Crewskills and Maximizing profits in preparation for 1.2

Basics of crew skills
When choosing the crew skills there are a couple points you may want to consider. First - are you going to be able to make things for yourself with these crewskills? Are you not worried about improving your own gear and just want to maximize the amount of income that you are making?
Self-improvement or Increased wealth. Once you answer that question there are the bonuses that your companions grant listed here:


Republic

Jedi Consular

• Qyzen Fess (Melee tank) – Starter Companion on Planet Tython - +5 Biochemistry Efficiency, +15 Archaeology Efficiency
• Theran Cedrex (Healer) – Planet Nar Shaddaa - +10 Cybertech Efficiency, +10 Slicing Efficiency
• Zenith (Range DPS) – Planet Balmora - +15 Investigation Efficiency, +1 Underworld Trading Critical
• Lt. Iresso (Range Tank) – Planet Hoth - +2 Armstech Critical, +2 Scavenging Critical
• Nadia Grill (Melee DPS) – Planet Belsavis - +10 Synthweaving, +2 Diplomacy Critical

Jedi Knight

• T7-01 (Melee Tank) – Starter Companion on Planet Tython - +10 Bioanalysis, +2 Slicing
• Kira Carsen (Melee DPS) – Planet Coruscant – +5 Synthweaving Critical, +1 Research Critical
• Doc (Healer) – Planet Balmora - +5 Underworld Trading Efficiency, +5 Biochem Critical
• Sgt. Rusk (Range DPS) – Planet Hoth - +10 Armstech Efficiency, +10 Scavenging Efficiency
• Lord Scourge (Range Tank) – Planet Hoth – Imperial Palace - +10 Artifice Efficiency, +10 Archaeology Efficiency

Smuggler

• Corso Riggs (Range Tank) – Starter Companion on Ord Mantell - +5 Underworld Trading Efficiency, +5 Armstech Critical
• Bowdaar (Melee Tank) – Planet Nar Shaddaa - +10 Cybertech Efficiency, +10 Scavenging Efficiency
• Akavi Spaar (Melee DPS) – Planet Balmora - +10 Armormech Efficiency, +2 Bioanalysis Critical
• Risha (Range DPS) – Planet Alderaan - +15 Diplomacy, +1 Slicing Critical
• Guss Tuno (Healer) – Planet Hoth - +10 Archaeology Efficiency, +2 Treasure Hunting Critical

Trooper

• Aric Jorgan (Range DPS) – Starter Companion on Ord Mantell – +10 Armstech Efficiency, +2 Diplomacy Critical
• Elara Dorne (Healer) – Planet Taris - +10 Biochemistry Efficiency, +10 Bioanalysis Efficiency
• M1-4X (Range Tank) – Planet Nar Shaddaa - +5 Cybertech Efficiency, +5 Scavenging Critical
• Tanno Vik (Melee Tank) – Planet Balmora - +5 Armormech Critical, +1 Underworld Trading Critical
• Sgt. Yuun (Melee DPS) – Planet Hoth - +10 Investigation Efficiency, +10 Slicing Efficiency

Empire

Bounty Hunter

• Mako (Healer) – Starter Companion on Planet Hutta - +5 Cybertech Efficiency, +15 Slicing Efficiency
• Gault Rennow (Range DPS) – Planet Tatooine - +10 Underworld Trading Efficiency, +2 Biochem Critical
• Torian Cadera (Melee DPS) – Planet Taris - Torian Cadera: +10 Research Efficiency, +2 Bioanalysis Critical
• Blizz (Range Tank) – Planet Hoth - +15 Armormech Efficiency, +1 Armstech Critical
• Skadge (Melee Tank) – Planet Belsavis - Skadge: +10 Scavenging Efficiency, +2 Treasure Hunting Critical

Imperial Agent

• Kaliyo Djannis (Ranged Tank) – Starter Companion on Planet Hutta - +10 Armstech Efficiency, +2 Underworld Trading Critical
• Vector Hyllis (Melee DPS) – Planet Alderaan - +5 Bioanalysis Efficiency, +5 Diplomacy Critical
• Doctor Lokin (Range Tank) - Planet Taris - +15 Biochemistry Efficiency, +10 Investigation Efficiency
• Ensign Raina Temple (Healer) – Planet Quesh - +10 Scavenging Efficiency, +2 Armormech Critical
• Scorpio (Melee DPS) – Planet Belsavis - +10 Cybertech Efficiency, +2 Slicing Critical

