It depends who used their abilities first. If they knocked you back and then you leap, does this mean your leap needs a nerf, because they knocked you down? What about classes that have no leap, no knock back, np push and no pull then?

+1 Also feeling the pain as scoundrel. Even if I had the ability added to dirty kick which only knocks them back 5 meters, I would be happy. Just any-way-thing that would effect my movement or the position of another player, other than walk ...

Woot!! I meant to point out if companions have more use, then ppl would be more willing to gear them up. This help the economy as you will ned 6 sets of gear instead of 1 or 2.

I still like the idea. If you are struggling to find groups, then using companions instead to make the numbers is a great idea. I like who if you are 2/3 man anc can't find the remaining ppl you can use your companion. This could be expanded so that if you are solo, then you can summon up to 2 or 3 additional companions to make the attempt solo. However, I completely disagree with dumbing down content for it. Everything including loot/companion AI/difficulty should be the same. In the ideal world you would find like minded ppl to group with, but this is not always possible. So the alternative, secondary and backup plan so that you don't miss out could be to tackle the FP solo with your companions. This would be great. It would be even better if we could get instances specifically designed for you and your companions, but using companions should ALWAYS be inferior to players. If there are any standing in fire issues, then you need to put them on passive and you need to move out of fire. After the graphics on the floor have disappeared, you can let them attack again. TL: DR Summoning additional companions would be great addition when you're short on players, but they shouldn't replace players. a.k.a (don't give companions any special AI and leave everything as it is. P.S I also like to point having more uses for companions is better for economy. P.S.S This deep in the thread, this probably won't get read. ^_^

Had 3 games in a row where the moment I entered the game ended ... Easy creds/xp/valor ... but if i was L50 and needed wins, that would be hella annoying.

+1 nice idea. -1 for scoundrels/operatives with no utilities (knock back/push/pull/spring) Its already like ping pong already for us. Wouldn't like another map for that reason.

If there is no LFG/LFD dungeon tool available, then it could take time to make one. What about having a global world channel to everyone on the server on your faction? 1 chat per 5/10 minutes? This is could be a quick fix until a more robust LFG is implemented. You can of course join/leave it at your digression. I noticed /stuck is on 2 min cooldown now.

The idea that something which is resuable is less powerful than a one-off seems ok to me.

After you click the skill to pass the ball your cursor will change into a ball icon where you decide where to throw the ball. A bit like where do you want to place your AoE. You do not have throw at a team mate. You can throw it on the floor to reset the ball as well.

Great idea. +1 It would stimulate the economy more as well. Buying mods, armor/weapons etc. i.e. I wouldn't be looking for 1 set of equipment, but 6.

Best Utilities: Sorc/Sage Huttball anyone? I also know how to catch the number 11 bus as a scoundrel and thats using my legs every damn time to get anywhere.

I feel like healers level faster once you get a few skills. In particular from L20 ish (where it matters). Nothing can really kill you and being able to complete all the quests in one go definitely saves time. Gold mobs are no problems if you are a healer. They could be if you're dps/tank without a healing companion (this definitely exclude the ship droid). Now, stealth healer is even better, skip all that trash until you reach your objective and stealth on your way out without fighting all that trash again. Scoundrel has been very fast leveling for me.

Its been nerfed in the patch. Interupt heal. thats it. You have distract and dirty kick.

I get that message if I try to take cover on anything that is moving, like lifts, trains etc.

I play scoundrel and suffer the exact same problem. Once i get into melee range of anything, I'm bounced around like paper in the wind. Sometimes there is no positioning at all, I don't even have to be near anybody. Positioning does not help with Stun/mez-> knockback, grapple->knockback, knockback->knockback. Push. Scoundrels have nothing that can affect the positioning of another player (push, knock back, pull) and nothing to drastically change their own (sprint, jump). Every class has a one of above mechanics and in most instances at least a few. Some have almost all of them? Scoundrel/Op have none. I can live with it, except in huttball where it is a huge disadvantage not to have something.

Armstech has been alright for levelling. Go for one purple level every 2 or 3 grades. i.e. Don't try to get epic version every time you get a new gun. Having said that at 50, there doesn't seem much going for armstech. Should I play the wait for something to happen or quit whilst i'm ahead at ~350 skill or so.

Which dailies are these? Are these 50 only dailes/weeklies? I've been doing the one and only daily for about 4 weeks now and only once it didn't count. So whats different between the Level 50 and sub 50?

QFT. Not buying what you're selling.

This thread is growing exponentially fast. Poor deployment of patches is poor form and its not even the first time. We will see a hotfix, but hopefully not in the weekend First bug too much valor, now not enough, next one will be just right ....

Bump!

Agree with it being only server based to begin with. LFG/LFD I assume is not a quick thing. How about a more immediate solution of everyone joins a world channel by default and you can only post it in once every 5 minutes. Something like the below. /4 = World channel Thus you can at least communicate with ppl who are out and about and not at the fleet.

How do ppl work this out .... Does this work?

Whats wrong with LFG on your server only? What about a world channel where you can post 1 line per (x)minutes. Theres only 60 ppl or less on the fleet on my server. Sometimes it goes to 100 but I haven't that for a while. Not all of those ppl want to do the same thing. So its hard to find a group. How do you communicate with the rest of the people on the server? I saw someone flying planet to planet, put something on general then moved on. Even then we only found 3 ppl ..... I was one of them.

Don't know if this is true, but I did read somewhere that with the correct Epic stats its actually higher stats than some operation gear, although the item level is lower. Is this possible/true?

Agree with this. Spoilers to the smuggler story line, but basically its one lines/quotes from various points of the smugglers story. Its just so well scripted!