I'm not really clear on what the poll is asking. I also deconstruct on alts and haven't noticed this phenomenon, but I haven't really been paying a great deal of attention (throw loot in bank, crusherAlt crushes, xp goes up). Are you saying that your alt, because they can't wear the equipment they can craft, is getting some sort of penalty on deconstructing equipment they can craft, but it was in fact crafted by other people? If that's the case then I agree it doesn't seem right, but I think a clearer explanation may be needed w/ examples & levels.

I feel that it's too easy to level certain crafting skills through deconstruction alone. Ideally, I think the ability to deconstruct should be tied to the material level you have invested points into. i.e. if you only have the initial point for Metalworking I, you are limited to deconstructing iron and equivalent level items; with Metalworking IV you would be able to deconstruct everything up to and including Dwarven Iron and equivalent level items, etc.

It will give people a reason to actually invest points into crafting skills to be able to deconstruct higher level items instead of just getting free levels.

It's annoying that the leveling leans so much on deconstruction. One should get better experience constructing as well rather than the minuscule exp points we get for it now.

I voted other.

I'm not sure I got it right here, but "deconstruction"... wait since your issue is with lack of mats from deconstruct stuff made by other people... so that, should be tied to the quality and level of a specific item to deconstruct. Like you can't just pull a diamond outta pile of puh, even if you are a crafting genius.

I've voted other because I am still not really convinced that the terminology is well defined here.

I agree that deconstructing equipment should be tied to the character's skill level and the relative level of the piece of equipment in question, and that the character level should be completely irrelevant.

Example
Level 10 blacksmith decons level 10 item = get stuff
Level 20 blacksmith decons level 20 item = get stuff
Level 10 blacksmith decons level 20 item = ?
Level 20 blacksmith decons level 10 item = ?

In that I'm not really convinced if there should be a reduction in materials received if you're too much higher than the item (you get an xp penalty for being higher) or if a materials received penalty for being lower (ie, you're not as skilled at doing this so you mess it up or somesuch.).

However at the end of the day we are talking about deconstruction, which is essentially "breaking stuff." No matter how inept you are, smashing 20 wooden staffs to bits should yield at least a FEW pieces of usable wood, no?

I cannot edit the original post, but it does not apply to EXP gained from decon, only on the items you decon from other players.

If you are level 16 and decon something level 24 (made by another player) you get nothing in return. Several players who voted no said that they think its crap you don't get items back based on skill level?

I shouldn't have to be level 50 to be able to get stuff back from level 50 items, but my SKILL should be able to make level 50 stuff in order to decon it and extract items.

That is my point

People really need to read the posts and understand the issue before voting or commenting.

This deconstruction issue is really annoying, because if you have a low character level crafter deconstructing a high level item, he gets no materials from it. This is ridiculous because his crafting level could be 50 and he wouldn't get anything. On the other hand, if your level 50 non crafter with 1st level crafting deconstructs the item then he gets materials. Basically if you have a crafting only char who does not get character levels, then you will never get materials from deconstruction (only traits, styles and tempers).

Just more idiotic design decisions of the devs that I doubt will ever get fixed.