Still wort of new but level 40 now and working on putting a build together. The question is....
I have a backpack, it has an open mod slot and I'd also want a different talent on it. Can I do both to the backpack, or only one item. I read you could only "change" one thing....but does the open mod slot count as changing? Is it possible to change the talent and also add a mod to the open slot? Thanks so much for any help!
The gear mod slot is no longer recalibratable. It used to be that said mod slots were color-specific (red, blue, yellow), and for example, if it was drop-configured yellow (skill), and you wanted to use, for example, CHC, you had that option under recalibration. However, gear mod slots are now nonspecific, allowing any gear mod.
So, in your case, swap out the talent for the one you desire, and then also have the freedom to insert whichever gear mod (without having to recalibrate the respective slot).
EDIT - You always have the ability to swap out mods at your discretion.
Keep in mind that once you recalibrate a slot, that's the only slot that can ever be changed on that item.
So if you change the talent now, you can change the talent later. But never change the core or secondary attributes later. You can optimize, but not swap one for another.