I find it frustrating that I cannot make all my armor pieces throughout the levels. Think of all the credits I could save! Making mods to fill adaptive armor is extremely time consuming. I think I am torturing myself by rolling 7 toons all at the same low level while my 50 commando/armstech is just chillin out.

Short answer: NO

 

Long answer: Hell NO!!! Having different crew skills crafting different slots promotes trade between players. It also encourages "independent souls" - like you AND me - to replay the game making alts to cover all the bases.

Perhaps I wasn't clearly stating. For instance, I can make boots and belts. Then boots, belts, hand. Then boots, belts hands, chest, bracers. Finally all slots at like 24-26. Running around without a headgear or bracers. Bleh. Maybe it's just me.

Perhaps I wasn't clearly stating. For instance, I can make boots and belts. Then boots, belts, hand. Then boots, belts hands, chest, bracers. Finally all slots at like 24-26. Running around without a headgear or bracers. Bleh. Maybe it's just me.

 

And take a look at when you get your first head piece quest reward: approximately level 23 (I remember because I crafted a helmet for an alt that had a level requirement of 24 and I got my first helmet as a reward just before I was able to equip the crafted piece; the crafted shell was "fugly" but it had an augment slot, so I kept it for a LONG time). So the design intent is for no character to have head gear before the low 20s. Working as intended.

 

The "work-around" is BoL adaptive gear and a cybertech or planetary comms. But that is also working as intended: veteran players who have done the leveling thing before have a faster progression track than new players.

Edited January 20, 2014 by psandak

On the imp side you get a head piece reward around level 15, about the time you get the mission to go to Grathan's compound. I've also gotten one from the random box after BT/Esseles

everyone gets FOUR full sets of adaptive armour at lvl1.....

everyone gets FOUR full sets of adaptive armour at lvl1.....

 

^This.

 

Which leads crafting blues as synth/armor while leveling seem worthless, while bio/cyber is a much better proposition, but still less than three gather. If you're leveling alts, send the mods through legacy. Plus, you can't mix/max unless in orange.

 

Synth/armor/artiface only seem to be good for augs.

^This.

 

Which leads crafting blues as synth/armor while leveling seem worthless, while bio/cyber is a much better proposition, but still less than three gather. If you're leveling alts, send the mods through legacy. Plus, you can't mix/max unless in orange.

 

Synth/armor/armstech only seem to be good for augs.

 

fixed. but armstech sells barrels too

everyone gets FOUR full sets of adaptive armour at lvl1.....

 

But no mods to install and planetary comms item mods are a minimum level 13 (I know because I recently checked). So any new player cannot take advantage for a quite some time.

 

Not to mention three of the four sets look G-D awful (only the imp experimental suit is decent IMO).