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AsheMan

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2006

R/

05 May 2006 at 21:24 - 1

I'm sorry to repeat this topic. I couldn't find it with search being disabled.

Is there a chance that you fail an expert salvage? Just the other day I got a gold gladius with a sword pommel of health +29. I checked the PC and found out that the pommel can sell for upwards of 20k. Woohoo great find! I click my expert salvage kit and break the weapon down only to find 3 steel ingots in my inventory and no pommel.

I don't think I've ever had a salvage failure before. Is this a rare occurence? Was I just unlucky? Or was this a bug? I was really sad to not get the pommel.

Burakus Lightwing

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/

05 May 2006 at 21:28 - 2

Unlucky

It is not uncommon. Every now and then an Expert salvage will give you nothing but the crafting materials. There is no 100% guarantee that you will get the upgrade off the item. That's just the chance you have to take when salvaging.

UnreaL Pero

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Mo/Me

05 May 2006 at 21:32 - 3

From Expert Salvage kit u can get common materials & upgrades.... but from sup salvage kit.... i never failed with that one

Kakumei

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Grind is subjective

learn this please

05 May 2006 at 21:37 - 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by UnreaL Pero

From Expert Salvage kit u can get common materials & upgrades.... but from sup salvage kit.... i never failed with that one

Don't spread shit rumors like this around. It's pure falsity. The only difference between expert and superior is the number of uses.

Chilly Ress

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2005

Kinetic Fusion [kF]

Me/

05 May 2006 at 22:22 - 5

Ya, there is no dif. between expert and superior. Back on topic, its not a rare occurence, happens to me, well, it seems every single time. Get used to it.

Opeth11

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Richmond, British Columbia, Kanada

Demon of the Fall [Opet]

Mo/Me

05 May 2006 at 22:28 - 6

I've always hit one of the upgrades whenever I used an expert kit. Coincidence? Yes.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

05 May 2006 at 22:33 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Opeth11

I've always hit one of the upgrades whenever I used an expert kit. Coincidence? Yes.

he mentioned 1 upgrade which increases the chance of crafting materials (which i get at least 1/5 tries)

DeanBB

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Arizona

Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com

05 May 2006 at 22:39 - 8

Hit and miss for me also.

On a possitive note, steel is in high demand in Cantha right now...

Andy_M

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Worthing, UK

(Don't fear) The Beaver

05 May 2006 at 23:15 - 9

It's now possible to fail at extracting a rune from armour when you upgrade to the next class. Well I say it's now possible it's been in for a good while. This is how it used to be. There was a short time when we would never fail with rune salvaging on our own armour, but for some reason it was stopped. And never explained.

dargon

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

R/

06 May 2006 at 00:17 - 10

simple, "Gold Sink"

captainccc

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

East Coast =D

Various GvG Guilds...Always Moving

Mo/

06 May 2006 at 01:20 - 11

yep, theres never a guarrentee (spelling?) that you will get what you need from a mod. Its just really bad luck sorry

Better luck next time but hey, thats MMORPGS for ya

Good luck in the future

~Captain CCC