132132-tradeskills-tailoringtechnologist-questions

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I'm aware threads have been made asking these questions before, but from what I can see all of them were posted last year and I'm sure at least some changes have been made or will be made when F2P comes.
 
My first question is, I've read somewhere that Survivalist will compliment Tailoring after F2P launch, is this true? 
 
Secondly, I've read somewhere that tradeskills will be wiped at launch as well, is this true?
 
Lastly, is Technologist viable at all now? I know they used to have issues, with most of their crafted stuff being sold by vendors, so I'm wondering if they've become useful now or will after F2P launch as far as you guys know. 
 
Thank you for your time!
 	
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1) Yes. This was confirmed both in PTR testing and the Crafting article. Tailors will need Survivalist to 'harvest' their own cloth. Salvage, trade and CX purchases will still be options.
 
2)  Not wiped persay, but streamlined and converted, with unlocked recipes and tiers transitioning to the new scheme. Some recipes will be phased out and lost however ( world drop schematics, PVP recipes etc )
 
3) Should be, though I've never had an issue being one myself. Always used my own medshots versus the vendor bought ones. That said, the best power cores for crafting will come from Technos. PTR testing also shows a slew of new recipes like gadgets, shields, support units and the like.. hinted at being world and vendor drops, but I don't think anyones come across any yet.	
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1) Yes. This was confirmed both in PTR testing and the Crafting article. Tailors will need Survivalist to 'harvest' their own cloth. Salvage, trade and CX purchases will still be options.
 
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			I'd only recommend Technologist, or any of the coordinate crafting systems, if you're able to tolerate insane amounts of frustration.  Although that's only when first starting out.  Once you figure out how the system works it falls to extreme amounts of frustration.  The game's been out for over a year, and there are still talents in the coordinate systems for which the only information yielded by a Google search is that they exist.	
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			Oh, I had no idea it was like that (never gone Technologist before and sort of a new player). Yeah, I don't think it'd be my cup of tea then. I'm guessing meanwhile best combo would be Survivalist + Tailoring. Thanks for the warning about Technologist! 	
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