SWTOR Flashpoint Influence Farming - Black Talon / Esseles

As of the 5.0 update, SWTOR (Star Wars: The Old Republic) still allows massive Influence farming with the first companion for all eight classes, using the Black Talon / Esseles flashpoints. Making things easier is the DOWNshift in level-syncing for Veteran Mode (formerly Tactical). Instead of level-syncing up to maximum game level, it down syncs down to level 10, the same as Story Mode.

This means in addition to getting literally thousands of Influence points with your first companion, you can zoom through to get 2 units of Refined Isotope Stabilizer, the new Tier 2 Exotic Crafting Material for purple crafted gear; as well as Command XP packs.
Influence gains are the same on Story Mode but there are no Refined [Isotope] drops and weaker CXP Pack drops.

Companion Approval nets Influence of course, but Disapproval also nets some small amount of Influence (probably an oversight when they changed the system from Affection to positive-only Influence).

In the charts below (based off the useful early article by Psynister)

• 1, 2, 3 = The conversation number for Approval or no Influence. If there is more than one number, choose any of them.
• -1, -2, -3 = The conversation number for Disapproval IF there are no choices that result in Approval (and therefore give more Influence).
• (..) = Choose any of the conversation options in the brackets.
• 0 = Choose any conversation option because none of them affect Influence.

The Black Talon

Conversation	Vette	Khem Val	Mako	Kaliyo
Sylas	3,3,0	3,3,0	2,0	3,0
NR-02	3,3,0,-1	3,-(13),0,1	1,1,0,1	(13),3,0,-1
Lieutenant	2,3	-2,1	2,3	-2,1
NR-02	3,2,2,2,3,1	2,3,1,2,3,3,	3,2,2,2,3,1	2,3,1,2,(23),(23)
NR-02 / Satele	2,3,2,2,3,2,1	3,0,1,3,1,2,3	2,0,1,2,1,2,1	(23),0,1,3,1,2,3
Holo	3,3	3,1	3,1	(13),(13)
Yadira	(12),2	-(12),(13)	2,2	1,(13)
General	-3,-2,-2,1	3,2,2,2	-3,2,-2,1	3,3,2,2
Holo	-3	0	-3	0
NR-02 / Moff	0,2,(23),2	3,-3,0,2,2	0,2,3,2	3,-3,0,2,2
Influence	7345	7280	7215	7215

The Esseles

The bonus robot boss requires slicing two terminals at approximately the same time and cannot be done solo except on Story Mode. However, when Grouped, you do not get Influence with your companions even if they are summonned.

Conversation	T7-01	Qyzen	Corso	Jorgan
Passenger	1,1,0,1,1	3,1,3,-3,1	-3,2,(23),1,1	1,1,1,2,1
Haken	0,0,0,0,0,0,0	0,1,3,0,0,1,0	0,0,0,0,0,0,0	0,0,0,0,0,0,0
Narlock	1	13	3	1
Narlock	-3,1,1,1,-3,1	1,1,1,-1,2,1	-3,-3,1,-3,1,1	2,2,3,1,1,1
Console	-(23),1,1,1,1,1	3,2,-2,1,1,2	-2,1,1,1,1,2	1,2,1,1,1,3
Asara	2,-3,1,1	1,2,2,3	2,-3,-3,0	3,1,1,1
Bridge Control	1	23	3	1
Haken	0,0	0,0	0,0	0,0
Elevator	2,-3,1	2,0,2	3,-3,1	2,1,2
Power Station	1,1	(13),1	2,2	3,1
Hangar Door	1,1,1	2,3	3,(12),3	1,(12),1
Asara	1	1	1	1
Haken	0,0,0,0	0,0,0,0	0,0,0,0	0,0,0,0
Influence	7085	7215	6240	8060