I am constantly overleveled, even though I have skipped heroic quests pretty consistently and have been pretty uneven about hitting flashpoints. Next planet I probably need to just stick to class quests and move on to get back to a reasonable level, especially since I am starting to get high enough to be useful in PVP once they give us a non-50 bracket. Being behind has not yet hurt my money supply either-just go my speeder without any special effort and a fair amount of cash left over. To the OP, this game tends not to give breadcrumb quests everywhere. Exploration is suggested. Also, think about doing PVP, grinding flashpoints, or taking a couple of days and gathering while building up rested exp while doing space missions to help you catch back up.

WOW mods allowed targeting/spell selection in vanilla. There were healing mods which would automatically target for you and choose the best spell to cast-you just had to hit a mouse button or key. An early patch in BC removed the ability to do both of those things. The most popular mod which used both of these was decursive (which continues to this day but with very different functionality). Although that was 5+ years ago, many people talk about it as if was still true today. (For example, see http://wow.joystiq.com/2006/10/06/huge-addon-changes-in-the-burning-crusade/) However, I support user generated changes to the interface. Having some programmable timers and buff filtering would help a lot-there is a place between fully modable interface and what we have today.

Great write up. Primary reason for the post is to bump. I scanned through the discussion and did not see anything about the healing build skipping improved vents. Have not done any math or experienced it in game, but would have figured that would be worth picking up. Overall a great guide, thanks.

All the behavior has shown to me is that Bioware is now clearly a part of EA. Senior managers at EA have got to be gloating that those guys in Austin finally are understanding the EA way to deal with customers after all those years of just not getting it.