Healer at Heart A healer's thoughts on MMO's.

Allods Online: Disassembling

Of the seven professions in Allods Online (Disassembling, Mining, Herbalism, Tailoring, Leatherworking, Blacksmithing, and Alchemy) I went with Disassembling.  My reasoning?  I didn't want to have to run around to find Mining or Herbalism nodes.  I can Disassemble straight from my bag as long as I have the required tools.  Lazy, I know.

When I first started Disassembling I didn't know there would be so few items I could actually Disassemble.  That paired with the fact that the UI doesn't tell you if your skill is too low when you try to Disassemble an item caused some confusion.  Looking around the forums I've pretty much got it figured out.

What you CAN Disassemble:

• Chest/Robe
• Legs
• Feet

How do you know if your skill is high enough?

The quickest way is to multiply the item level by 10.  For example: for a level 4 item you need a Disassembling skill of 40, for a level 5 item you need skill level 50, etc.  That's not entirely accurate though.  I've heard someone say you only need to be skill level 31 for a level 4 item, skill level 41 for a level 5 item, etc.  I haven't had much chance to experiment with this though.  I'll update this when I've got some hard data.

Does higher quality gear return better or more pieces?

As far as I can tell, no.  I've Disassembled grey to green gear and haven't noticed any better returns.  There are times when I seem to get a lot more from just one piece, almost like I crit when I broke down the gear.  I'm currently testing this and will update when I've gotten more information.

Edit: This is straight from the Disassembling trainer, "You should also remember that as the quality of your tools increase, so will the quality of the materials you receive."  Hm.  I'll have to keep an eye out for when I can use the better quality tools.  So far they're still red to me (currently skill level 110).

Edit: You DO get slightly better results with blue quality gear AND higher quality tools.  I consistantly get 2 Pieces of Lace and at least one other item instead of just one random item.

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The trainer will give you a quest to Disassemble 20 items to jump-start your skill level to 20.  After that, he offers kits of clothing you can buy pretty cheap to help you level your skill.  The first box will get you 3 items of levels 1-4, the second box will get you 3 items of levels 3-7, and the last box will get you 3 items of levels 6-10.  After that it's up to you.  Most people will head off to quartermasters (for reputation gear) and buy that to continue leveling.  That will get pricey pretty quick.  Your best bet?  Either have a friend/guildie leveling up Tailoring or Leatherworking at the same time and they can make items, you can Disassemble them, give the materials back, and keep that process going.

One thing I'm not sure of is the use of the other tools the Disassembling trainer sells.  Currently I'm using Shoddy Pincers (for leather) and Shoddy Scissors (for cloth).  He sells three more types of each but they offer no explanation of why I can't use them.  You CAN buy them though so be careful when clicking around as your bag and bank space is seriously limited.

Edit: It seems the Disassembling tools aren't marked correctly.  Ever 10 character levels you can purchase the next set of tools.  Don't forget to make the trip back at level 20, 30, and 40!

The main gripe I have with Disassembling is extremely low amount of gear you can actually Disassemble.  Shirts are not the same as Chest/Robe pieces and the former can't be broken down.  Same with Hands, Waist, Wrist, Shoulders, and Head gear.  Along with that, the limited bag space will have you selling odd stacks of materials just to make room for the other incoming pieces you get.

Helpful Tips:

• If you click on an item to Disassemble and nothing happens, don't worry, your skill just isn't high enough.
• There are some items you get in the beginning that are useless and can be sold to the vendor. (More to be added when I come across them.)
  • Damaged Piece of Cloth
  • Irregular Piece of Cloth
  • Damaged Cloth Ribbon
  • Damaged Scrap of Cloth
  • Damaged Leather Ribbon
  • Damaged Patch of Leather
  • Damaged Scrap of Leather
  • Irregular Leather Padding
• If you're always running out of space, create an alt to mail things to.  It costs a little bit but it's better than losing potential materials.

Since I'm still leveling up Disassembling this piece will be a work-in-progress.  Hopefully you can at least find some help with these tidbits for now.

Now get back in there and craft!