Shiny Prizes

[Archon_Wing]

In general the rule is to just salvage ilvl 61+ items. Jewelry and follower items can be 60.

It is your general rule, not the general rule. If you don't want to use either AH, and you do want to play with the Blacksmith along the way, you'll need lower level mats as well.

Ugh... no need to get so defensive. I never said you were "wrong". Of course, it came from as a "general rule" in my own experience. If you want to just ignore what I just said, feel free to do so. There's no law that says that you must salvage only those kinds of items. I'm not just providing information to you in particular-- this is a public thread and I don't know how each person plays. It's just that a lot of people who asked me want to know what's the bottom tier item for getting exquisite essences, and my rule of thumb guarantees that desired result. And I didn't just mention Inferno essences after all-- I talked about Wishful essences even though I rarely bother with them. Rest... answered already earlier.

You're getting mad at wording when I really could care less how everyone plays. I'm sure my play style isn't optimal, but I'm not gonna go "But that's how you play!" in response to their generalizations of gameplay. I'm not going to get much useful advice except from those that play like me if I act like that.