This thread makes me laugh, I'm a Deception Assassin and so far in PvE.. no tank can hold my aggro(yes I use Force Cloak every time its up, especially for Dark embrace) and In PvP I literally 4 shot my friend today who has BM gear. **** happens when you crit for over 5k 3 times in a row with instant casts. I myself, am valor 56 (why so low? Because I never traded like OP) No one on my server has beaten me 1v1(rebel and imperial) and in wzs I average 400k damage per game.. I'll agree we need a buff for dps though.. survivability is what ever, having 50% absorption and over 30% shield chance as Darkness is pretty awesome though Now tell me, how is Deception not good?