Just some thoughts. 1. Are you saying make Dual Wield Mastery base for Knight, or base for Sent? All Sents/Maras can already Dual Wield. Guardians just can't. That seems fine, considering Guardians are more a tank class than dps class. Now, if you want to make it base for Jedi Knight period, I am curious as to your reasoning behind that. If for lore, than make dual wield avaiable for all Jedi/Sith classes, as well as dual blade mastery. Other than for lore purposes, I don't see a game play reason for making dual wield a knight ability. 2. Giving Watchmans an additional healing buff would make them OP in the game. Outside healers, the Watchman, Annihilation spec can already be pretty decent healers when played well. I've even seen some beat out some amateur healers in PvP 3. GBTF not consuming any health would also be an OP issue. Maybe decrease health consumption down to 33/25%, leave CD as it is, or increase slightly, plus some minor offensive buffs. The ability is meant to be a last breath, F-U statement in a fight, but in it's current form is almost useless except when combined with other defensive buffs to escape a fight. Even then, if you don't do it right, you can die because of how much health it consumes. 4. I am not that familiar with the other two specs in the game, but I do remember back in the day that Focus/Concentration had some pretty awesome AoE hits after build up. That spec has probably been the most nerfed since the game first came out. I remember back in the early days of the game when you could give a smack down of 4k per hit with a fully loaded Force Sweep, and now it's barely 2k per hit. Though the build up to that 4k was long, it was extremely worth it, and I know if you were specced for it, PvP'ers would do everything they could to stay out of your way when you were ready to lay the smackdown! Now? Barely a whimper.

I do believe we certainly need a better way to be able to stay on target. Currently, a Sent/Mara's only options are to slow them down either by leg slash or the utility that adds slow procs to some of our other abilities. I don't count master strike as a root, because it also roots us for the duration of the ability. Cons/Sorcs are not the only class with a knockback & root ability. I believe the agent/smuggler also has a similar ability. I agree that sents/maras definitely need a root ability. Perhaps adding to one of the abilities out there. Currently, it becomes very difficult in PvP to stay on target or even defend against root abilities. Sents/Mara's are the second target eliminated after healers in WZs. It does appear the most of the criticisms are just for making the class more survivable/viable for PvP. Does anybody have anything for PvE?

I like that idea. Guarded by the force just seems at the moment to be only an ability that delays the inevitable, and haven't really seen a use for it beyond combining it with other defensive capabilities to remove myself quickly from a scrap. It would be nice if it did increase offensive capabilities during that short time as well. One last "hurrah" before you give up the ghost.

Even though 3.0 definitely helped improve customizability of your class, there is one thing I would love to see that I know other MMOs have, and that is the ability to switch between preset specs that you have created. I know for myself, I may spec and choose different utilities based on whether I am in a PvE or PvP environment, and it is a huge hassle to click the respec button and then select all my abilities and go through the ladder again.

@Dorian, you mention perhaps adding a root remover to force camo, but doesn't one of the selectable utilities already allow you to do that, or are most roots/snares/etc not cleansable?

I know the information is there. I do read more the the thread titles. The problem is that all the constructive criticism gets buried under piles of crap that only say "fix the class", so I am hoping we can use this thread to iron out ideas and give the devs ideas that they don't have to go searching through whiners and complainers to find the good stuff

Thank so much for this. I am looking forward to trying this and will let you know how it goes!

I keep seeing thread after thread about how the devs keep nerfing the best class in the game; how they keep messing with the mechanics, how they keep making it worse, or darn near impossible to play in PvP, etc, etc. The problem is, that is all I hear, and I don't hear the specifics. I don't hear "Hey, this ability needs fixed, adjusted, or removed" or "sents should be able to do this or that." I personally don't have a problem with the class. I do admit, I am not really that impressed with most of the utilities past tier 1, but I am a pretty easy guy to satisfy, and as long as I can work around something, I am fine. However, in the spirit of helping the devs improve the gameplay of the sent/mara class, I would like to open this thread as an opportunity to not complain about the class, but offer constructive criticism. If you honestly think something in the class needs fixed, improved, or changed, please share it here, and BE SPECIFIC. Don't just say "this sucks" or "put us back at this level" be constructive. Give ideas on what abilities you would like to see changed or added. What mechanics need fixed? Please, don't just complain. It doesn't help the devs one bit if all you say is "Sents/Maras need fixed." It's just like going to a auto shop or computer repair shop. If all you tell them is it doesn't work, they may not find the problem, and give it back to you in the same condition you left it. .You have to tell that WHAT doesn't work. BE SPECIFIC. I look forward to hearing all the wonderful ideas.

Just because you have never experienced it doesn't mean it doesn't occur. There have been plenty of bugs in this game that other players have experienced that I have never experienced either. That doesn't make it any less of a bug. Anyone Troll much?

