I played at release and left after Ilum was around a month old. I had finished my Knight and Trooper class stories and all companion quests for both characters. The Knight romanced Kira and the Trooper romanced Elara. I haven't played the Knight as much so far, I'm pretty sure that Kira said something that made me think that still held. However, I was using Elara as a healer while playing the Trooper and got a courting gift. It says it would have no effect on Elara. I'm not maxed on her influence because there were only 10 levels when I quit. Is this an indicator that something isn't working? The only thing that has made me think the romance is still in place is that I had the option to tell Jaxo (who was still broken back when I left) that I was with someone. Also, in the Cartel Market, are Strategy Alliance packs the only ones available? I was looking at all the items in Wild Explorer, etc. and can't find where to buy those other ones. Any help is appreciated.

No, you're giving them way too much credit because it's really not written that well. You defeat Nomen Karr and all of a sudden she's like "He lied to me, now I want to kill everyone and bathe in their blood!" It's a pretty big leap, and her dark personality is pretty ridiculous.

I would bet money that is what it is, because that's what I thought before I even read this thread. It's weird when people post well-reasoned explanations and then further down in the thread other people still treat it like a big mystery.

I'm glad you actually understood the nature of the post, but I did say "apparently." But seriously, if anyone thinks that turning off Soresu after going tank spec and wearing tank gear is a good idea, then they have missed something fundamental. That is how you shield attacks. Shielding attacks is damage mitigation, and as a tank that is the first thing you are looking for. Also, if anyone's companion dies at a frequency anything more than rare, then they really don't understand tanking. Things like this directly impact your viability at higher levels. If a tank can't keep aggro on one Elite and 2 regulars or strongs over one companion, how are they going to keep their group alive in Flashpoints or Ops? And what will happen if Heroic Moment isn't available to reset Saber Ward? It's supposed to be used for emergencies, not kept on cooldown because you're close to dying all the time. And honestly, since the OP had to have a whiny response to me, I'll add that his list is messed up in the first place. Pop Saber Ward before sending Kira in to attack first? There's also no mention of Warding Call, which you should have in your early 20s if you're tank spec.

JK was the first story I finished, and even without knowing anything else about the others I pretty much assumed that it couldn't have been as easy as walking in there with your droid and killing the all-powerful Emperor in 20 seconds.

The reason they would say that is because of this ... You apparently have no idea what tanking is if your advice is that it "might" kill your companion. Tanking is making sure the mob doesn't attack anyone but you. That's why you have taunts. What this quote tells me is that your gear and your companion's gear is not up to date. I've played a Guardian tank to 50 and a Juggernaut tank to 42 and at no time have I ever had a problem with jumping in, aggroing all mobs in the boss fight and tanking them. I'm not going to say it's as easy as "learn to play" but if you're including Heroic Moment as a part of a regular routine to beat bosses, then there are some fundamental things you have missed. Honestly, there's nothing that hard in the basic leveling process.

What in the world is wrong with people? It's boring because you DON'T die?? Yes, I can see why it would be so enthralling when you get deep into that mission and get to your 10 minute wait period and finally have to just go back to the med center. FEEL THE EXCITEMENT!!!

I just did it today at 42 and had no problems.

You've based all your expectations about your spec around whether or not you can hit a 3k crit?

There hasn't been a problem since day one.

Ignorance is not a defense? No one is talking about a defense. We're talking about a system where we turned WZ comms into Merc comms because we knew we needed them to get Champ bags. Then they go and change the system and you're stuck. Is it game-breaking? No, but if they're going to do things like refund skill points and change the conversion in the first place, why not just go the whole way? And seriously, you reported me for that post? Guess you can't always move on with your life, tough guy.

Not everyone read every single detail of 1.2. To fundamentally change the way you get gear after people had become accustomed to it is pretty crappy. You're not even addressing that point, you're just moving past it to say what people should have done. That's obvious, but people shouldn't be punished for having bought up a bunch of Merc comms at a time when they thought they were going to be usable for gear.

The most proven way is to get his hit points to 0.

Yeah, and we should be able to get to level 50 by just meditating and contemplating the role of the Force in our lives. It's an MMO, you fight stuff. End of story.

Uh, you're not stuck with it. You can remove customizations like any other piece of gear. Also, this is a really stupid thing to keep someone from wanting to play the game.