how can you struggle as a 40 operative? sorry but you just don't know what you're doing.

they increased survivability.. juggs are really excited about 1.2

there's organized group play in swtor? heh. wait you were serious? why would they bring a sorc in 1.2?

I have a couple 50s.. including sorc. 31 -> right tree (pvp) will be the new pvp tree and it will be fine. I do think sorc healers are screwed in pvp now, though..

31 madness is now the way to go in pvp.

wall of text crits you .... if you can use your range and position properly you'd do well with any class. I'm using this one atm. I keep switching between reserves & exsanguinate

ashara looks better and is more fun to punish. you have to turn off some of her abilities to get max dps. andronikos crits higher.. I'd say he is better for aoe & shorter encounters but worse vs. tough elites.

I'd recommend the first 8 points in shield something like this. If you want to, move around the 1st row points how you like. The important part is the second row. Following, crawl how you like. The best trees are shield & assault. Respecs reset on Tuesday after patch. It will say the old price and you need the $, but it won't take the $. Personally I would not try assault in PVP until you have 18 points. That's when it really starts to pay off with high impact bolt procs. And of course, 21 points gets you 60% more HIB armor penetration.. Some strong pvp builds 21/2/18 -- look it up, "carolina parakeet" build. google it. 8/2/31 -- ion cell + assault plastique ("2" in the middle tree for HIB 40% penetration. love to put 3 in here, but sadly can't afford it.. storm & assault plastique make the build. but "3" in the middle tree while leveling is a strong choice!). In my opinion, the best PVP spec abilities (in no order): - storm. - root on harpoon. - assault plastique. - HIB 90% armor penetration & procs. - stockstrike, especially proc'n HIBs (18 points in assault). 30% more crit/damage is nice though. - hold the line (if you are good at kiting, variable range... and ok with less dps). Try them all. The style/ability you feel most engaged with is the one for you. They're all at least somewhat viable so respec often and find your niche. More opinion: - assault gets better with good gear, and when you get 31 point ability. - parakeet is great while leveling. - tactics dps sucks... but moving fast is fun.

TIPS - start with this. Use ion cell all the time, even when dps. - keep your ammo close to full.. use hammer shot every other ability until you know what you are doing. - keep your gear, especially your barrel, up to date. use a purple barrel if possible. I am not kidding when I say vanguard pve is silly easy. You must be doing something wrong. Help us help you. Walk us through how you do things. Maybe we can then suggest concrete advice.

I could not pvp without electrical bindings. How do you deal with marauders & operatives? It's a must have.

type in the name of the bioanalysis mat you need in google and look at the comments. there are great suggestions for each item. e.g. rank 5 mats can be very nicely harvested in (surprise!) hoth level 46 cats...

you can mount and dismount to quickly get your companion to 100%

use crit in pvp.

if you pvp, remember expertise is very very good. especially in team play.

pvp weapons available at levels: 24,34,38,42,46 the 46 has an expertise mod on it that you can put on all your moddable gear. I'm currently level 48 and have 5 of those mods.