Does lock level have any impact on the loot inside a chest?

[dianacat777]

This is something I've noticed for a while, but now I'm wondering if I just have really bad luck or if this is just a logical fallacy.

 

So, you'll find chests all over the game. Wouldn't be a TES game without loot hauls everywhere. The thing is, I'm finding these chests rather ineptly protected. You'd think that if you were stashing something super important, you'd spend your time and money installing a better lock to keep us pesky marauding adventurers out of your hauls.

 

Yeah... no.

 

All of these samples come from myself in the level 70s, so level-scaled loot really should not be a confounding variable here. Also, none of these chests are end-dungeon chests - boss chests, if you will, which tend to contain cool stuff anyway. They were randomly scattered throughout the last two dungeons I've trawled.

 

Chest with a novice lock? Master restoration robes, daedric boots, two flawless rubies, and some steel equipment.

Chest with a master lock? Leather bracers, minor healing potion, 72 gold.

Apprentice lock - dragonscale armor, staff of fireball, flawless emerald.

Master lock - plentiful magicka potion and an iron greatsword.

Adept lock - glass boots, staff of lightning wall, about 400 gold.

Expert lock - a bunch of stamina potions and 16 gold.

Novice lock - ebony shield, daedric mace, elven dagger, 50 gold.

Apprentice lock - some iron stuff

 

And beyond these samples, I can safely say that I have never seen anything 'good' inside a master chest; by good, I mean armor that's above orcish, gems, enchanted rings, robes above apprentice, etc.

 

I wouldn't be complaining, but I find it really strange that the difficulty of opening a chest has nothing to do with what's inside; if anything, it seems to have an inverse relationship with whatever goodies it's storing.

Edited December 27, 2011 by dianacat777