It seems to me, with all the posts about more companion interaction and ship personalizations , that something should be done. Granted, the Devs need to allocate their time and priorities. Not all players want or care for more personal game touches ( I do BTW). Since these additions would only be visible (mostly) to each individual player, a separate optional download with a small cost ( $5.95-$9.95 perhaps), would be enough to shift the Devs priorities just enough to make it happen.

Although I'm not a hardcore player,and the game is still rather young,from my experiences with other MMOs I can see the potential of servers targeting experienced/hardcore players. Making all enemy encounters more difficult ( mobs are much stronger than normal servers) , say , after the initial start areas would provide a better challenge for all the well geared alts of level 50 players. Players cannot start on HM servers. By transfer only, with at least one level 50 character required. Initially free, but later perhaps if it works well, it can be done for a SMALL transfer fee

Yes yes, Since the Devs encourage the use of alts for more game experience, this would make running alts easier than mailing everything

Although probably already mentioned elsewhere, here's my ideas : Companions : We can romance them, even marry (or an equivalent) them. But once that dialog is done, that's it. They act as if they just came aboard. 1 ) canned chatter changes with affection or at least after you marry 2 ) a married companion ,at least randomly, appears in Captain's quarters instead of original location 3 ) rename companion ability or... 4 ) companion spouse title ( example for smuggler : Risha <wife of So and so> ) Ships : These are our homes, but every class ship is identical (visually). How about: 1 ) color changing for rooms , at least a darker/lighter option 2 ) decorative furnishing options : an ornate footlocker here, a painting there..etc 3 ) trophy case : certain missions/quests include a mountable reward item as well, including companion cases with trophy reward quests. Lets give our companions and ship a more personal feel !

As newer, better gear becomes available via heroic missions and operations, players that don't group often are stuck with the same gear as before. We want to earn better gear. Yes, EARN better gear. But if grouping isn't really an option, we can't. We need an alternate way to upgrade our gear. Not to say it should be as good as endgame, but something better than before. Thus my suggestion: LITE gear ( similar to the latest, but with fewer calories...er , stats). Go ahead , make it expensive. Obscene amount of daily tokens, credits or even special random reward tokens from dailies....make us WORK FOR IT, but give us an alternative to having to get in groups.