Well here is a little adivce... I play a 50 Sage, Pure healer, Seer Tree. I have Some Champion PvP gear, most Centurion tho, take that for what it worth... At Higher level PvP, when you get in at 50 it feels like you are starting over because this game is so gear dependent, that you will get 2 - 3 shotted often, with that being said, If you have a good support group you will be fine also play style comes into play very much as well. If you expect to stand in 1 spot and heal away thats not going to happen, to survive you will need to stay mobile, try and break Line of sight, which is tough since lasers can curve in this game for some reason. Also Sorc's once they lock on with lightening unless interupted your dead, Agents I have yet to survive a stun followed by a 3 shot from them with 14.5k HP. Remember Imps are naturally tougher and do more DPS then us Rep's. You will get frustrated and want to roll Imp or quit, just stick with it, it does get a tad better.

Well I am a pure 50 Seer tree sage I love the healing and topping the charts on most heals in most WarZones, so my opinion on here is limited....BUT, I do use my DoT's for health return to me, and some to interupt node control. I see this as another way for BioF**k, to put Republic side in the ground. As it stands right now if you take 2 classes that match, equal in gear and stats, 1 Rep, 1 Imp..the Imp will out DPS by 20%. Now I know that the during the time of the old republic in the lore the sith was making a come back takeing over, killing off Jedi yaddah yaddah, but to have the few people that do over come, or use what they were given better then expected then santch it away. I dont get it....6 months of them taking **** away, game will be down to 3 servers mark my words. Sad really

I just found out today that when a Sage is targeted and engaged in Combat(PvP), there is 30% healing debuff (Thats taking 30% away from the ability of your heals to effect team members) that goes on the Sage for the duration of the Combat...!!!

+1...I totally Concur with this. If you are playing in PvP with a Caster style, you have to know how to switch it up, If I get a melee class on me, as a pure healer I know I can't have him standing on top of me, so its Stun, Force Sprint, Force armor ( Because I know he will be back on me in a second), Heal myself if I have to, all the while laying an AoE heal and a hot on team members that need it. Then maybe going into the fray of the battle and Force Wave to give members a second of rest. Now a Ranged attacker..totally different strat, except Sorc's..lol Lightening, one cast follow you till you die, Nothing I can say to that.

I am going to have to agree with most of your list after doing some serious PvP investigation. I run a 50 Sage, Seer Tree, I am packing 14.5k HP, I also have a combonation of Champ/Cent PvP gear so I am taking into account I am not geared 100% or have not done a complete template yet so bear with me, and everyone has an opinion ! (Disclaimer)...I love healing and its still decent in this game, BUT there are alot of problems. First off, my healing seems to differ from day to day, one day I will log in and hit crits for 4100+, the next day I never crit over 2500+, that includes using pots and cooldowns as well. (IN PVP), If I leave a Warzone, and head straight to PvE I am Crit'ing for over 4700+ without changing gear ! ?? why ? Secondly, the latencey/Automation needs a huge fix, Most of the time when I throw a Big heal the timer says 2.2 seconds, by time the animation finishes its sometimes upwards of 7 seconds on the longest, thats not beeing CC'ed or interupted either. Thirdly, Everyone has something to say about the Sages small cool down bubble and how great that is, yeah maybe in PvE, In PvP its not even a hickup to those who are geared. I have done a damg count on the so called "Bubble". It absorbs less then 1300 points of damg, Yes thats including the 20% increase in damg absorb, Case in point..I was in a WZ just put a fresh bubble on me, due to me seeing incoming Imps to my team, Not sure what class it was, but they force leaped to me Crit'ed me for 10K ! one more hit and I was on the ground..lol Good bubble huh ?? Now I am not going to sit here and whine about how Sages need love, they do in the healing department in the DPS department I dont care I have been healing in many different MMO's, so I get the whole kiting, positioning thing and yeah I am good at it, and I think one thing that would be great to help out all classes not just sages is CC immune timers, and not making this game so damn gear dependent, that will eventually push people away........I am sure that would sure alot of moaning on the forums. So, Izariel I say to you...Keep with it, I know its hard once you get the pure healing play style down you will get it, I usually can pull 300 - 500K healing in warzones and with 4 to 5 deaths, and I am always in the top 3 on healing so stay on your feet, stay mobile. Good luck

