Temp Power Recipes

I noticed that each of the new temp powers has three recipes listed. It appears that they've been given one recipe for each tier of salvage so that you're more likely to be able to craft them, rather than having to look for salvage outside your level range. I like this a lot. A few questions about this though, since I can't get in-game at work to check.

1- Is there any difference between the different tiers? I assume the power stats are all the same, but perhaps the number of charges varies?

2- Were the old temp power recipes changed to have multiple tiers? What about costumes?

3- Do the different tiers create the same power (like Safeguard/Mayhem Raptor Pack vs. Purchasable one) or different ones that you can have one of each of? And are you limited to just one (like most temps), a max number (like [Build Snow Beast]), or as many as you have room for on your temp power list (like [Rock])?

Good questions.

Both Tier 1 and Tier 2 Hand Grenades reported the same damage values.

I was unable to craft the Tier 2 recipe until I'd deleted the Tier 1 recipe. It was greyed out and said "You already have this power"

So, each tier behaves the same barring the salvage cost, and you can only have one of them at once.


Old powers like the St. Louis Slugger seem to have three tiers too now.

and to thread jack a bit....

Am I the only one that curses under the breath that on a toon that can hold 20 recipes, 10 of them seem to be temp powers?

(ok..probably 5-8...but still...I wish purples dropped like this)

Not sure if this is related or just very bad luck on my part. I was in Warburg for the last week and defeated 410 heroes and got no IO drops. If the rate is 1 per 100 defeats this is way out statistically. If the rate is 1 per 200 that is just bad luck.

I was getting salvage and inspiration drops just no PVP drops. What's up?