Guild Wars 2

I just salvaged two ascended backpacks. Both of them yielded nothing but 5 +1 Agony Resistance.

This is grossly insulting. I wasted my time and money on those backpacks. Obviously they were of no more use for me, since I opted to salvage them. However, had I known that I would use a 1g salvaging cost to salvage items 100g+ in worth, to receive nothing more than non-account bound items of a total value of 25s, I would have quickly opted out of salvaging them.

I do not think that Ascended Backpack salvaging is worth your time. I would very much like to have my backpacks back. I do not think ascended salvaging should have an RNG yield of unique account bound crafting materials, but instead, have a guarantee of certain account bound crafting mats, with RNG only for the more rare ingredients.

Ripped off. kittened off. Warning all.

You aren’t going to get your backpack back, it was your own choice, Did you really think it was going to be 100%?

Yes the chances are terrible. Look at the thread I made earlier today:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Ascended-Salvager-collection

I wasted much more than you including 500 laurels + 5k honor badges for amulets and 10 ascended backpacks.

I suggest buying the items for this collection from TP while they are cheap and people dont know about the collection (it is hidden)

Question: Why… after the first one, knowing it was not a guarantee, did you salvage a second one?

Sentrasia.7428:

Question: Why… after the first one, knowing it was not a guarantee, did you salvage a second one?

Because numbers. Heroes test these things for us to get the numbers, so we don’t have to do it ourselves. Then when we want to do it ourselves, we just look at those who came before us and realize it’s not worth it. And then we thank and praise the Heroes who valiantly sacrificed their time and wealth for the greater good.

Yeah Malekittentus, I read your post, and my sympathies.

No I did not think anything yielded was going to be 100%. The system right now is complete bullkitten that should have never gone live. Salvaging ascended should yield a guarantee of either account bound crafting materials or relevant crafting materials used in the item. In this current form, the game is an insult to both new players wanting to access new recipes with salvaged ascended materials, as well as old players with disposable ascended gear yielding absolute trash.

Respect the players’ time. RNG is great for a rarer account bound crafting good. But receiving 5 +1 AR is such a bullkitten result it hurts me to think of the high fives that went around the office after launch of this system.

Yeah I salvaged a few ascended rings and got just +1 agony infusions. Would have rather not wasted my laurels and gold on such bad rates. Not salvaging anything like that ever again, it just isn’t worth it.

I don’t get this ascended salvage system to make the legendary back item, did they not learn their lesson with RNG and legendary precursors? wtf? This is no different to throwing 2k+ rares into the forge.

If you salvage an item worth 100g with a salvage kit they specially made for the job, it should absolutely return some of the required materials.

End of story.

Simply absurd.

Indeed, at the very least, dark matter or similar, things that we may not ever need, but at least it’s better than a nothing:/

Agreed. Anything that is relevant to the method used for crafting the piece to begin with. I do not recall ever using +1 ARS at any point in time.

Ascended Salvaging should be a reward. You just broke down hard to craft and earn gear. You shouldn’t get the ultra rare collection stuff with every salvage, but you shouldn’t get a pile of junk either.

As is, I get more value from salvaging rare item and weapons than salvaging ascended. This is pure and utter bullkitten. As I have said, it sickens me to think they thought this system was ready to go live.

SpyderArachnid.5619:

Sentrasia.7428:

Question: Why… after the first one, knowing it was not a guarantee, did you salvage a second one?

Because numbers. Heroes test these things for us to get the numbers, so we don’t have to do it ourselves. Then when we want to do it ourselves, we just look at those who came before us and realize it’s not worth it. And then we thank and praise the Heroes who valiantly sacrificed their time and wealth for the greater good.

Rofl. How did I miss this? /solemn salute. RIP you unsung heroes.

And if you kept them, then what? They were equally useless to you as they were.

Their usefulness before and after the event of salvaging them is irrelevant. The point is that the rewards for salvaging highest quality gear in game is below the average salvaging yield of rare (yellow) items.

This lacklusterness is a hard gate for new players attempting to break into ascended Salvaging end game, because the cost to create versus the salvageable yield is not worth that new players’ time and gold. Same could be said for vets who have the stuff. Salvaging your old ascended gear is exponentially below the effort and money you put into crafting them.

Top tier gear should be salvaged into top tier salvageable rewards. It shouldn’t be a blowout every time with vets bleeding the best, most rarest crafting supplies, but it also shouldn’t be less valuable than salvaging rares.

Salvaging ascended should feel like it was worth it. Getting 10-25silver back is not worth it.