[Most profitable crew skills in 4.0]

I know it's still early and things may still change but I'm wondering which skills you are finding so far to have a nice bit of profit?

 

Slicing right now seems to be pretty hot with all other skills needing tech parts.

Biochem not having reusable should be a boost for the market

I've read some people saying Synthweaving is nice and profitable now but I'm not sure.

 

What are your thoughts?

[Is there a Jug Rage guide anywhere?]

Squishy is pretty relative though nowadays with boosted companions don't you think?

[Crafting fixes for 4.0.1]

Well at least some good news, but no word on them needing Slicing all of a sudden?

 

Not in those notes... so who knows if it's intended? It's possible it's a fix that may take longer.

[Crafting fixes for 4.0.1]

The following items have had their stats corrected:

 

Outlander Med-Tech's Belt MK-6

Outlander Mender's Belt MK-6

Outlander Force-Healer's Belt MK-6

Outlander Force-Healer's Robe MK-6

Outlander Mender's Jacket MK-6

Outlander Med-Tech's Body Armor MK-6

Outlander Force-Healer's Headgear MK-6

Outlander Med-Tech's Helmet MK-6

Outlander Mender's Headgear MK-6

Outlander Force-Healer's Boots MK-6

Outlander Med-Tech's Boots MK-6

Outlander Mender's Boots MK-6

Outlander Mender's Gloves MK-6

Outlander Med-Tech's Gauntlets MK-6

Outlander Force-Healer's Gloves MK-6

Outlander Mender's Leggings MK-6

Outlander Med-Tech's Legplates MK-6

Outlander Force-Healer's Lower Robe MK-6

Outlander Force-Healer's Cuffs MK-6

Outlander Mender's Bracers MK-6

Outlander Med-Tech's Vambraces MK-6

 

The following Artifice items no longer require Armstech component and instead require Artifice components:

 

Defiant Onslaught Saberstaff MK-16

Defiant Onslaught Lightsaber MK-16

Defiant Onslaught Focus MK-16

Defiant Onslaught Generator MK-16

Defiant Mender Lightsaber MK-16

Defiant Mender Focus MK-16

Defiant Mender Generator MK-16

Defiant Asylum Saberstaff MK-16

Defiant Asylum Lightsaber MK-16

Defiant Asylum Force Shield MK-16

Defiant Asylum Tech Shield MK-16

Defiant Onslaught Saberstaff MK-26

Defiant Onslaught Lightsaber MK-26

Defiant Onslaught Focus MK-26

Defiant Onslaught Generator MK-26

Defiant Mender Lightsaber MK-26

Defiant Mender Focus MK-26

Defiant Mender Generator MK-26

Defiant Asylum Saberstaff MK-26

Defiant Asylum Lightsaber MK-26

Defiant Asylum Force Shield MK-26

Defiant Asylum Tech Shield MK-26

Exarch Onslaught Saberstaff MK-26

Exarch Onslaught Lightsaber MK-26

Exarch Onslaught Focus MK-26

Exarch Onslaught Generator MK-26

Exarch Mender Lightsaber MK-26

Exarch Mender Focus MK-26

Exarch Mender Generator MK-26

Exarch Asylum Saberstaff MK-26

Exarch Asylum Lightsaber MK-26

Exarch Asylum Force Shield MK-26

Exarch Asylum Tech Shield MK-26

 

The following items now have a level 17 level requirement, and have their correct stats:

 

Aftermarket Bulwark's Chestguard MK-3

Aftermarket Bulwark's Boots MK-3

Aftermarket Bulwark's Gauntlets MK-3

Aftermarket Bulwark's Headgear MK-3

Aftermarket Bulwark's Greaves MK-3

Aftermarket Bulwark's Belt MK-3

Aftermarket Bulwark's Armguards MK-3

Aftermarket Bulwark's Lightsaber MK-3

Aftermarket Bulwark's Shield MK-3

Aftermarket Bulwark's Device MK-3

Aftermarket Bulwark's Package MK-3

 

The following crafted items have had their schematic costs updated to use components, and the crafting time for them has been reduced.

 

Grade 2 Ship Armor

Grade 4 Ship Armor

ArMek Ship Armor

Sienar Systems Beam Charger

Grade 2 Beam Generator

Grade 4 Beam Generator

Improved Electronic Warfare Pod

Grade 2 Missile Magazine

Grade 4 Missile Magazine

Kuat Drive Yards Missile Magazine

Concussion Missile Magazine

Grade 2 Energy Shield

Grade 4 Energy Shield

Quellegh Industrial Energy Shield

Deflector Shield

Grade 2 Shield Regenerator

Grade 4 Shield Regenerator

Hoersch-Kessel Shield Regenerator

 

Level 10-50 Prototype Absorb Augments now have a chance to unlock the Artifact version when Reversed Engineered.

[This Crafting System is now Worse than Lord of the Ring's]

Vanguard had the best crafting system. Lets talk about crafting that require you to make decision and a wrong one would result in a fail or a lower grade result.

 

Totally agree. I loved Vanguard's crafting system. i was really bummed when Stargate Worlds was cancelled because the lead designer for the crafting was the one from Vanguard.

Today I think FF XIV is the closest thing to Vanguard in my book.

[Mission Discovery items not working]

FYI I had a similar issue with one 250 Archaeology

[No ship Droid and Treek looks like ship droid]

I'll add to the pool.

 

My 52 Sorcerer doesn't have the ship droid anymore

But my 39 Agent still has him.

 

I don't have Treek at all.

