In game planets, probably Tython (learn ancient Jedi secrets and get a great view!) or the upper levels (can't stress that part enough) of Coruscant (not that I could afford it). Stuff currently not in game: I'd love a quiet wind-swept farm in the fields of Dantooine or a place on Naboo--gorgeous city. That said I'm really looking forward to the stronghold on Tatooine for some reason. Homestead conjures images of Owen's moisture farm, which would be kinda nice. Stronghold kinda implies something more along the lines of Jabba's palace--which a couple of my characters would also be quite happy with. I have no idea which direction Bioware's taking it, but either way I'm looking forward to it.

I'm certainly not a fan of this new animation. The old one was awesomeness incarnate. There was nothing better than picking up some astromech and hurling it into someone's face meters away. I really don't see why we couldn't have, as many here have suggested, the old project animation where the damage hits instantly or put a slight delay on the inquisitor's shock. The whole recruiting drive for this game originally was feeling heroic and the old project captured that feeling perfectly, with this new animation I have a hard time knowing I did anything. And Dyvim, I personally feel that you've got your priorities mixed up. Rather than being here complaining about project and the fact that Yoda didn't chuck an X-wing at anyone, shouldn't you be on another thread discussing the fact that nowhere in the movies do we see any evidence of Jedi effecting plate tectonics or even healing? Seriously, now that I think about it have we ever actually seen a Jedi heal anyone?

I don't know where best to place this so that a dev will notice, but it really should come to their attention and the rest of you smugglers should have a warning. Just at the end of act 1 for the smuggler class quests, after rescuing an npc on Tatooine, we make a run to Nar Shadaa and drop off that carbonite guy. Just after you get the quest to go to Nar Shadaa a codex entry pops up. For the love of God, don't read that damn thing till after you've finished that quest. Why the devs would put a spoiler before the quest is beyond me, but getting it to trigger after delivery really shouldn't be an issue if they want to fix it.

I've got the exact same issue.

Top of my list, I would love to have Dantooine again and please as an open world. Kashyyyk would be a great open world too. Some other places like Ryloth or Manaan have plenty of potential too.

No, armstechs cannot. There are no orange weapon recipes from the trainers, except the lvl 48 ones, I've got a 400 armstech and believe me I wish there were.