Thanks for the new fractal system!
On Ascended Ring Salvaging: Always remember to attune the rings first before salvaging. That will give you two rolls for the number of stabilizing matrices (3 in the case it was infused). At an average of 3-4 stabilizing matrices per roll, you will break even on average for about 6-8 stablizing matrices. Since the bare minimum price is 20s, that nets you 0-20s profit per salvage (subtract 1s for the kit and 26s for the attuning process). While this may need to be looked into since in comparison salvaging a rare ring is much more profitable (30-40s depending on ecto prices), it will not result in a net loss.
Also, Ascended Salvage kits are dropping much more commonly from the daily chests. This means Ring Salvaging can actually be quire profitable when you get a 20x ascended salvage kit from the dailies.