LS and DS options are supposed to have equal gear statwise, you just won't look the same since your gear won't look as evil.

1 - This is how I see the game. 2 - These people skipped the story. 3 - Correct If you enjoy story, then take your time and level. Don't rush it. Now the reason for some people rushing to hit cap is so they can start on end-game stuff, which is enjoyable for many people who don't care about the story. And they will be adding new content via patches, and if I recall an interview correctly, the story doesn't end at 50.

On my Warrior on beta I never had any problems with improper saying (or I really didn't notice) so may be a bug. May want to bug report it.

There are some chest pieces for them where the hood is automatically included. Didn't like it in my first beta because I was a twi'lek and they had the lekku's basically go right through it. Thanksgiving beta I didn't play a twi'lek one for that reason, although my SI is now a twi'lek and I hope that the hoods stay down on them.

It doesn't matter in the end. Taking a few dark side hits here and there won't change your alignment at all as long as you mostly follow the code.

Massive influx =/= most preorders done that day. It simply means they had more preorders than they thought they would, and more that day than any other day. This was what five months ago, doesn't mean its most.

This. If you pay attention at all to preorder numbers, they have steadily gone up. But they didn't have 600+k in a day.

I think Bioware has done a great job. No lag spikes that I saw, no ques when I logged in (granted I was a first waver I think). The servers are a hell of a lot more stable than any other launch I've ever been on, including Rift's head start (which wasn't bad, but this is a lot better). We will see how they handle the next few days

Yes. It is your fault.

Great read. Sorry I haven't noticed a torrent of people complaining today though, been otherwise occupied.