[Orange gear question]

So choosing different orange pieces is strictly for looks then? Cool. I'll find some I really like and just keep getting new mods.

 

Hopefully adding augment slots is on the development table...

[Orange gear question]

I'm sure this is a common question, but I didn't see anything in the first 10 pages.

 

Is it true that all orange gear of the same slot have the same base (empty) stats? For example are all chest pieces 25 armor? I've heard that you can use any orange until 50 because they're purely aesthetic, which would be awesome.

 

Bonus question: Is there any way to add augment slots to existing gear? I have 4 crafting professions leveled to about 150 and I've only crafted maybe 8 exceptionals combined between them. It seems like there must be another way to use augments.

[Are flashpoints tailored to the instance owner?]

I was Sith Warrior so my companion would use cunning gear and he was BH so use aim. What are the odds of getting all 4 aim gears with only one user of it?

[Are flashpoints tailored to the instance owner?]

See title thread. I recently ran my first Black Talon and my partner was the instance owner. He got to make all the important plot decisions (may have been random), which were opposite mine, and EVERY SINGLE blue drop was for his class (which is too unlikely to be random). Also, I got the Merciless title even though I did not choose to kill him, but he did. If they are tailored to the instance owner, I'd hate to run a 4-player one 4 times just so I could get some loot.