Slicing

Each weapons and piece of armor has a set of customization categories. Each category requirs a number of slices of increasing value in order to get the full value of the category. These slices must be applied in order. For example, a weapon will have a category called “Increase Firing Rate” which has a maximum of 4 slices, each of increasing quality. Each of these slices then has a cost and results in an increase in firing rate.

Slicing allows the smuggler to increase the following stats:

Armor
While slices to weapon and armor will always succeed, each slice will add a small amount of customization points to the sliced object. Any piece of weaponry or armor may have up to a total of 100 points worth of slices. The better a slice is, the more points it adds to the item until it reaches 100 points. Also you can mix and match differents slicing interests, e.g. Impact Reflection lvl 1 + 2 and Hardening lvl 1 + 2 = 100 % customization.

You can start slicing e.g. up to level 2, then stop and wait until you get necessary components and do the rest. Also, you have slice up the levels in a row, so a level 3 slice is only possible after you sliced it for level 2. So watch out for what slice you spend your customization points.

As a smuggler progresses up the slicing tree his ability to slice improves. They will score higher results on each catergory.

The average price for slicing is raised since start of new slicing system and depends on availability of slicing tools. These tools are loot items from different pets and NPC all arround the galaxy and in space. Higher level tools are attached to high level mobs like Nightsisters and Death Watch Bunker. Tools actually do not stack.

Good price range:

lvl 1: 0 - 10.000 credits

lvl 2: 10.000 - 25.000 credits

lvl 3: 25.000 - 50.000 credits

lvl 4: 50.000 - 100.000 credits

Remember: Pricing depends on the smuggler on what he charges for it.

As a customer, remember you are paying for not only the smuggler's time (slicing takes a long time when we can't auto pull from crates), but also for a permanent upgrade to your weapon (not just a short lived buff).

NOTE: Slicing a weapon or a piece of armor DOES NOT increase the rate at which it degrades through use. (For a DEV statement that clarfifies this see this post), however a sliced weapon or piece of armor does have a lesser chance of getting a good result on a repair. Therefore, getting an item sliced may not always be the right choice if you value its longevity.