Lockpick bending/breaking/repairing on 07/19/2010 12:38 PM CDT
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Hi All,

More noobish locksmithing questions:

So I've seen a readout from the lm appraise (I think that's it?) verb and I noticed it tells you whether a pick has been repaired, so here's my question:

If you get the lockpick stuck and bend it, does this affect the picking modifier it gives or the durability or both? (by durability I mean does it increase the chance you will snap the pick?)

Same question for if you get your lockpick repaired by an NPC or by someone with the LFM skills, does this decrease the modifier or durability?

Thanks for all the help. Lockpicking is the most fun part of my robes-wearing, incredibly fragile, constantly stancing, running from crowds of 1 or more little Rogue.
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Re: Lockpick bending/breaking/repairing on 07/19/2010 12:59 PM CDT
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>If you get the lockpick stuck and bend it, does this affect the picking modifier it gives or the durability or both? (by durability I mean does it increase the chance you will snap the pick?)

Yes.

>Same question for if you get your lockpick repaired by an NPC or by someone with the LFM skills, does this decrease the modifier or durability?

Yes.

It gets more complicated than this but basically the more damage your pick takes the worse it is in all categories.
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Re: Lockpick bending/breaking/repairing on 07/19/2010 02:32 PM CDT
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Does the system that rewards experience factor in the lower modifier of a bent lockpick? I know you get more experience the closer you are to your theoretical maximum so does this number go down when you have a damaged pick or is it still factored to the maximum of the pick?
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Re: Lockpick bending/breaking/repairing on 07/19/2010 02:42 PM CDT
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>Does the system that rewards experience factor in the lower modifier of a bent lockpick? I know you get more experience the closer you are to your theoretical maximum so does this number go down when you have a damaged pick or is it still factored to the maximum of the pick?

Your maxlock when you pick the box is what counts, not what it would have been under some idealised situation.
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Re: Lockpick bending/breaking/repairing on 07/19/2010 03:54 PM CDT
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whats better....repairing as soon as its bent or waiting for it to break completely.
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Re: Lockpick bending/breaking/repairing on 07/19/2010 04:20 PM CDT
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>whats better....repairing as soon as its bent or waiting for it to break completely.

I am not sure any player knows for sure. I do the LM master repairs on bends more because I think it should be the right thing to do rather than out of conviction it actually is better.
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