WoW clone, not a WoW clone. Meh I'm having fun.

Quickshot is my filler. Like a previous poster said, if you've got the energy, and everything else is either on CD or are out because of Upper Hand, you Quickshot. Flurry is what I use when the same situation applies but I'm below 60 energy.

For me, the decision came down to playstyle. I much preferred the sneak in, shotgun to the spine, kick'm in the bojangles and punch them in the face of the Scoundrel than I did the hang back and remove surgically of the Gunslinger. Scrapper has thus far, been a sawed off barrel of monkeys. Lvl 27 and no regrets. Plus, I feel he has much more utility and a greater range of options available.

One has the Force, one has the ability to kick you in the tender danglies and empty a shotgun into the back of your head. While not exactly a comprehensive comparison, I'm not going to lie. The latter had a lot of appeal for me when I rolled my toon.

A thought, have you upgraded your scattergun recently?

It doesn't grow as you level. What it has is slots for mods. These mods can be replaced as you level to keep the piece of gear current. If you were to remove all the mods, most orange items would have zero stats on them. Armor being the exception as that seems to have a (negligible) base AC level.

Back Blast Instant Energy: 10 Range: 4m Fires the scattergun point-blank into the target's backside, dealing 1067 - 1083 kinetic damage. Must be behind the target to use. Quick Shot Instant Energy: 17 Range: 10m Blasts a target for 231 - 353 weapon damage. Fires both blasters if dual wielding. Bwah huh? Can't speak for anyone else, but my Back Blast (positional requirements aside) is one of, if not the, main source of my DPS.

Lvl 25 Scoundrel. No issues to speak of on either front. Assuming you've kept yourself geared, you shouldn't have any problem with any of the PvE content outside of Heroics. If your in a group, just don't be stupid and attack the right targets so you don't pull aggro and you won't have any issues. Solo, while it's certainly easier if you let your companion take the brunt of the damage, I haven't had a problem with just wading in and taking multiple mobs on at the same time. If you've enjoyed the Scoundrel gameplay, it only gets better. Plus, you get the ability to just drop aggro and insta-superstealth if you do have issues.

It'll clear up come the new year once people are back to work and school and the servers even out. Give it time.

Sorry to knock it off topic slightly but I've suddenly got Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles stuck in my head, except that it's going "Bioware Killed the Video Card". Felt the need to share that. As you were.

Puppies or Genocide, just so long as I get paid.

I remember a post from a few days ago saying some fabrics were showing up under Diplomacy. Might be worth looking there if you need some right away.

Rep are on the lower concourse market area...place. Kinda top middle as I recall. Map magnifier would be your best bet I think.

The only rule is Let the Wookiee Win

If you ordered through Origin, you'll get an e-mail with your product (not pre-order) code. If you got the hard copy, you'll have the number printed. Enter that number in your account and they should unlock for you. Note, the e-mail is from origin, not swtor.

Can't say I've been disappointed in the Smuggler class quest line thus far. Appropriate mix of self-interest and reluctant do-goodery? Check Betrayal and planetary system spanning revenge? Check Important women either stab you in the back and/or flirt with you? Check Snarky one-liners and "That's all well and good, but how much will you pay me to do it?" Check Been a grand ol' time so far.

As far as the map goes, while it could use a little work, I've had pretty good success with making it 50-65% transparent and running around with it maximized for a few seconds to get the lay of the land while moving towards the quest area. The magnifier works ok while looking for trainers or merchants too.

Well then, let us be crazy together and frolic gaily down the hyperspace lanes.

This is one of the first games I'm actually taking my chars motivation into account for some actions. Could just be because I'm playing a Smuggler and they've got some fantastic dialogue options to go along with their slightly more grey outlook on galactic dealings but I can completely rationalize selling a schematic to the Empire if the credits are right.

Jedi Academy Glee Club

Stealth to target. Slower than a leap but it opens the fight on your terms.

This With Power being a fourth option should none of the other three be available for whatever reason.

Sure, I don't want to help them... But I do like their credits.

You don't automatically become a healer when you pick Scoundrel as your Advanced Class. I've running a pure DPS Scoundrel right now with great success.

Not to be too sappy but Honor before Money Money before Honor Personally, I'm just making sure I do the most good while making the most money.