I just have six words: Tempest Keep was only a setback!

Slicing has been "nerfed" for almost two months now with a buff at 1.1 and followed by a "nerf" 24 hours later and no word has ever been said about this profession since the nerfing patch notes in December. Will we ever see it return to something more stable (i.e. not spending 2000 credits on a mission only to get 1100 back)?

Mine have been all Sith on my Republic character too

Personally, I think they need to do SWG's old system... you had one point everyone went to and then you either traveled to another planet or you hit Launch to go into your ship.

Why would they need to smear it? BioWare seems to be doing a good enough job on its own. Take a look at all the complaints about tickets that are closed unresolved or escalated and then closed without resolution. Over 400 pages on Slicing and not one word from BioWare other than signposts closing the thread because it hit the maximum and pointing folks to the continuation. The list goes on. No one expects this game to be perfect right out of the gate but they do expect a little bit more communication on things. How hard is it to write "We do acknowledge this problem and we know that it is extremely frustrating. We are doing everything we can to fix this problem so please bear with us while we develop a solution."? Or "We made this change because of {reason}. We felt that {explanation}."? Most people do walk away from bad games, but if the intellectual property is good they sometimes stay and hope for the best. Take a look at SWG....

Exactly. No one would fault them in saying "Yeah, we know this problem exists and we are working on a solution but it is taking some time. Please bear with us as this is a top priority for us." But that's just it... there is no communication. Slicing, PvP, etc.. all of these issues need some form of a response because the lack of a response means they simply don't give a poop. And if you come across to your paying customers as you don't care, why should they care and continue to pay you?

That's what the fanboys said about SWG too...

No. Because you were talking like the entire transaction is removed from the game. The vast majority of the credits on the GTN are moved, not removed like you implied.

And if you had bothered to actually read what I wrote you would know I already stated that. But again, the amount is very small and this is not a real credit sink. I already listed most of what real credit sinks are. Please refer to the list... I've quoted it below and added emphasis to the part you missed.

Actually, BioWare calls it gathering.... http://www.swtor.com/info/systems/crew-skills

No, they don't remove credits. Repair costs, skill purchases, vendor purchases, storage additions, fuel costs to travel between places and such REMOVE credits from the game. GTN just moves them between people taking a very small amount if the transaction is successful. GTN is not a credit sink.

True. But here's a comparison.... The other day Blizzard announced Dragon Soul is getting a zone-wide buff to players like the one in Icecrown Citadel. Players took to the forums to complain. Blizzard responded on the THIRD page (51st post of the thread I believe). They did not give the people objecting what they wanted to hear but they at least communicated the reasons for the change. Only BioWare posts we get are signposts directing us to "official" threads that they never post in... other than to put ANOTHER signpost when that one fills up.

You've been EXTREMELY lucky so far then. I've lost 1k on missions. Most mine right now are returning at small losses.

There are probably close to 1,000 pages of discussion on slicing since the 1.0.1 patch destroyed the profession and it is heating up again with the 1.1 stealth buff and the subsequent re-nerf the next day. It is more than overdo that someone from BioWare/EA address this issue with some sort of explanation.

Slicing, as it has been stated numerous times.... is a GATHERING PROFESSION. Not a crafting profession. BioWare even says this (http://www.swtor.com/info/systems/crew-skills). And I said limit to simultaneous missions like I cannot send 5 companions out doing slicing missions. Quit grasping at straws.