Screaming_Ziva Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Is there any reason to reengineer purples other than to get some crafting materials back? Can I learn new schematics from reengineering purples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xidian Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I don't believe so, but I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun-Runner Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Is there any reason to reengineer purples other than to get some crafting materials back? Can I learn new schematics from reengineering purples? There is no purpose to reverse engineering purple-quality items, outside the desire to generate/recover crafting materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewrem Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 It depends on what 'tier' the purple is. If your base item was a green, then the purple is the highest it can go. If however, the base item was a blue, then there is a reason to RE the first level of purple, because you can learn a better level from it. I suggest reading the sticky at the top of the page: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=45866 It goes very in depth on the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkybladeDarkstar Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I have heard that purples can be REd into oranges. I haven't had a chance to test it, though. I'm really curious about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenelle Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) Yes there can be a reason to r/e a purple in some professions. The color of the item has little bearing on whether it can be reverse engineered. If you start with a blue schematic and reverse engineer it it will be purple with a prefix of overkill, redoubt, or critical. This does not work in the case of mods. They seem to just be green, blue, purple to my knowledge, however in the case of synthweaving, earpieces, implants, armormech, weapons, focus, shields, etc, it does work with prefixes. So I have a purple piece with overkill, redoubt or critical. I can reverse engineer that piece to a tier 2 prefix. Please consult the guide stickied in the crew skills section of these forums for information on tier 2 prefixes and what they impart to the item b/c there are 14 or 15 possibilities. In synthweaving a tier 1 purple take 4 epic cloth to make, a tier 2 purple reverse engineered from a tier 1 purple take 8 epic cloth and has an extra stat. If you start with green it'll go green > blue > purple If you start with blue it'll go blue > tier 1 purple > tier 2 purple If you start with purple it'll go purple > tier 1 purple > tier 2 purple Edited January 21, 2012 by Ravenelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenelle Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I have heard that purples can be REd into oranges. I haven't had a chance to test it, though. I'm really curious about it. This is untrue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun-Runner Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I have heard that purples can be REd into oranges. I haven't had a chance to test it, though. I'm really curious about it. No, they can not. I wish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkybladeDarkstar Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Good to have that cleared up, I won't worry about it then. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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