hope the missing booster was an intelligence booster, as it would mean the 185g might not have been spent in vain after all.

You’re right the only two things you could open boxes for are ingredients to sell and boosters, you’re completely correct.

Thanks for stating the obvious.

DrAntagonist.8623:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

I used to buy keys waaay back in the day, but I stopped after my first few purchases never broke anywhere close to even with anything of any value… The only attractive thing they have going forthe boxes is the weapons scraps. But even that can be offset by grinding out a few hundred gold and buying what you want, vs buying the same amount of gems to buy keys..so….

185 gold can buy a skin, or you can open chests and get like half of a ticket.

And right there you found the answer to your own pain….
If you can’t take the hit then don’t gamble, simple as that really.

BLC guarantee you always get something… just might not be what you wanted, but there was never a guarantee you would.

DrAntagonist.8623:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

I used to buy keys waaay back in the day, but I stopped after my first few purchases never broke anywhere close to even with anything of any value… The only attractive thing they have going forthe boxes is the weapons scraps. But even that can be offset by grinding out a few hundred gold and buying what you want, vs buying the same amount of gems to buy keys..so….

185 gold can buy a skin, or you can open chests and get like half of a ticket.

Yep, that was my point.

But that’s been known for years. If you aren’t interested in the non-tickets, chests aren’t for you.

However I did get my 2nd open world key drop since they “improved” the drop rate. Probably got 50 chests in the same period of time.

Behellagh.1468:

But that’s been known for years. If you aren’t interested in the non-tickets, chests aren’t for you.

However I did get my 2nd open world key drop since they “improved” the drop rate. Probably got 50 chests in the same period of time.

^

The black lion chests and their contents have literally been known for years. The subject had been on the forums (repeatedly) and the drop rates are easily googled. Either buy, and accept that you’re not likely to get great drops, or farm and accept the same. If you do get something good then you lucked out.

Actually, 5 scraps in 10 chests isn’t bad, if you get it by key running. It’s the buying part that’s problematic. You can usually buy 2 of the newest weapon skins with 180 gold.

Just a flesh wound.3589:

Behellagh.1468:

But that’s been known for years. If you aren’t interested in the non-tickets, chests aren’t for you.

However I did get my 2nd open world key drop since they “improved” the drop rate. Probably got 50 chests in the same period of time.

^

The black lion chests and their contents have literally been known for years. The subject had been on the forums (repeatedly) and the drop rates are easily googled. Either buy, and accept that you’re not likely to get great drops, or farm and accept the same. If you do get something good then you lucked out.

Actually, 5 scraps in 10 chests isn’t bad, if you get it by key running. It’s the buying part that’s problematic. You can usually buy 2 of the newest weapon skins with 180 gold.

Meh… maybe 1 to 1 and a half… most skins start at 100-120 unless its an ugly, unpopular skin set… Look at the TP and see what skins sell for less then 100, then compare how they look. the only caviat to that is ugly skins you cant get anymore, those might top out at 200-300 gold. But looks are subjective so…

buying gems with gold right after an expansion release was your first mistake. thinking you were gonna make a profit on keys was the second. complaining on the forums obnoxiously was the third. you seem to be asking to be told the obvious, question answered. try the wiki next time.

DrAntagonist.8623:

And the best thing in was a 5 silver dye.

The value in BL chests is the anticipation before opening them. Like any lottery, the typical payoff is tiny compared to the cost.

CorrynnStarr.7942:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

Behellagh.1468:

But that’s been known for years. If you aren’t interested in the non-tickets, chests aren’t for you.

However I did get my 2nd open world key drop since they “improved” the drop rate. Probably got 50 chests in the same period of time.

^

The black lion chests and their contents have literally been known for years. The subject had been on the forums (repeatedly) and the drop rates are easily googled. Either buy, and accept that you’re not likely to get great drops, or farm and accept the same. If you do get something good then you lucked out.

Actually, 5 scraps in 10 chests isn’t bad, if you get it by key running. It’s the buying part that’s problematic. You can usually buy 2 of the newest weapon skins with 180 gold.

