OK that cleared things up alot for me. I think I got it down: Tiers show how good a piece of gear is. Tionese Gear is Tier 1, costs less but has worse stats than Rakata. You get Rakata Gear by either buying it with Commedations, looting them from Hard modes/Nightmare modes, or crafting them. You can also get mods/barrels/hilts/enhancments/etc from dailies on Ilum and Belsavis. Thanks for the help!

OK, Im getting it, but why the tiers? Are you only allowed Tionese Gear when you first become a 50? How do you advance through 'Tiers"? Do you just loot Rakata gear or can you get Rakata Commedations and buy some? Thanks for the help by the way.

OK, I'm about to hit 50 and I want to completely max out my character with the best gear around. I've heard stuff like Rakata, Columni, and Tionese gear. I want to max out my Sorcerer for PvE but I have no idea what all this gear stuff is. So, I have a couple questions: What is the best gear for PvE? How do I get this gear? Where do I get this gear? Are there missions/bosses I have to do/kill to get this gear? How hard is it to get this gear? What sort of stats will I get from this gear? What commedations if any do I need to get for this gear? This is all very confusing to me, any help reguarding these questions are greatly appriciated.

Maybe I should switch to Artifice... I hear you can make actual Lightsabers. Anyone want to comfirm that?

Hello guys, in my recent Beta experiences I took the time to dive into the Crew Skills system. I found that picking a Gathering and Mission was very easy on my Inquisitor, but I had some trouble with my Crafting Skill. At first I went with Synthweaving. The fact that Inquisitors wear only Light Armor made me feel I needed to craft things that would help me defend myself. I started to work on it, but I found that normally I would loot armor that was better than what I had crafted. This got me second guessing myself. Now, with Artifice you are more on the Offensive side of things. I'm still not 100% sure what Artifice makes, but I have heard of Mods, Weapons, and other Offensive material for Force users. I thought to myself if I'm already strong, why not make myself even stronger? So what should I go with? Continue with Synthweaving or switch to Artifice? Tell me what you think.