Selling or dismantling : a newb question

[MF]

Is there some sortof rule of thumb one would employ here ? I'm a tad overwhelmed at the moment, as even dismantling has cost implications in this game (much simpler in Odyssey I gotta say !).

Half and half, or sell grey items and dismantle green/blue items ? (shades of WoW here).

How do you approach this ?

[worm_master]

Well generally I sell weapons, but weapons can yield components, if you goto the dismantle section, and hover over the sword, it'll tell you what the sword breaks down into. I also dismantle the sword, if i get a better sword, and my best runes are in the old sword... Sell Sell Sell, an occasionally dismantle(cheaper then buying components usely).. Coloured weapons will always cost more to dismantle then standard

[Homer Morisson]

It depends on what you need most at the moment... i.e. dismantling only really makes sense when you have an item that in turn gives you items you need right now to craft a specific third item.

As for money, the best way to get more coin is to do the Witcher Contracts and Side Quests, instead of just rushing through the Main Story.

Eventually, you'll have enough coin that you can start dismantling everything, and thus by the time you'll eventually find all the truly worthwhile, read: endgame, crafting schematics, you should have most if not all of the required components ready to go.

All that said, the most important advice for TW3 I can give you is:

Take. Your. Time.
Don't rush this game, take your time and really immerse yourself in its world.
It will be worth it.

[MF]

Originally posted by Homer Morisson:

Take. Your. Time.
Don't rush this game, take your time and really immerse yourself in its world.
It will be worth it.

Good advice. I never rush - I'm a bit of a completionist. Already found lots of goodies just exploring all the question marks on the map around White Orchard.

[Crumb]

Generally dismantling is only for if you need specific crafting items and doing it often will cost you quite a lot. Selling is usually the way to go because you much more gold which you can end up spending to buy items anyway.

Be careful not to sell everything though, certain items like sea shells are far more valuable when dismantled into pearls/black pearls which be sold for a sh*t ton. Also some of the late game armours also dismantle into slyzard/draconid hides (I forget which one) but this is super important for crafting some items such as mastercrafted witcher gear in toussaint.

[gthk4]

Originally posted by MF:

Originally posted by Homer Morisson:

Take. Your. Time.
Don't rush this game, take your time and really immerse yourself in its world.
It will be worth it.

Good advice. I never rush - I'm a bit of a completionist. Already found lots of goodies just exploring all the question marks on the map around White Orchard.

Good. Don't miss the Gwent. It is easy to learn and full of fun

[MF]

Originally posted by Crumb:

Generally dismantling is only for if you need specific crafting items and doing it often will cost you quite a lot. Selling is usually the way to go because you much more gold which you can end up spending to buy items anyway.

Be careful not to sell everything though, certain items like sea shells are far more valuable when dismantled into pearls/black pearls which be sold for a sh*t ton. Also some of the late game armours also dismantle into slyzard/draconid hides (I forget which one) but this is super important for crafting some items such as mastercrafted witcher gear in toussaint.

Ah ok yeah - good advice there, thanks.

[Homer Morisson]

Originally posted by MF:

Originally posted by Crumb:

Generally dismantling is only for if you need specific crafting items and doing it often will cost you quite a lot. Selling is usually the way to go because you much more gold which you can end up spending to buy items anyway.

Be careful not to sell everything though, certain items like sea shells are far more valuable when dismantled into pearls/black pearls which be sold for a sh*t ton. Also some of the late game armours also dismantle into slyzard/draconid hides (I forget which one) but this is super important for crafting some items such as mastercrafted witcher gear in toussaint.

Ah ok yeah - good advice there, thanks.

Be careful though not to stray into wholesale rackets with those pearls... the Income & Revenue Service might have a problem with that. ;)