Sith Inquisitor

• Khem Val (Melee Tank) – Starter Companion on Planet Korriban - +15 Artifice Efficiency, +5 Investigation Efficiency
• Andronikus Revel (Range DPS) – Planet Tatooine - +2 Slicing Critical, +2 Underworld Trading Critical
• Ashara Zavros (Melee DPS) – Planet Taris – +10 Synthweaving Efficiency, +10 Diplomacy Efficiency
• Lt. Talos Drelik (Healer) – Planet Hoth - +5 Treasure Hunting Efficiency, +5 Archaeology Critical
• Xalek (Range Tank) – Planet Korriban - +10 Bioanalysis Efficiency, +2 Scavenging Critical

Sith Warrior

• Vette (Range DPS) – Starter Companion on planet Korriban - +5 Underworld Trading Efficiency, +5 Treasure Hunting Critical
• Malavi Quinn (Healer) – Planet Balmora - +10 Armstech Efficiency, +10 Diplomacy Efficiency
• Jaesa Willsam (Melee DPS) – Hutta - +5 Archaeology Efficiency, +5 Synthweaving Critical
• Lt. Pierce (Range Tank) – Planet Taris - +10 Cybertech Efficiency, +2 Research Critical
• Broonmark (Melee Tank) – Planet Hoth - +10 Scavenging Efficiency, +2 Bioanalysis Critical

For your crafting crewskill you want to choose the profession for your class that has a crit companion. This increases the chance that you get augments in items in the professions where you craft gear and the number of items crafted for biochem.

Coming in 1.2: armormech and synthweaving will be able to crit augments in orange gear. You are currently not able to at this moment but will be once this patch is released.

$$ - If you are a armormech or synthweaving crafter collect all the patterns for orange gear with 3 slots and create a stockpile of all the mats used in crafting these pieces. These will sell for a LOT OF CREDITS. When patch 1.2 is released use your crit companion (if you have one) to create a huge number of these slotted gear pieces. Sell the orange pieces with an augment slot on patch release day for at least 1 million credits. People will want these because they will be the new best in slot items with an augment. Quick way to make several million credits. You have a 5% chance to crit an augment and an additional 1% for each crit bonus point on a companion. So have mats for as many as you can manage to scrape together before the next patch.


Patterns – Buy these and buy them fast. Any custom pattern that has 3 slots in it for either synthweaving or armormech. These patterns will be in high demand once the patch hits and people are looking to craft specific looking gear with augment slots.

Armormech Mats – The best position you can be in when the patch is release is having all the materials that you need to pump out hundreds of items. Reverse engineer the pieces that did not crit (if the vendor price is lower than the price of one of the material pieces) and continue crafting till you crit. I anticipate these selling for a healthy sum (1 million a piece on high pop servers).


The mats you want to stock up on if you are just looking to flip them for a tidy profit are:

Polyplast set – 4 Ciridium, 8 Durasteel, 12 Polyplast
Polyplast Battle gear – 4 Quadranium, 8 Neutronium, 12 Polyplast
Electrum Onslaught – 4 Ciridium, 8 Zal Alloy, 12 Electrum
Diatium Onslaught - 4 Quadranium, 8 Amorphous Carbonite, 12 Diatium
Commando Elite - 4 Quadranium, 12 Electrum, 8 Polyplast
Mercenary Elite - 4 Quadranium, 12 Electrum, 8 Polyplast
Gunslinger Elite - 4 Quadranium, 8 Electrum, 12 Polyplast
Sniper Elitie - 4 Quadranium, 8 Electrum, 12 Polyplast
Lacqerous Mesh - 4 Titanium, 6 Diatium, 10 Lacqerous
Fortified Lacqerous - 4 Titanium, 10 Diatium, 6 Lacqerous
Phobium Onslaught – 4 Titanium, 10 Phobium, 6 Fibermesh
Lacqerous Battle - 4 Titanium, 6 Bondite, 10 Lacqerous
Plasteel Batt – 4 Xonolite, 5 Bondite, 10 Plasteel
Chanlon Onslaught - 4 Xonolite, 10 Chanlon, 6 Fibermesh
Vagabond - 4 Xonolite, 10 Phobium, 6 Lacqerous
Spec Ops - 4 Xonolite, 6 Phobium, 10 Lacqerous
Outcast - 4 Xonolite, 10 Phobium, 6 Lacqerous
Hooligan’s - 4 Xonolite, 6 Phobium, 10 Lacqerous
Tempered Laminoid – 4 Mullinine, 6 Chanlon, 10 Laminoid
Laminoid Battle - 4 Mullinine, 10 Chanlon, 6 Laminoid

*This is as far as I had time for today. I’ll work more on it tomorrow and finish the list of orange armormech, armstech, and synthweaving gear.