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The Cost Of LockPicking.
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CoroHD
95% of the time lockpicking won't get you anything. If you wanted to try and make some money with it I would do the macro thing and say something like "picking all locks XX bank steps tips appreciated" (or wherever you wanted to pick them), and just say the macro once or twice each time you went near that spot.
The main reason to level lockpicking (imo) is so that you don't have to do any of the attunement quests for kara or the level 70 instances with gates on them, because you can just lockpick the door outside and go.
Post by
Aevelynn
Depending on the type of lockbox you're picking kind of decides what people will tip you, as a general rule of thumb. Average is 1-2, but I've been paid 5 and 10g for khorium boxes.
Another point to consider - asking for tips is fine, but demanding tips makes it a fee. Adjust accordingly.
Post by
dzschau
i always have a macro where i say opening lockboxes for free, tips are welcomed. Most times will get 1 or 2 gold tips but as with the last poster i've made upwards of 10g. sometimes people will even tip per box.. and i had one time made 20g from one person as they wanted me to open 10boxes. each pick they paid me 2g.
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Random0514
I always advertise it for free but its pleasantly surprising how often people give me a tip anyway.
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Smaragd
The main reason to level lockpicking (imo) is so that you don't have to do any of the attunement quests for kara or the level 70 instances with gates on them, because you can just lockpick the door outside and go.
Actually, lockpicking won't usually let you do that. All instances that requires an attunement, needs you to attune to it. It used to be cool back in the days of no keyring, when you could unlock SM, strat, scholo, DM... Now a days it's only used for locked down loot (lockboxes). It's mostly useless in my opinion.
If you want to earn money, I suggest what others said. Make a macro that you use once in a while. I would ask for a set price in stead of "tips would be nice." E.g. 30-50s. But be nice to not scam unknowing lowbies of course.
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CoroHD
The main reason to level lockpicking (imo) is so that you don't have to do any of the attunement quests for kara or the level 70 instances with gates on them, because you can just lockpick the door outside and go.
Actually, lockpicking won't usually let you do that. All instances that requires an attunement, needs you to attune to it. It used to be cool back in the days of no keyring, when you could unlock SM, strat, scholo, DM... Now a days it's only used for locked down loot (lockboxes). It's mostly useless in my opinion.
If you want to earn money, I suggest what others said. Make a macro that you use once in a while. I would ask for a set price in stead of "tips would be nice." E.g. 30-50s. But be nice to not scam unknowing lowbies of course.
I did the attunement quest for Kara, but that gets you the key, not the ability not the ability to get in (as of a patch that came out after I got it). I'm fairly certain that you can pick the lock to get in now, which means you don't need to bother to do the attunement for kara as a rogue if all you want is the key.
I know for a fact that you can pick the lock to get into Shattered Halls and Arcatraz and do both without having to have done the key quests, and being able to pick the lock inside SH prevents you from having to do the annoying poison flan trash, which is practially worth getting 375 lockpicking by itself.
As for making money with it, I never had much success with it, but I never put much effort into making money with it, and apparently you can if your persistent.
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Smaragd
I did the attunement quest for Kara, but that gets you the key, not the ability not the ability to get in (as of a patch that came out after I got it). I'm fairly certain that you can pick the lock to get in now, which means you don't need to bother to do the attunement for kara as a rogue if all you want is the key.
Actually, you don't need to bother with the attunement for any class, because anyone with the key can open the door for you. I'd still do the quests so I would have a key myself though. Unless they changed anything lately, you can't lockpick the Kara door.
I know for a fact that you can pick the lock to get into Shattered Halls and Arcatraz and do both without having to have done the key quests, and being able to pick the lock inside SH prevents you from having to do the annoying poison flan trash, which is practially worth getting 375 lockpicking by itself.
Well, this is true, and something I forgot about when I wrote my previous reply. I was thinking mostly about stuff like Heroics perhaps. I guess there are a few perks to it, but it's nothing like a much needed utility. I have both Arcatraz and SH keys too, since it's annoying to fail three times before finally getting it right. Arcatraz doors open instantly with the key.
It's 350, by the way.
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Smaragd
Aww, my bad there, then. I hope they continue to add a few of these things in WotLK, even though I personally don't notice much use of it. ^^,
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