why do so many ppl think deception is about maul spam, if anything maul is one of the "least" used dps abilities :S

Dno maybe your doing something wrong, 4-4.5k mauls on procc (wich is the only time you should maul) is also a very commen occurence for me. I agree here, 5-6k crits on assasinate is something I have yet to see, again 3.5 - 4.5k depending on class/lvl etc. of oppenent. Dno I find our dmg to be fine, my only problem is that I find scoun/ops opner burst to be to high, outside that its fine, as for BH/commando my only problem with them is that its a 1 button class (graveround/tracer missile), these can be interrupted or cloaked, none the less it still feels like to much of a 1 button class from my pov. But as I said I feel that our dmg when geared are where it should be. I think that ppl sometimes seem to approach this class in a way I dont agree with, wich to seems to be the reason why they got issues with it.

TOR got potential, they just need to fix the right things, and listen to the community. I enjoyed Burning Crusade pvp, WAR 20-30 pvp.

not sure why ppl insist on lvling with a healer pet all the time. I used Khem untill I got Xalek, if you keep khem geared and you use your abilites, then he tanks fine, and can survive all things, never ever had an issue with mobs or encounters doing the 10-50 periode. And never used a healer companion once.

Personaly I pref Crit and Surge - if you pvp expertise is obviouse. This is from a deception perspectiv. As Darkness I ran with Absorb and defense, didnt really care for shield, as you have "Dark Ward". My two cent.

Dno, think its more of a teen thing wanting to be bad guy, dno though.