Getting -some- materials back from items

[Barbamaus]

The idea of being able to do something with old items is nothing new.
Results from a very quick search show this is something players have been asking for almost a decade now.

• https://www.havenandhearth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=74820&p=924429&hilit=recycle#p924429 (2023)
• https://www.havenandhearth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=71207&p=885102&hilit=recycle#p885102 (2021)
• https://www.havenandhearth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=62075&p=787923&hilit=recycle#p787923 (2018)
• https://www.havenandhearth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=61617&p=782509&hilit=recycle#p782509 (2018)
• https://www.havenandhearth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=58103&p=744985&hilit=recycle#p744985 (2017)
• https://www.havenandhearth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=50708&p=677532&hilit=recycle#p677532 (2016)
• https://www.havenandhearth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=45264 (2015)

While each suggestion has its own focus, the theme is pretty common: villages are filled with outdated gear, crafting stations, or half broken armor.

It doesn't even need to be all done at once. It could start with a few items, and add more to the list as we go.
Even if the quality of the recycled materials was low (even if it was set to 10 to avoid any abuse), it would still be nice to have and allow for those items to become building materials or spare crafting materials for stuff like quests and such.

[springyb]

Results from a very quick search show this is something players have been asking for almost a decade now.

Maybe it's time to stop asking then.

[Massa]

nothing says scarcity like every hermit shitbox being loaded to the ass with 3000 bars of donkey dick

we definitely need to be salvaging 0-4 q80 pieces of steel out of a q160 b12 with an rng mechanic

[Sevenless]

I suggested an idea recently that requires item offerings. Possible solution is to convert used items into another material, in that case it would be offering points or whatever you want to call it.

[Ø]

I think being able to throw old gear into the Compost Bin made from materials that can be thrown in the Compost Bin would be an interesting way to make Mulch and get gildings back. Or just trash the gilding since it may no longer be useful anyway.

[The_Lich_King]

I suggested an idea recently that requires item offerings. Possible solution is to convert used items into another material, in that case it would be offering points or whatever you want to call it.

anything that uses religion in the game i am in favor of, loved it when they reintroduced the ancestor system and would also love to see this.