I feel your pain, OP. I haven't been able to get a full group together for Heroic 4 quests since Balmorra on my 39 marauder. My 36 Operative can pull a group together every once in awhile only because she heals. It seems like after Balmorra there's usually no more than 30-40 people per planet on my server, which supposedly has a very high population according to the server list. And I NEVER see players from the opposite faction.

I'm pretty sure I would quit any Op group that wasn't set to master loot. That just seems like a given.

It doesn't affect me either, as I'm not a Republic player. I have two 35's, a Marauder and an Operative, so I have no woes that need fixing. But I do have empathy for my fellow gamers that are affected, which is something you seem to lack.

To my understanding, they should be able to log out in the Med Center if they want because Imperial players should not be able to enter. In theory, that would seem like a safe place to log out. Except it's currently broken. But hey, at least they can play a game tomorrow that they're paying for today. Excellent logic behind that one.

I imagine you wouldn't be quite as thrilled about the prospect of logging in if you were one of those Republic players stuck on Ilum right now.

I don't think I would consider this insulting. They probably have been planning this for weeks in advance, it's just bad timing. I like to think of it more as a gesture of goodwill in this case. It's kind of like if you have a bad experience at a restaurant and they give you something complimentary for being a good sport even though they know they messed up. Maybe you'll go back in the future, maybe you won't, but it helps at least.

The hypocrisy is evident. Unfortunate, but evident.

I think you're overestimating the amount of change the forums will undergo once the paid subs kick in. Things might quiet down a little bit, but all it takes is that one thing to go wrong that offends you personally, and you'll be right there with the rest of those "haters". Let's hope that never comes to pass.

Personally I don't care what they do so long as they find some way to make healing more fun. If adding macros helps with that, then do it. I think a lot of people here often mistake difficulty for skill. As it stands now, healing mechanics are clunky and cumbersome, which equates to a sub-par experience.