The change in Burst Volley if you did not catch it will make you feel they nerfed energy management. Instead of being passive proc chance, it is now an activated CD to get the 50% increased regen. If you are not using that CD, I could easily see how you would feel like you do...

So.... You want to stimulate the in game economy and help make crafting relevant by making crit crafted gear the thing to get. Great. So people are churning out these orange pieces of gear......that rarely crit.....that are useless. People dont want to buy non-augmented crafts. We CANT RE them to regain a couple pieces of material. And they dont sell for anything. That isnt a viable way to boost the economy. I can understand why you dont want to make it schematic learnable with RE....but they should be RE-able to obtain a few mats back to avoid making most crafters broke!

So I am about to roll into 50 soon and I have been lvling from about 30 up as dps with Elara. As soon as I hit 50 I will be going back to Combat Medic healing for PvP and Instances. So, i am curious as to which companion is best for finishing up quests/dailies as a healer. One of the tanks or a dps? Do either of teh guys like Vik or Yuun have an annoying skill (i.e. Corso and his pull that people complain about)? Is ranged dps more efficient than waiting on Yuun to run up in a group? Thanks for any thoughts and input. leaning to dps for most stuff and a tank for elites and such.

they should not. advanced classes are your class in this game. you just pick them at 10 instead of 1. to be able to jump for a Jedi Shadow to a Jedi Sage....come on....that is silly.

For it being Day 1 of Launch, I give it an 8/10 I think they have done a great job with managing a HUGE launch. Server stability has been fairly good. No huge crashes. The Queues are going to happen in a game this large I think at first....especially if they are protecting server stability. I think the game has a few tweaks needed and slight refinement, but over all I like the comfortable freshness this game offers. I believe they have laid a great foundation to grow this into a long standing franchise.

exactly why you SHOULDNT be allowed to change your AC. People seem to fail to realize that this game has 8 classes on each side, not just 4. A Jedi Sage and Shadow are very different....same for all the ACs. Those are your classes....

You picked the wrong class. You didnt pay attention to the dialogue and ALL the guys warnings. You absolutely should not be able to swap between ACs...it would be a shame and disaster in this game. 1-10 takes no time at all. This isnt BioWare's fault....

If your questing is slow as a CM, you are doing it wrong.... you absolutely do not need to be going back and forth...

And if your team has healers, you still should win. I am undefeated in my Warzone matches (except one voidstar that we started 8 on 3 and never caught up), and I think it is in no shortness of me and a couple other healers in those matches. Are you invincible, no you are not. But you ARE capable to buy enough time for a good group to do what needs to be done. Using tools like line of sight and cc and your stuns makes the world of difference. Also, lets talk again when we are 40-50 and have some tools to work with. DPS always leads things on the level curve as it takes some time for us to get our tools. But I do just fine healing and winning in warzones....

I think that other game ruined the perception of healers in PvP....because in that one, they were stupid OP. I think they are ok in this incarnation right now. Your goal as a healer in PvP here is not to counter the dps 1:1...it wont happen as others have said. Your purpose should be to give an edge to your side and by time for that dps to get you through. Your days of perma-spamming heals and never dying (or your buddy) are over...and that is prolly a good thing. And yes, I am a CM also.....

excellent reply and I could not agree more. says something for society and it is a little unsettling....

Then why did you compare them in 3 different examples? Seriously, not trolling. This game will be good. And this launch strategy really is logical and a good one. If after launch there are still huge issues, I will take it back.

+1 agreed....and this is better on principle just because you are not paying out of pocket yet for this pre-launch time...unlike the other release.

You must of smoked a lot of stuff between now and then. None of what you have said is accurate...but ok. I was there on day 1. Servers were down regularly and there were 1-2 hour Qs all the time. Was it perhaps because it was more popular than anticipated? Sure. But did the boats still not work? Yes. Did you still lag hard? Yes. Could you still barely move in any major city? Yes. But guess what.....ZERO of that matters. This is a new game. A new design. A new model. And from my experience so far with Beta and how things are going considering we are still not at Launch Date, i am very pleased. Not once did a server I was on in a Beta stress test weekend (intended to push server limits) crash or get unplayable. Either way..... What people are still failing to realize and accept is that this is free game time. This is not the release date. So the company is prepared and is doing things correctly to stagger starts and have a smooth go and people just complain because their spoiled, entitled self didnt get in the first minute. Get over yourself. They didnt have to offer anything except the game on 12/20....this is all just icing on the cake and to help stagger the initial server load.

i am in utter disbelief as to how people think anything has gone wrong or poorly. we still have not made it to the launch date yet! we are still not paying for anything yet! everyone needs to stop expecting so much and enjoy your free days whenever they arrive

WoW from Day 1....and it was terrible. Servers down all the time. What has changed in addition to the gaming market and technology, is the fact that consumers are spoiled rotten. You wanna talk about Facts? Fact: This game isnt even released yet. Release is 12/20/11. What people are getting now is a BONUS. Not guaranteed. Not paid for. It is extra. Fact: This extra you are getting....is even MORE extra than what was originally said, which was 5 days. This is more early access than any other game I can recall. Fact: People are so spoiled and entitled, they are still complaining. So stop comparing this to whatever else. This game is its own entity. It is being released in a new age and new day to a new spoiled, entitled consumer. If the servers and game play sucks on 12/20/11....then complain all you want. Until then, enjoy your icing......