No, I am currently not using any level 50 gear. Out of curiosity, how would that have affected me? Did using 50 PvP gear at level 55 during Warzones lower your stats?

Thank you for all of your responses. You have all given me some good insight on this. I will likely play Focus a lot and learn to use my defensive CDs earlier. Thank you again.

I have just recently come back to SWTOR and before I quit, I was playing Focus PvP at level 50. I've felt a little bit squishier lately and was wondering if there has become a better PvP DPS option for Guardians. Which of the two specs is better? Thank you

So I know that 1v1 obviously isn't balanced, and that the Sentinel should win every time 1v1 due to their strong defensive cooldowns, but my friends and I like to duel each other for fun. My sentinel friend used to lose to me all the time, but lately he's been strategizing and watching every move I made while casually PvP'd and he finally defeated me in a duel 1v1. I was wondering if anyone had any tips for me in the duel? Thanks.

I'm no battlemaster, but I enjoy PvPing a lot on my Focus spec'd Guardian. I have mostly Centurian and Champion gear at the moment, but I agree that we need some help with survivability. I sometimes feel like a glass cannon. I do fairly well on damage: http://imageshack.us/f/812/number1r.jpg/ ...But I get killed REALLY fast. I can usually get about one full rotation in before dying (unless I have a healer or if we outnumber them and I'm not being targeted). I use: Saber Throw > Force Leap > Force Exhaustion > Blade Storm > Force Sweep. I usually die after that. Sometimes, I can do a few more moves: Combat Focus > Force Stasis > Zealous Leap > Blade Storm > Force Sweep. By then I'm dead for sure. Lol. Our damage is fine, but we are in definite need of some survivability.

No, it does not. My friend plays a Dark IV ranked Jedi Sentinel and it remains blue. It doesn't make much sense, and it should change colors, in my opinion. I have a light sided Sith Warrior and Jedi Knight. Sith Warrior's "Channel Hatred" move should be changed in some way too for the light sided ones... but that's a whole different story.

I'm a fresh 50 with not too many epics, but I am focused spec'd. My highest crits are usually around 4k with a charged up Force Sweep.

True story.

My solution may not work unless you have a lot of friends (and it sort of takes a lot of the challenge out too). My RL friends and I like to do class stories together since we play different classes, and let's just say that I "hired havoc squad" to help me defeat the emperor. Having my trooper friend with me made the boss fight too easy.

I won't complain about the horrid helmet since you can hide it, but the jetpack on the back of the chest piece honestly just looks stupid. What was BW thinking?

Str/End/Power is definitely the way to go for Vigilance. Assuming that you aren't 50 yet, you can find these mods from Commendation vendors from each planet (or on the Republic Fleet). Item modification such as "Might Mod #" or "Might hilt #" should give you Str and Endurance. I can't remember the names of the enchantments off the top of my head. I want to say "Rage Enchantment #" for lower levels for Power, but I can't remember. Either way, you should be able to find those mods from most Commendation vendors. PS: You also receive some from quest rewards. Chose wisely.

This.

They should let us remove the mods from these and let us have expertise enchantments. /sign

I would like to say thank you to all of those who didn't answer sarcastically. It seems that they only use generic battle cries for both Dark and Light Jaesa. I thought that I had glitched my game or something, lol.

Is my game glitched or did Bioware intend for both Dark and Light Jaesa to yell dark things while in combat? It's strange hearing Jaesa (Light) yelling things like "I will make you suffer!" or "Their pain is exquisite." Is this happening to any other light aligned Sith?