You use it to craft items. Nice, but you can make ample eddies in the game to where you can usually buy clothes and weapons you actually like/that work with your build. So, crafting is more about convenience of not needing to spend 5 minutes going to a shop to buy stuff as well as potentially upgrading gear. Upgrading might only be important on Very Hard because enemies don't seem too sturdy on Hard mode from my experience.
There are only 3 legendary weapons you can craft (not including the Iconics which are basically just enhanced versions of other weapons or Chaos/Lizzie which are missable) that are Tech Weapons which is what Engineering focuses on. One of which does not charge which means none of the perks in Engineering actually benefit it. That means the only synergy Tech really has weapon-wise is with a precision rifle and a sniper rifle. If you don't invest in Reflex/Assault, you lose out big time... or if you like any other weapons aside from long distance pot-shotters.
I feel like I totally screwed up my build. I went Tech for my second skill because people said crafting was worth it, but so far, all it really has done is save me a little cash... which, while nice, means next to nothing since I haven't dropped below 200k since hour 15 out of 72. (note I only bummped Tech up to 18 to craft gear around hour 65 or so).
Am I missing something when it comes to Tech? Is upgrading gear really worth such a heavy investment? Is there some synergy I am missing or did I kinda just screw up by not investing elsewhere. I mean, Tech doesn't increase armor like it says it does so that is a bust. I have crafted everything I want so I won't need to craft again until level mid 40s or 50 (I am 38 right now) and I could honestly just buy gear at shops which would be better because I could choose my aesthetic instead of crafting the ugly stuff I got after resetting 6 hours of my save because of the "Legendary Spec vendors no longer sell them after your first visit" bug as well as have a wider variety of weapons to choose from.... I think?
IDK. Any advice or wisdom for someone feeling lost and cheated after investing 15 irreversible attribute points into a skill?
There are only 3 legendary weapons you can craft (not including the Iconics which are basically just enhanced versions of other weapons or Chaos/Lizzie which are missable) that are Tech Weapons which is what Engineering focuses on. One of which does not charge which means none of the perks in Engineering actually benefit it. That means the only synergy Tech really has weapon-wise is with a precision rifle and a sniper rifle. If you don't invest in Reflex/Assault, you lose out big time... or if you like any other weapons aside from long distance pot-shotters.
I feel like I totally screwed up my build. I went Tech for my second skill because people said crafting was worth it, but so far, all it really has done is save me a little cash... which, while nice, means next to nothing since I haven't dropped below 200k since hour 15 out of 72. (note I only bummped Tech up to 18 to craft gear around hour 65 or so).
Am I missing something when it comes to Tech? Is upgrading gear really worth such a heavy investment? Is there some synergy I am missing or did I kinda just screw up by not investing elsewhere. I mean, Tech doesn't increase armor like it says it does so that is a bust. I have crafted everything I want so I won't need to craft again until level mid 40s or 50 (I am 38 right now) and I could honestly just buy gear at shops which would be better because I could choose my aesthetic instead of crafting the ugly stuff I got after resetting 6 hours of my save because of the "Legendary Spec vendors no longer sell them after your first visit" bug as well as have a wider variety of weapons to choose from.... I think?
IDK. Any advice or wisdom for someone feeling lost and cheated after investing 15 irreversible attribute points into a skill?