What is the smuggler advantage?
Damage per second? Every class can dps and in pvp it actually shows your damage per second, and other classes can match or exceed our ouptut when you include gear.
Debuffs? my gunslinger has 1 armor reducing power. I got the grenade that lowers accuracy by 45%. That is awesome, but it does not last that long and the cooldown is long.
Damage over time? Do not know about the trooper classes but a jedi sage has a good amount of those and I think the jedi sentinel does too.
Defense? Hell NO!
Scoundrel has stealth, but can't capitalize on it the like the way I have seen that imperial agent class use it. The sith assassin as well.
Scoundrel has healing but from my experience most people role jedi sage for healing.
Gunslinger has the cover system, clunky and is needed for damage output. Too easy to knock a Gunslinger out of it too, in pvp and pve. It has a defense buff and a cover bonus, but the cover advantage does not happen that often. Considering that other classes just simply carry a personal shield.
Yes I love my 50 gunslinger but when I team with other classes and go against the imps in pvp, I think "wow look at the move that class have". So what is the smuggler advantage that makes us special. What can we do that no one else can and is useful.