1. First of all...are you a troll? Healing? Gunslingers don't have a healer role, that's the Scoundrel Class. 2. Crying about a certain class just due to your lack of skill not going to help, if you want to be able to be good at as a certain class, There are videos and guides out there how to improve yourself, seems your mostly after a "I WIN CLASS". Game would be boring if this was the case, every class has there "weakness" or there Arch-type Class that will have the advantage over you. 3. Paragraphs/Spaces are there for a reason, not meany people like to read a wall of text. Ok, I better stop feeding a trolls, they seem to multiply like rabbits.....

Don't like it, don't play it, simple....Companions are a big part of KOTOR, so bioware used them in SWTOR, since it makes sense. I like my companions, as a healer they do the damage for me and all I got to do is make sure there not doing anything stupid, that isn't hard to do. Personally its you that not managing your Companion well, aka give the tools to the right person and it will work.

I'm happy with no lfg tool, flagging yourself up = means we can pick what we want and make a balanced team, Why would I want a team with say 3 melee when i have to heal them though aoe damage, hence why better to be able to start a team myself. LFG = for lazy people, simple as that.

I have said it once and I will say it again, this time clean the crap out of your eyes: You can get "UP TO 5 DAY", really? That's not false advertising! p.s. look at you're quoted message that's highlighted.

Explain why your doing that or you just trolling?

I'm a Bounty Hunter, as long the pay is good, I don't care who I work for or what for.

cheers, I'm not really annoyed not getting access yet, just wanted to make sure I didn't get one until 20th, just means I can catch up to my guildies. Thats all I was worried about but seems it's alright now. ^_^; Goodluck to you as well.

Did you not read what i said? Cheers guys for clearing that up. ^_^

I have checked or I wouldn't be asking, Origin feel strange to me, wish I ordered from someone for a hard copy now, I don't mind waiting until the 20th even, though the sooner the better, so I can level with my guild.

God, this post on the 3rd page already, bump. >_<

Ok, little issue, I want to 100% make sure I'm Entitled to early access. I ordered from Origin and I didn't get my email but i got my pre-order code on the origin website after buying the game. I checked my online banking and showed I was billed. Now I contacted Origin and after 20 mins of waiting I got ahold of someone and explained to them I didn't get my email, they found this strange but I told them I still got my early access code. When I installed the Origin program and logged in, it showed my SWTOR account and it had the early access code. I told them this but the line went dead after this, so I really couldn't be assed wasting another 20 mins. Heres a screenshot on my 3 questions on my account: (p.s. nothing that will give my account details on these shots. http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7021/questionsswtor.png Now heres a shot on my code history: http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/6273/historyswtor.png All I want to know is, I'm entitled to early access, incase I'm waiting for no reason? cheers

bump btw

Seems there more focused on sorting the server capacity than having to deal with raging trolls, to be honest I don't blame them but remember the official release not the 20th. Also hold your "boy" comments to yourself, try running a consumer business and see how it works out for you.

The official release date is 20th, we could get UP TO 5 DAYS, if you can't log on the 20th then Bioware have failed, at the moment they have not, so take your trolling some were lease. To be honest with you guys that are crying out like the Darth Star has hit them, get a grip, its not the 20th yet, hence you have no to right to cry about it, I would rather them make the servers stable (by what people saying that have access its working) Would you really want a laggy game and having to reroll mutliable times to new servers to get out of lag or queue in the thousands? Really give them a break, they could be sorting issues in-game and handing out more access invites than having to deal with you trolls. P.S. keep up the good word Bioware!

The official release date is 20th, we could get UP TO 5 DAYS, if you can't log on the 20th then Bioware have failed, at the moment they have not, so take your trolling some were lease.

I ordered with them and I can post, maybe you failed to apply your code correctly? Also do you have mutliable accounts? OP feels like a troll to me.

Well my Plan is to be a standard tank for Single or multi-tanking. This means I can do a decent job in both aspects, since i don't plan to pvp, no point me really having a non-standard build.

Yes I have played, not pvp but only pve, your build seems more suited for pvping than pve, thats my point I'm trying to get across but it still looks decent but a few abilitys I wouldn't want to give up. Really reducing my damage I'm taking at the same time doing decent damage as well keeping threat seems more of a tanks role in PvE. PvP is a different story but PvP you want to focus more on CC/DPS/Migration and of course heat control. A few good pvp videos from beta but since beta is done game play or ability's can change. I'm not bashing your spec I just think a 31 shield tech would be more suited for PvE play, as yours is more suited for PvP.

Aye, I solo'ed Black Talon as a Powertech Tank with Miko healing me, was surprized how well it went. Though of course it gets harder later on, so getting used to how BH tanking works is a must but BH Tanking feels right at home with me, since I have tanked on alot of MMO's.

