Is Artifice worth keeping?

[WarpedAcorn]

I maxed out Artifice on my first character, and I have cycled back to playing that character primarily now. However, I can't find much of a use for Artifice as there doesn't seem to be a need/want/availability of custom color crystals. Thus far Artifice seems even more worthless than Armstech. Should I just dump this profession or is it a hidden gem (pun intended) that I'm not seeing?

[Arlee]

Well if you want it to make a lot of money there are probably better professions than Artifice. I personally keep it to supply my alts with crystals, hilts, and enhancements. Plus I just like to have professions of various types so whatever I need I can pretty much provide. Depending on your server some of the hilts and crystals still sell fairly well (like the +41 power color crystals) but I'd say the professions that make augments probably make more money at this point (if you have the high level augment patterns).

[Kurobara]

I maxed out Artifice on my first character, and I have cycled back to playing that character primarily now. However, I can't find much of a use for Artifice as there doesn't seem to be a need/want/availability of custom color crystals. Thus far Artifice seems even more worthless than Armstech. Should I just dump this profession or is it a hidden gem (pun intended) that I'm not seeing?

You can always RE-black hole enhancements and get the lvl 26 patterns -- do space dailies for mats and sell the results on on the AH. I don't know what the profit margins on that, but they seem to go for a fair bit on my server.

[Potato Bus]

You can always RE-black hole enhancements and get the lvl 26 patterns -- do space dailies for mats and sell the results on on the AH. I don't know what the profit margins on that, but they seem to go for a fair bit on my server.

I've been doing this, on average the mats cost 300-350k to make a level 26 enhancement and I've been selling them for anywhere from 500k-800k on my server. Banked about 3-3.5 mil so far (haven't been crafting hardcore, but snagged some extra profit by getting Molecular Stabilizer drops both from EC and from RE'ing other 26 enhancements to learn new patterns).

[WarpedAcorn]

AH HA! I did not realize it was possible to learn higher level Mods than the 49 Purples. I don't PvE right now, but I was planning to and this will help!

[Potato Bus]

AH HA! I did not realize it was possible to learn higher level Mods than the 49 Purples. I don't PvE right now, but I was planning to and this will help!

Just remember that RE'ing mods from level 50 gear ONLY works on level 26 mods (which is Black Hole/Campaign ilvl) or higher (which don't exist in game yet). So don't go off destroying Rakata mods trying to learn a pattern!!!

[WarpedAcorn]

Well that's a bummer. I think I might be better off leaving the money-making to my Slicers/Augmenters.

[obiwannknowlton]

Just remember that RE'ing mods from level 50 gear ONLY works on level 26 mods (which is Black Hole/Campaign ilvl) or higher (which don't exist in game yet). So don't go off destroying Rakata mods trying to learn a pattern!!!

When you say 'mods', does that apply to armoring/barrels/hilts and enhancements as well?
And, if so, can I RE just the enhancement from a Black Hole piece of gear?

[Kurobara]

When you say 'mods', does that apply to armoring/barrels/hilts and enhancements as well?
And, if so, can I RE just the enhancement from a Black Hole piece of gear?

You cannot RE the armoring that come in the black hole items (i.e. the ones that are bound to a specific slot) the drop items might be different. But you can RE the mods and enhancements from an item. Looks like you can do hilts and barrels too: http://swtor.askmrrobot.com/gear/376...ielder-hilt-26

I.e. I got a token drop on my IA and the alacrity enhancement is total crap for him.. so I yank it out, drop it in a bound-to-Legacy orange item and send it to my Artificer Inq. to RE. It costs about ~60k creds to yank the enhancement twice, but the blue crafting item from the RE sell for ~$150-$200k or more if I use em to craft a power/surge enhancement. I need to finish cybertech on my BH so I can RE the mods I've been saving.