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After a few days of stat migration i've set my quickness to 750, stamina to 500, focus to 600, and willpower to 500... with these settings i am now able to infinitely sample resources without needing a macro... as my HAM bars are replenished just as the next sample is done... because of this i was able to decrease my mind to a lvl of 600 (though i'm thinking of going down to 500) and use the points in that to max out my strength to 500 and constitution to 400, as well as set my health to 850 and action to 700. i've heard that some people have their mind replenish and always full with stamina to 500 and focus at 500, so they may be an option to you if you'd like... but as far as keeping the action bar replenished 750 quickness and 500 stamina is working well for me (i believe that a 700 quickness, stamina 600 may help as well, though i do know that sampling is quite taxing on the action bar with the latest patch) so basically if you're confused with the stats, here's what is working for me.

health 850

strength 500

constitution 400

action 700

quickness 750

stamina 700

mind 600

focus 600

willpower 500

also, i'm aware thatspecies plays a part in the max amounts you're allowed to achieve, currently myspecies is bothan which allows me to set action as high as i have it, though if you have a differentspecies or prefer a different one, i'd say experiment with settings on a server you're not using by making a new character, since you're allowed to use stat migration with no time penalties on the 'station' before fully introducing your character to the galaxy... basically play with the stat migrations, stick yourself on a planet, set to sampling something and see how your character holds up the HAM bars, if it doesnt work out for you, delete the character and try another... then when you find a combo that works, use stat migration on your main character so that you can set that character's stats accordingly...

some people would prefer to use the macros then mess with their stats, and thats understandable for the game they play... but myself i would rather leave the computer on and my character sampling while i'm asleep that way i'm 'one step ahead of the game' and keeping myself with a constant flow of resources in addition to my harvesters without having to set my alarm for every 2-3 hours to start the macro again...

also, ona side note... i wish there was a different way to earn xp in surveying... seems kinda lame that someone could just turn a macro on and leave the computer for a few hours and earn enough xp to level... i understand that entertainers and medics can also earn xp by using a macro, and think that should be changed as well... though medics have it more fair in that they cant just leave the comp for a few hours, since they have to heal someone else once one person is healed... perhaps entertainers should have to mutually perform music for someone in order to gain xp... then again, perhaps it is fair since they earn xp in such small amounts... so i guess after all that, the only one that really needs changing is surveying skill since its a skill that can be lvled solely by macroing... anyways, just my 2 cents on that...

This is correct, and Rodians can infinitely sample as well. I sincerely hope they don't nerf this, as it's fine as is. It's called species tradeoff. I've got 300 health, strength, constitution in exchange for maxxed out crafting stats. I'm going to be severely disappointed if people start yelling foul