Guild Wars 2

Ever since the release of The Head of the Snake, every Lake Doric Black Lion Chest (18 of them) that I have opened has had 2 Heavy Crafting Bags in it – always in the leftmost slot, much like the default drops from previous celebrations (New Year/Wintersday/Halloween). When double-clicking on the chests, I see a preview that shows the Heavy Crafting bag in the left-most slot (prior to opening the bag) as though it’s there by default.

Now, upon previewing the Lake Doric Chests, I find that there are any number of common items that drop from the chest – is there a reason that Heavy Crafting Bags are so abundant? If they’re a default drop, then that essentially reduces our chances of receiving any other significant drops from the chest greatly.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/info/updates/Game-Update-Notes-February-8-2017/first#post6486127

“The Black Lion Chest has been updated to the Lake Doric Chest and can be previewed for a full list of its contents.

Two Heavy Crafting Bags have been added as the new guaranteed seasonal item."

So, yes, the two heavy crafting bags are the guaranteed bonus item from chests (just like the lucky envelopes were for Lunar New Year, Wintersday gift for Wintersday, Trick or Treat bag for Halloween, etc). The guaranteed bonus item will always be part of the chest, and the other two slots are the ones that pull from the loot table shown in the Preview window. And there is a chance to get an extra item from the chests, which also pulls from the loot table.

D’oh! I stand corrected. Thank you.