Guild Wars 2

Dat Hotfix

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What you talkin bout, playandchill?

I found that for the money spent on ecto vs dust, you’ll yield about the same amount of dust but by salvaging ectos you also get luck.

Don’t share the secrets. Only some know this trick.

watches in horror as ectos rise in price

Good thing I have an even better strategy for acquiring ectos

rhapsody.3615:

I found that for the money spent on ecto vs dust, you’ll yield about the same amount of dust but by salvaging ectos you also get luck.

lol. people that do less math are so funny.
ecto: buy for 29s74c
Master Salvage Kit: 1 usage = 61.44c
total cost = 30s35c
yield = 1.8 crystalline dust
cost to make 1 dust = 16s86c
cost to buy 1 dust from TP = 13s26c
difference = 3s60c
luck obtained = 110
cost per luck = 3.27c

personally, I prefer making luck while earning a profit. Your method is faster, but don’t give people false info by telling them it costs the same to get dust.

Actually, now that the new Essence mechanic has been out for a bit, does salvaging Ectos give a consistent better return on luck than salvaging blues/greens?

Zaxares.5419:

Actually, now that the new Essence mechanic has been out for a bit, does salvaging Ectos give a consistent better return on luck than salvaging blues/greens?

Salvaging ectos will give you SOOOOOO MUCH luck. (I have 85, and I haven’t salvaged in a while). However, unless you have a bunch of ectos you don’t need, really really want luck fast, or willing to make a loss, I suggest you do not salvage ectos at the moment. The average is 1-2 dusts per ecto, and that doesnt even cover the costs of 1. You could get lucky and get 5 dusts, but I wouldn’t take that risk

Heh, I’ll just stick to salvaging blues and greens then. XD I’ve just been salvaging those, and I’m up to 65%. That’s already way more than what I had prior to the MF change.

as stated above, salvaging ectos for luck will cost you 3.27c per luck
blues and greens are tougher to figure out as what they give varies in price wildly.
blue: if it costs 1.5s and on average gives 1.8 materials each worth 60c and gives 11 luck, then each luck would cost you 3.8c
green: if it costs you 2.5s and on average gives 1.8 materials each worth 60c and gives 30 luck, then each luck would cost you 4.7c
so it depends how much the item costs you and how much the material you get out of it sells for.