The shield can fall off for a couple reasons. You mount up, it makes her disappear and the shield has no one to be on, you send her to sell grey items, it'll disappear. you hit a loading screen, it'll disappear, she dies.... you see where I'm going with this. It happens on all tanks with shields. It disappears a lot. That's just good practice to remember to see if it is up and keep it constantly on. Once you get the hang of it and being able to tell visually because of the bubble affect you and your companion or who ever you shield have around them, its easier to just know you have it on. You can also increase the size of buffs on your character UI.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQdn0HjX-6s&feature=gp-n-y PvP Pyrotech Here's a Novare match i had recently. Got a little bit of tunnel vision because of a healer that was amazing.

The Unifying Force i havent seen this posted yet, if it was then im sorry to double post, but i just finished the entire NJO series and am into the legacy series now. One of the greatest things i remember from NJO tho was the line that i cant remember who said i think it was luke understand something about what vergere said, but it was to the affect of "Jedi refer to the ‘light side’ and the ‘dark side’, but really, these are only words, and the Force is beyond words. It is not evil, just as it isn’t good, it's simply what it is". If i remember what i read correctly basically the force becomes what the user entails it to be. Those who control the force make it become what they want it to be, and dub it as light/dark/grey based on a moral stand point. Vergere even stated that anger and passion if in check and understood could be used not as "dark" but for light, because there really isnt a dark or light there is just the force

Hey everyone i found this picture and im trying to figure out what armor this is, id love to have it. Thanks for the help. Gold Trooper Armor

Guild: StarKillers Server: Zaalbar | US West | PvE server Faction: Imperial Website: StarKillers Guild Schedule: PST, Schedule will be determined with whos online until set groups are arranged, if you say your going to come and miss 3 times you lose Ops slot but wont be kicked from guild. Content Completed: Just starting to get Hardmode groups set then to begin Ops. Contact: Dacend / Crewl / Bragorn or anyone with the StarKillers tag. Recruitment: StarKillers is Recruiting!!! Focus: Everything, we are a rounded Guild doing all content from leveling, to Hardmode Flashpoints, Ops of all difficulties as permitted, and of course LOTS of PvP. Welcoming all applicants, some people in the guild are more PvP driven and others more PvE driven so there is always someone probably wanting to do what you want to do.

exactly and thats why i stated in my original post that binds are really very personal. I LOVE hutt ball and am a beast in it, i pass alot and run hard defense and have the hutt ball button in that spot so if i get in a bind or just see a good pass opportunity my thumb jumps to the bottom back button on the mouse its quick and its easy, but like you said what works for some doesnt work for others thats why i said ill post my binds because it might help someone find something more comfortable or just set abilities in different spots, i got a LOT of inspiration from taugrim, and the rest was just through forums like this or just comfort from abilities i use a lot hence why the abilities i use A LOT are 1-6 or right next to my A and D keys, the others are more situational. With A as strafe left and D as strafe right my thinking was ok how can i utilize W and S without confusing myself to much.. ohh if i make W jet charge my mind still thinks ok W forward and thinking ok S was backwards... ohh grapple on S ok so jet charge to get them and grapple to bring them to me, it just seemed to click correctly in my mind, but thats me.

Yes the Razer Naga mouse has 12 buttons on it and once you get your thumb used to using it it, it is pretty amazing. It covers 1-= and it makes hitting things on the fly very easy. It completely changed my game play.

Key Binds are VERY user specific, but ive taken things from taugrims guides and personal preference and comfort, i also have a Razer Naga mouse so that changes things also. I strafe left with A and strafe right with D, and i move forward with both mouse buttons clicked. I also run the Ironfist Spec. Now im only LvL 46 almost 47 mind you so i dont have ALL the abilities yet but i have spots for them already picked out. As you look at my binds unless specified thats how it looks from left to right on my bars. TOP BAR 1:Rapid Shots 2:Retractable Blade 3:Rocket Punch 4:Flame Burst 5:Rail Shot 6:Flame Thrower 7:Flame Sweep 8:Carbonize 9: (will be Explosive Fuel) 0:Hutt Ball -:Missile Blast =:Recharge and Reload SECOND BAR Q:Electro Dart W:Jet Charge E:Explosive Dart R:Quell T:Neural Surge Y:Sonic Missle S:Grapple F: Death From Above G:Guard H:Kolto overload MOUSE WHEEL CLICK:Determination N: (currently unfilled im thinking a relic tho or other ability) LEFT BAR (from the bottom) B:Shield V:Vent Heat C:Scanner Droid X: (currently unfilled im thinking a relic tho or other ability) Z: (currently unfilled im thinking a relic tho or other ability) `:unload J:Thermal Sensory Overload RIGHT BAR (how ever you want to set it up but ill show my binds on there) Shift+=:PVP expertise stim Shift+-:Med packs Shift+0:PVP med stim Shift+B:Speeder Shift+V: Shift+C:Class Buff(endurance i think its called) Hope this helps, ive noticed with these binds atleast for me and with the Iron Fist spec with the point out of oil slick and into the shield vents to have 2 points there like this http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#301GRGb0RroMZMcrroZb.1 Once the Warzone ends 8/10 times im the top player, which im still unsure how the rating in that works but once you start sorting by damage and protection and such i usually have the most too second to most medals and same for protection, i almost always break 100k damage which as a tank i think is decent.

Im lvl 45 iron fist build and LOVE the hybridness of the spec i can do.. mehh damage but its enough to make them think twice with the sheer amout of time it takes to burn me down, 1v1 8/10 i win. In PvE its amazing as well. In response to your guarding question, the abilities of higher level characters VS lowbies and mitigating damage yes i can see how that thinking could work, but with all the characters bolstered to 49 pre-50 anyways i dont think it makes a whole lot of difference i always just make sure im guarding that guy that is getting double teamed or more while throwing taunts or guarding the ball carrier also. I love the shieldtech tree and the jet charge so much and have accepted that yes... i wont do big numbers but im not there for the numbers.. im there to pi*s people off, soak up damage, keep others alive, and chew bubble gum... and im all outa bubble gum as a side note even tho im not doing big damage i almost always break the 100K damage mark so its not like we are useless in that department.

Thanks you very much, i will be giving this a try for sure, and great tips deff helps having a better understanding of the spec and everything. I cant way to try this after i get off work now!!!

So ive seen a lot of threads that ive been going through trying to find as much information as i can about pyrotech, im Level 33 right now and ive been Advanced Prototype since 10. I do love the spec but feel the damage is lacking and see that all over the threads but dont really have any idea where to start on the pyro scene. So my hope for this thread is to have everyone that knows anything about pyrotech to help me and others out. I know i cant be the only one that could use this. So please post specs, reasons why, rotation/priority's, main stats to look for, tips to manage heat, tricks in general, etc, etc... I know i would greatly appreciate it so i can be a walking power house of flaming weapons of doom in PvE and PvP because i really want to watch jedi run away while on fire only to be grappled back and turn into a pile of crispiness. Thanks, Dacend