Thank you for beeing so polite so far. I enjoy reading these answers.

Greetings, up until now I was a really patient player and I still love SW:TOR, yet I want to adress some points and why I'm going to pause my active subscription. Please keep in mind to keep this thread clean of "LOLZ!!11GobaqtoW0w" since I never played said game. Thank you. Endgame: I spent a lot of time with my 5 50s and I enjoy the endgame so far, yet I have to constantly switch between classes, because either one class is beeing nerfed to hell due to PvP imbalance or some changes in general. Why can't there be changes to skills that adjust to PvP situations? I don't see why a Sorcerer can still deal 800k+ damage in PvE and PvP in the shortest time with a 0/20/21 and other classes get nerfed to death. The lack of fun in the endgame is also kind of sad. I know the game is new and maybe I just anaylzed the flashpoints and operations too much already. PvP: This is one of my biggest issues. Even tho' I'm playing on a PvE server, PvP plays an important role to me. While leveling up and while beeing on Level 50 just to let off some steam. Yet I noticed some rather bad issues. Back when there were all the Ilum exploits I wasn't one to go there, get my valor up or exploit commendations to get Battlemaster Gear within 3-4 hours. But here's the hard part: Now that MANY people abused these things, all of a sudden they correct the issue and at the same time back it almost impossible to get Champion Gear by tokens to gear up. Did you know that if you don't go for the daily / weekly bags and test your luck to get a token, you'd have to play EXACTLY 24 hours non stop at the following conditions to simply get the Mainhand Weapon: 24 hours non stop 10 minutes each warzone 100 commendations each warzone 800 commendations => 1 bag 1 bag => 7 champion commendations Takes 127 champion commendations for the weapon So what we have now is an extremely imbalanced version created by the producer itself for people to start PvP ing at Level 50. Hackers | Chest Farmers: This is an issue that's often getting blocked by Bioware itself. I already made a thread a few times, where moderators told me not to talk about this or post screenshots where I got hit for 80k+ or from people speedhacking | getting into walls | godmode (stuck at about 2% HP) But this is, in my opinion, the biggest issue. Yesterday I saw a specific hacker | chestfarmer on Corellia, he was moving with superspeed throuhg the walls and then camped inside of one to loot a chest over and over. Yes, I caught him red handed (Level 12 by the way). So the support said they'll do something and guess what, today I saw that guy on Ilum. I already reported lots of hackers that even spammed their hacking page in General or with Yell, yet you see them over and over again doing their crap. And I'm really tired of it. Conclusion: So the conclusion is right now the game is: missing and endgame which is okay in my opinion having hacker issues that are NOT beeing adressed ...thus ruining the server economy as well Battlemaster equipped Exploiters run up against fresh 50s ...and if you're unlucky they'll hit you for over 50k with their packet editors that confuse the server and often crash warzones ...and sadly, this is why I'll cancel my subscription now and just wait it out. I mean what's there to rush. I got many 50s, the Legacy System is not in there and maybe Bioware will adress these issues. Or maybe they'll buff Tracer Missiles! A saddened gamer.

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Oh dang, now I remember. I haven't seen Hercules in a while.

Which is kind of funny, because Megara sounds almost like Margera (just missing an r for an anagagram)

As long as I don't look like Silent Bob I guess. When I wear a hat and don't shave for a few days, people say I look like Bam Margera. But I guess I just look like myself. The guy who just posted: You put in a Facebook link. Sorry bud.

I'm taking Elara out for Dinner *Foreveralone.jpg*

Me, what the heck... Here's me in all my YouTube Partner glory: My Channel Picture | Webcam Pic Checking all the pictures I noticed something. Either the SW:TOR community is pretty dang beautiful or some of the people who think they don't look as good are not posting their pictures. It's also rather interesting to see how "Gamers" evolved. From Nerdglass Geeks with tape in between to everyday Schmo's and models.

My question: Could you tell us some more about the Legacy System and when it will come into beeing? Thank you for your time.

