I was of the understanding that Emperor's Wrath was swapped out for Darth after complaints during beta.

Honestly, I'd do this even if it didn't come with any sort of reward or incentive, I just really like New Game+ modes in my RPGs.

So I hit 55 recently, and rather than flinging myself right into the deep end with regards to HM FPs, I thought it'd be a good idea if I started from the ground up to get a feel for things and shore up my gear. It seems as though I'm encountering a problem I had even before 2.0, which is basically a complete lack of BT groups. Probably doesn't help that I'm DPS, but hey ho. Even asking in Fleet feels like I'm shouting into the void. So yeah, do I leave myself at the mercy of the GF and just take whatever FP it throws me into, possibly sacrificing small animals to a number of gods to try and get myself into BT, or is there a way to get a good start into HM other than joining a guild?

There's a dropdown in the Social (I think) section of the Preferences where you can change how the Legacy name displays.