Aside from the +1 luck, are lock picks truly beneficial?
I understand they double your chances of picking a lock. But I actually find this to be bad, because you get luck XP for failing to pick a lock and setting off traps. Traps generally do minimal damage, so I always prefer to just fail more often and get more luck XP.
Lock picks can break inside the lock, which is annoying as well.
Wondering if I am missing something about the mechanics that makes them a good idea to use.
Perhaps you should need lock picks in order to pick a lock at all. Or you only get luck XP for picking locks if usin lock picks (if not using lock picks, the justification could be you are forcing the lock wih brute force, and do not receive XP).
I understand they double your chances of picking a lock. But I actually find this to be bad, because you get luck XP for failing to pick a lock and setting off traps. Traps generally do minimal damage, so I always prefer to just fail more often and get more luck XP.
Lock picks can break inside the lock, which is annoying as well.
Wondering if I am missing something about the mechanics that makes them a good idea to use.
Perhaps you should need lock picks in order to pick a lock at all. Or you only get luck XP for picking locks if usin lock picks (if not using lock picks, the justification could be you are forcing the lock wih brute force, and do not receive XP).