Yes these are the answers I expected. I have no problem with people queing with friends. But as was suggested above, people queing with friends should be playing against others queing with friends. And people with "no friends" like me, should be able to hop on and do their dailies with an even chance of playing in a competitive game. You do get good games which I really enjoy, but the premades who sit there and face roll pugs all day are annoying. Despite the protests I suspect the majority of the above posters just like face rolling. Honestly, why wouldn't you want a separate que? Don't you find competitive games more fun than stomping the other team 6-0 in huttball over and over. My only thought is one, you know you won't be able to compete against serious competition, or two the ques would be much longer. In case of one, stick to pve, in case of two, why should the majority then suffer for a minority who gets off on curb stomping pugs? But as was mentioned, this is the way of things in most mmos. Can take my 14.95 a month else where.

Played for a couple of months at launch and just came back. Having fun with a new scoundrel and would like to finish the class story with him. I subbed but am not subbing for a second month. My main complaint is getting into wz's even at low level and running into people from the same few guilds queing as groups and slaughtering pugs. Just finished two hutballs early this morning 12-0 imps vs. pubs. It seems like the majority of matches are this way. Why don't they have separate ques for premades?

Ok, I figured, thanks much.

http://www.swtor-spy.com/skill-tree-calculator/scoundrel/22/?build=020303200010000000000000000000002030210221200221122003000000000002302000000000000000000000000000&ver=20 Wondering if this spec would be viable for pvp? Thanks for any input.

Thanks much guys for the feedback. Viking, I read your post also, but was wondering specifically about pop times. I think I'm leaning toward BC because it seems like things were a little laggier on EH for me. Anyways thanks again for the answers.

I just returned to the game OP, but it is the same in all mmos. Few people like to tank because you really have the most responsibility of anyone in the group. You have to lead, you have to hold aggro and you have to be well-geared. Also you have to be prepared for being blamed when virtually anything goes wrong, even if you are doing everything right. I would love to roll up a tanking Vanguard but am going to pass as I won't have the gear and I won't know the fights. Will stick to a dps or support class first time around and maybe do a tank second time around. Good for you though, get the best gear you can for your level, hold aggro as best you can and learn as you go. If people don't like it, they can find a new tank or roll one themselves

I played for a couple of months after launch, and am just returning. I want to play on an RP server and I am debating between BC and EH. Fooling around with /who on both servers and factions, it seems like there are a lot more people on EH, but that the faction pops are more balanced on BC. I kind of want to play an IO so am favoring BC. My question is what are the pvp and flashpoint pop times like on BC, especially on Imp side. Also, can you find groups while leveling? Based on my experience in mmos I have found the following. The higher pop servers generally offer more pve opportunities and quicker wf pops . However smaller servers tend to be closer knit and have nicer communities because of reputation considerations. So based on the foregoing, I think I am down to playing a Vanguard on EH or an IO on BC. Any guidance would be appreciated Thanks.

http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#301GoMrdRbRgZrZbcb.1 Maybe this for a pvp tank build. I really like racking up the big protection numbers...had 99k at level 30 last night in one wz. That 10 percent extra shield chance seems like a big deal....is it not worth it?

I see lots of posts where people are talking about having a fully decked out toon in BM gear and other level 50 toons, then talking about how bad the game sucks. If the game is so terrible, why have you spent soooo much of your life playing it over the last two months? I came into this game with very low expectations and have been pleasantly surprised..... still playing. All and all I think it has launched in pretty good shape. Not perfect, but pretty good, and has held my interest. I just don't get the massive negativity. Maybe unrealistic expectations? I mean come on guys, its not like it launched in an Age of Conan or Vanguard state or something.

My PT is level 30 and I am full shield tech. Just wondering if I should go all the way up and grab heat blast, or is retractable blade better? Just curious as to what most people are doing...mainly focusing on pvp. Thanks.

I have played both to around 30. Trooper armor looks better. I personally liked the lightside trooper story, and I liked the companions a lot. IMO stockstrike looks better than rocket punch. Also, Thunderclap ship is my favorite starship. I personally like rifles more than pistols. On the other hand. BH gets Mako....so hot. Death from above looks so much better than the Vanguard attack, and the animation delay makes a huge difference. Also, I think other than stockstrike, every other BH animation is better looking than the troopers. BH story is pretty good too so far, and supposedly the rest of the companions are good also. One other thing with either class...people will assume you are a tracer missle spamming newb, even though tech/vg doesn't get that attack haha. Hope this helps.

Remember TM is for Commandos/Mercs only. Vanguards and Powertechs do not get it. And yes the spam is very annoying, but not as bad as lightning/pebble spam in my opinion.

Anyone figure out a way to jury rig a stealth bar? Was thinking maybe a macro or keybind to to another bar and just have stealth talents bound to it. Anyone else working on something like this?

