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Thread: What profession did you choose to accompany your shipwright?
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chlaos
Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:06 pm
#1
I am currently Master Shipwright/Master Architect. I originally chose this combo because there are similar resources required and I thought it would simplify harvesting somewhat. While it has reduced the numberof different things I have to harvest, both require such large amounts of resources that now I feel the combo may not have been the best choice as I have a hard time keeping fully stocked in both areas. I have 25 harvs runnin full time, but maybe I should consider a static lot swap.
Anyway, I was just curious what combo most of you guys are running and what the advantages/disadvantages were. The one that seemed most obvious to switch to was Droid Engineer, but there seems to be a great deal of dissatisfaction with that proff. 
Tokklyym
Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:55 pm
#3
When I started, I was Master Shipwright / Master Tailor / 3043 Merchant.
I was Tailor forever, and I found they were similar professions: close relationship with the customer, lots of custom orders, most stock handmade.
Problem is, my Shipbuilding business got really busy, and I ended up dropping Tailor. That was around the same time as the CU, and I killed my alt.
So now I'm Master Shipwright / Master Rifleman (Bowcaster!) / 0402 Merchant / 4043 Artisan
I don't need a lot of Vendors, I don't need to dress them (Wookiees all around), and I'm already on the Planetary map. The Efficency line is nice because of that 20% discount on Maint. When I have 8 Heavy harvs going, that's a lot of bank.
I think if I ever went back to double crafting, I'd try DE. When I was standing in line with my SWG Box back in August 2003, I was thinking 'I'll be a Wookiee who makes Droids!' Still have never tried it.
It's also the most complimentary crafting profession for Shipwright.
I was Tailor forever, and I found they were similar professions: close relationship with the customer, lots of custom orders, most stock handmade.
Problem is, my Shipbuilding business got really busy, and I ended up dropping Tailor. That was around the same time as the CU, and I killed my alt.
So now I'm Master Shipwright / Master Rifleman (Bowcaster!) / 0402 Merchant / 4043 Artisan
I don't need a lot of Vendors, I don't need to dress them (Wookiees all around), and I'm already on the Planetary map. The Efficency line is nice because of that 20% discount on Maint. When I have 8 Heavy harvs going, that's a lot of bank.
I think if I ever went back to double crafting, I'd try DE. When I was standing in line with my SWG Box back in August 2003, I was thinking 'I'll be a Wookiee who makes Droids!' Still have never tried it.
It's also the most complimentary crafting profession for Shipwright.
Nearro
Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:41 pm
#4
I went pretty much the same route.
My shipwright:
Master shipwright (duh)
Master architect
Master merchant (a must to store all the resources we need)
4044 Artisan (have to be able to survey our own materials, buying isn't really an option)
My biggest recommendation is master merchant, or at least enough merchant skills to run your own vendors reliably. You'll want them for 2 reasons: (1) to sell your crafts, of course and (2) storage, storage, storage. Shipwrights, by far, have some of the largest storage requirements, with a lot of our items taking insane amounts of resources, but, almost more importantly, storage of parts waiting on RE's. I personally have a stock of about 2100 parts awaiting RE'ing. There's no other option short of master merchant for storing those amounts of items.
My shipwright:
Master shipwright (duh)
Master architect
Master merchant (a must to store all the resources we need)
4044 Artisan (have to be able to survey our own materials, buying isn't really an option)
My biggest recommendation is master merchant, or at least enough merchant skills to run your own vendors reliably. You'll want them for 2 reasons: (1) to sell your crafts, of course and (2) storage, storage, storage. Shipwrights, by far, have some of the largest storage requirements, with a lot of our items taking insane amounts of resources, but, almost more importantly, storage of parts waiting on RE's. I personally have a stock of about 2100 parts awaiting RE'ing. There's no other option short of master merchant for storing those amounts of items.
czaeba
Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:10 pm
#6
Master Shipwright / Master Artisan / Master Merchant
I did have a swoop/vehicles vendor for a while and it did very well, but shipwright keeps me so busy that I decided there's no way I'm concentrating on anything but that.
KaylBreinhar
Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:13 am
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Soon-to-be Master Shipwright, 0204 Merchant, 4044 Artisan, 4440 Crafting Prowess (took it back when exp/assy might've helped sabers), 0004 Combat Prowess, 4400 Enh Ref, 0044LS, 0040 Def. Oh yeah, Novice Politician as well just to make my profession list extra-long. 
CL66 with Improved Force Aura...too bad I have no desire whatsoever to be a Jedi - I just refuse to piss away three complete lines, and it gives me rudimentary defensive capability.
CL66 with Improved Force Aura...too bad I have no desire whatsoever to be a Jedi - I just refuse to piss away three complete lines, and it gives me rudimentary defensive capability.
Message Edited by KaylBreinhar on 09-11-2005 06:29 AM
Ashtirael
Sun Sep 11, 2005 6:38 pm
#8
Master Shipwright/Master Merchant/Master Armorsmith
Gotta make sure my Imp alt is protected
Thinking about DE, but gonna wait till they give DE's something bada$$ to create (Still got my token respec ta use on both alts )
Shadow-Walker
Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:56 am
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looking to use my final points on DE, as I can never find one who can make me astro-droids to sell with my vendors
MSW MDE Merchant and Arisan (will make factory and factory of parts, memory chips before dropping master)
Sank_Rata
Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:22 am
#10
Im Master SW-Master Artisan-Master DE- all skill points left in Merchant.
SW is so time consuming, i don t craft any other prof stuff.
So I may drop my Master DE to TKA, becauseim tired of one shot incap when i put my harvesters.
Catman-Does
Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:34 am
#11
Master SW, Master DE, Master Artisan and err 4034 Merchant (I think, can't remember tbh, lol)
DE is my orginal profession (on that character) but I'm enjoying SW more these days given how messed up DE is
DE is my orginal profession (on that character) but I'm enjoying SW more these days given how messed up DE is
Jagged-F3l
Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:38 am
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I picked up the following to compliment Master Shipwright:
- Master Droid Engineer, so that I could provide pilots with a one stop shop.
- Master Artisan, mostly to support Master Droid Engineer.
- Merchant 3/0/0/4 so that I could efficiently sell my wares.
- Force Assembly IV and Force Experimentation IV in order to increase the quality crafting.
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