Using Trick or Treat Bags for Luck?
I’ve been debating this myself weather to open tot bags or just sell them since they are going for some good coin at the moment. I’ve done the achievement already so not sure what I’m going to do.
I think a better way might be to sell them, buy ecto, and salvage the ecto.
The price of ecto is a bit down since the expansion.
There are a couple of sites that do the math for you. Generally speaking, opening ToT bags has been an efficient way of getting luck if you don’t count the time it takes managing all the other drops.
When I did the calculations pre-HoT, including pre-Halloween, post-Halloween, and during Halloween, the price of luck via ToT was decent compared to other sources. The big advantage: just buy the one item (ToTs). The big disadvantage: to keep costs low, you have to sell off (or make use) of everything else in the bags.
That’s why it might be cheaper to sell the bags, buy ecto, salvage and hold on to the crystalline dust until forced to sell (or the price goes back up). You’ll spend more upfront (and until you sell the dust), but you also won’t have as many things to manage along the way. (Remember to use silver-fed or mystic to salvage: same amount of luck, but more dust than basic/copper-fed.)
Of course, if you like opening the bags in the hope of getting something shiny, continue to do that. For me, that’s its own reward, since I love the anticipation. I got a lot of luck that way.
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Thanks for the feedback. After posting I did my own research, analyzing the data players have compiled for salvaging etcos and then the ToT bags. Like you, I came to the same conclusion. Ectos, salvaged with a mystic or black lion kit, offer the best return.
What I didn’t take into account was the amount of items gained out of ToT bags, and you’re obsolutely correct; managing all those items is a burden.