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Thread: Training Saber Quality?
TobiasRN wrote:I'm getting closer to my trials everyday....cap exp about 5 more times, not that you care, lol, but anyway...Question is, when crafting your first saber, is it worth using your good LS resources, and you bane's heart/sunriders? Renting a LS crafting suit? Do you end up using it much?I know the stats on it wont be that great no matter what, so I guess that's my point. Would it be better to make a crap saber with cap resourses and a generic color crystal and use it to grind with? Save the good stuff until you can make a gen 2 or 3?
No. Dont ever use your good stuff until you have the LS xxx4 box, before that your sabers will be "use it till I can make a better one, then delete" items, anyway.
You can use your Bane's Heart or Sunrider's Destiny since you can take crystals and pearls out of a saber and put them in another one if you desire so.
You can make all generations of sabers at Padawan, but you dont have the experimentation points to make them in good quality yet.
I have ls 0020, enhancer 0002, and healer 2000. My saber is a mediocre third-gen because I only have 1 experimentation point and crappy crystalsright now (I think my fc is 25, but not sure). I spin as much as possible, but I never run out of force because I know how to use channel during a fight.
And since my saber has only 206 dps, I don't worry about aggro in a spin group. The other Jedi do a lot more damage than I am capable of atm. I hardly ever have to heal, and even then I use STIM D's. Jedi healing is only for a quick boost if I'm the last man standing in my group.
I used a +15.00 LS crafting tool (cuz my guild has one)
I used a +44.55 crafting station (cuz my guild has one)
I used very good resources (cuz I was a crafter and just happened to have them)
I used crafters food (cuz I was a crafter and just happened to have them)
TobiasRN wrote:
I'm getting closer to my trials everyday....cap exp about 5 more times, not that you care, lol, but anyway...
Question is, when crafting your first saber, is it worth using your good LS resources, and you bane's heart/sunriders? Renting a LS crafting suit? Do you end up using it much?
I know the stats on it wont be that great no matter what, so I guess that's my point. Would it be better to make a crap saber with cap resourses and a generic color crystal and use it to grind with? Save the good stuff until you can make a gen 2 or 3?
During the 8th Padawan trial you will need to craft a saber (you cannot use it until the end of the trials). So craft the training saber to complete that part. After the trials you can tune 1 colored crystal and drop it in and use it. I don't think worthless is the word. Mine hit for 82 dmg every 3.9 seconds or so. Coupled with your only skill "saber hit" you are a friggin paper bag in combat.
My best advise is to craft a Gen I saber and use that to grind. I am 0022 Sabers 0002 Enhancer and still have to use my Gen I saber because of the force cost associated with Gen III or IV. Even with a crafting suit, best resources, and food/drink...my best Gen III is 120 SAC, and 30-40ish force cost if i remember right. At low levels your force pool is rediculously low and will wipe your force out within seconds. So by using the Gen I saber with a 7 force cost can get you through 2 to 3 lairs if you are efficient. Having other Jedi with transfer force helps out a lot, or you will be waiting 15 mins for your force to regen otherwise. Another good tactic is to get the spin skill form the double bladed line first, I did that then got channel and it's smooth sailing now.