whatever server you roll on you should go republic, i kno ppl dont like being pushed into a particular faction, but i really dont want to be on a server where we are outnumbered 2:1. Im rolling republic purely to balance, however i dont really care what faction im in so it was an easy choice for me.

I will be rolling Republic on a server tht has at least 35% republic or higher.

Although these numbers may not be exact, from hearing opinions from ppl in game on different servers it sounds like a good estimation

whoever has the highest healing in the match, and i can see tht they are not pocket healing one person all match. They get my vote everytime.

Prophecy of the Five 1,502 451 (30.0%) 1,051 (70.0%)

I beleive tht hps should not be less than dps by a great margin, but it should be slightly less than dps

I used to think servers would be balanced emp vs rep, then i took an arrow to the knee

idk how legit these numbers are, but since there is nothing else to go buy you can check out these population balance sheet.

Helm of Graush supposedly has the best Rep to Emp ratio. Emp slightly outnumbers but not by the margin as the other servers

Does not require a banhammer, just a simple rollback and a fix to the current queue and join system

It would be nice for the devs to post the numbers. I plan on going Republic just to balance whatever server im on, since they all seem to be empire heavy. However i dont want to roll on a server with 100 rep and 1500 emp, tht would just be terrible

The easiest way to learn it to have someone in game show you and go through the movements with you, the keybinds will be easy if you start trying this as soon as you create your toon. The movement is the hardest and in high skill lvl pvp the most important part. I say this bc at high skill lvl both players are going to hit the right buttons to max dps and survivability, but whoever out strafes the opponent will come out on top

once you get good the biggest challenge in pvp for even experienced mouse turners is switching directions quickly and making precise movements against other melee to stay at their back and make them miss combo's, even if they miss a combo for a half a sec, tht gives you tht much more of an advantage.

The problem is the healer companions are very useful, so i think they need to disappear completely

U wont be as good clicking as u will binding in pvp, theres no argument to the contrary. I kno some ppl dont use a or d while mouse turning, and i dont kno how TOR melee is, but i come from Age of Conan where in melee you have to be good at ur direction of targeting, and in tht its necessary to use a and d when strafing with mouse. Edit: i have played in beta, but i never try'd not using a and d, thts wut i mean by idk how melee is

I mouse turn in everything, doing it in pve just on regular mobs helps build skill when you are starting out, but once you are used to it then u wont click again, its just natural. When i say mouse turn i mean hold down either both mouse buttons and a or d, or just hold down right click and a or d for a tighter turn.

If you are attacked by a player your companion should stay out until you retaliate against tht player. If you attack a player your companion should instantly disappear. This will help ppl tht are on mobs and have another player try to gank them.

Once you get the hang of mouse turning its so smooth u will wonder how u ever clicked. If 7 or 8 are 2 far to get ur fingers 2 try using some keys closer, or key a game pad, my keyboard has a gamepad on the side with 42 buttons, only game i had everyone bound on was Age of Conan. If u have regular keyboard use Q,E,R,T,F,G,C,V,X,Z,SHIFT,CAPS,CTRL. You can also get a mouse with buttons. Remeber best way for melee to keep on target when strafing around someone is to keep a finger on A or D at all times depending on which direction you are strafing in.

The only bracket tht needs to be put into place is a lvl 50 bracket, maybe even a lvl 40-49 if ppl really are having that much trouble. During beta i was sentinel, so i had to get into melee range and i had no problem taking down ppl around lvl 40, the problem arises when you go up against lvl 50's with the last few lines of talent trees and gear.

I havent gotten into EGA yet and i plan on rolling Republic just bc they have less, pls anyone else here tht has not gotten in yet consider rolling Republic so we have well balanced servers

I cant tell whether this is stupidity or a troll, either way what a N3W8

It would seem logical tht with less places to pvp there would be a higher pop on pvp planets, however i beleive anyone who wants open world pvp on a pvp server will flock to those planets and the ppl who are terrible and cant compete at lvl 50 will not be there instead stay on the other planets ganking lowbies, therefore the higher pvp pop on pvp worlds should be on pvp server.

This is great news, i wasnt expecting in till the 19th, but this suggests otherwise

Im guessing we will get in on the 17th

Im looking into getting an ati 5970 or 6970, can anyone who has used one, the other, or both tell me if they each run stable, cool, and efficient, or if one is looking better than the other purely for gaming?