Decent for pvp but seems to be lacking migration for pve/pvp, your missing: 9% total Aim, your main stat that helps dps/tps/migration. 25% damage with Ion Gas (most used stance for a Powertech Tank). 20% Accuracy debuff (AoE). A Charge with a Stun (that lncluds abit of damage) 10% migration talent. 30% damage+ to Rocket Punch and Flame Sweep. Heat blast that does decent damage (fire based) and reduces heat. Overall for a PvE, your losing to much but more heat control is a plus side for pvp but still losing out by looks of it. Though I'm not a PvP'er so I'm not 100% sure.

Depends, a few good crew skills for a powertech but also depends on what role you want to focus on, since they can tank/melee dps /ranged dps. I'm planning on going a Armor-tech/Savager/Underworld, Since I'm a Tank this be the most useful to me, even at endgame, I plan to make a IA or a 2nd BH for different craft, like mods or Biotech for medpacks and that. Really depends on what you want to do really but you don't need to just focus on one, you can always make multiable characters like myself for other crew skills.

Right, I know I'm not even in the game yet, though I will get it at some point (I did per-orderw months ago) Here's a build I though looked decent and it was close to the build I was using as I leveled. I only leveled my BH to 15, due to I was trying most classes to see what one I was going, so here it gos. (PvE) Shield Tech: 31 / Prototype: 8 / Pyrotech: 2 http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#301G0GrdorogzZMsbZb.1 Pyrotech Iron Fist: With this build I picked Iron-fist over Integrated Cardio Package, due to keeping threat and having enough mitigation would over-come the loss of 2% or 3% end. Prototype Prototype Burn Enhancers: Since a lot of your damage/threat ability's are fire based, going 3/3 in to Burn Enhancers was a no brainier. Puncture: Well, since rail gun is a useful ability, specially 60% ignoring armor rating, seems to overcome 10 sec reduced cool down, seems to be more useful for pvp for extra CC. Power Armor: 2% Pure Mitigation, enough side. Prototype Cylinders: Overall helps your DPS/TPS, specially useful for AoE. Shield Tech Combust: Well two of your most used flame ability's giving a debuff to targets to help mitigation by 4%, seems one of the best on tier 1. Intimidation: 6% for all fire damage, this helps your DPS/TPS, since of course again, most of your ability's are fire based. Rebraced Armor: 16% Armor rating, yet again migration, a must have. Steely Resolve: Well, since Aim is one our main stat as a Bounty Hunter, this helps DPS/TPS/Migration, overall a all rounder boost to your Bounty Hunter. Lon Overload: Helps your Ion damage and places a DoT, useful for TPS/DPS. Ablative Upgrades: Useful for Shield Absorbing and your cool down on Kolto Overload just makes it even more useful talent, overall good migration again. Oil Slick: Well a AoE debuff to help migration, would even use on single targets that last longer than 10 secs, since using it on a 1-2 targets wont last long would be useless but for High hitters/defensive/Group Targets/Bosses, this is a must have talent and one of your most using ability's after your snap ability has been used to get threat. Shield Vents: Well 2% pure Migration and 50% chance to lose heat, a must have ability, even in PvP or PvE. Flame Shield: Well this helps DPS/TPS and chance to reset Rocket Punch, this will also effect Ion Cylinders, due to Rocket Punch proc'ing Ion Overload. Ion Screen: More damage migration, a must have! Supercharged Ion Gas: Overall a TPS/DPS talent. Flame Sweep: Well more TPS/DPS again. Jet Charge: Our Charge, this is bloody useful, think of it as Jedi Knight/Sith Warrior Jump, good for loose targets or even chain pulling, also useful if theirs 2 AoE groups, be easier to gather them up. Empowered Tech: Well a must talent, more pure migration. Heat Blast: Well by looks of this ability, it will be one of the main used to reduce heat and keep a good amount of TPS, since its fire based, though I'm not sure myself since even got this talent, I have been reading a bit about it that it is a most used ability. Well this is my build, I'm mostly focused on PvE Tanking, seems BH has alot of AoE ability's, so mite mean they will be the best for Add Control/Multi-tanking, out of the Sith Tanks but i could be wrong, since Assassin/consular seem to have nice aoe ability's.

I made a "remember my name one though" But really who enjoyed tanking style of Powertech, feels more like a mixed ranged/melee tank, than just a ranged or melee tank. Though there high amount of AoE ability's (not as powerful) feels like a Prot Paladin but I'm not comparing wow and swtor, just to point that out, anyway. I like to burn things.

So who tried Beta and enjoyed Powertech tanking? I like the high amount of AoE ability's Bounty Hunters have for tanking, feels unique from other MMO tanking.