I know that this milestone will make a large part of the community very happy.

TL;DR: The number of copies you will receive through salvage has been reduced and some items have been removed from the salvage table. Temporarily, while we make the system better.

We've modified the salvage table to give out a reduced number of copies per salvage drop. Instead of giving out 5 to 10 copies at a time, we will give out 1 to 3. WeGÇÖll be deploying the changes today.

Why, you might ask?

Reducing down on the number of copies we give out is a temporary measure. It aims to minimize risk to the economy while we work towards a salvage system that is better integrated with the economy as a whole. The first milestone on this path is to make the salvage system take items that players lose on the battlefield and hand out a portion of them as salvage (in other words, looting the field). While that work is happening, we wish to limit our future risk and tread carefully by limiting the number of items we are constantly seeding to the economy for free.

In addition to the reduced number copies per salvage, we have removed dropsuits and vehicles from salvage for the time being. If you have strong opinions that are backed with science on what you'd want to see in the loot tables, feel free to express them below.

You can peruse the revised salvage table here: http://web.ccpgamescdn.com/dust/news.control/64583/1/LootTable.csv

Is there a reason why equipment (rep tools, nanohives etc.) isn't in that list?
I appreciate the argument that nanohives get used up, but then so do grenades, which are on the list.

this is fine, but remember CCP you can give us incentives to leave instant battles with better salvage in Facwar and do the same with escalating salvage in PC as well.

That loot table seems kinda small. Too small and removing vehicles from it doesnt help neither. If we are supposed to be aible to loot the items from other player drops then you should allow EVERYTHING beeing aible to get onto the loot table.

I guess I'll throw up my idea. This is not for seeding officer weapons. On that point, I have no clue.

1. Only the victor receives loot, the loser walks.

It's really great what CCP is doing with the Salvage system. But you know what would've been perfect? If the game would scan all the equipment, dropsuits, and weapons that a certain player used in the battle, and would give him salvage that corresponds with the used items.

Meaning, if I am a Logi with a Scrambler Rifle, in my salvage I should be getting Logistics dropsuits, SR's, and, in case equipment is given out too, Nanite Injectors, Repair Tools, and whatever else I've been using. If I'm a dropship pilot with a certain fitting, give me dropships along with items from that fitting, if there were any on the battlefield. Because, frankly, until we can sell our salvage, those Gastun Forge Guns and Thale Sniper Rifles are just going to catch dust in my Assets, not really helping the economy anyhow.

It's really great what CCP is doing with the Salvage system. But you know what would've been perfect? If the game would scan all the equipment, dropsuits, and weapons that a certain player used in the battle, and would give him salvage that corresponds with the used items.

Meaning, if I am a Logi with a Scrambler Rifle, in my salvage I should be getting Logistics dropsuits, SR's, and, in case equipment is given out too, Nanite Injectors, Repair Tools, and whatever else I've been using. If I'm a dropship pilot with a certain fitting, give me dropships along with items from that fitting, if there were any on the battlefield. Because, frankly, until we can sell our salvage, those Gastun Forge Guns and Thale Sniper Rifles are just going to catch dust in my Assets, not really helping the economy anyhow.

"Balac's PCP-30 Scrambler Pistol"

I know that this milestone will make a large part of the community very happy.

I'm interested in how officer weapons will be entering the game, if players will only be looting weapons that were brought to the match, as officer weapons cannot be obtained any other way.

Sometimes people die before they use all of their grenades. If you wanted a logical reason for them remaining, there it is.