Lockpicking and Detecting Hidden

[Kabal]

How much detecting hidden does it take to open a lvl 5 map chest with around 96 lock picking?

[GomerPyle]

boomp

[archaicsubrosa77]

I guess its really a roll of a die. It would be nice to have percentages though.

The only real word we have on it now is "Good Luck"

[Baldamier]

You can open a level 5 map chest with less than GM lockpicking if you have detect hidden? I have GM detect hidden and 97 lockpicking. I have several level 5 maps but I've been waiting for GM picking.

Makes my wonder why I've been mindlessly leveling lockpicking...

[Artulk]

I am not a veteran of the lockpicking skill, this is the first time I'v ever gottn LP.

I have 95 real skill and locked it. I'm not a t Hunter but pick the dungeon chests. I think, I've come accross lvl 5 chests in some dungeons. They are the only chests I can't pick on the first try. Sometimes I'll break a few lockpicks in 15 attempts to get it open.
But I do get it open. These chests are close to high level mobs, Balrons and such. They yeild 275 to 350 gold. gems and scrolls ofcourse but also magic weapons up to Vanq.
My point is, If that is indeed a lvl five chest, and the same as lvl 5 t map chests, then YES, you can get them open with less than GM skill.
I have 0 detect hidden, and 0 remove trap. 100 100 25 dex. adj skill of 95.3

[Caswallon]

95 Lockpicking/60 Detect and you can open level 5 chests but it will take you several attempts, on the plus side if you use the razor loop trick you will probably gain of the chests, especially if you have plate gloves on.

At 97/60 you will open within the first 3-5 attempts.

[Caswallon]

I am not a veteran of the lockpicking skill, this is the first time I'v ever gottn LP.

I have 95 real skill and locked it. I'm not a t Hunter but pick the dungeon chests. I think, I've come accross lvl 5 chests in some dungeons. They are the only chests I can't pick on the first try. Sometimes I'll break a few lockpicks in 15 attempts to get it open.
But I do get it open. These chests are close to high level mobs, Balrons and such. They yeild 275 to 350 gold. gems and scrolls ofcourse but also magic weapons up to Vanq.
My point is, If that is indeed a lvl five chest, and the same as lvl 5 t map chests, then YES, you can get them open with less than GM skill.
I have 0 detect hidden, and 0 remove trap. 100 100 25 dex. adj skill of 95.3

Those are level 4 chests not 5, 5s only exist on level 5 tmaps, you need to pick these dungeon chests from 95-GM.

[Hicha]

Hop on test, create a char with 95 LP/60 DH and see if you can do the tmaps there.

[Mikel123]

Related: how the heck do you set skills on TC?

[Caswallon]

Say

set lockpicking 100

Some you gotta play around with.