Meh… maybe 1 to 1 and a half… most skins start at 100-120 unless its an ugly, unpopular skin set… Look at the TP and see what skins sell for less then 100, then compare how they look. the only caviat to that is ugly skins you cant get anymore, those might top out at 200-300 gold. But looks are subjective so…

Actually, as a key runner I keep tabs on this sort of thing. The newest weapon skins are almost always in the 90 gold range while they are selling for one ticket.

As an example, the newest weapons: Glittering weapons skins

Just a flesh wound.3589:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

Behellagh.1468:

But that’s been known for years. If you aren’t interested in the non-tickets, chests aren’t for you.

However I did get my 2nd open world key drop since they “improved” the drop rate. Probably got 50 chests in the same period of time.

^

The black lion chests and their contents have literally been known for years. The subject had been on the forums (repeatedly) and the drop rates are easily googled. Either buy, and accept that you’re not likely to get great drops, or farm and accept the same. If you do get something good then you lucked out.

Actually, 5 scraps in 10 chests isn’t bad, if you get it by key running. It’s the buying part that’s problematic. You can usually buy 2 of the newest weapon skins with 180 gold.

Meh… maybe 1 to 1 and a half… most skins start at 100-120 unless its an ugly, unpopular skin set… Look at the TP and see what skins sell for less then 100, then compare how they look. the only caviat to that is ugly skins you cant get anymore, those might top out at 200-300 gold. But looks are subjective so…

Actually, as a key runner I keep tabs on this sort of thing. The newest weapon skins are almost always in the 90 gold range while they are selling for one ticket.

As an example, the newest weapons: Glittering weapons skins

Word.

https://www.gw2tp.com/search?name=glittering+skin&sort=sell_price

Every time I start thinking it might be worthwhile to buy keys I do a key run and remind myself that it’s never worth it.

Behellagh.1468:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

Behellagh.1468:

But that’s been known for years. If you aren’t interested in the non-tickets, chests aren’t for you.

However I did get my 2nd open world key drop since they “improved” the drop rate. Probably got 50 chests in the same period of time.

^

The black lion chests and their contents have literally been known for years. The subject had been on the forums (repeatedly) and the drop rates are easily googled. Either buy, and accept that you’re not likely to get great drops, or farm and accept the same. If you do get something good then you lucked out.

Actually, 5 scraps in 10 chests isn’t bad, if you get it by key running. It’s the buying part that’s problematic. You can usually buy 2 of the newest weapon skins with 180 gold.

Meh… maybe 1 to 1 and a half… most skins start at 100-120 unless its an ugly, unpopular skin set… Look at the TP and see what skins sell for less then 100, then compare how they look. the only caviat to that is ugly skins you cant get anymore, those might top out at 200-300 gold. But looks are subjective so…

Actually, as a key runner I keep tabs on this sort of thing. The newest weapon skins are almost always in the 90 gold range while they are selling for one ticket.

As an example, the newest weapons: Glittering weapons skins

Word.

https://www.gw2tp.com/search?name=glittering+skin&sort=sell_price

Those are pretty kitten ugly skins tho… of course they are low, hence why I said ugly ones are like what you described. But I will concede that sometimes they hit the 90-100 gold range for about a week, then they start steadily rising to the 120 range, then when off the market for 1 ticket, they pop up to 2-300 or higher range.

CorrynnStarr.7942:

Behellagh.1468:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

Behellagh.1468:

But that’s been known for years. If you aren’t interested in the non-tickets, chests aren’t for you.

However I did get my 2nd open world key drop since they “improved” the drop rate. Probably got 50 chests in the same period of time.

^

The black lion chests and their contents have literally been known for years. The subject had been on the forums (repeatedly) and the drop rates are easily googled. Either buy, and accept that you’re not likely to get great drops, or farm and accept the same. If you do get something good then you lucked out.

Actually, 5 scraps in 10 chests isn’t bad, if you get it by key running. It’s the buying part that’s problematic. You can usually buy 2 of the newest weapon skins with 180 gold.

