Anyone else fooled by a measure for measure?

Asia Skyly

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

California, USA

Mo/

I do not recall all of the specific details, but two times I have been supremely shocked by the outcome of salvaging a gold R9+ weapon on which I had applied a measure for measure. In one instance I got a whooping 4 iron ingots. In the other, I got 2 iron ingots.

Anyone else experience such abysmal results?

intec

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2009

California

Brethren of Chaos[BoC]

Me/E

i usually use mine on conches

the usual outcome is around 60-100+ dust so far ive experienced

AngelWJedi

AngelWJedi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2008

orlando,florida

Society of Souls [Argh]

Rt/E

i always gotten from 15-150 of a mat. i only get shocked if i dont get the one mat i want and get a rare from a item im trying to salvage. like ruby from a ruby dagger instead of dust. xD

lisa night dk

lisa night dk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

Denmark

Kiss

R/

probably bc u used the "normal" salvage kit instead of "Experts"

Mr. Blarx

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2009

NoX

E/

Conches = lots of dust
Dolyak prod staff = lots of dust (not as much as conches though) or iron
Ruby weapons = rare chance of ruby/rubies, fair amount of granite
Bramble weapons = chance of fair amount of plant fibres

Great inscription I never got just 4 or 2 mats :/ low req. nightfall drops by any chance? gotta learn to read.

Asia Skyly

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

California, USA

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by lisa night dk View Post
probably bc u used the "normal" salvage kit instead of "Experts"
Interesting possibility! I will keep an eye on that in the future. Thanks for pointing that out.

This is actually quite possible as I usually carry the cheapest as well as the Superior Salvage kits. Maybe I accidentally used the cheap version?

Spiritz

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

DMFC

salvage kits do same amount - only sup kits give rare mats chance.
its more likely a glitch - hm items salv more than nm .

Ghull Ka

Ghull Ka

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Seattle, WA

Grenths Helpdesk

N/

Got a gold inscribable granite hammer last night. Can't wait to put a MfM on it and hit it with a regular salvage kit. ka-CHING!

(sorry, that was an anecdote, not an answer to a question... to answer the OP's question: no, i've never gotten terrible results like that unless the item was from Istan or whatnot.)

Voodoo Rage

Voodoo Rage

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

Sacramento, CA

Geezers

R/

I once put a M4M on an R9 Diamond Aegis and it salvaged into a SINGLE pile of dust. My theory was that I managed to hit the "max" salvage number and it "roll over" to the 1. Or I was just super unlucky.

SpyderArachnid

SpyderArachnid

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2008

United States

Lords Of Noh [LoN]

Me/

I've found that if I ID an item that has the inscription on it, then salvage it, I get bonus mats off it.

But if I salvage the inscription and put it on a different item, I get nothing.

In my experience, it only works for the item it was on originally. But that's just from my experience.

Kronk_Shaan

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2010

Missouri

Is it Friday Yet? (HI)

Mo/

I have had this happen with expert and sup salvage kits, but usually it's like 13 granite or 11 dust or something instead of some awesome number. I thought it was just that I was unlucky...although, that part could still be true.

Premium Unleaded

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

I always figured items that have a chance to salvage super rare materials like gems could alternatively salvage into crap amounts of normal stuff, to balance it out.

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Spiritz View Post
salvage kits do same amount - only sup kits give rare mats chance.
its more likely a glitch - hm items salv more than nm .
The Expert Salvage Kit gives a better chance of rare materials. The Superior Kit is just a larger Expert Kit.

"The Superior Kit does not have any added effect in comparison to an Expert Salvage Kit other than its additional uses." from wiki

sixdartbart

sixdartbart

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Peace Machine GRRR [DiE]

W/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Asia Skyly View Post
Interesting possibility! I will keep an eye on that in the future. Thanks for pointing that out.

This is actually quite possible as I usually carry the cheapest as well as the Superior Salvage kits. Maybe I accidentally used the cheap version?
You exerienced nothing more then bad luck, it has NOTHING to do with the type of kit you used or any of the other wild ideas on here like they only work for the item they came on or HM items salvage more then NM items do. gold value will effect the amount of mats you get but sometimes you just get unlucky as my ss shows.

