A bit emotive, but in the main: ^^This.^^ PvP is basically a farce for non-glow-batters, and easy mode for glow-batters --although the smash-kiddies aren't unbeatable, I've so far managed to solo-gank a few on Ilum. It helps when they're otherwise occupied fighting a Champion-level NPC, and don't see you chillin' out at range! Do you even want a PvP component in your game at all? Because it doesn't seem like it, to me. We want an answer. Now.

So your O/P IWINBUTAN is getting nerfed? [sarcasm] My heart bleeds. [/sarcasm] Maybe you should actually learn to play? And that's coming from someone who kinda sucks at PvP (so far. Got a solo kill just now before server shut-off though ). As the Smuggler says in his/her storyline at one point: "Life is full of disappointments roly-poly, suck it up."

PvP Server: 1) Full-geared level 50 groups camping your spaceport where you exit whilst perma-healing/tanking against the sentries. 2) Those same 50s using obvious hacks to do (1). 3) See (1) and (2). PvE server, and Warzones in general: 1) Smash-idiots. 2) Smash-idiots. 3) Smash-idiots.

Just did the first part of the Battle for Ilum (forget the name, Darth Severin or something is the end-boss)! It was much quicker than I expected Thanks for the group, guys.

Gotta A/F/K for a bit --why must everything in Calgary be so damned far away from everything else??-- but will probably group up later today. Wish me luck, and to my prospective group-leader, please be kind

Thanks for all the info and advice so far, all. Keep 'em comin'! Yeah, I'll probably post a "pick me, pick me!" thread in the Harbi guilds subforum linked above soon-ish. Like I said, maybe it's because I'm a sandbox (EVE-O) type, but PUGs...there's just a certain something --can't even honestly say explicitly what-- about them that makes me go meh :/ (I am happy to note that the Smuggler/'Slinger gets his "DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA" Charged Burst effect back once you get level 50 gear, though )

o7 all, Apologies in advance if this is the wrong forum, and if these questions are already answered (my Search-fu is weak today; I'd rather just log in and play ), but here goes: So I've soloe'd my way up to 50 on a Smug/Slinger (I just love this class and build; DAKKA-DAKKA!!) --current kit-out, here-- aaaaand, well...I'm feeling all newb-ish again, and have some questions. Flashpoints: Upon completing the class-storyline on Corellia, and doing the solo-able dailies on Ilum, my "story" has a component that requires completing a [HARD] mode flashpoint. I want to do the Battle of Ilum, killing two birds with one Charged Burst, but there's something about PUGs that just leaves me cold. And I'd genuinely feel bad if my newb-ness got the group "urp'ed" too. Is PUG the way to go for this? Or should I do some of the lower-level FPs in one first (I could use the social-points regardless)? Which ones should I do, and is [HARD] mode advisable for those for an FP-newb (to get the aforesaid story-mission "Introduction to Group-Finder" out of the way.)? (I have a whole pile of specific to FP questions, but forum-searching is working quite well for that. If anyone has advice, though, then feel free to chime in.) Gear: My research has shown me that the Tionese gear isn't really all that great --is it realistically possible to get better gear through solo PvE, or should I upgrade/augment what I have? What changes should I make to what I have, if it's worth keeping? (Maybe I'll give it to Risha ) Guilds: Yup. I'm possibly looking for a guild --mature players (age 30+ preferred), mix of PvE and PvP ideally, with voice-comms. Anyone "hiring?" PM Tellurian on Harbinger server if so. PvP: Is there any realistically feasible option for solo "open-roaming" PvP in this game (I'm an old EVE-Online/sandbox player, that's what I love and am used to --SWTOR is my first theme-park)? Will my Tionese gear be of any use in PvP either as-delivered, or upgraded? What should I upgrade to, if not? I notice that the PvP gear all has a huge buff to Strength, but that's not really a 'Slinger thing, is it? Or am I missing something here. That's all I can think of for now, though I'm sure more will come up. Thanks, all.

Just give something to keep solo level 50 (and, post RotHC, 51+) players occupied, for both PvE and especially PvP? Sorry if it's been mentioned before (I'm not wading through a 50-page thread looking for it :/), but this is important to some of us: I soloed my way up to 50 (30+ as a freeb --loosen some of the freeb-restrictions, please, a lot of them are just asinine, if not downright petty), and solo I would like to remain!

Yeah, I'm a bit late, but of all the storyline I've done so far, the Lightspring five-way convo one is priceless: "Will you two stop waving your hands around like that, you both look ridiculous!" That, and punching Guss Tuna in the face after he joins your crew had me grinning.

But...but...but... The Force shall free me!

I want my "DAKKA-DAKKA-DAKKA!!"back, dammit

Don't blame the freebs, maing...Blame EA/BioWare, where the blame belongs, or maybe their ISP. Bloody incompetents, the whole lot of them.

It's -25C here, and the sun hasn't been out in three days

Why did I sub up again? Fix this, FFS. E: Confirming ^^that,^^ too.