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Salvaging Skill
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SomeoneStrange
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#1 - 2011-09-12 20:01:10 UTC
So, a couple days ago, I was talking to a Carebear corporation, and all of their members insisted that the Salvaging skill actually improves the amount/quality of salvage you get, in addition to allowing you to salvage more quickly. Now, I'm about 90% certain that they're completely wrong about this, but I figured it couldn't hurt to ask our resident Forum Warriors.
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#2 - 2011-09-12 20:05:39 UTC
They're completely wrong. The Salvaging skill has no effect on drops.
Nymphmaster
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2011-09-12 20:06:10 UTC
Salvaging skill increases your overall speed by increasing the chance that the cycle will be successful. This only affects the chance that this cycle the wreck will disappear regardless of what salvage it does or does not yield. It just means you will get the success message which may or may not be followed by "but the xxxx contained nothing of value."

Everything else the carebear corp suggested that it improves is false.
SomeoneStrange
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#4 - 2011-09-12 20:58:36 UTC
Thanks for the answers. And the lack of trolling/flaming so far. Now that I've got things figured out, let the trolling commence! Blink
Tarsas Phage
Sniggerdly
#5 - 2011-09-13 02:10:55 UTC
The items a wreck salvages for is determined by the eve server when the wreck is created. So a toon with Salvaging 1 will (eventually) get the same salvage materials from a given wreck that one with Salvaging 5 will get, it's just that the toon with Salvaging 5 will likely win (but not always, it's chance-based)
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#6 - 2011-09-13 05:23:29 UTC
As all the above responses. I do believe I remember reading a post where CCP confirmed this too.
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#7 - 2011-09-13 06:25:53 UTC
Tau Cabalander wrote:
As all the above responses. I do believe I remember reading a post where CCP confirmed this too.
Here.
Barbie D0ll
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#8 - 2011-09-13 07:09:11 UTC
order of highest to lowest salvage vessels
Noctis > legion > marauder > coercer
Nymphmaster
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2011-09-13 13:29:32 UTC
To clarify post number 8, I assume that is in terms of overall salvaging usefulness and even then the exact position of three of those is debatable. It still doesn't change the quantity from salvaging.

SomeoneStrange wrote:
Thanks for the answers. And the lack of trolling/flaming so far. Now that I've got things figured out, let the trolling commence! Blink



Indeed--asked question; got answer. Now someone needs to close this thread while it is still perfect.

Oops.