That just shows that without any proof they won't ban players. Otherwise everyone could accuse everyone. Maybe he just lagged. (But yes, I see what you mean because that level 12 Bounty Hunter on Corellia was surely not there to bug into walls ^^)

Annoying > Grinding my Gears It doesn't annoy me, it just wants me to smelt down C2N2 and equip M14X with his healing parts. And I also didn't say they put my tickets in front of yours, some of them never got answered in fact (about small things like spammers), I just said that maybe I get to the point quicker and describe the problem in all detail.

I never used the call service yet, as those are usualy crap (in any game | agency | whatnot). But ingame, besides from the huge waiting time at the release, I got an answer after 60 minutes maximum. Maybe I got a special treatment for reporting a lot of bugs, issues, hackers so far.

Greetings everybody, (Hi Doctor Nick!) today I had a special guest in my game. And damn was I glad to see that. I was on Corellia and one of the guys saw a Level 12 Bounty Hunter which was rather odd. A few moments later I saw the same Bounty Hunter speeding by at ludicrous speed and when he saw me he disappeared into a wall. So naturaly, knowing Ilum, I knew that he was a hacker and possibly trying to get some chests from inside the walls. Sadly I didn't catch the name or a video / screenshot of the incident, but I contacted the support anyway. And for the FIRST time I got a Live Agent by my side, who was really nice. Heck, I'd say he even hates C2N2 as much as I do. Screenshot: http://i43.tinypic.com/2gy2am0.jpg So yeah, a big thanks to the support. I hope you get the guy!

Thanks but no thanks, I quite enjoy the survivability of the Ion Cell and Guard is great as well. Otherwise I would've just gone full damage Assault with Plasma Cell. I found that Plasma Cell reduces your survivability in Teamplay to a minimum. Sure your DPS goes up but having the ability to keep a healer up with Guard and still dealing great damage is just my playstyle. I also know that it gets a tad harder on Level 50, I've gone through the process almost 5 times now

About 3.4k was the highest I had so far.

I got the same issue with Marauders but hey, that's what makes the game fun. When you beat someone as an underdog! As a Defense - Assaulter I tend to open up with my burst (AP -> IR -> HiB). Usualy that's already when they pop their bubble as well as pain. So in that time I try stun with my cryo. If they get out, Neural Surge to keep 'em in for at least a few seconds, while always staying LoS'd or at 9m range. If they back up, you follow them. Don't let them leap you again and close the gap. Once their cooldowns are burned, they usualy tend to be agressive and ignore all other damage and just follow you. Now it's time to keep that gap at 4.1m - 9.9m. A hard chore but possible. And as the previous commenter already stated, try to stun them again BEFORE they pop undying rage. Otherwise it's -> Undying Rage + Heal -> Bam, back at 40% HP and it goes to round 2. --- I think Marauders are by far the hardest enemy we can face (except for maybe 1-Hit-Wonders like Mercenaries who'll snarelock), as they are not squishy and have great survivability + damage (in my opinion the perfect class)

I interviewed Harrison Ford aka "Han Solo" a while ago for the premiere of Cowboys vs. Aliens and quite frankly he didn't live up to my expectations. Maybe because of his age right now. Especialy when you're a fanboy like me. So meeting him in person and experiencing his grinchy attitude was kind of a shock for me. So in my opinion the "young" Han Solo would've never shot first, while the "old | grumpy" Han Solo would've creamed Guido and robbed him afterwards. And as a Bonus, here's a rather funny shot of him at the premiere. Behold his grumpyness: Click Here !

Taking the Harpoon away would kill a Vanguard. The choice that you can choose your fight or get someone TO you is just what our class needs to finish it off. I agree with the OP tho'. Explosive Surge is crap and needs a huge buff. Make it with a 12 seconds cooldown but giving a dot + 2000 damage. Why? Well, it's kind of like the grenade on the Smuggler | Agent, it's a filler move to deal AoE damage in between or to single a target for a good cost of energy. The only difference is that WE have to get into CQC to do that...to deal pitiful damage. And don't even start with "Well, it gets people out of stealth!" - While that is true, stealth scan is much more efficient, costs no ammo and looks better.

