"Bah, humbug!" lol

I'm at 66 gear and I'm about to start running 55 FP.....is that the direction I should head to get to 1800? Rolling for 72 gear and collecting Elite Comms for 72 gear? But, do I start buying 72 Absorption gear from Elite vendor, apposed to more 72 Defense Rating gear?

Really great advice and thanks for taking the time to reply. However, I have to admit I'm still confused about WHEN you switch from Defense Rating and start focusing on Absorption Rating. All the guides explain this switch will happen but none of them state at what level you start. I now have 66 gear DR=707 SR=515 AR=65. When do I start shedding the DR and pile on the AR?

When does this start? What level gear do you start dropping Defense Rating and start piling on the Absorption Rating? I have 66 gear. A really helpful thread. Thanks for taking the time to make it!

Ok so according to this and this. My Absorption Rating should be at 0 for now. (55 VG) I'm currently omw to get the 66 gear from the Oricon storyline, but like most of my gear Ive gotten recently, the stats are only Shield Absorption. (Not Defensive Rating or even Shield Rating) So, 1. Is zero Absorb really what I should have at this point? Why? (Yes, I read the math, but too dumb to understand ) 2. Am I supposed to swap mods in the Oricon gear to fit the stat priority formula? Thanks for any help.

Ok so according to this and this. My Absorption Rating should be at 0 for now. I'm currently omw to get the 66 gear from the Oricon storyline, but like most of my gear Ive gotten recently, the stats are mostly Shield Absorption. (Not Defensive Rating or even Shield Rating) So, 1. Is zero Absorb really what I should have? Why? 2. Am I supposed to swap mods in the Oricon gear to fit the stat priority formula? Thanks for any help.

Communicate before hand. Sounds like a plan. Thanks for all the replies amigos and amigas.

Seriously? I don't have DPS gear yet, so I have to tank in order to get the gear. So 2 for my bad and 1 for groups bad.

So I'm going from TANK VG to DPS VG and need new gear. I'm tanking for a group - I hit need for a Aim/Crit/?? DPS piece - I get kicked from group - "You're a tank and hit need!" - Told em i was switching to DPS - No response. My bad or groups? What's the etiquette?

Ok thanks for the info and taking the time to reply. Cheers.

New to 50 flashpoints, so sorry if this is a "done to death" subject. Half way through a FP, I suddenly start getting a "Access denied. The master looter is deciding what....." and I am unable to loot anything or even roll on it. What is this? Thanks! Edit: Ok. i found out the group leader changed the loot to Master Looter and was being a .... Sucks that I joined in "Group finder" and some random leader gets to change it. I think the loot should be auto set to the norm.

If I subscribe, go from 50-55, then cancel my subscription, do you still keep the expansion, as well as level 55? Thanks!

I don't care. I think it sucks and I stated so. So neerner neener neener.

As it stands from the current announcement... When the transfer options starts... You can either let BW pick what server your characters get transferred to or You can pay to chose what server you would like your characters to be transfer to. Not that complicated, even with the finer details to come. My issue is that new players, once the transfer option has started and severs begin to fill up, will get to chose their initial busy server and the rest of us loyal players who have been here since the beginning, will have to pay to chose ours....and I think that sucks! Should be all round free for a limited time!

Glad someone read it right. lol However, to your point, you can pay to transfer of server of your choice, so the chaos is there regardless.

Didn't say pick first. After the server transfer option begins, new players to SWTOR will get to chose any well populated server they like , but players who have been here from the beginning will have to pay to chose any well populated server they like. I think that sucks.

Dallas Dickinson (Senior Producer, Live Services): We will be rolling out our Character Transfer Service in early summer. First we’ll have some targeted free transfers from/to specific servers, but that will be followed with a broader system where you can either take advantage of free promotional transfers to specific servers or paid transfers to the server of your choice. We know everyone has more questions about character transfer, and we’ll reveal more details closer to the launch date. Am I reading this right? New players to SWTOR will initially get to pick their choice of busy servers for free, but players who have been here since the beginning will have to pay to chose theirs? (EDIT: not saying new player transfers, but initial server choice) A year for now this is fine, but this game just came out 5 1/2 months ago and this is the first server transfer to help balance the game. It should be free all the way around for at least a limited time. I would have come back if it was for free. (free 30 day sub) Bummer man.

Bioware has been giving away free 30 day subs. You kinda need to know what your talking about before being quick to troll.

Dallas Dickinson (Senior Producer, Live Services): We will be rolling out our Character Transfer Service in early summer. First we’ll have some targeted free transfers from/to specific servers, but that will be followed with a broader system where you can either take advantage of free promotional transfers to specific servers or paid transfers to the server of your choice. We know everyone has more questions about character transfer, and we’ll reveal more details closer to the launch date. In other words, greed over player loyalty. A proverbial slap in the face form Bioware. New players will get to pick their choice of busy servers for free. Players who have been here since the beginning will have to pay to chose theirs. A year for now the module is fine, but this game just came out 5 1/2 months ago and this is the first server transfer to help balance the game. It should be free all the way around. I would have came back if it was for free. Shame.

Arymono: When will character transfers be available for everybody? Dallas Dickinson (Senior Producer, Live Services): We will be rolling out our Character Transfer Service in early summer. First we’ll have some targeted free transfers from/to specific servers, but that will be followed with a broader system where you can either take advantage of free promotional transfers to specific servers or paid transfers to the server of your choice. We know everyone has more questions about character transfer, and we’ll reveal more details closer to the launch date. Bioware just killed it for me. A blatant show of greed over loyalty. After the servers fill up, new players will get to chose a full server for their new characters, but players who prepaid for the game will have to pay to chose theirs. I would have come back if it was free. Shame.

What do you mean "dying"? As in declining subscriptions? Less player hype? Less commercial hype? Visibly not a Massive Multiplayer Onine game atm? Then yes, the game is dying. Why? Too many servers + not enough players per server + no eta on server transfer = no one to play with = canceled subs. Not complicated. Other than that, the game would be great!

Sub was up on the 19th. Canceled sub due to empty server, no one to play with and no ETA on server transfers from Bioware. Stopped by today to see if there is any news about server transfers and got the same answer from 5 months ago, which is *shrug*. Thing is, I'm now losing interest in being uninterested. Started playing other games and nearly forgot to come check in.

Sub was up on the 19th. Canceled sub due to empty server, no one to play with and no ETA on server transfers from Bioware. Stopped by today to see if there is any news about server transfers and got the same answer from 5 months ago, which is *shrug*. Thing is, I'm now losing interest in being uninterested. Started playing other games and nearly forgot to come check in. How much longer are you going to keep checking in past your sub end date?

Sub was up - still no one to play with - no word on server transfer - ended sub. Simple as that.

Still nothing about server transfer. Ya know, the biggest request on TOR.