What do you think of this new helmet? Reminds me of a super car model...
http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/15/6005127/stormtrooper-helmets-from-star-wars-episode-vii-design-leak
Better play The Sims...
Actually after the "house" thing implamented to the game it will be more or less like The Sims. Buy new furniture, add new rooms, "interact" with your wife/housband. Btw, are we gonna have birth control in the game anyway?
Is it normal that much of "eating and drinking" involved in zen?
Well the answer is "yes" I believe.
Buddha says that his best known miracle is "to drink when he wants and to eat when he wants"
So go for it dude...
Level of the orange gear is changed by the level of augments, armorings and mods on it.
If you put a level 33 armoring on a level 1 orange gear it will become level 34 orange gear from now on.
Level 1 orange gear has no use as it has nothing on it.
I haven't soloed any of the two missions from the start. After a few deaths I've figured out when to interrupt and when to attack, also which companion is better. Try a little harder. Everytime it gets easier
If this is your first character in the game then I suggest you pick Cybertech, Schavenging and Underworld Trading. You will need to make upgrades to orange armors(armoring and mods mainly) during the game. This way you'll keep your armors up to date, cheaper.
Afaik there is no "secret" behind it. Same random engine works for all the companions including the crew droid. You may also add some more crit or efficiency by buying modules related to your crew skill from the ship merchant droid. You have to buy that ship merchant droid from the legacy options. A part from that, your crits are only about luck.