Zhaos Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 All the crafting abilities are completely useless in the end game. Why would anyone not want to go biochem for the reusable (and remarkable) medpacks, stims and adrenals? Has anyone seen any real reason(advantage) to having any other trade skill in the end game? BOP recipes are nearly the equivalent of Tionese grade drops; which was garbage since the 5th day after release. Please enlighten me or confirm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Crueak Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 because not everyone goes with the Flavor of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpyderBite Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Oh good. There weren't enough threads on this subject. Thanks for opening another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyradius Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Thank you for your thoughtful, rational, insightful, and constructive post on this under-represented 'issue'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicWester Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 All the crafting abilities are completely useless in the end game. Because they aren't useless, they just take effort to make work and people don't want to put in that effort when they can just be given things easily? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Axil- Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 All the crafting abilities are completely useless in the end game. Why would anyone not want to go biochem for the reusable (and remarkable) medpacks, stims and adrenals? Has anyone seen any real reason(advantage) to having any other trade skill in the end game? BOP recipes are nearly the equivalent of Tionese grade drops; which was garbage since the 5th day after release. Please enlighten me or confirm! as evidenced by the replies to this post, there is currently no gameplay reason to not go biochem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elysion Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 While leveling slicing+treasure hunting is probably better. switch to biochem at 50 (or the high 40s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakarai Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Because of the Rakata gear you can only obtain through your crew skill of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SodaOfYoda Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) While leveling slicing+treasure hunting is probably better. switch to biochem at 50 (or the high 40s) That's exactly what I did. Slicing & Treasure Hunting up to 43ish, then swapped Treasure Hunting for Bioanalysis and picked up Biochem. You definitely don't pick up Biochem for profit. Not to mention, it's only worthwhile towards end-game, since the best items require 48 or higher. Leave it end-game. There are plenty of other skills that can be profitable and viable by the time you first hit fleet. As like any other craft, you will need drops from hardmode FP/Op to get your best items. Biochem is no different. Edited January 15, 2012 by SodaOfYoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Axil- Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Because of the Rakata gear you can only obtain through your crew skill of choice. Right, which are outclassed by PvP and PVE gear at top level. Or you can get stims and medpacks that will be better than anything else anyone can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhaos Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 as evidenced by the replies to this post, there is currently no gameplay reason to not go biochem. Thanks, Axil. That's just about what I figured. I find it more ironic that these forums are constantly populated with questions about any other crew skill when they don't even matter. Shout out to the trolls as well. Big ups. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrosia Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I dropped max synthweaving for biochem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrydurf Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 If you are planning on endgame raiding then there isn't much benefit. There are a few schematic drops in raids but you can pretty easily maintain quality gear levels without any crafting. Biochem is the only source of top end stims/medpacks. Now before long biochem will be thouroughly nerfed so ... Then it may suck as much as the rest of the crafting skills. That of course won't stop people from powerleveling alts in it and other skills so gather skills will become the worthwhile crew skills to make money hand over fist. There is of course a SMALL chance that Bioware will remove or nerf commendation vendors so you can at least sell things to new players/people leveling alts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandkat Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Because of the Rakata gear you can only obtain through your crew skill of choice. Right, which are outclassed by PvP and PVE gear at top level. Or you can get stims and medpacks that will be better than anything else anyone can get. Except Rakata IS Top teir level. Item rating 140 stuff. You can even make it exceptional/mastercraft to have an augment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellFlame Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) People your doing it wrong. You go: Artifice (400) when you got schemantics and craft yourself a relic with crit. Synthweaving (400) when u got the schemantics and craft the bracer and the belt with crit Then u reset back to biochem (400) and use your stims again. No point for having something else than biochem... You go once 400 because all those high lvl items are BOP then u reset back to biochem because they gonna get the requirement for 400 biochem... Edited January 16, 2012 by HellFlame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharst Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 The game is how old? Wow Vanilla was nothing special either- it took time to develop. It'll change eventually. Question is are you patient enough? I'm in no rush to hit 50... I'm leveling one of each class at the same time... still in my 20's. If BW hasn't revamped it by the time I hit cap x4 (assuming I even make it that far)... Guild War2 will likely be out and I'll have other options. SWTOR is just flavor of the month or the season if you prefer... BW only has so long before the next big hit steals marketshare. I don't have to tell you this candid fact. If the game is still as screwed up now... folks will leave for something else. Having said that- they do have a little time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spymaster Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) The game is how old? Wow Vanilla was nothing special either- it took time to develop. It'll change eventually. Question is are you patient enough? It's not going to change if no one says anything about it. If crafted gear is useless at the end game, the time spent crafting that gear is useless by default. Edited January 16, 2012 by Spymaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achromatis Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Screw it, I went with Armstech on my Sniper for RP reasons. Stuff your Biochem elitists because Im playing a game to actually have fun, not as a second job that doesnt pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spymaster Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) Screw it, I went with Armstech on my Sniper for RP reasons. Stuff your Biochem elitists because Im playing a game to actually have fun, not as a second job that doesnt pay. That's silly. I have Fun / RP reasons for all of character's crafting choices as well, that doesn't mean it's ok that we make gear no one will actually need. Edited January 16, 2012 by Spymaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocDot Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 well my knight is at 42 and I have artifice, archeology and treasure hunting and I make shield generators and focuses that my knight and companions use. I have made a nice little profit from selling artifact grade gear on the market so if you think the other crew skills are trash, you may want to take another look;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalAtheist Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I would be, but i fear that bioware will nerf the hell out of it and to the point that it will no longer be worth it. Bit sad that the game forces me to do Biochem to be at my best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idipper Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) While leveling slicing+treasure hunting is probably better. switch to biochem at 50 (or the high 40s) Nope! Edited January 16, 2012 by idipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhaos Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 well my knight is at 42 and I have artifice, archeology and treasure hunting and I make shield generators and focuses that my knight and companions use. I have made a nice little profit from selling artifact grade gear on the market so if you think the other crew skills are trash, you may want to take another look;) That's amazing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Synthweaving, Armstech, Artifice and Armormech are will become useful later on when BW makes the needed changes. This is a MMO people, nerfs / changes will come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehneu Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Honestly if you have to ask this question then you are only gimping yourself in more ways then one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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