Guild Wars 2

Rares for Ectos, Exotics for Dark Matter.

With a master salvage kit you can currently get 0-3 per salvage. I’m wondering what people think of that range?

We get continual “ecto salvage rate nerfed?” posts here on the forums. I’m wondering if that would be averted by making these items consistently give at least one of the associated mat, and adjusting the high end of the tables to make sure the average stays the same. That way, no change to the economy as overall there won’t be more mats introduced to the economy.

Personally, I don’t find the excitement of getting the occasional 3 ectos worth the frustration of those RNG runs of 0 ectos. Even though I know I’d be getting the same amount in the end, I’d rather be guaranteed 1 and get smaller or less frequent multiples.

I’m curious what others think.

Uh, dude, I’m guessing math isn’t your strong suit. It’s 0-3 and the AVERAGE is 0.9.

It is literally impossible for 1-2 to AVERAGE below one. You could make it 0-2 and see less 0s but… No, you cannot have 1-2 and average 0.9. Math does not work that way.

You’re right, though it’s not a math failure. It was me missing the detail that there is not an equal chance at each return, so the average is lower.

So just a flat guaranteed 1/salvage would end up with roughly a 10% increase in these mats in game.

Thanks for the correction!

So I guess a new question would be, does RNG make salvaging for ectos and dark matter more fun? Or would it be better to just get a guaranteed 1 mat each time?

I honestly thought they increased the ecto rate. I get ectos like crazy when I salvage Rares lol. Think I’ve gotten 45 or so in the last couple of days of champ farming. Guess I have the favor of the RNG gods.

Draknar.5748:

I honestly thought they increased the ecto rate. I get ectos like crazy when I salvage Rares lol. Think I’ve gotten 45 or so in the last couple of days of champ farming. Guess I have the favor of the RNG gods.

Yeah, I’ve had a great run of ectos lately, and a terrible run of dark matter. After the first few exotics I salvaged, I can’t seem to get even one dark matter. Hopefully a windfall is around the corner.

And that’s pretty much my question. Does the chance to have a good run of salvages outweigh the frustration of those dry spells?

I think I’d prefer a little more consistency so that I can expect decent rewards.

It goes to the rest of the game, really. There are other areas where the loot tables seem to have a very wide spread. Extremely rare chance to get a precursor on one end, and white gear on the other. Would it be more fun to have narrower spreads, so you know for a certain activity when you don’t hit the jackpot, you’re at least not going to be handed two copper?

Gibson.4036:

Draknar.5748:

I honestly thought they increased the ecto rate. I get ectos like crazy when I salvage Rares lol. Think I’ve gotten 45 or so in the last couple of days of champ farming. Guess I have the favor of the RNG gods.

Yeah, I’ve had a great run of ectos lately, and a terrible run of dark matter. After the first few exotics I salvaged, I can’t seem to get even one dark matter. Hopefully a windfall is around the corner.

And that’s pretty much my question. Does the chance to have a good run of salvages outweigh the frustration of those dry spells?

I think I’d prefer a little more consistency so that I can expect decent rewards.

It goes to the rest of the game, really. There are other areas where the loot tables seem to have a very wide spread. Extremely rare chance to get a precursor on one end, and white gear on the other. Would it be more fun to have narrower spreads, so you know for a certain activity when you don’t hit the jackpot, you’re at least not going to be handed two copper?

I will always favor guaranteed drops over RNG, simply for the fact I can actually plan ahead. I will know exactly what the minimum # of X I need in order to obtain the item I want. Right now its a complete crapshoot.

Draknar.5748:

I will always favor guaranteed drops over RNG, simply for the fact I can actually plan ahead. I will know exactly what the minimum # of X I need in order to obtain the item I want. Right now its a complete crapshoot.

So much truth right here. They could make it a guaranteed 1, just 1 and I would be happy.

You have to love salvaging an exotic with a black lion salvage kit and only getting 2 mithril for your troubles!

Mad Rasputin.7809:

You have to love salvaging an exotic with a black lion salvage kit and only getting 2 mithril for your troubles!

I prefer salvaging my exotics to get a single scrap of silk! >.<