PC Are lockpicks worth the craft?

[SenpaiThatIngnoresYou]

Yeah, I'm gonna bring it up.If they aren't going to make a minigame, then this is one of those cases where LBD makes a lot of sense. The more you use lockpicks and succeed, the better you get at using them. It's not worth perk points.

I would be careful pointing out that it's easier to use pickaxes later on. This means imbalance to them. They are only going to make the safes even more durable.

The we will build our bases out of safes: check mate funpimps!!!

Maybe they need to add a damage mechanic for the loot? Or allow them to open doors? With the right mods a pickaxe can break anything, so outside of early game i am having a hard time justifying their uses. One mechanical part is expensive.

Or.....

Have the lockpicks increase the loot value inside the safe. If that was added to the picks, and the perks, i think that would be worth it.

 

[Jeraal]

There will soon be locked containers like suitcases that will be destroyed with all contents lost if hit with a pickaxe but will be lootable if lockpicks are used.

If they are going to make them mandatory in certain situations, there needs to be a minigame or something to make using them at least somewhat interesting. Right now, it's hold down the button to "attack it", or a few clicks to pick it. I was looking forward to lock picks, but the implementation is boring and I have no interest in yet another perk sink(yes, I am an anti-perk LBD proponent).

 

[Ringkeeper]

If they are going to make them mandatory in certain situations, there needs to be a minigame or something to make using them at least somewhat interesting. Right now, it's hold down the button to "attack it", or a few clicks to pick it. I was looking forward to lock picks, but the implementation is boring and I have no interest in yet another perk sink(yes, I am an anti-perk LBD proponent).

Every mini game will be soon boring and then REALLY annoying. Imagine opening your 323 gun safe with a 15sec mini game.

There is a reason why there is a mod in Skyrim for Lockpicking.... because the mini game gets boring and not fun at all after the couple times.

 

[Jeraal]

I never used a mod for lockpicking in Skyrim. But, if they go with the idea of pick only containers, I will definitely look to mod that out if the current mechanic or anything close to it is in place.