I strongly disagree. It may be like that for you but there are plenty of players here that have already stated differently.

Yes, because Cybertech is just like biochem. It's a crafting skill that you can add for pvp. If you say no to Cybertech than it should be the same for Biochem.

I shouldn't have mentioned soft cap. I really meant Diminishing Returns. I'm glad we are on this discussion. I may need to make some changes with my toon if I have been incorrect.

Where is Khadroth?

Yeah, I forgot to mention this class when I posted. Mara/Sents aren't an easy opponent either.

Ditto on what Khadroth said here. A skilled Sage trumps most classes.

I hate hearing from people about comments about Sage not being good 1 vs 1. I duel quite a bit and don't have issues 1 vs 1 except for 2 classes. Vanguard/Powertech give me a hard time and I win 50% of those matches just about. My matches always come down to the final 20% of HP. It depends on how often my Telekenetic Effusion and Presence of Mind procs. That seems to be the difference in my duels with skilled players. The other is Scoundrel/Operative which is difficult to beat if they get the jump on us. If I see them coming, it's not hard to keep distance and kite. However, if they get first attack and get their stun lock on us, it's over. I've been playing with 0/13/28 for quite some time but switched to 7/13/21 last night and actually did better in my duels to what I stated above. Mainly, because of how I"m statted threw my gear. I'm stacked on power/surge. The 3% crit increase on seer side really helps someone like me reach the soft cap where I didn't have it before.

I tested this last night and my crit chance went up by 3% on my stats. So, if you are already at your soft cap your 3% is kind of a waste. This really depends on how you are statted. Don't forget the 5% crit buff that we get from smugglers I think? Either way, this affects your soft cap also. You can always do what I did and alter your mods with the power/surge ones. This will off set your 3% crit increase making it a benefit.

If you already have your critical chance at it's soft cap is there a real point for the 3% critical increase? I don't know the true answer to this but I would assume it's a waste due to diminishing returns. I've seen this spec in the past. It's definitely more of a 1 vs 1 spec vs the 0/13/28 which has more AOE due to the instant TK wave. In the end, the question is do you want 1 vs 1 or more balance pvp? 0/13/28 gives you more freedom in any situation in my opinion. I'm actually going to try 7/13/21 tonight just to change things up like you did. My question with that is if the 10% in Psychic Suffusion will trump Mental Scarring in a pvp match 1 vs 1. Overall damage versus FIB 30% crit increase.

Yeah, I don't understand why games don't include this for pvp. Maybe having a specific class or race to be able their group to their location. A device that is craft only would be a good idea for this also. This would create a lot of fun for open world pvp.

This is what my guild is attempting to do on Voss at the landing area where both main bases aren't far from one another. We have had some good fights every now and then where guilds call in more and we do the same. In the end we see 10 vs 10 and etc with fun going on for more than an hour. The only downside is that it includes companions.

I know I stated power earlier but yes, Willpower trumps all. So it should be Willpower > Power > Surge/Crit/Alacrity (Your preference). I don't pve much and I have seen those relics. Does the willpower difference trump the expertise for pvp between the Matrix cube and the BM Power Relic?

This! Anything that has to do with Power you will want from your Biochem. Some advice on the Power Relics. You can use 2 Power Relics with 2 different cool downs once you are BM. Keep your Champion Power Relic and add a BM Power Relic. You will have 2 cool downs and continue to wreck havoc amongst your enemies! It's funny, that not many people know this. BM isn't everything thing. I have a mix of BM and Champ gear for the fact that I stack power. Some BM gear is crap and it's better to rock the Champ due to the stats you find. One example is the ear piece. The BM ear pieces suck. Why would anyone use crit over power? People should be using the Ear Piece Champion Stalker. I'm done rambling!

This is what is intended but the OP is talking about the bug that occurs some times. After a wipe and going back in your team is bugged and unable to battle rez. This can go on for the rest of the duration of the raid no matter how many times you wipe. Welcome to TOR and the screwed up Ops Raids where there are a million bugs that keep you from finishing the simplest of raids!

Are you serious? Are you a DPS Sage cause if you are why wouldn't you have an extra automatic crit and reduce the cooldown of your force potency? For burst I cast Force in balance, TK Wave, and projection. 3 automatic crits right there. Edited: I didn't see the additional post by you of the confusion.