Loot bag opening guide?
I’m pretty sure you just double click them.
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Open the account bound stuff on a level 53 character. If you can sell it on the TP, then it has static rewards, and it doesn’t matter what character opens it.
At least last I checked.
AFAIK, for “champ” bags and equivalent versions, it primarily depends on the quality of bag:
White (basic) / Blue (fine) / Green (masterwork) – Open on level 53/54 since these will almost never have anything better than blues and greens, and you generally want to salvage those for mid-tier mats
Yellow (rare) – depends on the bag type:
“Bag of Rare Gear” – open on level 80 since this always has a rare item
All other yellow bags – open on level 53/54 since these almost never have better than a blue or green item.
Orange (exotic) – Open on a level 80 since these give ascended mats, tier-6 mats, and a chance at rares or exotics.
For non-champ bags that just drop crafting mats, it doesn’t seem to matter. For those, the level of the mats are set by the bag, not the level of the character that opens them.
(edited by Kalendraf.9521)
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what Kalendraf said it wrong also. you will still get T5-6 materials from exotic bags even if opened on a level 45. what you lose is just ascended materials. (but seriously who needs dusts, and fragments?)
So open everything on a 45,
and bags of rare gear on a 80. to salvage for the glob.
(edited by Leezy.4567)
@Leezy – thanks for the info. I didn’t realize the sweet spot for bag opening had dropped into the mid-40s. Linen used to be a bigger factor for the 50s level, but since the value of linen has fallen more in line with other mats, the lower level access to certain other mats is driving the return on value now. Looks like I’ll have to make a new mid-40’s salvaging toon.
As for the T5-6 mats from exotic bag opens on low-level toons, that was a brain-fart. I know the craft mats are fixed by bag type and rarity. The main reason for opening exotic bags on a level 80 toon is for ascended mats that you can crunch using Mawdrey / Star / Princess, but if you’re already swimming in more of those ascended mats than you can crunch per day, then this isn’t an issue, and you should just go ahead and open them open them on a lower level toon.