Armorsmith Archive
Thread: What are YOU doing to be ready for postCU armorsmithing?
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RankorCity
Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:11 pm
#1
I have a newly minted master armorsmith in the waiting, but atm, have been rather hesitant in gathering any resources. Specifically, I want to manufacture Imperial faction armor, and unless I have missed something, no schematics/resource requirements have been listed. I have been lucky to get armor exp attachments for what I feel was a bargain (paying approx 1 mil per point on what I have had to buy - a plus 5 and plus 6 thus far).
So what are you doing to be prepared for the post CU factional armor?
TheBlackPope
Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:37 pm
#2
I've been chugging along, making armor as usual. I'd love to plan ahead, but with no information leakage, it's impossible.Like most, I'll probably log on post-patch, run around like an idiot trying to find proper resources, spending millions of credits in the process. 
AphroditeX
Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:44 pm
#3
What did they do with wookie and Ilthorian armor? ive never made it or even looked at the schems for it. Were they clones of other armor forumlas, or whole new resource ingrediants?
The only thing im doing right now is collecting resources for padded, ubese and composite for after the CU. Since armor weapons and damage are all getting "altered" they claim there will be no #1 type of armor like there is right now with composite.
I also have 4 resource deeds laying around for any new types of hide the new armor might require.
The only thing im doing right now is collecting resources for padded, ubese and composite for after the CU. Since armor weapons and damage are all getting "altered" they claim there will be no #1 type of armor like there is right now with composite.
I also have 4 resource deeds laying around for any new types of hide the new armor might require.
warrenbassist
Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:16 pm
#4
Getting familiar with making the different armour types and segments
GreenLeaders
Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:47 pm
#5
/praying 
Just kidding, I'm rolling right alone. But collecting thebest resources forall the current types of armor as I go.
Wookiee armor was all new resources. A lot of specific woods, armorpadding (tailor componet for wookiee armor), a specific copper,dant bone (forget if it is regular bone or av) and tat wooly hide. That is off the top of my head, there may be more.
Ith armor is composite all over again 
TheDarkness4u
Thu Mar 17, 2005 5:20 am
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Pumping out armor by the thousands while other armorsmiths lay back and conserve resources.
who knows, today's composite might become tomorrow's "buying pre CU nerf composite"
GEJedi1138
Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:01 pm
#8
TheDarkness4u wrote:
who knows, today's composite might become tomorrow's "buying pre CU nerf composite"
Hmm. You know now that you mention it, do you think it would be a good idea to make a ton of armor and leave it crated till after the CU? Like whats gonna happen with existing armor in the new system?Like should we make a ton of our best possible stuff then crate it away and hope for the best, or sell off everything we have before the CU?
UmmonPrime
Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:31 pm
#9
The best armor now, may not be the best armor after the CU. Since most go for high base and ignore encum, these suits may be more of problemthan anything.
If H/A/M is going to mean more after the CU, than we all need to change the way we make armor now or it will not carry over well.
Ajo79
Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:50 pm
#10
I'm running a pretty small armor buisness.
I'm not doing anything special. Since I'm small I don't have big stocks of completed suits laying around, I make new ones as I sell off. So I don't have a lot tied up in stuff that might become obsulete after the CURB.
Since no info is revealed it's very hard to make some plans for beyond CURB. I'll be ready to hit anything that shifts in that will be needed, after it's revealed. So I'll be ready
Some new resources are probably needed, but since I don't know what it is it's hard to stockpile it now. That will have to wait until it's revealed.
AndJusticeForAll
Thu Mar 17, 2005 5:26 pm
#11
moving business away from multi-layered composite towards uber unsliced stun comp and cheap grind comp for the krayt hunters.
i intend to make the best stormtrooper armor after cu... just keep collecting resource deeds. got 12 now. hope for 20 before patch day.
oh, and very large array of armor enhancers. ~2000 on vendor and factories, all categorized and numbered. alot of my business will be custom enhanced suits. (very much like RIS i assume)
Message Edited by AndJusticeForAll on 03-17-2005 06:28 PM
Kesslan
Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:30 pm
#12
Personally i'm just producing armor as usual. From what I understand. Once CU comes along. High end armor will be supposedly, rumor has it. Tradeable for some other type of armor of equal quality according to the CU.
What another big question is from the customer base at least. Is what happens to all their shiny AA mods.
Personally at least I dont worrya bout those since unless you have an ADK to couple with that armor. It wont last for ever anyway.
Brutus_Krylop
Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:47 pm
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There aren't too many big producers of armor on Bloodfin anymore, so for the most part I'm just trying to keep my vendors stocked. I'm also using a lot of "second best" resources, reserving the creme de la creme for certain special orders and the CURB. I might miss a point of base effectiveness here or there, but I've never been much bothered by that anyway.
Beyond that, I'm just collecting resources, particularly hides and specialty minerals. I'm really hoping for a good bristley or scaley spawn sometime soon.
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