Do you have a source to those claims ? Not upgrading current Champion gear, while upgrading BM gear, is just mindboggeling unfair... that can only be an oversite, if it's even true........

Just cause this is how they plan on implementing it, doesn't make it more right.

Yes that would be logical, i mean why should the effort in harvesting 1000 merc, not be acknowledged? Raise max commendation level to 4000 (hell why not 9999) and let people save up using merc. commendations which can be converted back to warzone comms using the reversed ratio.

One thing that annoys the hell out of me, is when i plant the bomb on voidstar or interact with towers on civil war, and a team mate starts doing the same as me !? *** Instead he should try and stop the enemy from reaching me, bye CC'ing him, slow him, kick him, pull him, what not, just don't let him near me. /rant over

Yah we get shafted once again. I don't understand why we arent allowed to convert back at the same ratio it cost us to buy mercenary commendations ? As it stands we loose a ******** of commendations just to get 333 commendations of our 1000 merc. commendations

NVM missread.

Does any know what the expertise stat is on champion gear on PTS ?

What are the expertise stats on champion gear ? BM gear got bumped way up (from 50 to 100), but what happend to current champion gear ?

Found this in another thread: Only the implants and ear pieces are going to be available without a valor rank requirement. "That is because the rest of the gear never had lvl 60 requirement to start with. You could only get them through bm tokens which came from bm bags that required 60 valor or now bm tokens for 1000/1000 which also require 60 valor." In 1.2, all bm gear will have no valor rating unlike currently where only the ear/implants have a requirement.

I would like some answers to OP's questions too. Seeing that prices on some new PvP stuff is more then 1000 warzone commendations, would imply that there is no max limit of 1000 warzone commendations. But also it would be nice to get a confirmation, that currently stocked mercenary commendations, are just converted into warzone commendations.

Could someone confirm this ? The patch notes only mentioned ears and implants having no valor restriction, which would mean all other pieces DO require lvl 60 valor to buy ? * The Valor Rank requirement has been removed from Battlemaster earpieces and implants. Confirm/deny ?

Try and do a search on the subject, i posted the stats on the crafted Purple one in another old thread. Edit: Since im bored at work and generally a nice guy, here it is Stats on Purple Techstaff. "Rampart Grand Vanquisher's Electrostaff [superior]" 334-480 Kinetic Damage (rating 124) Total stats: +48 Aim +57 Endurance +47 Shield Rating +28 Accuracy Rating +94 Power +543 Tech Power Requires Level 50 Made by Sneekee (Hidden Beks) server

The delay of patch 1.2 will mostly be the nail in the coffin for me and i assume a lot of other players. It's just to late... had it been launched 14 days ago, i would proberly still be having a go with the game, but im just bored of it. I have 2 lvl 50's, and i have a low level scoundrel i tried to play, but im just to bored with it. The game feels peopleless, you see no people, only at the imperial fleet you see a few, and the republic fleet is even more of a joke on my server, which has a very few people. God i miss the busy Coronet spaceport in SWG as you came running out the spaceport and saw all the peopel selling stuff or services (buffs, slicing etc.) and interacting with each other.... haven't seen this kind of MMO behaviour in any new modern MMO. I hope for the game that 1.2 will "save" the game, if not im happy going onwards with Diablo 3 and GW2 when it is launched, only reason i haven't cancelled my SWTOR sub, is my kids play it.

No surprise here, im used to be in close and personal on my powertech anyways, but thanks for the warning

Thanks for the replies, much appreciated. I was thinking of a DPS scoundrel actually, so i might go ahead in that direction based on your input as well.

I got a simple question. Since im not very fond of the cover mechanism, but still like the smuggler class, will it be viable to play either advanced class without using the cover mechanism/skills, but solely non-cover skills? Or would it cripple the performance of the class and i should pick another clas ?

Thanks for your replies. Allthough id love to choose the Rage + Tank gear way, i think i need to wait until my gear improves :/ I assume im "easier" to keep alive as a more tanky build with crappier gear.

I have a lvl 50 PT (all pyro) allready and just finishing my Jugg today. The reason for finisning my jugg, was to be able to have an extra tank class available for HM FP's in the guild. Now i have read alot of threads on this forum, regarding the different builds. I used rage from lvl 41 to 49 and loved levelling with it. From 49 i changed to 14/27/0 build with tank gear. But it just feel a bit moth and i dont know if its because im used to killing everything in 1 or 2 smash setups or not. But after doing the start rotations and going through every mob to finish then, don't seem very effecient as the rage build. Anyway my questions are, what build + gear i can get away with, if i want to tank in HM, but not higher. 1) Rage build 7/2/31 with tank gear ? 2) Immortal build 32/7/2 with DPS gear ? 3) Veng 14/27/0 + tank gear ? If it could work, i would lean towards 1, but i have no experience tank wise with any builds.

I have been about 2 levels below all my quest since Belsavis and on Voss i didn't feel gimped at all. There were a few fights where i had to change to a defensive stance and shields, but mostly i had no problems in a Rage build with quinn.

Fantastic work Morsexy, much appreciated Keep up the good work and bring more videos.

Thanks for the replies I'm still a bit uncertain on how much expertise is needed/wanted and what PvE items to replace champ/BM sets with. Exphryl you rock with 395 expertise according to the screenshot and doing great with it, but i also see many above 650 expertise and just wonder what the benefit/downside is ? 1) max. expertise in all champ/BM items 2) less expertise but still 4 piece bonus, and rest in Rakata for more aim/end 3) 4 piece Rakata, rest in champ/BM What are peoples experience?

Exphryl, what other pieces do you use, to supplement the 4 pieces of Eliminator items ?

This one ? Stats on Purple Techstaff. "Rampart Grand Vanquisher's Electrostaff [superior]" 334-480 Kinetic Damage (rating 124) Total stats: +48 Aim +57 Endurance +47 Shield Rating +28 Accuracy Rating +94 Power +543 Tech Power Requires Level 50 Made by Sneekee (Hidden Beks) server

I agree we have some awesome companions. But im a bit jelous of the Trooper class, since they have this walking tank robot and we have an annoying ship droid. Being a mirror class, why can't we have the rolling destroyers as in the movies??

But no space missions are called "Operation Ascendant Pride" There is a "Ascendant Barrier" though, maybe thats the one ....