Taris was godawful. The zone looks awesome, seeing the remnants of Malak's pwnage and all, but the way the zone actually functions is horrid.

I know there is a crafting guide and while it was a big help, there were a few other questions I had that I didn't see covered that maybe some of the perma-testers can shed some light on..

I had orginally planned on going synthweaving, but my min/maxer nature is starting to take over and is telling me it's probably best to go with 2 gathering skills and slicing until 50. I'm assuming this is probably correct?

Reverse-engineering: I know you can RE things that are similar to your craft. Can you RE mods yet or is that still a no? Also, can you RE a recipe that you "discover" and discover yet another RE specific recipe? For instance, say I RE a green item I can make that gives me a blue recipe. If I then RE that blue recipe, will it give me a chance to "discover" a purple one, or do the purple recipes come from REing the blues that the trainer teaches you to craft?

Third: This is my min/maxing nature talking again, but if you take a production crafting skill, I assume it's better to sell(to a merchant) rather than RE the stuff you craft? At least initially and from a credit making standpoint, that is. I know that RE only gives you a few materials back, plus the chance to "discover" blue recipes. However, obviously those recipes are going to be worthless, because other than months down the road when people are considering twinking, will those ever really be sold for any decent amount of credits, right? Nobody is going to spend a significant amount of money on a level 1-49 blue, correct?

SWTOR.COM Name: Kirun
In-game Name: Kirun
Order: Hopefully Aequitas
ETA: 2 days for beta weekend, December 15th after that.

Hey, thanks all. Nice to be aboard!