Optimizing gear in any MMO can be a bit of a shot in the dark. Some people have a gut feeling about what the right balance of stats is, but you never know whether they know what they're talking about, and whether your gut feelings are even close to correct.
This project was created to address this for the Star Wars® the Old Republic® MMO. The basic idea is that you first enter your current stats. Then you pose a hypothetical question based on a change in equipment, e.g. "What would happen to my average damage if I increased my Surge rating by 18 points?". This will tell you the answer - and now you can figure out which kind of augment to buy!
All of the data used was derived from looking at character sheets and making some educated guesses - no one on this project is in any way affiliated with EA®, BioWare®, or LucasArts®, so there will still be errors here and there. You can help by contributing to the [Stats data] and [Math] discussions.