This new tier of gear will be the best craftable gear that does not require exotic crafting materials Does this mean that strategic and dark matter materials aren't used, right?

Hi, I have seen a lot of threads for new players, and I wanted to start one for interesting tips or things that vet pilots realize after a lot of flying experience. For example, someone explained that hydrospanner is a really bad ability or the improved killing zone is not as good as it suggest, and after changing them my results went way up. So, anything interesting to share for the not-so-new ones?

This box that actually costs 250 fleet commendations could be changed to benefit from the new jawa peddlers, from a chance to give grade 9 materials to some premium (3-6), artifact (1-3) scraps, including a chance to give 1 grade 10 exotic material (maybe the same almost non existent chance we have now). This ways it justifies somehow it cost

In addition to the normal conquest weekly event, there could be a smaller version for friends or small guilds. I suggest an option for guilds without a flagship to opt something like "aiding efforts", that shares the same conquest objectives and points needed, but without the planet bonus and different rewards. Maybe something like, for 35k conquest points 3 artifact jawa scrap, a random crafting decoration (only one) and 35k credit certificate. Also, this option could use "invasion forces" to buy an item, like "support medal", that gives automatically 500 or 750 points towards this "aiding efforts". In this way we can have some rewards to small guilds participating and give some use to the crafting besides dark projects

It is really a good question. I think it was an error in design, but BW had not say anything about IIRC

If I understand correctly, in order to benefit for guild rewards in conquest, you have to be in a guild that is in the leaderboard of that planet invasion. I tend to play GSF and would like to help to get that leaderboard up crafting invasion forces also, mostly for the rewards. I would love to fly in a group, but sometimes, for fun and try other ships, just fly alone maybe

I have a question. I love playing GSF, never played in a group and I guess I am very asocial (don't like much FP, and never tried OP), but I want to try the conquest planet for the guild rewards, so I can craft and GSF. It would be too annoying to mostly not participate in other group focused activities and chat? It will be counter productive to just join and go solo on GSF if I feel like doing so?

I have a question. Since Alacrity decreases global and normal cooldowns, wouldn't make sense to compare it with the other augments, since bringing a 10% faster actions from a full augmented gear could mean a difference with the power DR augments

I have an idea for a companion that benefits from the dual abilities that Treek bring and the endgame gear from tank droids, which are plenty but all character specific so useless for Hunters, Warriors, Smugglers and Consulars (which is sad for me as they are all my characters since I didn't spoil the classes with droid companions) The idea is pretty simple, a RDPS/subhealer or RTank/self healer droid that requires assembly based on legacy reputation or cartel coins to unlock. Abilities: Long ranged missiles, mid range flamethrower and electric pulses. The abilities would be almost identical for the guard and elimination stances, having the first one generate additional threat generation and the second a minor dot. Only 2 abilities would differ: - Preservation protocols (5 sec duration): It would summon a healing/cleansing droid for the player or companion based on tech heal OR heal the droid for a % of max hp for and cleanse it every sec - Telemetry/Charged plating: Increase critical chance and damage for the droid OR creates a moderate damage bubble that gives minor heal over time to the droid and additional threat upon burst The idea is that unlike Treek that lacks self healing in tank stance, this companion benefits only itself on it (lowering idle time recovering), and bring a minor healing in dps stance, which help a differentiation from HK Acquisition It would require a quest, starting from a meeting from a czerka representative in CZ-198 by using a consumable that the reputation vendor sells (500k and champion standing), inviting the player to participate in the creation of a prototype bodyguard droid, starting a fetch quest that requires some specific items, all 100k and champion standing: - Contention protocols - Section X rep vendor - Iso-5 energy core - Makeb rep vendor - Watcher Data (or something)- Oricon rep vendor Also a seeker droid item and finally a drop from the droid trainer/slicer from Assault on Thyton. After all that, you bring the mats to the representative, they install the programs and components in an instanced room where you fight the prototype as the Oricon data corrupts the droid. After defeating it, the droid accepts the player as its master and the czerka representative thanks you for the components and combat data and there you go. After that you can buy additional units for your other characters for 800k, but cannot be unlocked for legacy OR, you buy a CC pack with an item ("czerka security partner offer"), when used in CZ-198 bring a cutscene when the representative gives you the already assembled droid. The pack also have some customization options (imperial and republic) for the droid. This pack can be unlock for legacy. The idea is that the quest bring a reward for the reputation system, bring a minor fetch quest and a minor story to the players that want to spend time on it, and also bring the option for a simple "recruit" cutscene for the ones that don't have time for it. Aesthetics Visually it would be like the CZ-2X infiltrator droid (add from Czerka labs): http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140116222422/starwars/images/9/9b/CZ-2X_Infiltrator_Droid.png The "voice" could be like the imperial probes: And the "language" could be like T7, a... droid language(?) Personality and story This one is the one that I have little idea for concept. As a czerka new product being an amalgam of components (a la Frankenstein monster) it would be nice to be a story about self discovery among multiple personalities, being different processors with different approach each one in tandem. For example a processor could be very violent in language, other very polite and another very analitical and cold, with some weird preferences each, like a violent pro-peaceful options, a polite assassin and an analitical one that want to merge with the crew. How can it be done? I have no idea. Being this multitude of personalities it would not benefit in general conversations, but only in conversations with the current processor. Like the first conversation would be with the peaceful one, the second with the killer, and so on, each presenting itself at the begging. Gifts: I have no idea. And there it is, I hope someone would like the idea. I love droids, and having a non humanoid one with a very robotic personality would be nice, so I share this ideas with you. And sorry for my english