[Most FUN Sorcerer spec?]

try timing an instant lightning bolt right after thundering blast, it's like vegeta's final flash lmao

 

I personally like the first hit of Force Lightning for a nice BOOM! finisher.

[Which mission to focus on while leveling?]

A STUDY OF MISSION SKILLS AS RELATED TO COMPANION GIFTS

 

Third is a time factor. You must travel to Fleet and make these fragment transactions, plus you must research just what gifts are more valuable at a given point in time. This is a measure of efficiency. If you used this time sending out missions instead of exchanging fragments, wouldn't you be ahead? This shall also be measured.

 

 

This is the only premise that you stated that I feel is a wrong vision. There's is nothing stopping you from either travelling to the Fleet, doing research or really anything WHILE a mission is running. Doing these things doesn't mean you can't be running a mission in the background.

 

But aside from that, great job of research, analysis and report!

[Which mission to focus on while leveling?]

Currently, you only see 5 missions (out of 10-15) per "tier" when choosing which crew skill mission to run.

 

So if you're trying to run a specific mission (e.g. there are only 2 missions in Treasure Hunting that have a chance of returning Midlithe) you have to do this thing called the "relog dance" where you bounce back and forth between strongholds to refresh the randomized list, just to get the ones you want.

 

However, this is changing in 4.0. Here's a link to dulfy's coverage of the recent livestream:

http://dulfy.net/2015/09/30/swtor-knights-of-fallen-empire-livestream-coverage/#New_features_coming_with_the_expansion

 

In the Crafting Changes section, it says this:

 

Thanks for the clarification.

[Which mission to focus on while leveling?]

this thread does specifically focus on TH leveling, not "end game".

 

I did start the thread asking which missions to focus on while leveling TH but I'm thoroughly enjoying where the thread went with Companion Gifts efficiency.

Maybe we could rename the thread or move these post to a new one but please carry on

 

It'll be nice when 4.0 removes the need to relog.

 

Can I ask what you mean here?

I'm not very up to date about the 4.0 news.

[Sith Inquisitor Planet Order?]

Basically true however I noticed that when I went to Balmorra after Nar Shaddaa that Zash told me something along the lines of "ah how are you enjoying your new ship?" when I had already had several conversation through the hologram when I was in Nar Shaddaa.

 

But yeah aside from that ...

[Which mission to focus on while leveling?]

Tell you what. Seeing as how I'm running a bunch of gift missions already across multiple toons, I'll do the following:

 

Sounds awesome! Depends how much patience and will you have but if you could run 50-100 across each skill it would be a decent sample size.

 

Also I ran some Abundant and Bountiful TH missions this morning (lower level tough) and when you get fragments you sometimes get others stuff in the return, so it's not that big a loss if you you're not just interested in gifts.

[Most FUN Sorcerer spec?]

Man Titus, I picked Lightning for now but hearing your description almost makes me twitch to see my trainer....

 

I'm 25-26 right now so my rotations tend to go Crushing Darkness -> Affliction -> Force Storm (Love!) -> Procced Chain Lightning -> Force Lightning to finish them of if still standing -> Free Lightning Strike if needed.

 

For packs I don't even bother and just Lightning Storm -> Chain Lightning.

[Back after 3+ years, need a few pointers]

Nah trust me guys i know. I keep my mods on orange gear, gear and companion stuffed and up to date but when I finished Dromund Kaas I was already level 20 or 21 so both where green to me and I didn't think to check the galaxy map for the level range.

 

So more of a "duh!" moment I wanted to share to show how someone who's played MMOs for 10+ years can still do some stupid things

[<Penumbral> - "We are the shadow that will not be denied."]

Hey there! I did read your post. Welcome back! I'm happy you did some research. We welcome all forms of players in Penumbral and you are never obligated to show up to events. You attend when you can and just let us know what you need. We'd be happy to have you! Now is a good time to join before the xpac!

 

Thanks, submitted my app this morning.

[Sith Inquisitor Planet Order?]

Well I'm already 25 so even if I get 0 XP in Balmorra it'll be fine.

[Sith Inquisitor Planet Order?]

Cool, thanks. I just went ahead and completed Nar Shaddaa since I had already started, doesn't seem to matter one bit story wise like you said.

[Sith Inquisitor Planet Order?]

Hi, I mistakenly went straight to Nar Shaddaa after Dromund Kaas and just realised that Balmorra is supposed to be in the middle.

Is it going to to make the story all messed up if I do Balmorra after?

[Back after 3+ years, need a few pointers]

Soooo I finished Dromund Kaas and went straight to Nar Shadaa, skipping Balmorra........ I was wondering why it go so much harder all of a sudden...

 

This is why my first post was in this forum thread

[Which mission to focus on while leveling?]

If you have characters with companions that still need affection, prioritize gifts missions.

 

If you plan to craft and or level an artificer, prioritize gems missions.

 

If you plan to play the GTN and try to sell everything, run gifts and gems missions.

 

d.) All of the above

[[guide] Crew Skill money making strategies]

Very good discussion on here, very insightful.

[Most FUN Sorcerer spec?]

All I have is 300K at most. I just back in the game after 3.5 years with just my main being 43 sooo..

[Back after 3+ years, need a few pointers]

It's hard for me to ask questions or make reco because I'm so unfamiliar with the game at this point. I'm rediscovering everything.... Like I was looking over the class changes for SI for the new expac and didn't even know what I was reading. But in a few weeks I'll be fine.

Did my first Galactic Starfighter mission today and I got smacked but it was fun, basically everything we wanted when the on rail shooting mission first came out.

[Which mission to focus on while leveling?]

I've read that lockboxes are useless but should I focus on Companion Gifts or Gemstones as I level?