Guild Wars 2

Hey, so I was wondering if there is any data on what to do with fractal encryptions if you want to maximize your liquid gold? And stabilising matrices as well, considering they can be exchanged 1:1 for encryption keys, and are tradeable.

Encryptions you open, even if it costs you (just make sure that the lockpicks you use are from daily reward/30 discounted you can buy a day).

Matrice you always sell on tp, never trade for key. Since it’s most of time more expensive then an Ectoplasma.

Okay, thank you!

There’s a lot of data out there, Saxi.

• The junk that drops from encryptions is worth ~40s, on average (the variance is high, so you’ll see a lot less if you only open a few at a time).
• Other stuff drops, too, including agony infusions & (at near-zero probability) some high value skins
• The thirty discount keys cost 20s + 1 relic.
• In the last six months, matrices could be sold for as much as 42s (pre-tax) or bought for as little as 22s.
• Over the same period, the chests were worth as much as 32s (no fees) or bought for 20s.

Putting it altogether:

• The junk alone makes it worth buying the discounted keys — with the worst conceivable luck, you’d still break even on a stack.
• It’s rarely worth buying keys with matrices, although if you can get them at 22s, you won’t be risking much.
• It’s sometimes worth buying boxes on the TP, but only at their lowest possible price.
• However, the margins are low, so it’s reasonable to simply sell all the encryptions, after using all the keys you get from drops. You’ll miss out on the low-chance of additional drops, but you’ll spend a lot less time dealing with inventory.