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kflo
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I have a level 8 blaster and I keep getting this inventions peices off of bad guys I am defeating. I have so many I put them in the vault to save space cause I don't know what to do with them. There are some that I can't drag into the value (I get a yellow liek error) that won't let get go there. What is that about?
What can I do with these things? What am I supposed ot build? How do I know when I got all the pieces or what ones I still need to find?
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| 05/14/08 09:28 |
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Phedre_D
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I think this guide and this guide are a nice introduction into the wonderful world of inventions and salvage. Once you reach level 12 you will actually get a mission to go to the university. But for now you should take all your invention salvage and invention recipes to Wentworth's. There you can put them up for auction. Other players will buy them off you and get their influence (minus a small fee for Wentsworth's).
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| 05/14/08 09:45 |
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kflo
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Would it make more sense to hold onto the inventions and salavage than sell it so when i get to level 12 I will already hae some? I already have like 10k influnce I built up.
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| 05/14/08 10:02 |
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Phedre_D
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Sell them. It is very unlikely you just got the item you want. When you reach level 12 you can also start buying dual origin (DO) enhancements from the stores. You need around 100,000 to completely fill all your slots with them. And by the time you reach 22 you can even buy single origin (SO) enhancements. They will really boost your powers. But you will need close to a million influence. But if you are diligently selling all your salvage and recipes you will have no problem making that kind of money.
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| 05/14/08 10:11 |
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Anything I don't need I sell at Wentworth's. I usually sell everything at 5 influence. why? most of the time I get more for it then that and there are badges for the amount that you sell and buy. So, I know that I am going to get lots of that salvage throughout my career, so I sell most all of the white and yellow colored name salvage. I will usually put the orange colored in my personal vault (those tend to be the ones harder to aquire and worth more at Wentworths).
Most of the time when I crafting inventions, I will buy any of the salvage I need when I am ready to craft them.
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| 05/14/08 10:17 |
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RonJ73
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On the "Blue Side" (Heroes):
Technological Salvage: Sell at the shops. You get 250 for a white, 1000 for a yellow and 5000 for an orange. At WW you're not going to get near that because most of the easier baddies drop Tech Salvage.
Mystical Salvage: Sell at Wentworths. Even the whites, like Ancient Artifacts and Luck Charms, sell for massive amounts at WW in comparison to what you can get at the shops. In the 20s and 30s a lot of the orange mystic salvage drops sell for MILLIONS.
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| 05/14/08 12:08 |
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PanzerEXE
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Yea, backing what Ron said, I sold some Mu Vestments for 5 Million Inf the other day.
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| 05/14/08 12:16 |
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Perceptor II
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And don't worry about not figuring all this out yet. I didn't really "get" the whole invention system until I had a hero in the low 30s. Once I did, though, I was selling and buying salvage as much as anybody.
I'm an incurable altoholic, but most recently I've played as these characters:
Abana (hero, Champion), lvl 40 mag tanker, stone/stone/fit
Etain Echraide (hero, Virtue), lvl 21 mag controller, plant/therm
One Man Vs. The Mob (hero, Virtue), lvl 8 sci blaster, nrg/nrg/fly/stealth
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| 05/14/08 12:56 |
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bigspeer
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I will add that you might want to wait until at least you would normally slot DOs before you start saving any salvage. This way you'll have a good head start on influence for when you really need it.
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| 05/15/08 06:09 |
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Roboknee
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You can't go wrong with anything that's been pointed out above. I wish I'd asked when I first started playing.
From personal experience, and from a guide here (I think), I now wait until level 12 to do the invention tutorial. At the end you get a free IO enhancement and at level 12 you have access to level 15 enhancements. I like to use IO enhancements more than DO or SO enhamcements because they don't change in effectiveness as you level.
As for salavge before that, I tend to keep 2 of each salavage in the vault in anticipation of tricking out my character with IO enhancements as I get the recipes. For salvage like Spiritual Essence (for health) and Luck Charm (for accuracy) I keep 3 because they're useful and they sell for a lot at Wentworths and as a low level character they're hard to afford if you need them to make something. Everything else I get I check prices at at Wentworths and sell accordingly.
I hope I've been helpful.
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| 05/15/08 08:29 |
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Hemlut
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I find if you keep 1 of each of they yellows and oranges and sell the rest at Wentworths, you pick up inf to buy what you need there as well. You really don't get much advantage fron inventions till about 30. They are good for your minor powers (sprint, rest, brawl etc) until you fill the rest with DO/SO 's after that the basic inventions are all SO'd. but they are about the same or a little better in bonuses after that.
There is a lot of talk in my SG about the Invention Sets, some saying Wait until 30+ like the basic ones, others that make them when you get them for the set bonuses. I'm a little of both, but only if 2 of the set drops in a short time.
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| 05/15/08 15:42 |
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smithsguild
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Here is a short guide I made villian side that sum's up my feelings and approach to IO's and how and when to use them.
http://cityofvillains.gameamp.com/guide/viewGuides/3179.php
Same can be applied to heroside.
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