What's better for HMs and Operations: Columi or Battlemaster Gear?

The answers to the last Q&A told us a lot of exciting stuff about Game Update 1.2. Rumor has it that we can expect Game Update 1.2 at the end of March. Is that the plan?

I'd prefer to get PvP gear than PvE gear for the first two level 50 tiers (i.e. Tionese/Centurion, Columi/Champion). I understand it's a bit weaker, but I prefer PvP to flashpoints. But I would like to get the Rakata gear. Would I be safe with generally Centurion gear, or should I wait to get Champion before entering hardmode operations? What about nightmare operations?

Okay, I see my lightwhip proposal isn't the most popular. I'll let it go. And it's good to know that the legacy stuff is coming in March. I was looking around and asking fellow guildies, couldn't find anything about when we could expect updates.

So I've been playing this game for about a month now and I love it. To be honest, I hadn't gamed since the Super Nintendo (Chrono Trigger and Earthbound FTW!), but KOTOR and KOTOR 2 sucked me in...and now TOR...you guys are amazing. No game is perfect, but trust me, I ain't complaining. Not only is the game itself great, but I've also found your help team to be very responsive. I had some glitches, reported them, and boom -- they're gone. I have three recommendations on how to make this great game even better: 1. Lightwhips. 2. I'd like to use those casinos on Nar Shadaa. I think it would be cool if people could be able to play sabacc together, for example. 3. Let us know circa when we can expect this Legacy system to come out. I'm dying to find out! Thanks for your consideration!