Sadly i've already grown rather bored with SWToR as it was far to easy to progress through all the content rather quickly even without being in a fulltime raiding guild. I've unofficially quit for the most part to play Everquest on the Project 1999 servers which is Original and Kunark only atm with plans for Velious eventually but no more xpacs after that. With word of xserver LFG tools in the future though I think I'm now officially done. I've been having far more fun with Project 1999 anyways lately as its back to when things were actually challenging and your accomplishments more meaningful not to mention even some of the most minor activities can turn into rather epic adventures. As fun as other games were since I quit live EQ 7yrs ago no game has done that for me on the same scale since but I've been getting that again on these oldschool servers.

Ugh yep every game out there these days is going the full ezmode route. SWToR was fun and better than some games we wont mention out there but it was still far to easy to progress through all content far to quick. So glad I found the Project 1999 servers for Everquest. Original and Kuanrk only atm with Velious to come and no additional xpacs after that ftw. Back to when things were actually challenging and accomplishments actually meant something.

Cataclysm is nothing but broken lore and recycled content not to mention things being dumbed down to the point a 2yr old can faceroll through it while SWToR's stories are not only incredibly well written but the game actually draws you into them far more than anything in WoW ever did.

Very well done video, was most helpful as your explanations of things were very clear and easy to see and understand as you explained them. Just started my sage alt and this was most helpful

One thing on this is if you pay attention you'll notice a lot of the time if your in cover and get stunned or knockedback or the like, as long as you don't move after the cc takes effect or wears off, you don't lose the scrambling field. I'm inclined to think this is a bug and we are indeed supposed to lose it since we got thrown out of cover or whatnot but I have paid clsoe attention and noticed the buff icon still remains on myself and other players standing within it so it's not just a graphical bug, the shield is indeed staying up. Someone also mentioned our having to avoid damage followed up by saying we have low HP. What kind of gear are you using cause I don't find this to be the case by any means lol. With a full set of Columi gear, except for my belt which is Tionese and main hand blaster which is champion, as well as both rakata implants and rakata earpiece from belsavis/ilum dailies, I have just over 18k HP unbuffed as a Sharpshooter gunslinger with no points in endurance talents. Give me a trooper buff and I'm almost at 19k hp :x

Least you guys still got it better than Armstech atm, we're in the exact same boat all around as you guys with artifice except we can't make Rakata anything like you can Relics at least. Here's to hoping for a massive crafting skill overhaul in the near future :\

Still think they need to add some kind of actual incentive to holding control of Ilum. Increased Valor gains simply isnt worth it compared to the crates from the daily/weekly which you get your gear from.

So while I fight to completely ignore the previous posts about addons and their desire to make SWToR a dumbed down game like WoW so they can faceroll through it with all the other 2yr olds I'll just stick to saying I agree with you OP and can only hope these changes do come sooner than later. With me it's not so much that I am simply tired of seeing my same old set graphics but that my set graphics are some of the worst out there lol :\

Blackstar Squad Special This is the coolest Blaster Rifle I've seen yet imo, was hard to get a good screenshot as I can't use it myself being a SMuggler so it's on Corso but it drops from the Rhakghoul Behemoth boss in Hard Mode Kaon Under Siege. This is the tank version of the rifle. Theres also a DPS one that drops but the graphic isnt nearly as cool.

I'm honestly not seeing what your referring to either. When it comes to Ops we really don't lose out on all that much dps time, most of the mechanics that require us to move also require everyone else to move as well so it's something everyone has to deal with. The minor things that make us have to move individually really arent that bad as you should be moving frequently anyways for the instant charged burst procs. I also use the time that I am being forced to move a bit to refresh Flourish Shot if needed and put up Vital Shot, or using Diversion if it comes up, or spamming Flurry of Bolts or Quick Shot if energy is high enough so not like our DPS comes to a complete halt while moving at least. In fact we have a superior advantage on some fights like Gharj where our cover completely prevents us from being knocked back, it only knocks us down and we can hit our take cover keybind to instantly drop back into cover and continue DPSing while everyone else has to run back into position, typically out of the lava. The only fight where I have found cover to be any hindrance at all so far is the last boss in Esseles on Hard Mode, Vokk. His aoe deal fires off so ridiculously fast it can be crazy hard to move out of cover fast enough though I have found it easiest to get around this by planting my portable cover in a position where there is also an enviromental cover point available as well. When the purple circle appears beneath me i can move and hit my roll into cover keybind asap to roll away from the aoe location a bit quicker. This isn't necessarily a Gunslinger only issue either though as anyone can be caught unable to move quick enough if the circle appears under em while they are in the middle of a long cast animation and such.

Not sure of the accurate details on this but if you look at the ToRHead databasew or DarthHaters or any other such database, you can see that the only schematics that might possibly even drop for Armstech are for the XX Barrel 22 and 23's which are listed as requiring Biometric Crystal Alloys and Self Perpetuating Power Cells to make. Of course after countless hard mode FP clears and numerous Normal OP Clears I've never seen any of these barrel schematics drop so they are either incredibly rare or only on Hard or Nightmare Mode OPs. Regardless of the matter they are still virtually worthless to make anyways so Armstech simply lacks more than any other crew skill atm and we can only hope we'll someday have something added to finally make it worthwhile.

You talk as though they don't have their own internal testing team as well as numerous groups of dedicated level 50 testers on the PTS as well, both your assumptions on this matter are false btw.

Crossfire Cara's Little Helper Acquired via Unassembled Columi Offhand Weapon Token which drops from last boss in Battle of Ilum Hard Mode. Kneecapper Shown on the right or closest it is an offhand only blaster that can be purchased from the Tionese vendor or acquired as a drop, can't remember for sure but want to say it was from Kilran in Maelstrom Prison Hard Mode. E-52 Galactic Shrieker Shown on the left or furthest away it was a BoE Drop I recieved from one of the 5 Champions during the Stasis Generator Heroic 4 Daily quest on Belsavis. N-110 Power Blaster and X-11 Huntsman Pistol Both of these share same graphic but it is the one shown on the left or furthest away and while I can't remember which one it was one of them was acquired as a random BoE Drop from one of the 5 Champions during the Stasis Generator Heroic 4 Daily on Belsavis and the other one I don't remember where it came from. S-203 Watchman Blaster Pistol Shown on the right or closest I have no clue where I got that one. Coil-Cell Needler Shown on the left or furthest away, no clue where I got that one. In addition the "Tri-Tech Needler" Shares same graphic as the M-305 Rancor-X Enforcer however I don't remember where I acquired it.

Veteran Elder Blade's Vest Front Veteran Elder Blade's Vest Back Currently the outfit I have Risha in since I'm using all set stuff atm. Can't wait for them to revamp the mod system so I can switch my set bonuses to gear that actually looks good lol. The hat is also Tionese Field Techs Hat available from the Tionese gear vendor. The vest requires level 39 to use and as far as I know is a random drop, bought it off the GTN myself. EDIT: WIthout a hat graphic shown the vest has a hood and looks like the following. Veteran Elder Blade's Vest Front Without Hat Veteran Elder Blade's Vest Back Without Hat

If you guys would read todays patch notes you'd see the few things that were fixed and that this wasn't the full 1.1.1 patch.