Dismantle or sell lower leveled Armor/weapons??

[Teddy.McFluff]

I'm on the fence if I should just sell all the armor & weapons I've accumulated on my journey, they're low level but are the purple and golden ones. I see that I can get more $$ selling them outright instead of dismantling them. Do I get more materials vs rarirty??

Also, what's the "rarity" color level in this game?? Golden is rare and Purple is Epic??

[ShepherdOfCats]

You usually just get a repair for armor from what I've seen. It terms of cost/benefit it isn't worth it. The weapons/armor are better sold. But it could be worth it under very specific circumstances, I suppose, if you are really short on repairs and don't want to go to the nearest town with a forge. It definitely isn't a priority for me to upgrade the workbench to use this feature.

[Teddy.McFluff]

Originally posted by ShepherdOfCats:

You usually just get a repair for armor from what I've seen. It terms of cost/benefit it isn't worth it. The weapons/armor are better sold. But it could be worth it under very specific circumstances, I suppose, if you are really short on repairs and don't want to go to the nearest town with a forge. It definitely isn't a priority for me to upgrade the workbench to use this feature.

Yea, I was thinking maybe they can innovate this feature a little bit more, like the rarity should be factored in dismantling on what you can get out of it. I usually just save the armor or weapons that are "upgradeable" and sell the rest as its worth more $$ wise than dismantling for a few raw materials and some wood, etc. that be picked up in the overworld.

What are the rarity gauge in this game is Golden "Legendary" and Purple is Epic??

[Nasarog]

I sell. Dismantling isn't worth it.

[The Konrad]

Depends, I sell everything worth more than 40 and dismantle most of the stuff worth less.
I always run out of materials, ALWAYS when smithing.
So I'm quite happy for some extra iron or wood.

[HozzMidnight]

Selling is the way to go. I think dismantling is only worth doing if you are over weight in the field.

[Ommamar]

Originally posted by HozzMidnight:

Selling is the way to go. I think dismantling is only worth doing if you are over weight in the field.

That is when I find it to be most useful, although for low value items I find the material is a better return. Since the base price for repair kits is 5 khron anything that will give me 10 khron or less it is worth to get the 2 repair kits from dismantling plus the extra wood and iron is useful.

I do agree that it needs to be adjusted as the higher rare items you aren't going to use don't given any more then the basic white items. So the best strategy I find is to hit up any passing merchant to sell the purple and yellow equipment you don't need.

[Khalunka]

I dismantle everything. Money is infinite even in Expert, you never have a problem with money since day 1. I dismantle and reuse it to level up blacksmith until master asap.

[watcherzero]

I sell unless desperate for materials, your usually short of money till around level 6 or so when you start getting loads, and even total vendor trash weapons/armour sells for a nice chunk of change (70-90 GP) ironically unlike the actual vendor trash that usually sells for around 5 GP)

[Ninth Hour]

Some of the higher tier weapons sell for 125 to 150 Krowns. If you dismantle them, you get a handful of Ore, maybe 2 Raw materials and few sundry components, so there is a net loss.

One way that you could obtain Raw materials is to craft a bunch of useless belt items in the Workshop (with your Tinkerer), which you can then break down. This essentially allows you convert surplus Iron ore into Raw materials.

I wish that there was a direct option to just create Raw materials from Iron ore but since that it is not present, breaking down crafted accessories is a workaround.

[Jeffreyac]

I dismantled originally as I needed mats more than money. Later in the midgame, I ended up flush with mats and started selling off the extras for more cash.

[Ventus]

Originally posted by Nasarog:

I sell. Dismantling isn't worth it.

I agree with this. You only seem to get basic materials (e.g. regular leather back, instead of the white leather used).

On average you can sell the armor and get the same as the cost of just buying the mats. Better still is when you get the perks to sell your items for more, then I was getting more gold than what it would cost me to just buy 2 ore 1 leather, and 1 cloth (for example).