I get this problem most of the time also. Its very annoying to the point of not using hard cover any more. Which is a game changer because it ups the damage I take especially when solo.

You're right I stretched it a bit. I guess I just like to tweek it to max things. It can save alot of time too when your gear is optimized.

I figured as a game design having to grind out a complete second set just to get the bonuses for spec (tank/dps or heals/dps) was enough gind. Biowares way you have to grind out a set 8 times over just to get it right for your two specs for pve. Not to discount the grinding for a pvp set too.

Thanks thats great advice. I forgot the unassembled columi pieces can be traded next week for the new comms.

Thanks to everyone who responded. I went with the tionese gear and figured the heck with the set bonuses and just went for stats since the gear was itemized terrible. Example more endurance than mainstat on dps gear, or try to find shield on vanguard tank sets., i can see why they're yanking it its an embarrasment to who ever designed the stats on tionese gear.

I thought the classic comms were going to get things like black hole / campaign gear that was still for level 50. Are they raising the black hole/campaign gear to level 55? Isn't there some new tiers Elite or some such for level 55?

I just made level 50. As I understand there is a mission on fleet that gives level 50's some tionese gear. Or is it comms to trade for gear? My questions for those who have been on the PTS and know whats coming. Should I take the mission and get the tionese gear for my class/build? Is there a new mission replacing the old for when people make 50 or is it moved to level 55? Or should I do the mission but not use the comms to get the armor since its being made obsolete and use the converted comms for gear after the expansion? Thanks for any help, I am stumped at what is the best course to take and time is running out.

These thursday unexpected server down times for fixes hits me right in my prime time gaming hours for the week. I put up with them cause I like the game for the most part and I figure they are fixing aomething important for some one. Last nights patch was my turn it fixed the purple gear bug for me. I had just recently leveled and re'd my old gear for mats with all new purple crafted gear ready to be equipped on my character. Well with the bug I couldn't wear any of it. The healer in my regular group had a hard time keeping me alive with half my normal health. if I was playing solo It would have been unplayable.

I have the same problems across all my toons. Since they are not fixing it in a timely manner. Or rolling back the patch that broke it, i am fixing it myself with unsub/uninstall.

Under untilizing customers declines revenue. This is just an attempt to have more significantly utilized customers keep expanding revenue. Its like when you go to the theater and they offer to let you watch a movie for a small charge. You get your box to open and hope its not a ticket to that same craptastic movie you got the last 20 times. Maybe this time it will be that new blockbuster that one person you know, heard of a guy who met someone who saw it. Then you could be one of those cool people who others want to check out and meet and ask about the movie. Business schools teach the most profitable companies are the ones who know that significantly utilized customers keep expanding revenue. Why would you want to not be utilized to your full potential? Whats wrong with expanding revenue. It keeps a country strong. Embrace capitalism and help Bioware succeed in the transiton to a successfull business model where significantly utilized customers keep expanding revenue, be used, be a S.U.C.K.E.R.

Looking at the patch notes for 1.4 Bioware says - Trooper General •Hold the Line now has more noticeable visual effects As a commando upset about the change to Cryo Gernade's range nerf and Stockstrike spec'ed loss of knockback, I understand now just how clueless Bioware seems to be about their own classes and about DPS Commandos. Just to inform you not all Troopers get the 8 second immunity to movement imparements and the 30% movement buff. In fact not a single Commando can ever get it. "Hold the line" is a minimum 21 point spec in the VANGUARD only Tactics Tree. It is not a general ability.

Well having just done the mission I looked closely at the 3 different patternes. Each one has a unique and identifiable border. For those with problems with color the patterns are different and they can be differentiated. Granted color is a fast easy sorter. Yes there are symbols that are much more different than each other so the difference would be less subtle. I don't want anyone to miss the chance at this so I thought I would point out the different borders between the three.

The use of the Proton Torpedo is the worst thought out piece of garbage I have ever seen. It takes a combat mission that I never had problems with and completed every time and makes it impossible. Do you even play the space combat game you design. Move its use to a different key already. what a waste of my fleet commendations.

I have been told during the testing of 1.3 pre release numerous people posted about a bug with crafted gear getting an MK1 slot instead of the appropriate slot for the level of the gear. So you KNOWING went live with a broken product. I sit here with numerous pieces of gear across my characters that I spent Hours and Hours and hundreds of thousands of credtis to make to get crit crafted augment slots but I cannot use them. Then you CSR tells me your aware of the issue and looking in to it. Yeah no kidding? Your aware of it?. You were aware of it before you forced it down our throats. So my choices are to: 1. Spend thousands of credits to use something I should already be able ot use. 2. Out level the gear without ever being able to use the augment slots. 3. Do not play my characters hoping that some day you will hire some one with a clue and fix it in a future patch cause that emergency unplanned one that was on off and on again so I couldn't play did not fit it. I choose 4. Subs been canceled just waiting on my pre paid time to expire. What is cool about this game is every time I think they have reached as low they can go, they find a new way to wreck my playing experience.

Not so much as a suggestion as feedback, because I do not know where to give feedback. I re-enabled the Tutorials when i had to reinstall SWTOR. I have to give feedback. The new tutorials are absolutely FANTASTIC. From the ones I have seen so far, they are very polished and professional looking. They really drew me into the game even as a founding player. Great job.