Chest Re spawning time? Rant!

SocialAssassin · July 2019

One thing I hate about this game is when some "anonymous" player swoops in and steals the chest you were about to open!

I wish the was some game rule against this!!! I hate the fact it takes forever for a chest to respawn in a dungeon, etc.. There needs to be some mechanic when two people encounter a chest at the same time? Draw straws or pick a number or something? Battle for the right to open the chest first? Something that is a lot fairer than to whoever gets to it first? It really annoys me!! And I absolutely hate that player. I am sure you'll say something to the effect "He/She is just playing the game" We both hit the chest at the same time but I got pushed out!! There needs to be a limit on how many times you can attempt to open a chest? Give someone else a chance? But anyways I hunted the player down And has some fun with them at their expense

BlazingDynamo · July 2019

Oh my god. Why do you care? Why does anyone care about chests in this game still? They hold next to nothing. You can honestly find more value in looting a barrel full of rice.

Sylvermynx · July 2019

When you arrive at the same time, generally the one who gets it is the one with less ping. As for dueling for it.... whatever. I deal with pretty high ping, so if I get the "someone else is using this" message, I just shrug and go on. It's not that big a deal to me.

VaranisArano · July 2019

From the folks who have tested this, respawn time is roughly 10 minutes.

But if someone swoops in and grabs a node while I was fighting the mobs that normally guard it, I like to tag them with the Mudball emote. They still get the node, but it gets my point across: I'm another player, and I think that was a jerk move.

SocialAssassin · July 2019

VaranisArano wrote: »

From the folks who have tested this, respawn time is roughly 10 minutes.

But if someone swoops in and grabs a node while I was fighting the mobs that normally guard it, I like to tag them with the Mudball emote. They still get the node, but it gets my point across: I'm another player, and I think that was a jerk move.

Is the mudball a free emote? Or do I have to buy it? Thanks, for answering my question. And the mudball emote idea

SocialAssassin · July 2019

BlazingDynamo wrote: »

Oh my god. Why do you care? Why does anyone care about chests in this game still? They hold next to nothing. You can honestly find more value in looting a barrel full of rice.

It's not about what's in the chest. It's about the principal.

Elsonso · July 2019

SocialAssassin wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

From the folks who have tested this, respawn time is roughly 10 minutes.

But if someone swoops in and grabs a node while I was fighting the mobs that normally guard it, I like to tag them with the Mudball emote. They still get the node, but it gets my point across: I'm another player, and I think that was a jerk move.

Is the mudball a free emote? Or do I have to buy it? Thanks, for answering my question. And the mudball emote idea

Mudballs come from a festival. They are free, but you have to work for them.

Nestor · July 2019

Of you did not get the mud ball emote firing the Jester event, you can buy it cheap in the guild stores.

Hot key it and make a mess

YaYaPineapple · July 2019

If the first person to reach the chest fails at picking it, they cannot try again for a couple of seconds. That gives someone else a chance to pick it.

VaranisArano · July 2019

SocialAssassin wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

From the folks who have tested this, respawn time is roughly 10 minutes.

But if someone swoops in and grabs a node while I was fighting the mobs that normally guard it, I like to tag them with the Mudball emote. They still get the node, but it gets my point across: I'm another player, and I think that was a jerk move.

Is the mudball a free emote? Or do I have to buy it? Thanks, for answering my question. And the mudball emote idea

There's a runebox for it that you can obtain from the New Life Festival for the Auridon quest. There are probably some for sale still in guild stores.

Eraldus · July 2019

The chest is yours after you open it. There's no "someone stole my chest" in this case, because it's almost impossible to tell if the other player didn't even saw you in most of these cases.

It sucks when you try to open a chest, then a random enemy aggros on you, and another person uses this opportunity to grab the chest, but that's how it is.

This is why I only loot those chests, when I'm sure there's no one around.

Sheezabeast · July 2019

It’s annoying in zones where folks farm chests for gear like Mothers Sorrow in Deshaan or Necropotence in Rivenspire for example, for those who think they are all garbage

Salvas_Aren · July 2019

I steal chests from other players. I get chests stolen by other players.

At least one aspect of the game is in balance.

ZOS_RogerJ · July 2019

Greetings! We've closed this thread due to its non-constructive nature and to prevent spiraling. While we completely understand everyone has their own opinions, thoughts, feelings and even frustrations, we want the forums to be a civil and constructive platform for the game and it's community as a whole.