I'm just rejoining SWTOR after a 1-year break. I'm not sure how healing is top-end, but in my personal MMO experience it seems that a single healer should be able to out-heal a single dps'r (at the sacrifice of any significant dmg output). Is that not the case here? Or can a single healer keep a full group of 2 or 3 from taking damage?

I think I'll give that a try. I've been 23/0/18 but I may switch to 23/18/0. What do you think of taking the 2 points out of root and putting them into Round Two? If I try to keep vital shot up on my target that would mean I could keep my upper hands for EMP =P As far as the Sawbones Tree goes, that is exactly how I have mine (note to other Sawbones) Psych Meds is very underrated and is much more useful that many may think. It seems to heal for about 50-60% of an EMP, but it also removes dots from allies which means less healing they need in the immediate future. With a 4.5sec CD and 0 cast time I think it's one of the most "bang for you buck" abilities you can find for 1pt. - just my 2cents.

I'm only 38, but iirc It's healing for about 1/2 - 2/3 of what EMP heals for. It's hard to tell because I keep seeing two numbers superimposed over each other. Suffice to say I've tried specs without it and miss it immensely.

This. I find myself grudgingly removing skills from my bar as my AC progresses. I mean sure I have diagnostic scan on my scrapper...but will never us it =P

Just means I have to point my scattergun slightly up to open up the back of their skull

ASUS G73: Core i7-720QM Mobility Radeon HD 5870 8GB DDR3 Runs fine. Although I had to do a GPU repaste to reduce the temp. After that it's been running like a dream.

"entitled" you keep using this word. I do not think it means what you think it means.