I've got the same issue, but I'm guessing it's something to do with my main server being down currently.

1. Mini-games such as Pazaak, Swoop/Pod racing, etc. Pazaak has to be done! Please! 2. Cross-faction guilds. I know it makes no sense story-wise but in a game where you are encouraged to play both factions, not being able to chat to "guildies" without the aid of out-of-game software just seems daft. 3. Expand the space experience. I know it would be a major thing and would nearly be considered a game in its own right, but making the space game more than just a novelty thing would be AWESOME! Picking only three things was difficult btw!

Giving the Republic Wookiee as a playable race would bolster their ranks.

Did some checking and it does indeed appear that I was wrong regarding Commando DPS'ers, so I stand corrected That makes it even worse that the weapons are appealing to such a niche of the player base (Imperial Agents being the least played class by far for instance).

You are wrong. If you don't understand that concept, there is no hope for you. See what I did there? I got the green-black crystal for my Powertech and still use it. One of the Mercenaries in our guild cares a lot about what colour crystals he is using. So to say that the crystals were aimed at only lightsaber-wielders is short-sighted at best.

Commandos can use blaster rifles at no penalty.

Operative, Sniper, Vanguard and Commando; that makes four.

What about the reasoning behind the mount not being 110% speed? I can understand the weapon thing (even though I think its a poor choice) but the speeder not being top speed? Weird.

Ah, I was referring to end-game. While levelling Mako should be able to keep you alive quite easily even if you're in medium armour. Once you get Concussion Missile things will be even easier. Tbh levelling is not tough so you may as well have a cool-looking character whilst doing so. As for stats, don't worry about endurance as gear will have that naturally.

The whole "being neutral is gimping my character" arguement is extremely weak. Any relics worth having do not have a morality associated with them. If you are really fussed about having relics while levelling, man-up and make do with the matrix cube only. Also, I levelled a neutral Powertech tank.

You are kind of right. Bounty Hunters can wear heavy armour so they probably should wear it, but if you're a Mercenary (or Powertech PVE DPS) then your armour rating is kind of irrelevant. Now I know the min-maxers out there will be flipping their keyboards in rage, but if you are getting hit by bosses then you are probably doing it wrong. Wear whatever you like the look of basically. Personally I find some of the Imperial Agent longcoats quite nice so I wear one of them on my Mercenary. Also, endurance is not a main stat for a Mercenary and should never be taken into consideration when gearing a non-tank.

Leave the marking please. As mentioned, it makes up for the lack of voice communication in pugs. Also, you are all assuming that someone has marked an enemy correctly; I've seen totally random characters marked before

Alright Hulk, deep calming breaths....

This was a necessary emergency fix. A couple of hours disruption is worth it. Also, quit whining about world event, it'll happen soon, patience Padawan.

While Rift's talent trees are an interesting design, the actual gameplay is extremely dull. Spamming one or two buttons (as you've macro'ed the majority of your abilities to those) was not a fun experience for me, YMMV. As for "complicated", yeah copy & pasting macros is tough, yo!