salvaging a blue with a rare kit
nah just higher chance for upgrades and higher tier material
- ANet (and player research) shows that the amount of luck that drops from salvaging is the same regardless of kit.
- What varies is the chance of recovering upgrades and the mix of salvage materials returned.
One frequent poster to the forums, Mystic.5934, believes that the last point justifies using master’s/mystic kits in some cases (for details, see the post: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Mystic-forge-Salvaging/5392794 ).
There’s clear evidence that using Master/Mystic kits on ecto produces more Crystalline Dust, so even though the amount of luck that drops is the same, it’s worth the higher per-use cost.
Some people like opening Wintersday or Trick-or-Treat bags to generate luck (those drop a lot) — if you don’t mind selling off all the other stuff to defray your costs, those might be a good deal for you.
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