I seem to recall most other interactions in the story/planet quests being along the lines of 'get respect' or there being a convo option to kill or threaten... the inquisitor just seems far to jovial and willing to deal with npcs...

Futile perhaps, but not redundant.

I have an i7 4790k and a GTX 770, with no OC. With graphics settings in swtor at Very HIgh @ 2560 x1440 I will get 100+ fps if I turn off vsync. I'm sure you'll do fine!

Another $100 would have gotten you the new i7 4790k... which I'm pretty sure is faster in both single and multithreaded workloads than anything but the new i7 6 core processors, and with an 88 watt TDP. Might be worth a look if you have options to exchange what you've got...

I'm going to quote my own reply to you from a few pages back. It's not the Jawa Junk! It's the stuff in the packs or the packs themselves being sold. Here is the real math again:

You don't even need the jawa junk. Buy Hypercrates, Sell Packs, get enough credits to buy ALOT of mats, even at inflated prices. Right now the least expensive pack on the GTN is 200k, x 24 in a crate = 4.8 million credits. Mats are selling for, on average, about 150k per stack at even the most high demand. So, worst case, that gives you enough credits to buy about 32 stacks of materials, which translates to about 130 war supplies, plus about 25 invasion forces. And last week with 100% conquest bonus that equaled about 230,000 conquest points. So, with a little lead time 4 people willing to spend $40 will add about 1 million pts to your total. Now, what if you have 10 people willing to do so, or 10 people willing to spend $120? If you think there aren't people willing to spend that, or even much, much more, take a look at this article I posted a while back: http://www.wired.com/2012/11/meet-the-whales/all/

Dude, you need to let this one go. I am shocked that I'm about to stand up for the folks that kicked my butt last week, but the fact is that crafting is conquests when it comes down to it. Every other activity is just a filler to occupy excess time in between either directly or indirectly supporting the crafting regime. I think you are placing too much value on progress in other aspects of the game (i.e. accumulating credits) vs. the goal of planetary conquest, and you struggle to see why people would choose to pursue a strategy that does nothing but diminish progress towards every other in game goal. Perhaps in that your way of thinking is not that far removed from the OP: Why in the world has Bioware created a system that does just that, and was that their intent?

Why don't you all just create another thread where folks are free to debate just how much better (or worse ) crafting is than other conquest objectives. Perhaps another thread where people discuss whether Triumph, WOOK, et al have some nefarious purpose in bringing up the question of crafting now. In this thread, there is one question: Did Bioware intend crafting to become such an overwhelming contributor to the overall conquest point structure? Oh, and also, you can create another thread where you debate whether Planetary Conquests itself is actually just a massive credit sink supporting and complimenting a soft push towards a pay-to-achievements (and dare i say win) future.

I am surprised more of this conversation has not veered into pay-to-win territory. Bioware must recognize that there is a very short (and profitable for them!) path from cartel coins to crafting materials. I would not at all be surprised if having the only infinitely repeatable conquest objective also be the one that can be directly supported by cartel purchases is in fact very much intended. Eventually a lot of folks are going to burn out their banks and inventory, not to mention lose their desire to farm and rotate alts on gathering missions. Maybe Bioware is hoping some of these folks are the whales they are looking for?? http://www.wired.com/2012/11/meet-the-whales/all/

Whoops, I guess I should read all the posts before I put up my last one. Thank you for the confirmation, and the warning as well. I have been trolled, expertly it may seem, I guess I am a bad. Once again, that was a great battle, hopefully one we all won't have to repeat too soon!

That is a great question Klaw.

Thanks! We really enjoyed the competition! More so if we had won, of course... But in the end, we always do our best to be respectful both in victory and defeat. However, a lot of Churb's posts would seem to imply he is a member of Triumph, even though he hides behind the anonymity of the forums. It certainly detracts from Triumph's image and your accomplishments to have someone like that being associated with you. Admiration can quickly turn to begrudging acknowledgement, or worse, you know? That being said, you can't separate the person and the player from the comments and opinions, and it would really detract from your image if you were hiding the same person whose comments you wish to distance yourself from behind a very carefully worded response. If I am off base in that suspicion than I apologize in advance, and we can all rest easy knowing Churb is simply the forum's biggest wanna be.

Wait, what? You don't even have the final say in what you are allowed to post on the forums? This just keeps getting better. So, tell us, who pulls the strings of the mighty "King" Churb? Also, I'm pretty sure everyone in WOOK knows where we finished this week, and a few 'reminders' aren't going to really do much to our mood either way. If you are going to troll us go ahead, we are big boys and girls and can take it, but at least have the guts to not edit your post after the fact. As Klaw said, show the real you!

Lacking the confidence to let your accomplishments speak for themselves is one thing, but having to delete and hide from your own words? Damn.