Lockpicking percentages

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Until just now I had not failed a single lockpicking attempt. Something seemed very off considering the remarkable success rate, but I didn't think too much about it. But just now I failed about 15 attempts at a 75% door, so the chance of the percentages displayed being accurate is practically zero. Wondering if anyone else has noticed this. Also wondering where we can report bugs, as I'm almost certain this is one.

Edit: Just tried the door with an apprentice lockpick, making the success chance 100%, yet it still didn't work. The lockpick was not expended either.

[HTakara]

you're trying to open a magic door, that's why. you probably missed the msg prompt your first attempt

[thrythlind]

Originally posted by 🆗:

Until just now I had not failed a single lockpicking attempt. Something seemed very off considering the remarkable success rate, but I didn't think too much about it. But just now I failed about 15 attempts at a 75% door, so the chance of the percentages displayed being accurate is practically zero. Wondering if anyone else has noticed this. Also wondering where we can report bugs, as I'm almost certain this is one.

Edit: Just tried the door with an apprentice lockpick, making the success chance 100%, yet it still didn't work. The lockpick was not expended either.

Also check back in your messages and see if you got told the lock was jammed. If you fail badly enough you ruin the lock so that it can never be opened by key or pick so you have to bash it.

[cecildragon]

Originally posted by thrythlind:

Originally posted by 🆗:

Until just now I had not failed a single lockpicking attempt. Something seemed very off considering the remarkable success rate, but I didn't think too much about it. But just now I failed about 15 attempts at a 75% door, so the chance of the percentages displayed being accurate is practically zero. Wondering if anyone else has noticed this. Also wondering where we can report bugs, as I'm almost certain this is one.

Edit: Just tried the door with an apprentice lockpick, making the success chance 100%, yet it still didn't work. The lockpick was not expended either.

Also check back in your messages and see if you got told the lock was jammed. If you fail badly enough you ruin the lock so that it can never be opened by key or pick so you have to bash it.

What this guy said, I was thinking it was bugged to and finally i noticed jamming the locking in the log.

[Cutlass Jack]

If its the door in the grey garrison with the blue glyph, it can't actually be picked.

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It wasn't a magic door, it was just a regular door, one in Drezen Citadel (see screenshot for its location). I'm pretty sure I didn't see any messages regarding jamming (I can't scroll back through my messages now, because I have loaded the game since then). I also don't have an option to bash the door. Has anyone been able to get through this door?

Screenshot of door's location (spoiler of Drezen's map):
https://i.imgur.com/qrAOmAS.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/bCKkY60.jpg

[Aldon]

If you fail the first attemp, you have to gain at least 1 rank in tricks to try again with said char.

[Mr Fred]

You very obviously jammed the lock with your first attempt and are retrying without reloading to a point prior to it.

[Lightning]

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

If its the door in the grey garrison with the blue glyph, it can't actually be picked.

It can, camellia picked it with one of those lockpicks with 35% for me

[Adahn]

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

If its the door in the grey garrison with the blue glyph, it can't actually be picked.

i didnt find a way to open them in act1 did i miss something ? nospoilplease

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Originally posted by Aldon:

If you fail the first attemp, you have to gain at least 1 rank in tricks to try again with said char.

I recall at least one other time where I failed the first attempt but was able to succeed on the 2nd, without any changes to my character. I was thinking what the point of apprentice lockpicks were if one could just try again and again until success. It's fair that's not the case, but I don't think it always jams on the first failed attempt.

In any case they should really make it more obvious that a lock is jammed, I was watching the screen intently while trying to pick the lock but didn't see any messages other than "Locked". I'm guessing perhaps there was a message about it in the log? I'll have to look out for that; unfortunately I don't have any practical savepoints before that door, not sure if I want to fight through half the dungeon again just to test this ><

[Aegil]

I just had the same thing happen to me on the first attempt, 100% chance and the result was "locked". No other info in the log. WTF?

[fox5s]

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

If its the door in the grey garrison with the blue glyph, it can't actually be picked.

There are two of those doors. One can be picked (low percentage) and the other cannot (though it can be opened from the other side).

Originally posted by Adahn:

i didnt find a way to open them in act1 did i miss something ? nospoilplease

See above and also if you rescue certain people fast enough, they will dispel the glyphs for you when they come along for the Grey Garrison assault.

Originally posted by Aldon:

If you fail the first attempt, you have to gain at least 1 rank in tricks to try again with said char.

That was a Kingmaker mechanic. You can just retry right there in WotR. Unless you jam the lock (fail the Trickery check by more than 5 (or is it by 5 or more?)).

Even with that... this game was made to specifically allow and encourage save scumming. I hate it but that's how it works.