Just got the email announcement coming Fall 2016 Knights of the Eternal Throne. Not really much else about the new expansion as the trailer is a bit vague.

Why do you need to keep the weapon on the companions? I know some abilities can only be used when a weapon is equipped but I would guess since the damage your companion does is based on level / affection that whether or not there is a weapon in the slot shouldn't matter. Am I missing something? Is there a difference to the damage each weapon TYPE does?

Does it matter if your companion is wearing gear or not at the time the new expansion takes effect? Would it be wise to strip the gear off all your companions before that? Also, since the mods are being changed will they be stripped off the gear or just adjusted and left in the slots? And what happens to Droid armor since it can't be worn anymore? Does it just disappear because if that's the case we should be told so. Personally, I would like to see some more clarification so I can decide whether or not to sell my old gear and droid armor, or if I should strip out the mods....etc.

Awesome!

Are there any raid groups on this server that don't require guild membership? I am interested in raiding but I don't want to join any guilds.

Is the Codex still broken or is 73 / 74 actually accurate? And if so where is number 74? I checked in Legacy and I have the Galactic Datachron Master achievement Under Achievements \ Location \ General. I can buy the Master Exhibit: Dark Datachrons and Master Exhibit Light Datachrons. Some of the individual Datachron decorations are already bought although I never actually bought them. I am assuming they were rewards for doing something on a particular planet since they list a planet in the popup window when I click on each one. Is there a listing of how to unlock the Datachron decorations from each planet? A series of quests you have to complete or places you must explore and unlock?

I know this is an old post but I recently made 14 Alacrity augments instead of Strength ones and now I am wondering if maybe it may be worth putting them on anyway. That would increase my Alacrity to 448 for all 14 at 32 each. As for the benefit lost for the Strength I would have had if they were STR augments I am unsure. I have read that increasing your main stat is always best because it has multiple effects so I probably screwed up. Any opinions?