i too had trouble jumping until a friend very patiently, and I mean patiently, showed me how to jump in this game. the best advise i can give it to learn the forward/jump combo. There are many jumps that, unless you are super good at timing, require you to stand still, hit forward and jump at the same, to make. The main thing with the forward/jump combo is that your toon will take a step then jump. So you want to make sure that you have room for that step. a good example is the datacron +3 Aim for Empire on Nar Shaddaa. you have to ride a slow hovercraft. to get to the roof you need to get on some shelves. Now I am sure that some folks can do a running jump to get onto the roof, but for me, I tried for an hour and could never make it up there. As soon as I learned how to do the forward/jump, I made it the first time I tried it. Don't give up and come back and let us know if these tips helped you out any.