I'm wondering if I'm bugged out or if this is normal. I have a level 30 Jedi Gaurdian, and I aquired T7 very early on, during the High-Tech Savaged Class quest. This character is light-side. Now I'm leveling up a Sentinel, Dark-Side. I was a jerk to T7 before the quest, and ended up not getting him during that same class quest. It's now several class quests later and I'm wondering if I should have him already or this is normal? Or am I bugged out?

I'm currently level 14 on my guardian and having a bit of a rough time, I seem to take quite a large amount of damage. Are there recommended leveling specs available yet?

New Jedi here, planning on going gaurdian. What spec would be best for leveling. And do you guys have any tips on leveling a gaurdian?

With the obvious faction imbalance on PvP servers, me and my guild have decided to re-roll to the republic side. Looking for a Heavy pop west-coast server. Anyone have any suggestions? How much RP is required on something like Ajunta-Pall, which I heard has decent balance.

All of the Sith users should have the option imho, including warriors.

The biggest issue is not knowing if this is just a bug, or it was removed intentionally. If it is a bug, knowing that they are aware of the issue and working on fixing it would be fantastic. If it was intentional, an explanation on the removal would be a nice gesture to the community.

In a related thread we have a petition going on for hooded masks in general. Stop by and post in the thread. http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=1494869#post1494869

I've created a new thread in general for this issue in hopes it will get more attention. I urge everyone who cares about this issue to head on over and speak your mind and /sign the petition. http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=1494869#post1494869

We were decieved... but there is hope. Hooded masks/helmets must make a return. There have been several threads on this issue already, but this is a chance to aggregate the discussion to one place, so that we can get a proper response from the developer, and hopefully solve the issue that I know many people are unhappy with. Especially for the Sith classes, hooded masks and helmets are a massive part of the art-style and imposing look of the dark-side users. Not only is this look pseudonymous with the Sith, and included in all the advertising prior to SWTOR's launch. (See all of the fantastic Blur CG trailers). We also see the feature in many of the concept art for inquisitors, and promotional in-game screenshots. This feature was in the game, but removed late in the beta before launch. Why? http://images.wikia.com/swtor/images/a/a0/Ss_01_FULL.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wl2JFETYxHE/TsE1CzTl4HI/AAAAAAAAGDk/KkGviMnBDxc/s1600/sith+warrior.jpg http://images.wikia.com/swtor/images/c/c7/Inquisitor2.png http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AhRwc4Zf1GI/TIPFdNTn5cI/AAAAAAAAAig/sOV5nKpZEwA/s1600/Timeline08_Malak_Revan.jpg http://galaxiesandcomics.com/starwars/swuniverse/images/revan3.jpg We can understand if there are issues with the feature, clipping, bugs, etc.. but I know the community would love at least a response that you guys are aware of the issue and are working on bringing it back. (Hopefully!) I for one, put a big huge /SIGNED on this thread in hopes that BioWare sees how important it is. It may seem trivial to some people, but for a game so centric to story, the visual story that the world and characters tell is just as important. Let's keep this thread mature and on-topic. BioWare crafted a fantastic game for us to enjoy, and we should be part of a constructive community to actively make it a better game for years to come...

The hood/mask is part of the sith art-style. It's been advertised for this game, both in concept art, in the cg trailers, not to mention a staple of the sith art design in extended universe media. Here are just a few samples, most of which is from BW marketing. http://images.wikia.com/swtor/images/c/c7/Inquisitor2.png http://www.swtorsithassassin.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SWTOR-sith_assassin.jpg http://img2.mmo.mmo4arab.com/news/2011/06/14/swtor/swtor_sith_assassin.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AhRwc4Zf1GI/TIPFdNTn5cI/AAAAAAAAAig/sOV5nKpZEwA/s1600/Timeline08_Malak_Revan.jpg http://galaxiesandcomics.com/starwars/swuniverse/images/revan3.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6407488773_5f7c54956f_z.jpg http://www.3dm3.com/video/images/StarWars-The-Old-Republic_04.jpg Without the hood, it makes it very hard to get the Sith feeling. We don't care if it clips a little bit, just give us the OPTION.

bump to the front page.

/signed. Let's keep this thread on the front page for a Dev response. I would personally really like to know BioWares intentions on this issue.

I wouldn't really call that a fix, more of a bandaid. A big part of MMORPG's is progression, and a lot of the progression comes from upgrading the visual appearance of your character. I don't want to have to wear the same orange moddable robes for the rest of my characters career. Bioware needs to address the actual models in future updates and design and model them more appropriately to each class.

/signed. The hood-up mask is extremely important to the art style of the Sith. If they have to resolve some issues with it, fine, but at least let the community know that you intend to bring the feature back.

Are we able to get masks with the hood up at all? They are in the screenshots, and trailers.