I have noticed some weird things in GSF on JC as well. To be more precise, one specific pilot. I will not name them, though my guild has taken a stance and has begun leaving the match if we see him. I am ok with dieing, it's part of the game, but I am not ok with being 2-shot by a scout ship in a maxed out Warcarrier. 90k damage from a scout ship (60k more than anyone else in the match) is a Domination match is obscene, and in my opinion, a blatant example of an unfair advantage. I have worked and reworked my own scout ship to try to replicate the result. No dice.

It's only overpriced if you don't value the look of an eye-patch. I, for one, loathe my cowboy hat, and would be willing to pool the credits from all of my toons to buy it. Unfortunately, I have not seen it on the GTN yet....

Then one could speculate that using Hoth comms to purchase the loot boxes could also be a viable option. I know I have received more than one orange belt/bracer that way from various planets. I wonder how many I have right now....

I am currently running 0/23/18, and I can tell you that Sab and DF work very well together. I have used a parser on a few Ops runs, more to learn my character better than to compete with the other dps (though they do love to compete). And what I have found is that my highest overall damage is tech bleeding, then my various grenades all come next. What this usually means is that in a short fight, the shadow tank can out dps me, but in a long fight I am top 3. The guys running 2 screens just to watch the parser say it's incredible just how fast I climb. In regards to your questions....My template is partially built on the assumption that Independent Anarchy affects the shrap bomb since it is an area attack. Unfortunately, however, I must admit that I have never paid attention to whether shock charge works for wounding shots.

I know this is more a scoundrel related thread, and I play a GS...I forget my exact numbers...something like 0/23/18, but I put the 2 pts into blaster whip primarily to climb the tree. Talk about a pleasant surprise. My blaster whip crits are as high as my grenade crits, about 2300-2500 based on buffs/debuffs.

Not that I am trying to start an argument or anything, but I fell like I received the buff from Corso when the legacy went active. I started as a smuggler and realized the value in having my affection high with my companions for crafting & missions, as well as an extra pool of xp (I actually dinged 50 in a conversation with Guss ). Because of this, all but Akaavi were maxed when the legacy went live, and I am pretty sure that when I logged in that day I had more health.

I thought we were covering all sides of why Guss gets my hand-me-downs before Risha.

If Guss were my first companion, I doubt I ever would have tried any of the rest. Oh, and I love the things he says so much that I have started taking screen shots of them: "Hello, Sith! Just so we're clear. I'm not an actual Jedi. I only dress like one!"

It is medium armor on the Republic Fleet Station. PvP, and FP vendors all have the hat, some with the face covered, and some w/out. I have also seen "green" drops off of kills, and probably armormech can make something (though this is speculation on my part. no armormech in my arsenal). I for one hate the hat, and therefor do not show the one my Smuggler wears.

A guild-mate told me that the only Guss customizations are on the Security Key vendor. I don't know where he looked online, but I believe him.

This post probably contains a spoiler or 2 if you have not made it to the end of our story yet. Last night I completed my class story line (The Final Score), but has some difficulties doing so. Everything went smooth on the Voidwolf's ship right up until the point I defeated him and tried to escape. Between the bridge and the escape pod, every single npc was bugged. Every single fight was a struggle to find a spot where I could shoot them, and if they were standing on top of me, forget it. <Cannot see target> I managed to make my way to a room where it went from bad, to unplayable. Both Guss and I were destroyed in about 6 seconds. Multiple times. I finally broke down and got a guildmate to help. Oh, and reset did NOT work.

For me it's Guss. I am just about finished climbing my sabo tree, and with the agro I can draw coupled with my increased inability to take a punch (melee hurt!), he's become my best option. And even if he weren't a good healer who can take my hand-me-downs, his sense of humor/the things he likes make him awesome for conversations. (at least the way I am playing )

Yeah, this probably isn't the 'proper' thread for this, but I just added Guss to my crew, and I must admit, when his full name was added to my codex I had to laugh. hooray for a sense of humor at BW!

I believe my Sig shows my opinion on the matter. And to give an in-game example of this, the Cademimu flashpoint offers a perfect opportunity.

I use Bowdaar now. With a little equipment and patience, the big walking carpet is your friend. He doesn't pull from your blast radius. I've also noticed I use my port shield/cover less and less the higher lvl I go. I use it to throw sabo charges, and a few other cover specific skills. Skills that aren't worth wasting time on when it's just a group of trash mobs. I send in the wookie and let him get aggro, this way even the melee will stay close after I start lobbing thermals like they are beads at Mardi Gras.

I have 2 Name/title combinations that I like and I can't decide which looks better floating over my saboteur's head. So I change it from time to time. Pivo the Destructive vs. The Outlaw Pivo Pivo

I am specced sabo, so a lot of what people have posted is both useful and true, but I just gotta ask, do scoundrels have the same difficulties? My alt is a Sage, and I don't even think when running into combat with golds on her. Soloing hard stuff is so much easier as a cloth wearing healer.

highly explosive area damage is a form of Crowd Control in a flashpoint. I stand off to the side, away from the healer, and get the attention of everything that the tank isn't smacking. most normal mobs are dead before they get to me. I also try to switch between mobs, so that a different one has to pick itself up off the ground every 3 seconds.

I am only lvl 32, but I would agree with this. I am liking Bowdaar more (as I get him better gear) since he doesn't pull any out of my blast radius

Wow, this is what I am rocking now with the DS II boots for a bit of the pirate-y look that goes so well with "The Outlaw" title. Now I just need to find better looking mod-able gloves. I am not feeling the bulky gloves I have now.

My favorite thing about Corso, is that he approves of me flirting with the ladies. And since every female I talk to gives me the option to flirt, +15. That being said, I have begun making the switch to Bowdaar (still getting better gear for him). I am a little bummed that his look has not changed w/ armor, but I think he looks fantastic. And I underestimated just how much I would like my wookie.

7 points into DF and when they come out of flash grenade they have a 20% reduction to hit chance (I think that's right). This takes effect whether they wake up on their own, or are attacked.

this exactly. the hardest part usually, is figuring out what to get next