"This isn't the Huttball you're looking for"

Hey, just wondering what crafted Implants are the best for Sorc healers. I'm currently using a pair of those microfilament 53 blues that give me 140ish willpower with a little bit of power on the side. I've been looking on the GTN and there is so many implants there but I have no idea which to buy. Everything seems to lower my willpower but gives me a massive boost to all my other stats. Is there any implants in particular that I should be trying to purchase or will the microfilament implants do me until I get some from ops/comms?

Yeah BC is a West Coast server. I've been sitting on around 170ish latency during the times i've been on. Not ideal, but hardly noticeable.

Name change prompt when you attempt to log in to your character.

Hi there, I've just transferred from one of the APAC servers to Begeren Colony and am looking for an active guild. I'm hoping to join a casual guild that does both PVE & PvP. I have 3 characters at 55, a DPS Powertech, Healer Sorc & Anni Marauder. The Powertech is missing legs, chest,main and offhand 69. Healer is in full purple 66s and Marauder is in 66s (although lacking decent relics.) I have participated in SM TFB and SM S&V so I have a rough knowledge on raid mechanics. I have not spent much time on the old raids but I know a few of them. So in summary, I'm looking for a casual guild that will help me gear up my characters and improve my skills in PVE and PVP content.

Ran a PUG on my lowbie Jugg tank today. I was matched with a decent Mara DPS that i've pugged with before. He knows his stuff. We had a Merc healer wearing a strength head chest and belt. We tried to explain to him that Aim was his primary stat. His reply was that strength obviously makes him stronger. We tried to explain, but to no avail. So we dropped it and continued on. First loot drop was a +aim chestpiece, the other DPS was a merc so both myself and the Mara DPS passed. The Merc DPS passed aswell, and said it was an upgrade but the healer needed it more. The healer was last to choose. Pass. Wait? What? The healer passed on the chestpiece and I ended up with it. We tried explaining again that Aim was his primary stat and would increase his healing abilities. When he replied with.. "It's not good for me, it has too many stat drops" By stat drops, he meant he lost some endurance and lost all his strength. He started to get a bit defensive so we just dropped it and didn't mention it again. After a while we got to the console where you get a Light/Dark side option. Myself and the Mara DPS both chose light side option. After the conversation, the healer Merc said... "Light side on a Sit character... Really?" To which the Marauder DPS replied with... "Strength gear on a Merc healer... Really?" Both myself and the DPS Merc Lol'd in chat, the merc healer raged, called us immature C-bombs and dropped group. We continued on with my healer companion. Win. Still not sure what made him rage so much, was humorous though.

46 days and counting...

If you're leader or know the leader, set to master leader. Distribute to classes that can use the gear, if they don't need it give it to whoever /roll the highest.

Any chance there could be an increase from 5 companions to 6 companions out on crew skills for 55s? Every level 55 will have 6 companions and some will have 7 with HK. I have 2 companions doing nothing while the others run crafting for me. Thoughts?

I'd be happy with a reduction in healing threat generation. Right now, healing doesn't need a stance buff. One of my guildmates are critting 10k+ heals in augmented 69 gear. Adding that with stacking armoring bonuses to get 6s cool down channeled heals Stance is really not needed. A general consensus in my guild ATM is that heals are OP. I do think they should have some sort of stance. Maybe just something like increasing alacrity by 5-10%, damage by 5% and add reduced threat generation in there.

With what class? And was it tank, dps or healer?

I thought I'd be pretty sweet. I'm able to smash down most things relatively easily. Adding in heroic abilities flamethrower, force storm, choke I have good AOE and stun options too. Might even be able to rope a guildie into helping me. I'm not looking forward to searching for the parts at all.

I'm a 55 powertech DPS. Reasonably well geared, most slots are 69 rating except legs, mainhand, offhand which are 66. My Damage output is 1475 buffed unstimmed. My companions range is about 1100. I'm thinking I should be able to solo everything bar the HM FP with ease using my DPS companion. I can also switch a bit of gear around to my tank companion if I have trouble with threat. Would I be able to burst through all the heroics?

I came to the forums about to ask this same question. I've got my Powetech to 55 as DPS and am in the process of gearing for HM Ops, got 3 pieces of 69 gear (1 Arkanian, 2 Black market or whatever its called) and my Sorc is about 50% of the way through level 53 as a healer. I must say, i'm enjoying the Sorc quite a lot more than the Powertech ATM. The ability to change from Healer to DPS with a simple respec is amazing. I know PTs can be tanks but tanking is reasonably similar to DPS, given it takes a lot more awareness and skill to tank than just spank with DPS, but as a tank your still bashing on mobs/bosses to hold threat and taunt/defensive cooldowns when needed. (i'm not saying its easy, i plan on trying it once i get my hands on some tanking gear on my powertech) I've levelled 4 characters to 50, Powertech, Sorc, Sage, Marauder and the one thing that i've been longing for each time is stealth. For that reason and that reason alone i'm going to go with Operative. In the same gear as a sniper, a sniper will always out DPS an operative, and stealth stuns and CCs (very handy when running ops/flashpoints to get passed mobs without aggroing them). For those that don't read walls of text, i'll sum it up. Operative = different styles of gameplay, decent DPS + heals + stealth Sniper = Great DPS, Good DPS, Ranged DPS

No reply since page 426 or something... Anybody read/heard anything on when this *fantastic* merger will be happening?