Yup, figured it would happen. With everyone running around in Issue 10 fighting Ritki in the RWZ and on the streets of Paragon city, the supply of Arcane Salvage has dried up. Hardcore. I just saw an Ancient Bone, a common tier 2 arcane salvage, selling for over 100,000 influence online. That's more than the "standard" inflated arcane salvage costs for Luck Charms, Spiritual Essence, etc. Holy crap.
What's interesting is that the prices for rare arcane salvage is pretty stable, with the sought-after items hovering in the 3.5M to 5M price range (Pangean Soil, Deific Weapon, Soul Trapped Gem, etc.) Weird as it may be, some of the rare arcane salvage (Diamonds, for instance) is selling around 5-10K each. Tech rare salvage is dirt cheap now with everyone fighting Tech foes with the new issue. Rares are ~5K or so each. Good for crafting if you need them.
There are going to be some rich folks after this. I kinda wish Flambeau were a lower level so he could cruise Dark Astoria wiping out Banished Pantheon. Mebbe I'll talk a lower level character into teaming with me and Exemping down to that level. The salvage demand right now is insane for arcane. 450+ people bidding and 18 for sale. Holy crap. Interesting study in supply/demand to say the least...
Monday, July 30, 2007
Salvage gone WILD!
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Better hurry before they realize the imbalance and fix it. Don't know how they would, though. Rikti priests giving magic drops?
Don't think so. Ritki are a Tech based enemy, so I don't think they drop arcane salvage. That being said, Flambeau's been running amok in the Shadow Shard lately. Just about everything there drops Arcane salvage. Trick is surviving it... :)
Word on the street is that the Ritki invasion is a 2-week event. After that, Ritki street raids will only spawn when someone completes the RWZ task force. So, should be a lot more infrequent soon. That coupled with the bloom coming off the rose for the RWZ should mean people coming back to their standard habits. That said, demand vs. supply at Wentworths is still crazy. Common arcane salvage can run up to 100,000 influence each... Prices that indicate that the lower level/poor players not raking in salvage (like Empaths, for example) are getting screwed over. Kinda bugs me that the market is this lop-sided.
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