Guild Wars 2

So how does the Magic Find Mechanic work? Because with the idea of giving an account wide magic find that you can boost using Fine and Masterwork salvaging (and I assume that it can go up infinitely), getting rares, exotics, and even precursors will become infinitely easier.

If it is something like this, I think it MIGHT be fine…

Example:
Chance of precursor is 0.0001%
Account Magic Find Boost = 2,000%
Does that mean that the chance of precursor dropping is 0.002%?

But if people invest in getting a TONS of Magic Find… it might spikes up to 1% (which is highly improbable but is very much a possibility).

It was stated that there will be diminishing returns.

So if 1% MF costs you 10 salvaged blue/greens the first time, then the next 1% will cost 20, and then the next 1% will cost 30 (or maybe even 40 depending on how they do it)

So while yes, theoretically what you’re saying is true, we will quickly reach a point where it will cost twice the price of a legendary just to increase your drop chance by 1%

It shouldn’t remotely be worth the $$$ to raise MF to the point where you can get precursors reliably like you’d fear.

Although I just wonder two things,

1) does the kit quality effect the drop chance of the +MF item? (if so, there will be a lot of angry people with the infinite salvage kit)

2) is there a cap to account magic find, via consumables?

Wallace MacBix.2089:

Although I just wonder two things,

1) does the kit quality effect the drop chance of the +MF item? (if so, there will be a lot of angry people with the infinite salvage kit)

2) is there a cap to account magic find, via consumables?

As far as i know you can get maximum 317% by gear consumables and other things…It is no mechanical cap it is just maximum all MF boosts in game can provide.
It is easy to reach 200%+
With this noone can get precusor easily and i suppose it will take long process to get to 200% so i think it will be fine.