I don't have any trouble with my lowbie shadow (lvl 36 atm) in flashpoints. I did notice an increase in difficulty for heroics starting in Nar Shadaa though. I can still solo them if I cc/mez one of the mobs.

I see that no one replied to your thread yet. Here's what I'm using for PVP that I stole from Andrew_Past. He uses this template for solo rank but it works for regs too. Guardian version: http://dulfy.net/2014/10/13/swtor-disciplines-calculator-swtor_miner/?link=dGEBAAFGAwABGgECAwwLEBQT Juggernaut version: http://dulfy.net/2014/10/13/swtor-disciplines-calculator-swtor_miner/?link=dGEBAABGAwABGgECAwsMEBQT This setup works pretty well for me. Feel free to switch Whiplash for another utility but I like it for regs. Having 2 root breakers on a short cooldown is golden!

I litteraly got the chills when Vader appeared in that last scene. I just came back from watching the movie and in my book, this is easily the best Star Wars movie. The bar is set really high for Episode VIII.

People complaining about skanktanking in 5.0 LUL Seriously, I hardly see people complaining about skanktanking. Can't say the same about mercs

Those people were most likely talking about group ranked, not solo ranked.

Deception sins can die, unlike mercs/mandos

This is how it works in that other game with 5 million players. Only Bioware knows how to make the bolster more difficult than it should be.

Nope but there was an open beta test.

What's wrong with that? They did say that they wanted players to lvl through pvp if they wanted to right? Fine for me. You get a lot of exp doing your story quests, heroics and FPs too.

Lots of baddies, don't transfer there Kappa

Not sure about this In the current patch, players are forced to do Ashran in order to get pvp gear, which explains why queues are very long for alliance players. Racials are not worse than before, it's just that the Alliance is the fotm in this expac. I agree that they should work on balancing racials though.

Transfering comms via the legacy bank sure was game breaking. Thanks BW!! People can get away with abusing the kick function in solo ranked buuuuuuuut that's totally fine I guess. (I'm just being sarcastic btw)

Sorry for bumping this thread! @headshot_hendo: Evolixe is on the PTS. If you wanna duel him, feel free to do it. His char's name is Evolixe.

lol I didn't see that thread before. Oh well thanks for the good laugh, Dartdaya

wat I think we're getting trolled.

Of course it's trolling if you are not using the proper gear.

Some people still think the OP is serious :D:D

Nerf annihilation marauder's self-heals! They can heal to full in a few GCDs!!

<==== going off-topic: welcome back, Evo!

Fine for me, people like you are easily replacable

For those who are currently playing on POT5: how is the pub population in general?

hmmm nope. WoW arenas are far from perfect but Blizzard supports their pvp community. There are also tournaments and you don't face the same teams over and over since there is cross-server pvp. You don't even have to be on the same server if you wanna team up with other people. Did you watch Blizzcon this year? Good players don't get 1 shotted or CCed for 1 minute. So nope, WoW arenas are not a joke despite being imperfect. edit: I could also mention that they didn't remove RBGs because reasons, like SWTOR did. But yea, PVP in WoW is not a joke in general.

Arenas in WoW are not a joke, though. Blizzard do care about their PVPers. BW doesn't even know what PVPers eat for dinner. Don't expect anything serious about PVP in this game for now. Sad but true. You are right to say that group ranked is what is supposed to be the competitive type of PVP but BW doesn't seem to care much about it.

Where did I say that snipers are completly useless in 4s? I said that they have survivability issues. Good snipers will still do group ranked but they are doing worse than in 3.0 because of the nerfs (and buffs to other classes that didn't need that). It doesn't matter if you roll before the powertech's bombs detonate, he will still eat through shield probe right after the roll lol! AOE damage is not what is causing trouble for snipers, it's the freaking dots! As for sorcs, I'm not sure you're aware of what good sorcs can do and why they're superior to most (if not all) DPS classes in the game. But honestly, why do you think you're the **** in group ranked? You play against the same teams over and over. It's a joke and until BW implement cross-server and/or cross-faction, your rating means nothing. Too easy to artificially inflate it. Anyway, why am I still talking to you? You only listen to yourself.

"OH noes the sniper uses diversion, I'll just stay in the aoe! I'll even forget that a sniper exists after the debuff wears off" - said no one ever (except in regs) "Shield probe? What is that? " - AP powertech, while bursting through your shield (and breaking it after 2 GCD or less). yada yada yes you have a healer and a tank but that doesn't mean snipers have no survability issues. It will still be easier to burst down a sniper than a sorc, a sin or a juggernaut in 3.0. Snipers are more of a liablity to a tank and a healer than before. It's like saying that concealment ops were fine in group ranked pre 3.0 because you have a healer and a tank.