Salvage or not to salvage

darkdiabla

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

grandii

W/Mo

here--->http://img393.imageshack.us/my.php?image=thebow0va.png
should i salvage this bow for the string or not risk it?

-csa-stealth

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

covert strike alliance

W/Mo

oooooo bad idea bud u wld get the bow grip of defence not the vamparic bow string

darkdiabla

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

grandii

W/Mo

y would i not get the vampiric string?

The Pain Killa

The Pain Killa

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Portsmouth UK

FragNBag.com

W/Mo

Murphy's law innit ^^

Like the 22 wooden planks I got from my rare hale staff +29 health when I salvaged it.

-csa-stealth

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

covert strike alliance

W/Mo

bcoz its always bottom item tht u get
E.g
axe-axe grip
hamer-hammer grip
sword-sword pommel
bow-bow grip
staff-staff wrapping

DSey

DSey

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by -csa-stealth
bcoz its always bottom item tht u get
E.g
axe-axe grip
hamer-hammer grip
sword-sword pommel
bow-bow grip
staff-staff wrapping
I dunno. I've salvaged a vampiric haft off of a 'vampiric hammer of warding'.

Blue Steel

Blue Steel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Blue Empire [BLUE]

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by -csa-stealth
bcoz its always bottom item tht u get
E.g
axe-axe grip
hamer-hammer grip
sword-sword pommel
bow-bow grip
staff-staff wrapping
This person has no idea at all what he or she is talking about. Just so you know.

I treat the probabilities as a 1 in 3 chance you will get the string, 1 in 3 chance you will get the grip, and 1 in 3 chance you will salvage the bow itself and get wood planks or something. I am not sure that the probabilities exactly match that, but it is a good rule of thumb. So, if I am buy or selling something for the salvage attempt, I know to never offer more for the buy (or less for the sell), than one third the value of the best upgrade on the item if it were to salvage off. Hope that makes sense.

Given that a 4:1 vamp string sells for around 30K, if someone offers you more than 10K for the bow, I would sell it, and if not I would salvage it.

AThimND

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dark Brotherhood

E/Mo

^^^^ Finally a voice of reason in the price checking forum...