So after you get tech fragment gear, do you still need get more mods to get the right stats you need? I am looking at all the guides and they say you need different mods at max, not just your set bonus. How do you acquire these? Can you just buy them from the GTN?

So after you get tech fragment gear, do you still need get more mods to get the right stats you need? I am looking at all the guides and they say you need different mods at max, not just your set bonus. How do you acquire these? Can you just buy them from the GTN?

You might be able to, but they will be somewhere north of "eyewateringly expensive"(1). The alternative is just to buy and buy and buy from the Tech Frags ==> gear pieces (e.g. mod objects) until you get what you want.

 

The key thing about "different mods" is that for "optimum" performance, the stat mix for level-synced content (where the "EMPH"(2) stats are capped) is not the same as for level 75 content (where the stats are what they are), so the "ideal" is to have two sets of gear, one set up for below-max content (very Crit heavy on DPS/Heal characters), and the other set up for max-level content (more accurate balanced set-up, with more Mastery and Endurance than the below-max set).

 

(1) Because they will be crafted ones, and the process of learning the schematics is beyond ridiculous (even for Biochemistry consumables), and the materials for creating 306-rated versions are, themselves, migraine-worthy in their expensivitiy.

 

(2) Endurance, Mastery, Power, and Health. Health is capped at a level somewhat below what the Endurance cap would indicate, and from a pedantic point of view, Power is *set*(3) rather than *capped*.

 

(3) That is, your Power is the same in that level-synced area regardless of what gear you are or are not wearing. If your level 75 stands in the open on Zakuul, you'll see that he/she has 3929 Power. If you take off all the character's gear, his/her Power will change to ... 3929.

I don't see any mods from the vendor, or did you mean the spoils of war vendor?

I don't see any mods from the vendor, or did you mean the spoils of war vendor?

Yes. Sorry for not being more specific.