Hidden Strike is pretty much unused in PVE outside of soloing/trash. It's a pretty marginal overall DPS change, while greatly affecting PVP, which is far more burst reliant.

Been enjoying my Operative a lot, and I'm noticing some issues that really stand out with the class. I think Lethality is lacking a good tool to generate TA for Cull, Medicine suffers from energy management problems while maintaining a solid heal rotation, and Concealment has a little too much power stuffed into Hidden Strike in PVP. The class is almost in a good place, but the below would fix a lot of the gaps in the trees, imo. Lethality - When your poisons tick, they have a chance to grant Tactical Advantage (cannot occur more than once every few seconds). License to Kill is a good place to add this. Medicine - Kolto Infusion no longer costs energy. This heal is completely useless after Surgical Probe atm. Make it useful as part of our core rotation and let Surgical Probe be our clutch heal when target is < 30%. Medicine - Diagnostic Scan now usable while moving and duration reduced to 1.5s. This skill is pretty weak atm, especially when compared to Rapid Shots from the Mercenary. Concealment - Hidden Strike damage reduced by 10-15% and Jarring Strike duration reduced by .5-1 second. This skill is pretty silly, atm. Sorry, guys. Just my 2c.

They're useful for bypassing planets you may not like. I loathe Tatooine and Hoth, so I try to do the bonus series on Nar Shaada and Alderaan on my Imperial alts.

DAoC. No contest.

If you take gear for your companion that could be used by an active party member on their character, you're a jerk. How is such a simple social concept beyond so many people?

Am I?

No stealth opener, at all, until the back half of leveling is nuts :-\ I don't understand why Bioware went that way. Hidden Strike is a signature skill of the Operative class, and they delay it until lvl 36? I'd rather wait for Cloaking Screen or Sneak at that level. I was expecting to have a stealth opener by lvl 20 at the very latest. mind=blown

Dual spec is a must for a game like this, where most ACs can fulfill multiple roles. I'm shocked it wasn't in release, but not surprised at all that it's being added. Also, neutral alignment item vendors, need them.

Bumping for truthiness. Digital Deluxe was a complete ripoff. The novelty items aren't very cool, and the mount is garbage.