Primarily because I like to get my characters to a certain level before I PVP. Is that OK with you? I'll sometimes go 5 or 6 months without playing and then level 4 or 5 characters to around level 50 to PVP until I've had my fill. I find it amusing that you feel it necessary to press other players on why they feel the need for double xp. Again: does it affect you in any way?

So? For some of us with busy schedules it's the only time worth logging in. It would be no skin off their (or yours, for that matter) noses to end the year on a couple weeks of double xp. End game is of little to no interest to me; when I get the chance to play, I like to focus on leveling new characters via the class stories, and I'm not alone in that regard. Way to be patronising.

Aside from the odd Sage who actually knows how to kite, I'm eating them alive on my Assassin.

Just wanted to link this from the PvP thread: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=664705 One of the top Juggs on the Bastion duels the top Assassin. The Jugg comes out on top on both occasions (granted, he uses Intercede the first time), but it shows that if you can read an Assassin/Shadow well enough, a good Guardian player has all the tools needed to bring them down.

There is nothing in your post that comes anywhere close to justifying your "slaps to the face" accusation. How are you disadvantaged? If anything, this means people who wouldn't regularly stray into open world pvp will give it a try. So instead of focusing on the potential boost to open world pvp, you whine about....what? That people aren't having to "prepare themselves"?

See, most Sorc/Sage players can't kite and don't know their skills well enough to be anywhere near competitive in pvp. A mid-tree Sorc/Sage will have Backlash/Kinetic Collapse. That nullifies a spike + maul fest right there, giving them time to get distance. If they forget to bubble up, there's the lvl 51 ability to break CC and give breathing room, or the standard CC break. Effectively there are three options for a Sorc to escape the initial burst fest and get distance. Then it's simply a showdown of who plays their class better. Mid-tree Sins/Shadows hit hard, but so long as my cool downs are available, I know I'm in with a good chance to beat them on my Sage and Sorc.

Straw man. Way to completely ignore his valid points with an irrelevant assumption.

A well-played Sage or Mando is every bit as valuable to a team with the new changes. Most people just can't play them properly.

I'm yet to hear of anyone in WH gear being two-shotted by a lvl 35. You lose any credibility when stuck in drama-queen mode. Hate to tell you this, but spending months grinding gear DOESN'T necessarily make you a better player. Some people are bad no matter how much time they invest. It wasn't unusual for me to bring down WH and EWH geared players on my recruit-geared Sorc a few months back. Bolster may need some tweaking, but in no way is it broken. If you're a 50+ regularly being destroyed by the likes of a lvl 35, you only have yourself to blame. Stop hiding behind the gear-based glory days and learn to adapt. Neither did the former system - hiding behind EWH gear and farming greenhorns. Besides, anyone who is enjoying a slight advantage will have to face the music when they reach 55.

Count me in, too. Originally a MDN player but have toons on Dalborra, too. At least we'll go down swinging.

While I don't agree with some of the things my fellow APAC migrants have said, I can at least see the reasoning behind it. There are still perfectly valid issues to be addressed, and the outrage is somewhat justified. Here's the big difference: if something of this nature had been thrust upon the European servers, you wouldn't find these enraged APAC posters on the European threads rubbing their faces in it - or denying them the right to voice their collective outrage. Soon this thread will go the way of the Dodo. The likes of IceHawk and co. should be smart enough to know this and just leave well alone. His relentless posting achieves nothing. And I'm yet to come anywhere close to 'monopolising' this thread.

That isn't what he asked. Nice straw man, though. He asked what your agenda is. Have you made over 50 posts in relation to this issue simply as an exercise in free speech? You're just regurgitating the same drivel you have from the very beginning; in other words, a complete waste of time. I'm glad you gave us all the green light to be as "argumentative as we want". On a mission to cure the SWTOR forums of "irrational emotional reactions"...What are you? A friggin Vulcan? It's the internet. If you want an uphill (and worthwhile) battle, go find a cure for cancer. Phew. Thanks for that. It's only "too far" when a moderator deems it as such. All you're serving to do is further inflame emotions. In effect, your presence here with your incessant and self-righteous posts are doing nothing to encourage level-headed thinking. And how many times do you need to do this? Do you start to twitch if your posts aren't featured on every page of this thread? You've made your point, now kindly bugger off. No, because there are still perfectly valid concerns here. One of which is the option to transfer to the servers of our choice...not mass dumping onto NA counterpart servers. That's just EA apathy all over.

lol @ "2 million". This game doesn't even have half that amount.

Aye

I think I'd prefer the headless chicken over EA when it comes to managing our affairs...

I couldn't be more disappoint with this announcement, but I'm going to give it until the end of my sub to see how this plays out. One thing that does strike me is the sheer indifference Bioware has shown in mass dumping the APAC servers on their NA counterparts. How about giving us the choice of where we want to go? There are quite a few of us here with toons on both Dalborra and MD (or GD), and I think it's safe to say that most of us hoped BW would allow us to combine them on one server. As it is I have four mid-level toons on The Bastion, and with this merger I'll end up having to delete a character. By giving us the choice of which server to roll on, it also allows the APAC community to try and consolidate a bit - not flinging us out in three different directions. So how about it, Bioware? Throw us a friggin' bone already and at least let us select the servers of our choice.

Midichlorians....*shudders with such violence that he ruptures at sub-atomic levels*

Meh. I love playing my Assassin even despite my loathing for the DBLS. It's an impractical design to begin with, so the addition of hand guards won't bother me any.

I hate the saberstaff with a passion, so I'd love to be able to equip my Assassin with single or dual saber options. But like others have indicated, the game is designed so that people are able to identify their enemies at first glance according to the weapons they wield. There'd be far too much resistance to this idea for the devs to seriously consider implementing it.

Incredibly insightful. Apparently video game + internet = free rein on acting like a douche. EA says otherwise, bud.

This is a distracting straw man. The issue here isn't just about "the children", it's about maintaining some sense of standards and enforcing the rules as set by EA/Bioware. Another straw man. You're convoluting what is a straight-forward issue. EA has rules surrounding naming and it's irrelevant whether you think it's fair or infringing on free speech. This is a dictatorship. If a person's "fun and enjoyment" involves racial slurs, jokes about child *********** or extreme sexual fetishes (all of which I've seen reflected in names), then to put it bluntly, said individual can ****. That form of "fun and enjoyment" infringes on the enjoyment of other people. Just so you understand - this isn't about "stupid" names, it's to do with blatantly offensive names.

Sorry, but this isn't just confined to a few pre-pubescent gits. I'm seeing it more and more lately, and occasionally from 'mature age' adults that have been with the game since launch. I've also found it's sometimes done in such a way that allows said offenders to slip under the radar a bit - a few with highly 'questionable' legacy names that are toggled on/off according to the population numbers. And putting someone on ignore doesn't mean much when they're jumping about next to you at the GTN, obviously proud of their Mensa-approved name. It's been at least three weeks since I reported a couple people (both of which were unashamedly racist names), and as of yet nothing has been done about it. On a side note, I also reported a certain Assassin I saw fly over me (in stealth) in two separate warzones and he's still playing. Keep up the good work, Bioware.

No, one shouldn't trust YOUR information. You clearly have no idea.

Cool Story, Bro.

And you know what I play...how? Oh....you're making an ASSumption. I play both Sage and Sorc. If you play full Balance like I do most of the time, "90%" of abilities don't require you to stand still. At any rate, kiting to get distance (while using the CC available) makes all the difference when activating channelled abilities - something I rarely see Sage/Sorc players doing.