Locked chests
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Benhero
, juin 05 2012 01:22
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Posté 05 juin 2012 - 01:22
Benhero
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Hi. New player here. Was wondering about the locked chests. Started as a rogue so i could open them and found I need to put Att. points into cunning to open them. Have been recording locations of chests I can't open to come back later and found the one in Fenris's mansion is all locked up and can't access when I returned. Are there many chests to open that HAVE to be opened on your first time through an area? Meaning I have to put all Att. points into cunning and hope I play the missions in the right order to open them.....
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Posté 05 juin 2012 - 10:34
whykikyouwhy
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There are a few areas/quests where you will only have one chance at a chest (a mansion in Hightown in Act 2, and another one in Act 3 come to mind). I think the highest lock difficulty of the chests (standard, complex and master) scales according to the Act, for the most part. I haven't been able to find a list detailing what chests are where - sorry.
Putting attribute points in Cunning is always vital for a rogue, but you could also boost one of the rogues in your overall party as well (I stacked Varric's points so that he could open Master level chests as soon as possible, thus allowing me to focus on dexterity for my PC rogue). Another option is to acquire and carry equipment that gives you a bonus to lockpicking - armor, necklaces, rings, etc. Even if you don't use/equip them in battle or when romping about, you can equip them as needed whenever you come across a chest, then switch back to whatever you're normally using once the chest is unlocked.
Hope this helps.
Putting attribute points in Cunning is always vital for a rogue, but you could also boost one of the rogues in your overall party as well (I stacked Varric's points so that he could open Master level chests as soon as possible, thus allowing me to focus on dexterity for my PC rogue). Another option is to acquire and carry equipment that gives you a bonus to lockpicking - armor, necklaces, rings, etc. Even if you don't use/equip them in battle or when romping about, you can equip them as needed whenever you come across a chest, then switch back to whatever you're normally using once the chest is unlocked.
Hope this helps.
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Posté 05 juin 2012 - 12:01
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^ Good advise from whykikyouwhy.
I think you should be fine if you time it so that your cunning is 20+ in act I, 30+ in act 2, and 40+ in act 3; or alternatively, rely on equipment.
Any equipment (like, I think there's something like "stoneclutcher's gloves") that gives a boost to lockpicking makes it so that for the purposes of lockpicking, you can imagine your cunning getting a +10 boost. Meaning that you'll be able to pick locks one level higher than you would be without such equipment.
I think you should be fine if you time it so that your cunning is 20+ in act I, 30+ in act 2, and 40+ in act 3; or alternatively, rely on equipment.
Any equipment (like, I think there's something like "stoneclutcher's gloves") that gives a boost to lockpicking makes it so that for the purposes of lockpicking, you can imagine your cunning getting a +10 boost. Meaning that you'll be able to pick locks one level higher than you would be without such equipment.
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Posté 05 juin 2012 - 01:51
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If you're into following skill guides, I'll just note that in AreleX's awesome rogue guide, she relies heavily on criticals and their huge damage. So if you follow her advice for stats like so...Benhero wrote...
Hi. New player here. Was wondering about the locked chests. Started as a rogue so i could open them and found I need to put Att. points into cunning to open them. Have been recording locations of chests I can't open to come back later and found the one in Fenris's mansion is all locked up and can't access when I returned. Are there many chests to open that HAVE to be opened on your first time through an area? Meaning I have to put all Att. points into cunning and hope I play the missions in the right order to open them.....
you wouldn't have to worry about failing a lockpick because you would always have the correct amount of Cunning needed.Attribute Allocation
This one is easy. Don't invest a single point into anything but DEX and CUN. Up your Dexterity enough to help you equip the strongest daggers (which require 42 DEX), and once you can, pump the rest into Cunning (for harder-hitting criticals). Use stat-boosting armor/accessories to help boost your Willpower and Constitution for more stamina and health, respectively, so you don't have to invest points into them.
When I'm not playing a rogue myself I always make sure I have a rogue with me with the appropriate cunning for the act level: 20 act 1, 30 act 2, 40 act 3 (I always go 22, 32, 42 as a personal preference). Varric is your best bet since Bianca does not have a Dex requirement and you never have to worry about upgrading. But the other two will do just as well.
Modifié par nightscrawl, 05 juin 2012 - 01:52 .
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Posté 05 juin 2012 - 06:07
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Thanks guys. Yes this helps alot. Playing last nite I had pretty much decided to raise Varric's cunning only to open chests and use my pc rogue as a fighter. Looks like I will miss the chest in Fenris's mansion because I would have to revert to a much earlier save to get his cunning up to 20. Oh well, hope there was nothing to valuable in there...lol
