Earning Lots of Money on Telos Station

[Knightmage Bael]

For the first visit specifically, the Duros brothers have lots of great gear, I see Massassi Armor, Mandalorian Assault Armor (+5 Def, +5 Max Dex, +10% resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, slashing), and its for 10,000 credits.

Making tons of money is hard until late game, but its irrelevant by that point. How do people deal with this? I feel like the equipment pricing and the money you earn aren't balanced too well.

Do I just spend like 25 hours repetitively playing and save scumming for pazaak? XD

[cerberusiv]

Buying most stuff from merchants is unnecessary. You can find more than you need (especially with TSLRCM which has better loot drops).

The only thing I buy from the brothers is a Jal Shey/Zeison Sha armour suit if I haven't found one by then (save before you talk to them, reload to change their stock). I probably buy less than a dozen items in the whole game.

I agree it isn't balanced as merchants stock is basically random but the vast majority of the items in game are of little or no use for your character or party members. Heavy armour is a case in point. Mandalore can't change his armour and everyone else, except Handmaiden/Disciple, has to burn a feat (or two) to wear it. Even then only Heavy Flex or Felenar armour allows a meaningful dexterity bonus so all the other heavy armour is problematic, particularly as all of it restricts force powers.

[Nur Ab Sal]

i know the game drop is random but i remember get 2 or 3 mandalorian armors in my last game.

[Emmental]

Originally posted by Archmage_Bael:

For the first visit specifically, the Duros brothers have lots of great gear, I see Massassi Armor, Mandalorian Assault Armor (+5 Def, +5 Max Dex, +10% resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, slashing), and its for 10,000 credits.

Making tons of money is hard until late game, but its irrelevant by that point. How do people deal with this? I feel like the equipment pricing and the money you earn aren't balanced too well.

Do I just spend like 25 hours repetitively playing and save scumming for pazaak? XD

You can revisit Telos for a long time. If you help Lt Grenn lock up the black market one his brother gives you a discount and also buys your stuff for more. Ballistic shielding and armorweave are a good combo on armours and easy to make for the most part so you can outperform Mandalorian assault armour with any piece of garbage with a few upgrades.

[Diocles]

Everything is about how you wiev the matter.As I see it,you've basically nothing in your hand-meant money-and you need _everything_ from there if for nothing else,than making components... I do not tell,how I solve this cause.:) Hint: use the _invisible_ console. :D

[cerberusiv]

Originally posted by Diocles:

Everything is about how you wiev the matter.As I see it,you've basically nothing in your hand-meant money-and you need _everything_ from there if for nothing else,than making components... I do not tell,how I solve this cause.:) Hint: use the _invisible_ console. :D

Let's be straight, the game is so easy, even on the hardest difficulty, that you simply don't need to buy stuff and don't need the really good gear early on. I play using TSLRCM and M4-78 and generally finish the game with 50,000+ credits, 20,000+ components, all the gear my people are using fully upgraded and an inventory bursting with unused items I can't be bothered to sell or break down.

You can always go back to most of the merchants later anyway.

Invisible console? Call it what it is - cheat console. If you want to use it then fine, that's up to you. Just be aware you are taking out what little challenge the game really presents and don't tell yourself that you "beat" the game if you use the console to get items.

[Knightmage Bael]

I don't like the "Cheats Used" yellow text on the save file icon, so I go into the SGE to add in some credits, but even then I HATE doing that. I rarely use that thing for more than maybe adding a feat or two, or occasionally upping the int so that I can add more skills.

Or in Visas Marr's case, give her a con of 16 when I get her so that she can use implants. Her starting stats are soooo looooow