Battlemaster pvp for powertech is just a grey out version, so yea it still looks like those rakata species.... thankfully i opt for getting the 4 piece and take the eliminator helm instead

I don't mind the RE rate atm, and i craft and RE alot. Its reward for those who do put in the time to get it right. From exp, on avg it takes 10 to 20 RE from Green to Blue that i want. And 40 RE on if im lucky to get from blue to Purple i want, but then again i stop counting after RE over 100 of the same item. so its much more reward when i do get the schematics i want. for crafters expect to fail RE alot

it will be hard to lvl the cyber tech if you sold the materials from lower level unless you plan to stockpile your storage or buy from the AH or ppl in general that does sound tempting to me now

Well you get 24 item slots to start with, but with 3 gathering skills its going to fill up really quickly with the different lvls of materials you could get. and your companion isn't going to help considering they could only sell junk items. but on the bright side if you have scavenging, slicing, and archaeology you could take quite a few shortcuts in flashpoints and not to mention level gathering skills will be fairly easy unlike craft or mission skills