I just reupped my sub for a 3rd month. So I'm not trying to troll here or be a doomsayer. I always make it a point to take a break and stretch my legs every so often while playing. Usually I will log to the server select screen a couple of times during prime time to look at server loads out of curiousity. In checking server loads, you almost never see a full and even very heavy is getting to be pretty rare. Unless they changed the server load rating since launch, clearly there are a lot less people playing than there were. I'm not saying that the game is dying or anything, but it certainly isn't growing by the looks of it. I don't think that is a particulary good sign considering there isn't particularly much competition out there right now. Then again, there are just so many mmos these days. So many more than in the days of EQ or DAoC or even WoW launch when you think about it. Wonder what the devs are thinking? Thoughts?

Are you opposed to premades and non premades having separate ques? If so, can you state why? Thank you.

Have a 24 OP and am thinking about going up the lethality tree. Should I focus more on endurance or cunning, or try to keep them balanced? Thanks.

No this is not a thread telling people who want a separate que for premades to l2p. I'm wondering about all the hostility toward calls for separate premade ques? It kind of reminds me of twinks in WoW prior to battle ground xp? The argument went something like this. I twink to compete against the best, not to faceroll, I would love to compete against only other twinks. BG xp goes in and separate twink ques start. Guess what? Almost noone is queing even though the bgs always had quite a few running around. And there was much weeping. Turns out they really did just want to faceroll and not have to compete against other players on even footing. If you are in a premade you should welcome the opportunity to compete against other premades only...noone is stopping you from "playing with friends" you will just be competing against other people "playing with friends". What is wrong with that? Then casuals who want to have fun in wzs can do so too. Everyone is happy right? So could someone who is against separate premade ques explain to me what the problem is? Also, if they are going to implement some kind of rating system for pvp, they better get separate ques in for sure.

I've been leveling a scoundrel with armstech. Geez the re rate is low. I am comparing this to an armech and cybertech I have on different toons. With armor and the cybertech stuff I seem to have a pretty high success rate with re, my guy who is 25 is in all blue crafted armor and I still have a decent amount of cash. Same with cybertech, always have blue armoring and mods at level with extra cash. My armstech guy on the other hand has not been able to re a shotgun ever up to level 20. Just seems like the success rate is way low compared to armormech and cybertech. Finding the skill way too expensive and too hard to keep blue gear up to my level. Very strange.

Good job!

Great advice guys. Thanks so much.

Rerolling to scoundrel from agent as I changed servers. What do you guys think of this? I'm more pvp focused. Thanks much. http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#701McZGhZGbbkrbGdh.1

Maybe it is a question of expectations. I picked this game on a whim and didn't expect much, maybe that is why I was really pleasantly surprised. I'm still playing and enjoying myself. However there have been games that I was dying for to come out. EQ2 stands out most in my mind. I had such high expectations and was horribly disappointed. So I can understand on some level what those of you who had built this game up might be feeling. Objectively, I think its a pretty good game. It launched in a better and more complete state than most mmos, in my opinion. I like the story lines and I think the pvp is in pretty good shape for two months after launch. I'm not saying that there isn't room for improvement. Also, I agree Warhammer is a great game for pvp, but unfortunately nobody plays it anymore. We shall see what the future brings for SWTOR, but I am going stick around for a bit. I don't think its the next huge thing everyone was expecting, but then again, I don't know that Tera or GW2 will be either. If you are having fun, keep playing, if not take a break. Cheers to all.

Was reading a separate thread about mvp voting. What if you voted for the mvp on the opposite team? Might be interesting to see who the other side fears or recognizes as good. Other things that caught my eye in that thread were flashing who scores, assists, plants bombs etc. Just a thought.

Ok in all seriousness, I would like to comment on the various class spaceships. Being an altoholic I have gotten to ride around in several. Have never played a sith class or a jedi consular. Here are my thoughts, but more importantly I'm interested in yours. 1. BH: I want to like this ship, but its pretty ugly and the floor design is not so good. I like the view from the cockpit, but other than that I have to rate this as the garbage scow of the galaxy. Does seem to fit the BH from an rp point of view though. 2. IA: Sleek, ultra modern stealth fighter. Great asthetics and nice floor plan. This is the Lamborghini of the skies in my opinion. 3. Sith classes? 4. JK: Pretty meh in both asthetics and floorplan. One HUGE bonus, the exit is placed so you can sneak out of your ship without having to talk to your ship droid! Other than that, its kind of like a YUGO, will get you from point A to B, but can't say much more than that for it. 5. RT: Ah the good old Thunderclap. One of my personal favorites. Good solid utilitarian vessel you would expect a combat squad to be flying around in. Like the floor plan and asthetics...spartan as they may be. 6. Smuggler: Millenium Falcon. So my opinion: Best ship Republic: Thunderclap for the troopers! Worst ship Republic: The Jedi Yugo. Best ship Empire: X-whatever for the IA. Worst ship Empire: Gotta pick the old BH garbage scow as I haven't seen the Sith models. Alright, fill in what I left out. Also, feel free to flame me or praise me for my opinions and reviews! Got a horse in this race? Lets hear it?

Everyone is entitled to their opinion and that is fine. But I just love these threads highlighting our semi-literate future generation of leaders. Wow.