Salvaging Items - Phoenix Freeshard

I've been asking in game, but haven't seen much response on it.

What items are best to salvage?

Should I be salvaging all gear?

Should I be transferring all gear drops from other characters to my salvaging character?

Fri 25 Jan 2019 7:31 PM by romulus

Hi SpoonyBard!

1. ROGs have a reduced salvage amount. Seal-purchased items salvage for their full amounts, so assuming you have DF, they are the natural choice for salvaging.
2. I would salvage everything if you want to maximize your profits. At lower levels it might not be worth it (from a time investment) to salvage and trinket everything, especially if your farming toon is capable of fast-filling your loot bags. At highest levels, salvage and trinket makes a lot of sense. Wood items salvage and trinket for more, followed by metal, cloth, and finally leather. This can be a factor if you are trying to maximize your flow.
3. This is an additional handling cost (in time) to transfer items from your farmer to your crafter. It only takes about an hour to level your material skills sufficiently to salvage any gear you come across, so spending that time and gold to level material skills on your farming toon early pays off later.

Good luck!

Fri 25 Jan 2019 7:46 PM by SpoonyBard

romulus wrote: ↑
Fri 25 Jan 2019 7:31 PM
Hi SpoonyBard!

1. ROGs have a reduced salvage amount. Seal-purchased items salvage for their full amounts, so assuming you have DF, they are the natural choice for salvaging.
2. I would salvage everything if you want to maximize your profits. At lower levels it might not be worth it (from a time investment) to salvage and trinket everything, especially if your farming toon is capable of fast-filling your loot bags. At highest levels, salvage and trinket makes a lot of sense. Wood items salvage and trinket for more, followed by metal, cloth, and finally leather. This can be a factor if you are trying to maximize your flow.
3. This is an additional handling cost (in time) to transfer items from your farmer to your crafter. It only takes about an hour to level your material skills sufficiently to salvage any gear you come across, so spending that time and gold to level material skills on your farming toon early pays off later.

Good luck!

Thanks for the detailed write-up! I think this covers everything I wanted to know from the viewpoint of changes on Phoenix and salvaging in general.