Meh… maybe 1 to 1 and a half… most skins start at 100-120 unless its an ugly, unpopular skin set… Look at the TP and see what skins sell for less then 100, then compare how they look. the only caviat to that is ugly skins you cant get anymore, those might top out at 200-300 gold. But looks are subjective so…

Actually, as a key runner I keep tabs on this sort of thing. The newest weapon skins are almost always in the 90 gold range while they are selling for one ticket.

As an example, the newest weapons: Glittering weapons skins

Word.

https://www.gw2tp.com/search?name=glittering+skin&sort=sell_price

Those are pretty kitten ugly skins tho… of course they are low, hence why I said ugly ones are like what you described. But I will concede that sometimes they hit the 90-100 gold range for about a week, then they start steadily rising to the 120 range, then when off the market for 1 ticket, they pop up to 2-300 or higher range.

Just out of curiosity then, what black lion weapon skins do you consider good looking?

personally I like the dwaynas, the shadow, the molten etc etc. But you will see the popular ones being the ones that produce the most special effects or at least well done art-wise. aether is another popular one for its effects. Science was a good one too. We are creatures of vanity, so the ones that stand out the most typically go for the most.

CorrynnStarr.7942:

personally I like the dwaynas, the shadow, the molten etc etc. But you will see the popular ones being the ones that produce the most special effects or at least well done art-wise. aether is another popular one for its effects. Science was a good one too. We are creatures of vanity, so the ones that stand out the most typically go for the most.

Yah. Those are nice. The molten, I tried so hard to get and didn’t even get one of them.

You know it’s funny because BLC rewards actually got buffed to what they are now. It would be fun to see what the sales numbers for them look like. Bet it’s super low.

Just a flesh wound.3589:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

personally I like the dwaynas, the shadow, the molten etc etc. But you will see the popular ones being the ones that produce the most special effects or at least well done art-wise. aether is another popular one for its effects. Science was a good one too. We are creatures of vanity, so the ones that stand out the most typically go for the most.

Yah. Those are nice. The molten, I tried so hard to get and didn’t even get one of them.

I only have one of those as well, the GS… i took a hiatus near the beggining of the game and missed out on it and the aether collections. which ones do you like?

CorrynnStarr.7942:

Those are pretty kitten ugly skins tho… of course they are low, hence why I said ugly ones are like what you described. But I will concede that sometimes they hit the 90-100 gold range for about a week, then they start steadily rising to the 120 range, then when off the market for 1 ticket, they pop up to 2-300 or higher range.

They all follow this pattern. This isn’t “it’s low because they are ugly.” Now if they are hanging out around that price in a couple of months… then they clearly weren’t so popular. “Ugly” is still subjective, however.

I bought 5 and got the orichalcium node, so I am happy. Just got five more from a friend of mine, waiting to see what they grants me.

CorrynnStarr.7942:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

personally I like the dwaynas, the shadow, the molten etc etc. But you will see the popular ones being the ones that produce the most special effects or at least well done art-wise. aether is another popular one for its effects. Science was a good one too. We are creatures of vanity, so the ones that stand out the most typically go for the most.

Yah. Those are nice. The molten, I tried so hard to get and didn’t even get one of them.

I only have one of those as well, the GS… i took a hiatus near the beggining of the game and missed out on it and the aether collections. which ones do you like?

CorrynnStarr.7942:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

personally I like the dwaynas, the shadow, the molten etc etc. But you will see the popular ones being the ones that produce the most special effects or at least well done art-wise. aether is another popular one for its effects. Science was a good one too. We are creatures of vanity, so the ones that stand out the most typically go for the most.

Yah. Those are nice. The molten, I tried so hard to get and didn’t even get one of them.

I only have one of those as well, the GS… i took a hiatus near the beggining of the game and missed out on it and the aether collections. which ones do you like?

The Molten longbow and the daggers. I wanted them sooo badly. A friend of mine had tickets to buy them (this was before generic black lion tickets), and didn’t even know what they were for. I had to tell her and take her to the vendor.

I bought the Scientific Hammer, the Crimson Lion Greatsword, the Tempest sword and the Tempest daggers with tickets from key farming.

