The Glade 4.0

As a smuggler, I had a 4-slot blaster pistol as a quest reward I received when I was about lvl 8ish. Even at lvl 19, I think I was still using it. Also, at that point, I had a 4-slot medium armor piece for my chest.

Not sure which crafting profession I'll take at launch, but I'm seriously looking forward to being able to make stuff worth using. Didn't get that far during the beta weekends

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Go back to zero, take a pill, and get well ~ Lemmy Kilmister

Yeah, everybody gets a 4-slot weapon as a quest reward on the starter planet. Kind of makes me feel sorry for Armstechs.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Except that the damage doesn't scale, does it?

Damage scales with hilts and barrels.

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Los Angeles Kings 2014 Stanley Cup Champions

"I love this **** team right here."
-Jonathan Quick

Nah, I didn't mind it too much as an armstech. As a gunslinger, I could only use the one weapon in one hand anyway so I needed a quality weapon in my offhand too. On top of that, my companion also did benefit from me making a better quality gun for him as well. And even on top of that, armstechs craft barrels too.


As for what profession I'll go with at launch? My main will likely be sith warrior. And I think I want to craft armor for him. So that means: Synthweaving. Synthweaving is armor for all force users (it sounds like it only makes cloth armor, but it does indeed make light, medium, and heavy varieties). That too I enjoyed making as I leveled up in lowbie land, as the stuff I made was superior to quest rewards as well.

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

So the 4 slot gun at 8th could be competitive all the way up if I exchange barrel mods?

Yes.

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Los Angeles Kings 2014 Stanley Cup Champions

"I love this **** team right here."
-Jonathan Quick

Ah, I missed that barrels were the level-deterministic augment slot.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Me too! I ended up turning in comendations for a level 16 gun right before beta ended for me. Couldn't understand why I couldn't find a decent gun for sale on vendors.