Same here. Impside, crafting on my chars that have not started KotFE (Armormech, Synthweaving) does not show anything in the crafting window (no recipe at all, archives lost). Crafters that have completed chapter 9 or 10 (Armstech, Cybertech) can craft. However, Pubside, my Sage who has not started KotFE can craft (Artifice).

Same here. Impside, crafting on my chars that have not started KotFE (Armormech, Synthweaving) does not show anything in the crafting window (no recipe at all, archives lost). However, Pubside, my Sage who has not started KotFE can craft (Artifice).

Hi, Queues are very long on our favorite server, even as a healer or a tank, it can be very slow sometimes. So in an attempt to beat Group Finder, I've built http://swtorops.com/. It's no more than a scheduler dedicated to SWTOR. Please try it out, all comments and feedback are welcome. Original thread at http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=776676. B.

I have not decided how to monetize the site. Indeed if the service works and is widely used, there should be a way to generate revenue from it. Is it by subscription at the risk of losing a massive share of users or via advertisement, pure goodwill donations or anything else, that I have not decided. One of the main reasons I built the site is that on the Begeren Colony, where all my toons are stationed, it really takes forever to get a pop on GF. And the Allies channel is dead empty. Only the fleet sometimes have groups going but quite often they die out. What I realized from the feedback I got is that the tool is seen as a glorified pug scheduler and most op aficionados don't like pugs that much. Even more with the damn x12XP thing going on... So I'm thinking maybe I can add the option to create "private" events where you can set a password of some sorts that you communicate to your friends or guildies beforehand so they can register for the event. That kind of defeats the purpose of what the tool was originally built for (people with no support group) but it may add value. Another option would be to have the list of toons on a server available for "invite". That becomes a social thing where you actually connect to other players and reform SWTOR groups outside SWTOR. That would require more work but is not far-fetched. That's also when the feedback players get from past events via the post-review starts making sense. The score you get from the review may be related to the score of the people that review you to try to encourage groups of regulars to take newer players on raids. I don't know, the possibilities seem endless to do something really cool. All comments appreciated. B.

I have had a lot of fun reading about the stories on weird encounters in Group Finder (http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=633655). As my guild does not really run ops, I have been relying on GF for my leveling. If HM55 FPs pop up rather easily (at least on my healer), Ops have been another story. So it got me thinking. Announcements in Fleet General Chat are OK but usually take you forever to get a group going and I'm sure I'm not the only one with no support group for raids... What I would love is just show up and get into a group and start raiding within a few minutes. So I built http://swtorops.com/. It's basically an operation booking system for SWTOR... You pick the server, op, date, the toon you want to play with and you're ready to go. I don't know if it is going to work, but I built it anyway. And it's yours to try out. It's totally free for now until I figure out what I can do with it. Spread the word, find bugs, insult it or praise it, use it or despise it, let me know if you love it or hate it. Yours truly, B.