Sharzade Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) I'm having a good time in game, since returning this month for Revan and the x12 XP. I'm trying to follow some of the coming changes coming with the Revan expansion. The only commendations I have on my character are Planetary and they seem to cap at 100 in the currency window. My question is: am I better off using my planetary commendations for the highest level planetary vendor gear I can afford before the Revan changes happen? Or should I just collect the commendations and let them convert into Basics? I'm thinking that current planetary commendation value and the potency of the currently available planetary commendation PVE gear may be better now (pre-Revan), and that the Basics might have less buying power for weaker gear. Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but I don't want to end up wishing I'd bought better commendation PVE gear before the changes arrive. Advice would be helpful. Edited November 21, 2014 by Sharzade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icednerves Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Basic comms once the expansion hits will buy you 180 rating gear if i'm correct. I know it isn't less than 180 at least, so save your comms and let them be converted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharzade Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) Thanks, I won't spend them since the gear quality will be good. I'm trying to get as much questing done as possible before the expansion arrives so I'll have even more commendations to convert to basics by then. Edited November 21, 2014 by Sharzade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkelefantos Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Basic comms once the expansion hits will buy you 180 rating gear if i'm correct. I know it isn't less than 180 at least, so save your comms and let them be converted. 186 actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobchoco Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 186 actually. 186 really? 186 are from nightmare modes currently i dont think they'd let us get 186 gear that easily even after the expansion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkelefantos Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 186 really? 186 are from nightmare modes currently i dont think they'd let us get 186 gear that easily even after the expansion 186 is the entry gear level for the new Ops. Originally, Basic Comms gave you 156 (later upped to 162). 156 was entry level gear for TfB, S&V and DF SM. Therefore, Basic Comms in 3.0 must award 186 to make sense. Besides, pretty sure it was confirmed on a livestream or such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragondog Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I haven't heard any such confirmation. And as Basic Comms apparently will replace Planetary comms, as the latter won't exist after 3.0, I doubt that's the only level gear you can buy with Basic comms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essence_of_Light Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I haven't heard any such confirmation. And as Basic Comms apparently will replace Planetary comms, as the latter won't exist after 3.0, I doubt that's the only level gear you can buy with Basic comms. I'd also like to add Classic Commendations are being removed as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eidolooon Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 well they remove planetary and classic comms, so maybe there will be something above the ultimate ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagikFingerz Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 well they remove planetary and classic comms, so maybe there will be something above the ultimate ones. They're removing tiers to make things simpler, so that wouldn't make much sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragondog Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 They've also said, something along the lines of, that all PVE gear in the game will move to a different vendor. Elite and Ultimate could in that way move to Basic to make room for new level gear at Elite and Ultimate levels. They could even move Planetary level gear to the Basic vendor. But if all gear is moving, Basic gear would have to move somewhere else. So we'll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkelefantos Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 This is the info we currently have. Looks like I misremembered what was said about Basic Comms. And even if I didn't, I'm not gonna go through the livestreams to prove it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eidolooon Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 well its kinda clear said there Note: This is not a downgrade in terms of what you can purchase, as Basic comms will be buying the same or better gear in 3.0 as Ultimate comms currently purchase. The new tiers will therefore be: Basic - leveling gear and entry level 60 gear. (180? 186? Specific level not yet confirmed.) Elite - 192 gear (specific level not confirmed) Ultimate - 196 gear (specific level not confirmed) if it will confirm ofc. but it seems very likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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