Salvage Failure - Guild Wars Forums

AsheMan · May 05, 2006, 09:24 PM // 21:24

I'm sorry to repeat this topic. I couldn't find it with search being disabled.

Is there a chance that you fail an expert salvage? Just the other day I got a gold gladius with a sword pommel of health +29. I checked the PC and found out that the pommel can sell for upwards of 20k. Woohoo great find! I click my expert salvage kit and break the weapon down only to find 3 steel ingots in my inventory and no pommel.

I don't think I've ever had a salvage failure before. Is this a rare occurence? Was I just unlucky? Or was this a bug? I was really sad to not get the pommel.

Burakus Lightwing · May 05, 2006, 09:28 PM // 21:28

Unlucky

It is not uncommon. Every now and then an Expert salvage will give you nothing but the crafting materials. There is no 100% guarantee that you will get the upgrade off the item. That's just the chance you have to take when salvaging.

UnreaL Pero · May 05, 2006, 09:32 PM // 21:32

From Expert Salvage kit u can get common materials & upgrades.... but from sup salvage kit.... i never failed with that one

Kakumei · May 05, 2006, 09:37 PM // 21:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by UnreaL Pero

From Expert Salvage kit u can get common materials & upgrades.... but from sup salvage kit.... i never failed with that one

Don't spread shit rumors like this around. It's pure falsity. The only difference between expert and superior is the number of uses.

Chilly Ress · May 05, 2006, 10:22 PM // 22:22

Ya, there is no dif. between expert and superior. Back on topic, its not a rare occurence, happens to me, well, it seems every single time. Get used to it.

Opeth11 · May 05, 2006, 10:28 PM // 22:28

I've always hit one of the upgrades whenever I used an expert kit. Coincidence? Yes.

Loviatar · May 05, 2006, 10:33 PM // 22:33

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Originally Posted by Opeth11

I've always hit one of the upgrades whenever I used an expert kit. Coincidence? Yes.

he mentioned 1 upgrade which increases the chance of crafting materials (which i get at least 1/5 tries)

DeanBB · May 05, 2006, 10:39 PM // 22:39

Hit and miss for me also.

On a possitive note, steel is in high demand in Cantha right now...

Andy_M · May 05, 2006, 11:15 PM // 23:15

It's now possible to fail at extracting a rune from armour when you upgrade to the next class. Well I say it's now possible it's been in for a good while. This is how it used to be. There was a short time when we would never fail with rune salvaging on our own armour, but for some reason it was stopped. And never explained.

dargon · May 06, 2006, 12:17 AM // 00:17

simple, "Gold Sink"

captainccc · May 06, 2006, 01:20 AM // 01:20

yep, theres never a guarrentee (spelling?) that you will get what you need from a mod. Its just really bad luck sorry

Better luck next time but hey, thats MMORPGS for ya

Good luck in the future

~Captain CCC

May 05, 2006, 09:24 PM // 21:24	#1
AsheMan Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2006 Profession: R/	Salvage Failure I'm sorry to repeat this topic. I couldn't find it with search being disabled. Is there a chance that you fail an expert salvage? Just the other day I got a gold gladius with a sword pommel of health +29. I checked the PC and found out that the pommel can sell for upwards of 20k. Woohoo great find! I click my expert salvage kit and break the weapon down only to find 3 steel ingots in my inventory and no pommel. I don't think I've ever had a salvage failure before. Is this a rare occurence? Was I just unlucky? Or was this a bug? I was really sad to not get the pommel.

May 06, 2006, 01:20 AM // 01:20	#11
captainccc Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Coast =D Guild: Various GvG Guilds...Always Moving Profession: Mo/	Bad Luck... yep, theres never a guarrentee (spelling?) that you will get what you need from a mod. Its just really bad luck sorry Better luck next time but hey, thats MMORPGS for ya Good luck in the future ~Captain CCC

May 05, 2006, 09:28 PM // 21:28	#2
Burakus Lightwing Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2005 Profession: W/	Unlucky It is not uncommon. Every now and then an Expert salvage will give you nothing but the crafting materials. There is no 100% guarantee that you will get the upgrade off the item. That's just the chance you have to take when salvaging.

May 05, 2006, 09:32 PM // 21:32	#3
UnreaL Pero Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jan 2006 Profession: Mo/Me	From Expert Salvage kit u can get common materials & upgrades.... but from sup salvage kit.... i never failed with that one

May 05, 2006, 10:22 PM // 22:22	#5
Chilly Ress Jungle Guide Join Date: Oct 2005 Guild: Kinetic Fusion [kF] Profession: Me/	Ya, there is no dif. between expert and superior. Back on topic, its not a rare occurence, happens to me, well, it seems every single time. Get used to it.

May 05, 2006, 10:28 PM // 22:28	#6
Opeth11 Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Richmond, British Columbia, Kanada Guild: Demon of the Fall [Opet] Profession: Mo/Me	I've always hit one of the upgrades whenever I used an expert kit. Coincidence? Yes.

May 05, 2006, 10:39 PM // 22:39	#8
DeanBB Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Arizona Guild: Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com	Hit and miss for me also. On a possitive note, steel is in high demand in Cantha right now...

May 05, 2006, 11:15 PM // 23:15	#9
Andy_M Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK Guild: (Don't fear) The Beaver	It's now possible to fail at extracting a rune from armour when you upgrade to the next class. Well I say it's now possible it's been in for a good while. This is how it used to be. There was a short time when we would never fail with rune salvaging on our own armour, but for some reason it was stopped. And never explained.

May 06, 2006, 12:17 AM // 00:17	#10
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	simple, "Gold Sink"