D2:
ME: Looking for sigons pst
Someone: Sorry I just gave away the full set in a free game lol


D3:
ME: Looking for Sig-Horns Beastial Bodyarmor of the Beast pst
Someone: HAHA I SALVAGE THAT TRASH THE SECOND I SEE IT LOL



In short... alot of good/interesting/fun trades in diablo 2 came from hoarding stuff you didnt always know the value of.


Slavaging just makes things you think are valueless( but which might not be to the right person) trash instead of possible treasure.


Dont like. Didnt like it in hellgate london either.

I think there are too many unanswered questions about the trading game to really know how it will be affected by salvaging.

You're right though, as people get higher and higher level, the bar they set for items they feel are worth trading will raise. But that's a natural inflation associated with character level. It isn't an effect of salvaging, simply a product of relevance as items lose their usefulness to higher level characters (and thus relative worth). Is salvaging worse than simply passing over an item? Unlikely, but it depends on how the salvaged commodity works its way back into the economy, and I don't think I can speak intelligently about that.

It's never truly a real problem as the game is still able to be played and enjoyed and finished without ever trading with another character, but a true inflation where low level items are being sold at prices only high level characters can afford, I think would still take years.