Why can't you convert mk4 furnace into mk5? Or other 4s to 5s

This idea has been brought up, but Mk5 furnaces are raid exclusive gear, you should be able to trade in worthless gear for such a "rare" one

More importantly, transferring MKIV stun guns to MKV. That'd be amazing because the MKIV is used maybe 5 times total in the game, but every toon needs a friggin MKV stun gun.

I would be more interested in demoting gear: mk4 to mk3 droid callers or mk5 to mk4 keypads.

"Winstar;902473" wrote:
Because the eGalactic Arts empire wallet would shrink and they wouldn't be able to build a fifth, sixth, etc Deathstar.

http://orig15.deviantart.net/5034/f/2007/290/7/e/starbuck_by_diablo2003.jpg

While this is not only true it is also pretty cool looking lol.

The answer is obvious, they make money because it's an exceptionally long grind and you pay to make it shorter.

Yeah, it's really the same for everyone, so the evil gear grind is ok for me. Of course you can pay to save time. Freemium = Time is money.
That said, I am playing for less than five months and have 5 toons at gear 11 (QGJ, Lando and Palp aren't so difficult), but am looking at gear hell to get Boba, Maul and/or Shore to gear 11. As was already said, achieving this makes it so more worth just because it is so difficult.

If they ever did it, you would trade salvages, not the full piece.
100 salvages for 1. Sounds fun?