As a Marauder I feel I pretty much have to use Quinn (my healer) or a tank. I lack a tank, so I've stuck with Quinn so far. DPS companions aren't bad, and Vette's actually quite good, but as it stands I'll still end up losing a large chunk of my health every pull without a healer. It's better to keep chain pulling than to kill mobs fast and have to channel a heal every second or third pull.

It is partially his server. I'd say (very conservatively) that there were 200 people on Tatooine earlier today on Dark Reaper. Probably more like 300; there were 150 people in my shard alone, although I didn't bother to check other shards.

I've seen level 37s doing the level 31 bonus series on Nar Shaddaa, and my first thought is usually "why is that guy here?" rather than "am I underleveled?" There are some players who don't level efficiently. Don't be worried about only being level 16 at the end of Dromund Kaas; you're right on track.

There were around 60 people on Alderaan when I logged off. At four in the morning. My server regularly has multiple high-population shards in any given zone I've been in so far. Players like the OP either rolled onto a low population server, or just as likely rolled onto a server that came out only a few days ago and hasn't had the time to get a higher population in level 25-30 zones.

I won't mind FPS improvements, but I haven't had any problems playing this game. My Macbook Air ran the beta just fine at 25-30 FPS, and more importantly my desktop (XFX 6970s) never drops below 60 FPS.

The hilt depends on the weapon itself. A modification "Hilt" will not change the appearance of your weapon, sadly.

There are considerably more Empire players than Republic, yes.

If speeders are a luxury item, why does the first zone after you get a speeder open up and increase dramatically in size? Some people seriously lack critical thinking skills on these forums. That said, I don't think 40k is exorbitant. My character crafted a ton of gear, bought stuff occasionally from the GTN, and still ended up with enough credits to get his speeder at 25.

You guys must be on a different server than I am. Artifacts are selling for 10k or more, easy. None of this 100 credits prototype stuff, either.

That isn't true here. There is a lot of gear that forces you to choose between Endurance and Strength or a secondary stat in this game. I'd just stick with stacking the offensive stats, but the choice is available.

ITT: OP ignores the financial data reported by both EA and independent industry analysts on this game's profitability.

The whole "players who use addons must suck at the game!" spiel is pretty boring. Personally, I'd kill for Power Auras. Built in, addon, I don't quite care. But let me customize how I can look at information.

http://i.imgur.com/qYIkl.jpg I'm a bit behind the leveling curve.

Yes. I had this game running at 30+ FPS on a 2011 Macbook Air. It will run just fine on recent Macbook Pros, especially if you've got the 15" or 17" models.

Single 560 TI would get 60+ FPS with no AA, max settings.

Stephen Reid worked a 16 hour day today, so...

This flame fest is getting a little silly. And immature to boot. @OP: a difference of (at most) three or four days can be made up so long as the content is significantly hard to clear. I anticipate heroic and insanity kills being the important ones, not the first few operation boss kills.

5 today. Twice as many invites (not necessarily waves) tomorrow. I would guesstimate that they invited 200,000 people today. Could be more, probably isn't much less. There are around 100,000 July preorders from US retail alone.

Unfortunately it is mostly fact. Sorcs have much better burst healing (partially because of Force, largely because of our shields) than other healers, making them a bit easier to play when you need to heal massive amounts of burst damage. They start having some disadvantages over long fights because Force regenerates slowly while Energy and Heat are "infinite," but overall Sorcs are a bit more flexible than the other healers right now. Just look at it this way: there is always going to be a "best" healer in an MMO. Doesn't have to a huge advantage, but there will always be one in practice. Right now it's Sorcs.

Apparently no one preordered in September. Or close to no one. Expect preorders to skip from August to October pretty quickly.

1. 9, you can start healing at 10 2. Not very viable. Flash points have a level range roughly in line with where you are after leaving a planet: 10, 16, 22, 27, etc. They start getting fairly low level after a while, and there start being multiple planets in between flash points after you hit the mid 20s. You're intended to quest in this game. 3. ATM Sorcs are the best healers. This can change on a patch by patch basis of course.

Right-click your companion's portrait, and click dismiss. Then click their portrait again to resummon them. You can't do this in combat, but they reappear with full health in less time that it takes to cast one heal.

You seem to have misread Stephen's post entirely, my friend.

Thanks for the response. I'll edit an offending post I made But really, it's good to see that Bioware is working on this. I have every confidence that you guys can suitably resolve what's going on.

This particular exploit relies less on a lack of players than a specific way of "gaming the system" and making it give you experience. I don't know if I can say anything more than that.