Guild Wars 2

Just a small “quality of life” suggestion. Currently if you salvage a rare or higher you are given the options “Accept” and “Cancel”. This is there for our safety so we don’t accidentally salvage our awesome gear! Thanks for caring!

However, it can get very frustrating when salvaging large amounts of stuff since every salvage is 4 clicks!

Current Cycle:
Activate Salvage Kit: 2 Clicks
Select Salvage Item: 1 Click
Confirm Salvage Operation: 1 Click
Repeat for each item.

I propose adding an “Accept and Continue” option that just re-activates the salvage kit for you.

Proposed Cycle
Activate Salvage Kit: 2 Clicks
Select Salvage Item: 1 Click
Confirm Salvage Operation: 1 Click
-Repeat only steps 2/3 for each item.

This reduces 2 clicks per salvage (after the first, which remains 4 clicks) which when you’re talking hundreds of items is a big save over time and has almost no UI impact.

You can actually already do that, if you put the salvage kit you are using in the position under the confirm button.
IF you now confirm with a double click, the sk under it is active again, saving you one click.

This is how it should work: When you salvage an item or piece of equipment and you have more than one of the same rarity you should get the option to salvage all the items in your inventory of the same rarity. For example you just finished a Silverwaste run and you salvage a green item. You would get a pop up that says “Salvage all green items? Y/N”

I like OP’s idea, though I wouldn’t mind seeing some sort of extraction system implemented like ESO. Have everything in a list, mouse over it and hit R (or whatever you have assigned) to salvage, E (or whatever you have assigned) to accept. This way the moving of the mouse and clicking is minimized. I’ve found the system in ESO to be the easiest out of any game I’ve played.

That being said I don’t want to have to go to the proper crafting station to salvage items.

Personally, I think you should only need to confirm for exotic or higher. When did someone ever get heart broken for salvaging a rare?

Julie Yann.5379:

Personally, I think you should only need to confirm for exotic or higher. When did someone ever get heart broken for salvaging a rare?

What we have as exotic now was meant to be rare at release. Rare was going to be the “it’ll do while I grind for exotic gear” gear. Now the “it’ll do while I grind for ascended gear” gear is exotics. They obviously just haven’t made the changes regarding rares and salvaging, though I do agree.

Julie Yann.5379:

Personally, I think you should only need to confirm for exotic or higher. When did someone ever get heart broken for salvaging a rare?

Perhaps an additional option in the options menu for setting your preferred confirmation level for salvaging would be nice!

Just wanted to say thanks for additional salvaging uses with the same tool without having to click to activate it. Very nice small QoL change!