Salvage?

xJaggedx

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

Canada

Highly Evolved

W/

Ok so i had a sup sorb rune in my 15k grotto glad leggings right? So i Expert Salvaged it, and the leggingss costed me like 100K total with rune included right? I thought if i expert salvaged them i would get the rune out and the leggins would be deleted? But the rune diddnt come out, instead i got 42 iron gringots lol.. 210 gold for 100K+ item.. ANyway, is there anyway i can get my sup vigor rune out of my chest armor ? 15k grotto glads chestplate with sup vigor rune, how do i get the vigor rune out if possible?

G.R.R Martin

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

W/Mo

From my understanding of the way the salvage system has worked, the expert salvage kit gives you a higher 'chance' of salvaging a rune from armor (be it your own, or dropped monster armor) but there is no guarantee that you will ever get the rune. I lost a major absorb this way back when I could not nearly afford another, never mind a superior. I had to shut the game down and walk away, and although I was not pleased, I knew the chance was there, it had not happened to me yet so I was not expecting it. There is only one way the rune 'may' come out, and thats to just try again and hope for the best.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by G.R.R Martin
From my understanding of the way the salvage system has worked, the expert salvage kit gives you a higher 'chance' of salvaging a rune from armor (be it your own, or dropped monster armor) but there is no guarantee that you will ever get the rune. .
sorry but WRONG

any dropped armor rune is guaranteed with an expert or superior (more uses only) salvage kit.

where you can lose them since the update long ago is after you have used them on your own armor and then try to salvage it again

unienaule

unienaule

I dunt even get "Retired"

Join Date: Aug 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

To clarify:

If you use expert salvage on monster armor, you will always get the rune.

If you use expert salvage on your own armor, you will have a good chance to get the rune. What exactly is the chance? I don't think anyone really knows.

xJaggedx

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

Canada

Highly Evolved

W/

Thank's.

Mandy Memory

Mandy Memory

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

Xen of Sigils [XoO]

W/

I thought that you only had a 100% chance on Gold and Purple. But anyways the chance for getting it out of your armor is a bit over 50% (at least of my 40-50 times thats what I end up with)

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

From Monster Armor, it's 100% success using expert salvage. - From personal armor, around 50% success rate.

erox

erox

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Germany

[RiqM] Riqizeins Mena

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~
From Monster Armor, it's 100% success using expert salvage. -
yes..if u have identified the armor piece. if not u have 80% as far as i know..

Doctor Death

Doctor Death

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Manchester, UK

Currently Guildless

W/N

Even though I think this is just a coincidence I have successfully salvaged all the runes out of 2 sets of warrior armour in the past but my salvage rate on 2 suits of ele armour has been 1 rune recovered from 10 pieces.

KvanCetre

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

The Madison Scouts

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by erox
yes..if u have identified the armor piece. if not u have 80% as far as i know..
No, its 100% no matter what. It was officially announced in a game update a while back.

Improved expert salvage kits so that they always successfully salvage a rune from monster-dropped armor that contains a rune. There is still a chance of destroying a rune when using a salvage kit to try to retrieve it from your own armor.

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

I have terrible luck in expert salvaging ANYTHING, but as Kvan quoted above you can get all runes from monster armor.

On average, I've tried to expert salvage over 50 runes from my armor, and have hit 40 out of those 50 times (I lost three major vigors and one superior vigor out of that bunch). I was smart enough NOT to waste my superior absorption until I knew I had my "final" armor (unless I change my mind in Chapter 2 or have a hankerin' for some FoW armor, though)...