(And yeah. I think the Glittering are ugly too. Lol. But I know others like them so it’s all subjective)

Just a flesh wound.3589:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

personally I like the dwaynas, the shadow, the molten etc etc. But you will see the popular ones being the ones that produce the most special effects or at least well done art-wise. aether is another popular one for its effects. Science was a good one too. We are creatures of vanity, so the ones that stand out the most typically go for the most.

Yah. Those are nice. The molten, I tried so hard to get and didn’t even get one of them.

I only have one of those as well, the GS… i took a hiatus near the beggining of the game and missed out on it and the aether collections. which ones do you like?

CorrynnStarr.7942:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

personally I like the dwaynas, the shadow, the molten etc etc. But you will see the popular ones being the ones that produce the most special effects or at least well done art-wise. aether is another popular one for its effects. Science was a good one too. We are creatures of vanity, so the ones that stand out the most typically go for the most.

Yah. Those are nice. The molten, I tried so hard to get and didn’t even get one of them.

I only have one of those as well, the GS… i took a hiatus near the beggining of the game and missed out on it and the aether collections. which ones do you like?

The Molten longbow and the daggers. I wanted them sooo badly. A friend of mine had tickets to buy them (this was before generic black lion tickets), and didn’t even know what they were for. I had to tell her and take her to the vendor.

I bought the Scientific Hammer, the Crimson Lion Greatsword, the Tempest sword and the Tempest daggers with tickets from key farming.

(And yeah. I think the Glittering are ugly too. Lol. But I know others like them so it’s all subjective)

right, I dont like them either, Ive managed to grab about 3-4 of each of the skins since 2013 tho, minus a few sets I got none in cuz I feltthey were too ugly.

CorrynnStarr.7942:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

personally I like the dwaynas, the shadow, the molten etc etc. But you will see the popular ones being the ones that produce the most special effects or at least well done art-wise. aether is another popular one for its effects. Science was a good one too. We are creatures of vanity, so the ones that stand out the most typically go for the most.

Yah. Those are nice. The molten, I tried so hard to get and didn’t even get one of them.

I only have one of those as well, the GS… i took a hiatus near the beggining of the game and missed out on it and the aether collections. which ones do you like?

CorrynnStarr.7942:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

CorrynnStarr.7942:

personally I like the dwaynas, the shadow, the molten etc etc. But you will see the popular ones being the ones that produce the most special effects or at least well done art-wise. aether is another popular one for its effects. Science was a good one too. We are creatures of vanity, so the ones that stand out the most typically go for the most.

Yah. Those are nice. The molten, I tried so hard to get and didn’t even get one of them.

I only have one of those as well, the GS… i took a hiatus near the beggining of the game and missed out on it and the aether collections. which ones do you like?

The Molten longbow and the daggers. I wanted them sooo badly. A friend of mine had tickets to buy them (this was before generic black lion tickets), and didn’t even know what they were for. I had to tell her and take her to the vendor.

I bought the Scientific Hammer, the Crimson Lion Greatsword, the Tempest sword and the Tempest daggers with tickets from key farming.

(And yeah. I think the Glittering are ugly too. Lol. But I know others like them so it’s all subjective)

right, I dont like them either, Ive managed to grab about 3-4 of each of the skins since 2013 tho, minus a few sets I got none in cuz I feltthey were too ugly.

The glittering, I had high hopes for. But they look like they’re made of back and white paper, with some sparkles. Pass. I have a bunch of tickets still so might buy one for resell later, if they look like other people are buying them. I still have 8 black lion weapon skins I’m holding for later sell though. However I haven’t seen people use the Glittering or talk about them so they might not be very popular.

Pyr O Desolation.5017:

buying gems with gold right after an expansion release was your first mistake. thinking you were gonna make a profit on keys was the second. complaining on the forums obnoxiously was the third. you seem to be asking to be told the obvious, question answered. try the wiki next time.

I didn’t complain or even buy the keys, I got the account jump start for 405 gold then made this post thinking it’s funny how useless keys are. You’re the only person who seems to be complaining here.
Gems are also at a low right now, and I never thought I’d make a profit on the keys that I didn’t pay for. You seem angry?

Every now and then they have sales on keys. I like this time.

When I buy the keys it reminds me of why I shouldn’t.