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Well, that's nice. It doesn't make it any less of a bug for the rest of us who weren't able to grab the treasure from any of the newly dug areas.

I've already done that. I tried every "newly dug earth" and they were all empty.

With all the changes to the various classes in 3.0, and the introduction of the new discipline system, I am curious to hear what other fellow Sentinel Watchman have done in their rotations to maximize their potential DPS. Would love to hear thoughts and what they think is the best rotation for a watchman now. Also am curious as to what utilities Watchmans have been spending their points on in the new system.

Thanks! Would've been nice if they provided instructions about that to people!

Weren't those who pre-ordered Shadow of Revan also supposed to get a special decoration for their strongholds? A Revan Statue I think? I did not get mine. Did anyone else get their's?

When I went to do the quest "A Trail of Light" on Rishi today, it bugged out on me. A complete reset of the quest worked, but I noted a few other players having the same issue. Once you get to the final part, where you have to excavate the treasure, the excavator was wanting me to dig in areas that were unreachable and outside the designated area for the excavator. Even if by chance I could somehow reach the supposed area where the treasure might be, it would tell me the probe didn't detect anything and wouldn't let me get the treasure.

This is a great resource for anyone coming into the game. Great Job! I actually learned something as well, considering that I have ever only been a DPS in MMOs. I am now playing a Sith Juggernaut and learning to tank, and I appreciated your thoughts on Threat, Aggro, and Tanking in General. I would consider this a good beginner's guide for anyone just getting into the game. So many of the things you discuss I have ran into; especially PVP. On my old server, before all the mergings, I used to be part of a great guild of PVPers on the pub side that just dominated the WZs, though there was an equally good sith side guild who was a rival guild of ours. When the merger happened, most of us parted ways, and as far as I can tell, I am still the only one playing, and I miss the good ole days of coordinated PVP with communication and objectives. Newb players, take these words to heart!

I second this. I have so many quests, and it's hard to get rid of them all! Please, up the mission log size!

no doubt, I don't know a whole lot. I've been away from the game for over a year, and things have changed immensely since then. I notice that they have really nerfed the Focus Spec though. I remember back in the day being able to build centering in just a matter of seconds, as well as getting the 3 tics of singularity in a matter of seconds, and they have DEFINITELY slowed that down.

I will definitely look you guys up tonight!

If she is a beast, I look forward to playing with her and against her so that I can learn from the best

Really? Focus spec for PvP? I've tried that in the past, and I could definitely see breaking 1.5 mil easy if everyone stayed put, but that's a BIG If. I know I've gotten some impressive numbers before in the Focus, but only on individuals or small groups, and definitely nothing to that extent.

I do apologize if I offended anyone here, as that was not my intent. While I do understand that it is "possible" for both teams to be so good at what they do during a match that there are hardly any kills/deaths for either side, having THAT much damage and only one kill seems a bit much to believe. I'd have to see the video of that match to believe it. If it were that evenly skilled of a match, why hide the enemy stats? Why only show friendly. I have not met the person in the game, so I know I could be mistating a lot here. My intent is not to troll. I saw the records, and while quite impressive, it just seemed like some of them were staged. And no, it's not simply because Lexi had a "friend" on the other side. That's not the qualifier I was using. Again, I was not trying to troll or be a jerk, just pointing out something that seemed suspicious. If I am incorrect in my assessment of that particular screen, then I do apologize

Just to give you a little history. I am not new, yet am. I bought the game when it first came out, but stopped playing it around June/July of 2012. I was once on the Sedyn Kyne server, and in the Savage Arms Guild, which was the top Guild on the server. I know that's not saying much considering the size of the server at the time, but it was fun. I am looking to be part of top dogs again, but I would like it to be a more casual environment. I can't deny, the environment of the guild I was in at the time was very stressful, as it was less casual than I cared for it to be, and was one of the reasons I left. I want to be part of the best, but I don't want it to feel like work, so if you are Guild that loves to do the best you can at beating FPs in all modes, and enjoys being competitive both in PvE and in PvP, but know how to be good sports, and just enjoy the game, please look me up, because I would love to join. Thanks.

Some of these were clearly planned and shouldn't be considered as records, and fraudulent. For instance, I am looking at the high record for overall damage by a marauder/sentinel. If you look at the screenshot for Lexi, it's clearly one of two things. Either it was photoshopped, or they had a friend just sit there and take damage while being healed non stop for the entire match. It's crap like that that takes all the fun out of these games. Records should only be for those who are actually PLAYING the game, and not just standing around in a setup environment where you have a friend that just takes it for you. That requires NO skill whatsoever, but getting top damage in every warzone, in every match? NOW that takes REAL skill.