I play a Sage just hit 50 a few days ago, I currently play healing spec, I have been the main healer for my Guild for years now. Sage is decent on heals if you can kite well. BUT, DO NOT HIT 50 on your sage, its horrible, such a change for the worst. You will get 2-3 shotted in PvP all the time your Bubble is just a hardly noticable hickup on other players, your casting time will increase on some of your heals..My big heal at level 49 went from a 2.4 casting time to a 2.8, and by time the actual animation is over its about a 5 - 7 second heal.!! Newer 50's get chewed up by people that have been playing longer and have better gear...This game is ver gear dependant and it sucks.!!!

I totally Agree, Myself and my guild are totally demoralized and frustrated in PvP as well. This game brings in the crowds from WoW and thats what they are looking for, Hence why scrubs that have been in game longer have better PvP gear and can wipe out newer 50's with no problem, a game such as this needs to rely on actual skill not who can farm commedations better.? Making 50 was the worst mistake I ever made in this game, the Hardmode Flashpoints, The PvP was instantly horrible and didnt realy on my healing ability with my Sage anymore. Cast time slowed by .5 seconds, getting 2-3 shotted in mini games. Heals not being able to keep up with the DPS output of mobs or players..?? I am leaving this game to people who have no skills, but can still win with gear !! Bioware makes baby jesus cry...

First of all I would like to tell you a little about me and my back ground. I have play MMo's since the start of Ultima Online, moving to Dark Age of Camleot, from there to Starwars Galaxies, Aion, Age of Conan..Yaddah Yaddah. The reason I tell you this is to let you know I have experence with many different types of MMO's and I have seen what works and what does not.... Fast forward to the release of SWTOR...I myself was in beta and tested this game out, the storylines and skill sets are great in this game. If you are a player coming from WoW you will fit right in, this game is set for player like yourself...NOW if your a True gamer and one that loves to PvP, this game if your starting out now is maybe not for you. I Currently have a 50 Counsulor/Sage, I have chosen they Seer (Pure Healer) tree in this game, as I have been the Main healer in any MMO that I have ever played. Healing in this game is a joke, it in no way shape or form can keep up with the DPS some classes/specs are putting out, the cast times are way off.!! 2.5 seconds for a Sages big heal, takes more around 5 to 7 seconds after the animations take place. If you are a new player looking to start I want you to take this into concideration, You are already way behind the power curve.!! There are people out there that Have a few different level 50's with the PvE gear to match, NOW you also have to get PvP gear if you are to withstand being attacking in Open field or to play mini-games, which again if you are just starting out, there are people out there who have top tier items and will be able to 2 maybe 3 shot you. Not very fun for a brand new 50.!! Reaching level 50 was the worst mistake I made, my guild and I went from winning almost every mini game due to stratagy and skill to winning nothing to scrubs that have just played that game longer and have the gear to be able to waste anyone with NO problem...this is very frustrating and demoralizing, so we enter mini-games stand around let the other, more gear teams win get what we can for commedations, rinse and repeat. Any game that I have played where you have to obtain 2 or 3 sets of different armor just to compete never lasts, do yourself a favor and dont start. If you do decide to start and play DO NOT hit 50, any level lower then that you can stand and maybe do well with skill in PvP. This is my advice from that I have seen and experienced so far...I dont plan on staying past next week, unless there are some MAJOR changes in the works. I am not understanding if one of the best games Dark age of camelot can use 1 set of armor and make it work for PvE and PvP why can these other games not..?? Anyway take Heed...