I got a gold salvage item and...

Norbix

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

I identified it and it came out to be this:

Dwarven Warrior Armor of Major Absorption

It's still a Salvage item though.. what do I do with it?

Lasher Dragon

Lasher Dragon

Draconic Rage Incarnate

Join Date: Apr 2005

Iowa

Alphahive

R/A

Cross your fingers and Expert Salvage it.

Norbix

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Oh, that's how it works? Darn.. is the % rate high to get a rune out of it? I was pretty excited when I got it, but now not so much, hehe. Still need to afford an expert salvage kit.

Quintus

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

What the "Dwarven Warrior Armor of Major Absorption" means is that there is a Rune of Major Absorption in the salvage item. If you use a major salvage kit on the salvage item, there is a good chance that you will unlock the Rune.

P.S. When you put the Rune in a peice of Warrior armor it will "reduce damage from attacks".
Source: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/content...unes-id824.php

Lasher Dragon

Lasher Dragon

Draconic Rage Incarnate

Join Date: Apr 2005

Iowa

Alphahive

R/A

Yep, that's how it works. I myself have good luck usually, but my buddy is getting to the point where he wants to give all the items to me to Expert Salvage LOL.

Really though, you now have it unlocked for PvP, so at least that is taken care of. Also, if your character isn't Warrior primary, then you cannot use that rune anyway. Although I daresay it would sell for a pretty penny. BTW I sold one for 1600g and I hear I may have ripped myself off....

Norbix

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

I'm a warrior, so if I get the rune I will use it. I'll be able to get one of those expert salvage kits later.. wish me luck!

The IOU

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Iowa

Guild of Night

Mo/E

I'm not sure if this is true, but someone in my group once said if you never have had it before you will most likely salvage it.

I for one expert salvaged a rune and got a wood plank. Yipee lol

mtxed

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

tdOt, Canada

W/Mo

One thing I hate is the luck required in salvaging a rune or special item. Why cant they just make it 100% chance, I mean, it was hard enough to find such a rare drop.. Luck in the beginning was poor, got a few purple items but when I expert salvaged I got iron ingots or tan hide squares .. luck now is way better, went 6/6 yesterday =)

Fallon

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2005

because then its way too easy, and no more challenge

i find about 10 gold armors a day, and countless purple if i m really hunting
for runes.

i loose about 50% of the runes due to the expert salvage kit,
and it hurts to see your superior vigor rune being shifted into 2 steel ingots.

but still u gain a lot of runes (imo too many) while u play,
and it is already not very hard to get the few runes you need and make money to buy your 60k armors by the way.

Phantium

Phantium

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Netherlands

Europe United [EU]

W/Mo

My personal secret, do it in a city and the chance to succeed is higher.

mtxed

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

tdOt, Canada

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fallon
because then its way too easy, and no more challenge

i find about 10 gold armors a day, and countless purple if i m really hunting
for runes.

i loose about 50% of the runes due to the expert salvage kit,
and it hurts to see your superior vigor rune being shifted into 2 steel ingots.

but still u gain a lot of runes (imo too many) while u play,
and it is already not very hard to get the few runes you need and make money to buy your 60k armors by the way.
Where do you find all that? My last 3 drops were gold/purple during questing and it was all crafting materials :[

Rhine

Rhine

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Minnesota

Ive only found one gold drop so far a Storm Artifact +29 Health im not taking teh risk of salvaging it cuz its a great thing to carry around with my E/Mo

where did you find all those rares??!?!??!

Darksci

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

London

Lords Of The Immortal [Loti]

R/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Phantium
My personal secret, do it in a city and the chance to succeed is higher.
Why would your chance to succeed be higher if you do it in town?

Rhine

Rhine

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Minnesota

Maybe the creators wanted to make it more realistic by having that if your in a zone you'd be more nervous of a monster jumping you so you do a worse job salvagin??? and when you in town you more calm so you do a better job?!

yeah im probably completely off

Kaiwyn

Kaiwyn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

BC Canada

Where the heck are you finding all these items?