Lockpicking question

[grapedog]

I been away for quite a while, and I ran across a message I didn't understand when I started playing again recently.

"You feel like the vultite lockpick has degraded too much to be a true test of your glorious abilities."

I'm guessing that this message means that if I was using a lockpick that hadn't been repaired or stressed, I might have gained a rep for my Lockmastery guild skill? Is that correct? If it's not to do with Lockmastery, what would it be in regards to?




Thanks.

[Tgo01]

I'm guessing that this message means that if I was using a lockpick that hadn't been repaired or stressed, I might have gained a rep for my Lockmastery guild skill?

Yes.

[Viekn]

"You feel like the vultite lockpick has degraded too much to be a true test of your glorious abilities."

Jeez Simu, let's be careful we're not inflating the egos of rogues to much, sheesh.

[grapedog]

is there a limit to the stressing of a lockpick? will you only get reps on lockpicks that have never been stressed or is it repairing a broken lockpick that will bar you from getting a rep?

[Tgo01]

is there a limit to the stressing of a lockpick? will you only get reps on lockpicks that have never been stressed or is it repairing a broken lockpick that will bar you from getting a rep?

Good question.

[grapedog]

Do we have a rogue guru, or lockpicking guru, that I could try and track down to shoot off a question to?

[Velfi]

is there a limit to the stressing of a lockpick? will you only get reps on lockpicks that have never been stressed or is it repairing a broken lockpick that will bar you from getting a rep?

The message was because as your lockpick degrades, so does its modifier. As you advance in LM, you need a higher modifier on your pick for reps, which is why you can't keep using mithril the whole time for instance.

In my experience, more than two-ish repairs to a broken lockpick and it was pretty much done for, LM-wise.

[Velfi]

I'll let a pick break twice. After that, I use it for a deed.

If it's not for LM reps and you have some space between what you're picking and the degrading lockpick's abilities, using it should earn you more experience when picking.

[Velfi]

What happened to Candor's post?

[grapedog]

What happened to Candor's post?



::shrug::