This happened to me a couple days ago and I was thinking of starting a competition thread for who got the worst salvage. hahaha

Asia Skyly

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

California, USA

Mo/

I do not have the screen shot, but mine was 2!!

The interesting part, at least to me, is that I only had these miserable results in DoA!

I am going to stick with your theory that it was simply bad luck, but I find it odd that it is always with DoA golds.

Captain Bulldozer

Captain Bulldozer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2008

Servants of the Dragon Flames [SODF]

I have definitely noticed that the returns from an old school highly salvageable (but not inscriptable) drop are a lot better than those from something with a M4M inscription. But then, that's not really what you asked I suppose. So, to answer your real question, yes I've had that happen too, but have never gotten such a low amount as 2 or 3 mats. Usually its more like 10 or so (when its crappy... which seems often to me).

mechanizeddeath

mechanizeddeath

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

As a boy I spent much time in these lands.

Peppermint Candy Canes [CC]

N/R

As with all drops and salvage, it comes down to luck and chance.

Until recently, I'd never had a Superior Vigor rune drop Sure, i'd unlocked it with faction years ago, but never gotten one as a drop. Then, a few weeks ago I finally got one, off a Plagueborn armor that dropped at the end of Vizunah square mission. According to /age at that point I'd played for 4200 hours over 65 months.

Carboplatin

Carboplatin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

[PIG]

W/A

I've always used regular salvaged kits and got a good amount of materials from them, never 2-4.

bad luck?

Chrisworld

Chrisworld

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2010

Gameamp Guides [AMP]

W/

Bad luck. But don't worry, happens to me too. It varies. I will also get large amounts sometimes too. Just remember to always use an expert/superior kit on the item and you're bound to hit a large amount sooner or later.

LifeInfusion

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

I got 2 dust off a diamond aegis once. Measure for measure on things like granite hammers or whatever has gotten me 50-60 of dust/granite/iron.

Keep in mind it's easier to max unlucky than lucky...

Star_Jewel

Star_Jewel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2010

Denizen of Tyria since Feb. 2009

Quote:
Originally Posted by mechanizeddeath View Post
As with all drops and salvage, it comes down to luck and chance.

Until recently, I'd never had a Superior Vigor rune drop Sure, i'd unlocked it with faction years ago, but never gotten one as a drop. Then, a few weeks ago I finally got one, off a Plagueborn armor that dropped at the end of Vizunah square mission. According to /age at that point I'd played for 4200 hours over 65 months.
Mm, I'd played the game well over a year and never had a Sup Vigor drop, then pop-pop-pop, I got 3 of them in the span of a couple months (1 in Vizunah Square, too, I think); zippo in the year since then.

I can't recall ever getting burned by a Measure for Measure, though. It's probably happened, but it didn't lodge itself in my mind.

HeavyTank

HeavyTank

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2010

SAGA

W/

i got a amber chunk once from a wand with the mod in it.

other than that no nothing of note really, just larger piles of common crafting mats

Cursed by Grenth

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2009

N/

its called bad luck,
I had ruby daggers,
I inscript it with M4M,
I salvage with expert salvage kit
I get 1 ruby.

Spiritz

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

DMFC

Thats what i meant darcy - i always get sup and expert mixed.
The only diff between a standard kit and expert kit is the ability for rare mats and ripping runes/insc otherwise both can be used to get same amount of materials.

Voodoo Rage

Voodoo Rage

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

Sacramento, CA

Geezers

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Spiritz View Post
Thats what i meant darcy - i always get sup and expert mixed.
The only diff between a standard kit and expert kit is the ability for rare mats and ripping runes/insc otherwise both can be used to get same amount of materials.
I had totally forgotten about the "basic" salvage kit until recently. I was ending up with over a stack of steel and other rare materials when I really needed common stuff like iron, wood, and tanned hides. Now I use the common salvage kit on nearly everything.

dagrdagaz

dagrdagaz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2010

NL

E/N

I thought the item's identified base price relates to the amount of salvage items u get from it.
The higher the (identified) base price the more salvaged items.
This does not include the higher sell value mod.
I only put MfM on golds with a high base price, wich in comparison should increase the amount of salvaged items gotten with MfM.