rasputein Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 so i rolled a juggernaught and went synthweaving to craft armor for myself, took archaeology and underworld trade as my other 2 skills (what codex said) , now do i have this right, that i HAVE to have slicing to get augmentschematics ? if so *** is up with that, havnt seen any on the gtn for sale ( aug schematics) so do i have to take a skill that has no use to my trade other then getting the schims? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhudian Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 (edited) Slicing provides schematics and materials for crafting augments for all three augment-crafting professions: synth, arms, and armor. Edit: The materials provided by slicing are only non-greens. You'll still need to contact a slicer for the schematics. Edited May 11, 2012 by Rhudian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeJon Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 You should be seeing more mats as time goes by, depending on the population of your server, or you can find this to be a lucrative business and start another character solely for leveling slicing. Get your first companion then your second after you get your ship, and then give him some creds and level it passively. Not the best solution...I don't think. We're still reliant on Slicers to get augments like we were before. Also for you synthweaver, know that if you RE your green augment after you've purchased your schematic, The blues and purples take special slicing mats....so you wouldn't be able to pump these out on a consistent basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokota Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Are you sure you looking in the right place on the GTN? Augment schematics drop like candy. I have dozens of them that I will probably end up feeding to a vendor. I often see them sell for 2k each because there are so many of them. And yes, if you want to make augments, you're going to either need a Slicer or you're going to have to buy some of the materials. That's how an economy works. It's supposed to be interconnected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quici Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 The only sythweaving aug schematics that are dropping frequently are 22's..the lower ones are difficult to find and when on the GTN are for 255K plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodan Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 now do i have this right, that i HAVE to have slicing to get augmentschematics ? if so *** is up with that, havnt seen any on the gtn for sale ( aug schematics) so do i have to take a skill that has no use to my trade other then getting the schims? its got creating a viable economy. it allows players to actually need something from another. or you could just createa an alt and have them sit on fleet and do only slicing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerensk Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I think it was in response to the outcry when slicing was "nerfed" at the beginning of the year. Because it became a lower demand skill they wanted to give it legitimacy again. Now if they can find some way to create demand for diplomacy and investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finelinebob Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) I feel for the original poster. Yeah, it takes a crit on a Rich Sliced Tech mission of any grade to get 2 schematics and purple crafting materials. On top of that, those schematics may be for either Armstech, Armormech or Synthweaving. I have a spreadsheet on Google Docs with all 294 augment combinations listed by crafting skill, augment name, primary/secondary stat and grade/level ... the link is in my sig if you want a look. My advice? Take an alt up slicing. Use your main to fund leveling that crew skill. Get the alt to at least level 25 so you have 3 companions available to run missions. If you can, get their affection up to 10k to increase your crit chance. Then start running those Rich Sliced Tech missions till you're blue in the face. Personally, I have 3 alts with 400 slicing (2 have 3 comps that can run missions, 1 has 5). I have crafters for all three augment-crafting professions, so I'm trying to get all 294 schematics. Been running missions for a full week-and-a-half now and just passed the half-way mark. Of course, since it's a purely random drop when you DO crit on a mission, it's becoming more likely as I run missions that I will get a schematic I already have. With the number of dupes I'm getting, though, it's more than paying for itself since I sell those on the GTN. If you're on Prophecy of the Five and find a schematic for something OTHER than a grade 22 augment (seems to be about 20-30 pages of them per profession!), you're probably buying from one of my alts since no one else seems to be running these lower level missions! Edited July 20, 2012 by finelinebob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarlegant Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 yes basically it's a loophole in crafting... a level 10 toon can have 400 slicing... as previous posters have said, it's best to level up into your 20s, to get a 3rd companion... seems to be the best ratio of time spent to time eventually saved. the good news is, you're main only needs to supply a start up fund... slicing will begin to pay for itself... level slicing, by doing the companion gifts... crits will get you purple gifts, sell em on the GTN... often the crits will get you schematics, also sellable... your companions will favor a select gift type, sell the rest. and last but not least, your alt still has two available slots, perhaps one day you might need a biochemist, or artifice... or a cybertech for droid armor for HK... or you could just join a guild, get a friend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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