Why am I creating this thread you might ask? Well, because I had troubles to start off and not lose interest in the Vanguard due to the very late blooming. But once I played around with Specs and of course this communities help, I finaly managed to find a spec that suits me: Dealing damage while beeing the "nice guy" for the healers. While I didn't record a video this time, which would've been educational and fun to watch, I will share with you the following scoreboard and say, that I'm still Level 46: Screenshot: http://i41.tinypic.com/so4kjq.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/sxkppk.jpg The last oponent I faced was a Level 30, I know that. But many of the other toons were above the Level of 40, so before you start ranting, keep that in mind. I was more than happy to guard our only healer, taunt the crap out of attackers while he kept our whole team alive. So this assault spec I'm running so far is very nice and very much how I imagined my Vanguard to play. Spec: http://db.darthhater.com/skill_calc/trooper/vanguard/#::f19ecf2ef15e2fe6fe3fe2fe Before the question arives : NO I had no time to use the water as I was always pretty much always in combat. The only thing I used was a medpack.

Reasons for YES: ---- Reasons for NO: She's ancient and I think that she's Yoda - Why? Well she fell into a green pot of acid, that's why She's biblical in scale, her wrinkles got wrinkles I'm not into grandma stuff, neither into grand-grand-grand-grand-grand... [...] ...grand-grand-grand-grandmother stuff She's an ***, not in the good way Come to think of it, neither is her behind.

Guardian | Juggernaught Sentinel | Marauder Commando | Mercenary Vanguard | Powertech Sage | Sorcerer Shadow |Assassin Gunslinger | Sniper Scoundrel | Operative And now, let's roll a random number! http://i41.tinypic.com/1qpxza.jpg => 3 => Commando | Mercenary

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Before posting, remember that this is a question for the developers (if one is so nice to answer) - This thread is not intended for you to spam | troll or harass any other player - Keep that in mind - Thank you! Legacy Levels: Many of us players don't know what they bring in the future, except that apparently we're allowed to get some custom design choices on character creation, as well as some skills to level quicker. My Problem: I'm an average player and when I'm not busy teaching at university, swimming or making videos, I level my characters and enjoy the SW:TOR story line. Now I've come to the point where I got 4 Level 50s already and #5 and #6 are almost done as well (Commando: 43, Vanguard: 46). My problem is that I fear by the time the Legacy System is introduced, that I won't have any further character slots and that all my characters on Hydian Way are filled with 50s. Since the Legacy is only on one sever, I would have to start over on a whole new server which would be, frankly, kind of sad. Question for the Developers: Could you please clarify on what the Legacy System would look like / what kind of perks we can expect and of course if you have a failsafe for players like me? That would be great. Thank you!

Leveling: 11-29: You want to go through the mob groups as quick as possible while still maintaining damage. Tactics will give you the best stuff up until 29. 30-50: Now you got two choices in my opinion. I leveled from 30-40 with a Defense Spec mixed with Assault. But when I hit 40 I went for a full out Assault PvP Tanking Spec as you can dish out a good chunk of damage, while keeping aggro away from Elara - and it's good for PvP. PvP: 11-29: Definetly Tactics, as you won't get Storm or the good HiB buffs from Assault yet 30-50: Once again it's choice - A Defense Tactics Hybrid will give you a good survivability rate and ammo will be "okay" - yet I found that after 40, once again, a PvP based Assault Spec is better. Even with Ammo. Especialy when your HiB costs nothing and GIVES you 1 ammo! Result: In the end it's really up to you what you chose, as long as you can play it while having fun.

Guess we gotta wait for the fix - in 2013. If the mayans are right we will never see it ^^