Guild Wars 2

I also find it very hypocritical that Legendaries are tradable while Ascended items are not.

You are asking a question that no1 knows for sure.

First of all, we need to check what does the percentage is all about.

For the Globs ectoplasms we know they can be salvaged into 3, 2, 1 or 0 for each lv70-80 rare. Considering that they are independent of other factors and all these cases are the total possible outcomes, then, you have 18,75% of chance to drop at least 1 Ecto! (25% x 3/4 of the cases)!

Let’s make the assumption that the rarer crafting materials that can be salvaged into, also works based on this pattern, then:

A have a chance of 18,75%
B have a chance of 18,75%.

Now there are some other variables that should be accounted for. Tridents for example, need Ore and wood to be produced. So there are 2 types of rarer materials that can be salvaged into. Does this make an impact on the odds?

Also, does the table have a salvage amount chance (Chance to drop nothing, 1 material, 2 materials)? If they have, are they evenly distributed?

In conclusion, we can’t issue a theory based in absolutely vague hypothesis. There are to many unaccounted variables that may change the outcome enormously!