harleyandsmokey Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 (edited) I was wondering what gear I should get for my DPS Shadow when I get to level 50? P.S. I am doing PVE and PVP Edited July 16, 2012 by harleyandsmokey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TERRAFIRMA Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) I was wondering what gear I should get for my DPS Shadow when I get to level 50? P.S. I am doing PVE and PVP I would suggest you go for the crafted force master set from the GTN or craft it yourself if your a synthweaver... You can get this as a prototype (Blue) Overkill or artifact (Purple) Endowment (preferably) sets... http://db.darthhater.com/items/11063/force_master_vestments/ The purple (superior) set is 124 rated and will see you all set for HM FP's and SM EV... If your clever you'll have your warzone commendations saved up to 2000 so once you hit 50 you can get your battlemaster double bladed saber which will give you a good start. Check the markets - you can pretty much buy a really good start up @ 50 set which you'll swiftly build on if you do HM FP's - wouldn't spend too much time apart from buying this gear though as you'll acquire either gear directly or through daily commendations etc quite fast - but the Force Master is a good set to start with for a Shadow... EDIT - Or just go and buy the recruit stalker PVP set - not great for PVE but if your in a guild they might be happy to pull you through until your geared... Edited July 17, 2012 by TERRAFIRMA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harleyandsmokey Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) People have been telling me to get Rakata gear but I dont like the head piece :/ Edited July 17, 2012 by harleyandsmokey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoRice Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Rip the mods out and put it into an orange light armor shell of your choosing. Also, you get a free set of Recruit PvP gear at 50. While not the greatest for either PvP or PvE, the set will help you get gear at the next level (BM & Columi). Since both PvP & PvE gear take time to max out the most basic set, you'll eventually have to choose what you want to spend most of your time on. IMO, BM gear is decent enough to get you through the lower end of HM flashpoints and SM EV (maybe KP depending on the gear of the rest of the group), it also has the added ability of allowing you to PvP. If you decide to take the PvE route, realize that until you hit Rakata+, your effectiveness in PvP will be minimal due to your non-existent Expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harleyandsmokey Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 I am kinda new to this game so I dont really know what hm means and get orange gear means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoRice Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Sorry, I assumed you knew what the acronyms meant. Orange Armor -> An empty (usually) shell that has 3 slots: Armoring, Mod, and Enhancement. Each of these slots can be filled with their corresponding gear modification. Orange armor is usually used because it allows players to customize the look of their character. PvP -> Player vs Player PvE -> Player vs Environment (basically any mobs you fight in the game) BM -> Battlemaster Gear. The 2nd highest PvP gear set, just under War Hero Columi -> 2nd tier of PvE gear. Better than Tionese, worse than Rakata. SM -> Story Mode. The easiest difficulty setting for PvE Flashpoints and Operations HM -> Hard Mode. The hardest (for flashpoints) difficulty setting. In Operations, it goes SM->HM->Nightmare EV -> Eternity Vault. An end-game operation. Usually the first operation lvl 50s run due to it being the easiest. KP -> Karagga's Palace. Another end-game operation that is slightly more difficult than EV. Expertise -> A stat that boosts damage and healing done to other players, while reducing damage you take from other players. It is really only useful in warzones or open-world PvP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Order-Sixty-Six Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 (edited) Get the 4 peice pve force mystic bonus from tionese/columi/rakata shells. HeadBattlemaster Armoring (head)War Hero Aptitude Mod 26War Hero Initiative Enhancement 26 ChestBattlemaster Armoring (chest)War Hero Aptitude Mod 26War Hero Initiative Enhancement 26 LegsBattlemaster Armoring (legs)War Hero Aptitude Mod 26War Hero Initiative Enhancement 26 BootsBattlemaster Armoring (feet)War Hero Aptitude Mod 26War Hero Adept Enhancement 26 GlovesBattlemaster Armoring (hand)War Hero Aptitude Mod 26War Hero Adept Enhancement 26 Belt (modifiable)Advanced Resolve Armoring 26War Hero Mettle Mod 26 Wrist (modifiable)Advanced Resolve Armoring 26War Hero Mettle Mod 26 Mainhand(any double bladed lightsaber shell)Force mystic lightsaber gutsReplace mod with War Hero Aptitude Mod 26Replace expertise crystal with any +41 critical crystal. OffhandBlack Hole Striker's MK-1 Generator (purchased for 50 Black Hole Commendations) EarWar Hero Force-healer's MK-1 Relay ImplantsWar Hero Striker's MK-1 MotivatorWar Hero Striker's MK-1 Motivator RelicsWar Hero Relic of Boundless AgesWar Hero Relic of Boundless Ages Things to know about this gear setupYou'll be pulling mods from war hero boots & gloves primarily. These are the pieces you pull components from. War Hero Aptitude Mod 26 (x5) = War Hero Force Master BootsWar Hero Mettle Mod 26 (x2) = War Hero Stalker Boots War Hero Initiative Enhancement 26 (x3) = War Hero Stalker GlovesWar Hero Adept Enhancement 26 (x2) = War Hero Force Mystic Gloves The War Hero main armor pieces you will buy will be the 5th set bonus peice that isn't used for the set bonus (I did helmet). For this peice, the only difference from the setup above is you don't replace the war hero armoring for the 5th piece. The 4 PvE shells must have battlemaster armorings so the +50 force set effect isn't overriden by the war hero armorings which contain set effects. You also buy a War Hero Force Mystic Lightsaber. Any other War Hero main armor pieces are not necessary as you will just be replacing the mod/enhancement. War Hero Focus will be replaced later on, so learn to live with your BM focus until you can get the Black Hole Focus. Advanced Resolve Armoring 26 is obtained from HM Kephiss and very rare to get, you may choose to get wh belt / bracers until you can afford/find 2 of these. They can run up to 3.5m each depending on your server. If you do get WH belt / bracers, get stalker belt, force master wrists. Augment all pieces with willpower (advanced resolve augment 22) This will result in19294 HP1015 Power 98.36% Melee Accuracy108.36% Force Accuracy27.10% Melee Critical Chance26.01% Force Critical Chance74.28% Critical Multiplier1098 Expertise 150 Force from set effect. Edited July 21, 2012 by Order-Sixty-Six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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