As painful as level 75 salvage could be due to drop rates and randomness of what dropped, it was nonetheless the premier event for getting some of the best gear around. My proudest moment in my entire FFXI career was leading a group through Zhayolm to finish skadi gloves.
That was August 2010 if I recall... and very soon after abyssea hit and skadi gloves became obsolete. I have been dreaming of this day that those gloves would become useful once again. Fortunately in that time, I have come to love beastmaster and I am extremely happy with skadi gloves+1. I am incredibly excited to get these.
However... I have found it difficult to find people to do salvage because a lot of the gear does fall short of people's expectations. I know I am seriously disappointed with skadi legs +1. You took away haste 2 just to add one paltry additional store tp?! Ludicrous! I was hoping to see something like store tp+14. For me the most important stat of those legs was the store tp+7 and that's what I wanted to see go up - way up. As it stands, you took away haste 2 and the store tp still doesn't beat sylvan brague +2 at store tp 9. Far as the skadi legs go, you break my heart SE! Those legs are NOT worth the effort and I so wanted them upgraded! They look good, I like wearing them! If you can, FIX THEM!!!!
Salvage gear should beat Nyzul. Like I said before, it was the premier event at 75 and now that it just came back out, it should be the best and it is not. Salvage needs more respect - it should not be just a time-killer to "cure cabin fever" while waiting for the next expansion. If you cannot fix the current +1, promise us a way to get them to +2 in the future. I want this gear to be useful even after Seekers of Adoulin comes out and many people believe that is not going to be the case.