Rune salvage on dropped armor, limitied to percentage listed or automatic?

ikepdx

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

Previously salvaging runes from dropped armor was automatic, you expert/superior salvaged it and you had the rune. Now I'm getting notified that I have only a percentage to salvage the rune (41%), but on 4 out of 4 attempts I managed to salvage the rune.

So which is it, a gamble or automatic?

Warrior Of The Toon

Warrior Of The Toon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

Returning after a 50 month break. Hi.

None

R/

Are you sure it isnt 41% chance to destroy the armour in the process?

zelira

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2006

Me/

It's 41% chance of destroying the armor.

Which means you have a 59% of salvaging the rune and keeping the armor.
Previously salvaging runes from dropped armor will automatically destroy the armor.

ikepdx

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oh yeah, 41% chance to destroy it, thanks. All armor were destroyed. So does that mean you always get what you attempt to salvage?

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

Expert salvaging runed armor will always givve you the rune (unless you opt for the materials - silly notion, if you think about it). The % thing is the chance that you'll not destroy the armor, so you'll be able to salvage the materials as well.