I have full Battlemasters at this point(minus the two trinkets), and I've used this same spec and gear for awhile now. I've tried the other two trees, and while they're great damage, I find Immortal to be much more versatile. You have so many tools that come in handy. This spec coupled with vindicator gear is definitely legit. I could go on and on, but basically my experiences echo those of the OP.

gear up your companions with the centurion comms....you'll be gearing them up with champion comms before you know it.

Personally, I would stay in the tank gear, and mix in champ vindicator pieces as you acquire the comms. The centurion pieces you buy will just go to waste. On the other hand, you can still use both champs sets, if you're so inclined. I like switching into my war leader gear sometimes for large scale world pvp, since I typically leap right into the enemy line to wreak a little havoc before leaping back out to a teammate. I'm not really worried so much about my damage when I'm in a large ops group, I more so just want to survive the inevitable focus fire.

I've pvped quite a bit with my jug. I have two full sets of champion gear, and have tried all three specs. My favorite is still immortal spec with vindicator gear. The spec speaks for itself in my experience. I'm by no means a pro pvp player. There's nothing really exceptional about how I play. I even click some of my non-rotation skills. But, I hear from a lot of players that they hate facing me the most in warzones. The spec: -tough to kill -surprisingly decent dps -can 1v1 most classes (however, its often a stalemate against a good healer.) -2 stuns. 3, if you count force push. 4, if you count intimidating roar. 5, if you count force leap. -a free spammable slow You won't be blowing people up left and right, like you would if you were rage spec, but you will be a total pain in the buttocks for the other team, and a huttball god. Use guard, taunt and intercede(lots of medals) and lock down enemy healers with your cornucopia of stuns and interrupts.

free body diagram....or it didnt happen. sorry, physics joke

the jedi knight gear looks ridiculous /signed

Nowhere did I fault other people, however, you took it upon yourself to commence in an all out attack on me. Thank you! But in any event, I'm glad you know what pvp is all about and took time out of your day to inform me. Obviously, I dont need to tell you what having 80 expertise as a juggernaut is like in any given warzone, nor do I need to tell you how comical it is when half the non tanks in any given war zone have more hitpoints than me. This concept of pvp which you've educated me on, this idea of "killing other people" - I wish I could explore it further, but I'm usually too busy getting blown up in 5 seconds as I try to carry the huttball.

In 19 bags I received 1 implant. I opened my 20th bag this morning: 3 more comms. Meanwhile lower valor ranks are running around with nearly full sets. It took me until that 20th bag to realize that the system the devs have in place must be intended to discourage people from pvp'ing...I can't figure out why else they would design it in such a way.

Around 20 bags: 1 implant, the rest tokens. I see people running around with lower valor rank than me wearing 5 pieces... I find it inconceivable that anyone thought this was a good system.