Craven_Image Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I heard a while ago that wearing less armour increases the chances of you successfully pickpocketing an NPC so to clear the rumour I decided to test this out myself. I did two trials each having around 300 - 400 attempts at a pickpocket on a paladin. The first trial was without any items equipped. After 310 attempts I got 120 failed attempts and 190 successful pickpockets which is a: 38.7% fail rate with no armour on I then did it with full Torag and the obsidian shield on which gave me 232 fails and 202 successes which gave a: 53.4% fail rate with armour on So with such a huge gap I would say having armour on really does have a big affect on pickpocketing NPCs. Weight does not seem to have an affect on this by the way as when I did the trial without armour on I had over 100kg of armour in my inventory. You may or may not of known this but this will hopefully clear things up if you didn't. 99 Magic, 99 Defence, 99 Strength, 99 Attack, 99 Hitpoints, 99 Fletching, 99 Woodcutting, 99 Firemaking, 99 Thieving, 99 Ranged, 99 Prayer, 99 Cooking, 99 Fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepdean Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 apparently rouge's clothes boost the odds of stealing too. and wearing gloves helps too Back by popular demand!And I guess I just wanted to tell you, as the light starts to fade, that you aree the reason, that I am not afraid, and I guess I just wanted to mention, as the heavens will fall, that we will be together soon if we will be anything at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedsoxJH Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 :shock: Never knew that. Now i know to wear no armor if i ever wanted to get my theiving up :D But i hardley theive but still interesting. RS name: Scoupe123Combat: 124 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSoultar Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Finally someone else believes me. I posted this in the thieving section of website corrections on my old forum name, the_zobel. Been there for six months with proof, still has not been added to the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessy87 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 craven, do you have full rouge? if so can you try with rouge on and rouge off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk8erfreak Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Wow.. news to me. Thanks for the info. This seems like a good "Did you know?" for jagex to put up one of these weeks. 136 Combat, 2290+ Skill Total Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazexl Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Try 100 pickpockets WITH rouge , and 100 pickpockets without? So we know if that invovles aswell :) DK Drop list : Dragon axe : 2 Bezerker ring's : 4 Warrior ring's : 5 Seers rings : 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakerules13 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 interesting :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Wow, I thought this was common knowledge :shock: Good job on the experiment, Craven! :D This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clan_Chat_Op Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 ya, i thought this was common knowledge.. i've read it a few times before... but i guess it was just theory... like the ROW makes you have better drops. Everybody knows that the ring is just for asthetic purposes only. I skill. If you skill you should join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3nic Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Wow... well researched, this is very interesting, When i thieve i wont be wearing anything! :) - d3nic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eloi44 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 good test, useful! now i know to put armor in inv when i theiv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie_900 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Hot dog, a chance to use this chart I made! I had the same idea and tried it out after I wasted my time getting the full Rogue suit, so I tried four small trials of 100 picks each on paladins. My results aren't nearly as pronounced as yours, but that may be because I only tried it with lightweight gear (i.e. gloves/weapon/boots) , the rogues' armor and absolutely nothing, instead of really heavy gear like you did. It probably also matters that your thieving is much higher than mine (I think mine was 82 when I did this) or this could be some new thing Jagex implemented recently, since I made that chart months ago. The main reason I did it was to see if the full suit of rogues' gear helped any, which it obviously didn't. I never really paid that much attention to the difference between naked and wearing armor, since I only got a difference of a few percentage points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striker6 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I suppose it makes you more agile etc so it's easier to thief :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilts36 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 pretty ignorant advtar there artie. Thats cool thanks for the info. i dont care much for theiving but if i can do if faster...im so game. thanks a bunch Sk8terfreal. nice sig. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakka102 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 nice info. I dont thieve much but when I need farming seeds in the future I'll remember this :) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zou_Lou Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Many thanks for testing this out Craven! :D Tip It team should include this in the Thieving skill guide. Retired from RuinedScape 12/15/07. Now playing a Tauren Shaman on World of Warcraft.Server: Ravencrest.Username: Zulu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Artie: I think you should have tested it on something with a lower thieving required level. Paladins could be the equivalent to sharks (ie, you keep burning regardless of level without gaunts), you keep failing regardless of what you wear. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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