I'm picking up lots of light blue and purple things. Sometimes they are unidentified, and i identify them. How can i tell if something has mods or runes? I don't want to waste expert kits on stuff if all i will get is definately materials.
Thanks.
when to use an expert kit?
sambront
Autumn_Leaf
when something hads mods on it excluding +dam %'s
like fiery hilts, the +% for enchanting or vs.(insert creature type) mods
runes might be on your armor if u added any, and they are from blue, purple, and gold armor drops.
like fiery hilts, the +% for enchanting or vs.(insert creature type) mods
runes might be on your armor if u added any, and they are from blue, purple, and gold armor drops.
d4nowar
Something has mods in it when the item has a prefix or suffix attached to its name.
Use expert kits to get mods off of blue/purple/gold items.
Use basic kits to get materials.
And expert kits have a higher chance of getting rare crafting materials...
Use expert kits to get mods off of blue/purple/gold items.
Use basic kits to get materials.
And expert kits have a higher chance of getting rare crafting materials...
tuperwho
Any blue, purple, or gold armors you pick up are guaranteed to have runes in them. Exp. salvage it and you got the rune. As far as weapons go, you can tell from the name. All weapons are called _____ Weapon Name of _____. If either of the blanks have something there, there is a chance (not guaranteed) that you will salvage the mod.
sambront
So i have a lot of purple weapons like "Long Sword" and "Cane"...that's it. So using an expert salvage kit would just increase the chances of getting a rare material?
then i have a "Battle Axe of Fortitude"...using an expert kit on that might get a mod?
Thanks again.
then i have a "Battle Axe of Fortitude"...using an expert kit on that might get a mod?
Thanks again.
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Originally Posted by tuperwho
Any blue, purple, or gold armors you pick up are guaranteed to have runes in them. Exp. salvage it and you got the rune. As far as weapons go, you can tell from the name. All weapons are called _____ Weapon Name of _____. If either of the blanks have something there, there is a chance (not guaranteed) that you will salvage the mod.
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tuperwho
You got it.
stickyballs
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Originally Posted by sambront
So i have a lot of purple weapons like "Long Sword" and "Cane"...that's it. So using an expert salvage kit would just increase the chances of getting a rare material?
then i have a "Battle Axe of Fortitude"...using an expert kit on that might get a mod? Thanks again. |
Savio
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And expert kits have a higher chance of getting rare crafting materials...
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- Regular salvage kits only get you common crafting materials, nothing else. Fairly useful if you just have blue and purple weapons and don't want the mods from them.
- Expert salvage kits have a chance of getting you runes, weapon upgrades, or rare crafting materials. If there's a mod or rune on the item, there's a better chance you'll get the mod or rune rather than a rare crafting material. There's also a chance you'll end up with common crafting materials too.
- Superior salvage kits are the exact same as expert salvage kits, except superior salvage kits have more uses.
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then i have a "Battle Axe of Fortitude"...using an expert kit on that might get a mod?
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volsungxiii
This may be obvious, but also use expert kits on "highly salvageable" items (blue). Often time it'll be 3-4 rare materials. This is especially true in higher lvl areas, where a highly salvageable blue shield can yield 4 steel ignots. Other blue items like this may just yield alot of a common material. A blue "highly salvageable" raven staff, for example, can be salvaged for up to 32 wood planks.
Francis Crawford
After you've identified armor with a rune, the armor is often more valuable sold to the merchant than expert salvaged, even before deducting the 16 gold/use cost of the expert salvage kit.
Most minor and major runes have almost no sale value except what you can get from the rune trader, which often is 25 gold.
Superior runes are a different story, as are Major Vigor, Major Absorbtion, and certain popular Minor Runes.
Most minor and major runes have almost no sale value except what you can get from the rune trader, which often is 25 gold.
Superior runes are a different story, as are Major Vigor, Major Absorbtion, and certain popular Minor Runes.
Francis Crawford
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Originally Posted by volsungxiii
This may be obvious, but also use expert kits on "highly salvageable" items (blue). Often time it'll be 3-4 rare materials. This is especially true in higher lvl areas, where a highly salvageable blue shield can yield 4 steel ignots. Other blue items like this may just yield alot of a common material. A blue "highly salvageable" raven staff, for example, can salvage for up to 32 wood planks.
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stickyballs
Don't double post.
Also, using regular will only give you normal crafting materials. I doubt items in Pre-Searing can give you runes or rare crafting materials.
Also, using regular will only give you normal crafting materials. I doubt items in Pre-Searing can give you runes or rare crafting materials.
Savio
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Don't double post.
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Zui
Interesting but worthless fact: You can get armors with runes in pre-searing. You simply can't use them because you can't salvage them out. Never tryed expert salavaging anything from pre..
G.S.
So I have a white raven staff and I want to salvage it.
If I use a regular salvage kit I will get x wood.
If I use an expert salvage kit I will get y wood.
There is no chance to get a rare crafting material from a raven staff.
My question: is y > x ?
If I use a regular salvage kit I will get x wood.
If I use an expert salvage kit I will get y wood.
There is no chance to get a rare crafting material from a raven staff.
My question: is y > x ?
rotaulave
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Originally Posted by Francis Crawford
After you've identified armor with a rune, the armor is often more valuable sold to the merchant than expert salvaged, even before deducting the 16 gold/use cost of the expert salvage kit.
Most minor and major runes have almost no sale value except what you can get from the rune trader, which often is 25 gold. Superior runes are a different story, as are Major Vigor, Major Absorbtion, and certain popular Minor Runes. |
Yes i do this too i only Id the armor to see what the rune is and if its not one of the good ones i sell them to the Merchant. Especially Majors are (25g)worthless except for (maj Vig and Absorption they should always be xp'd) the worthless ones should always be sold to the merchant will give like 200g, for the worthless ones.
Jetdoc
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Originally Posted by G.S.
So I have a white raven staff and I want to salvage it.
If I use a regular salvage kit I will get x wood. If I use an expert salvage kit I will get y wood. There is no chance to get a rare crafting material from a raven staff. My question: is y > x ? |
Mordakai
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Originally Posted by Zui
Interesting but worthless fact: You can get armors with runes in pre-searing. You simply can't use them because you can't salvage them out. Never tryed expert salavaging anything from pre..
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There used to be tons of Rune Armor across the wall in pre-searing (on Charr), but lately, not so much...
So if you find rune armor in Pre, just keep it to Post.
Personally, I've found it's generally not worth the cost of Expert Kits until after you leave Ascalon (in the Shiverpeaks). But, that's just me, and I'm sure there's good stuff in the higher level area (Flame Temple Corridor, for example...)
If you expert salvage everything at a low level, you could actually lose money...
Loviatar
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If you expert salvage everything at a low level, you could actually lose money... |
one thing i have found out is that anything the merchant offers at least 20g for will go up enough when ID to make it well worthwhile to do it
i also expert salvage anything kryta and above that will give steel
either i get steel or at least 2 iron which pays for the expert salvage cost