I mostly play on empire side and my main is lvl 50 powertech (bounty hunter, dark side). and it is extremely weird to see all of the bad opinions regarding the trooper.
On the republic side I've only played with the jedi knight for the "kotor 3" story but it's plain boring gameplay .. running and jumping to get into melee range is a pain.
At any rate I've started the trooper yesterday and got to level 14 so far (finished ord mantell, pvp daily, "The Essle" and "Hammer Station" flashpoints.
I've got to say that trooper simply rocks.
plot wise.. the story is a good mix of me2 and "kill bill" wannabe. the companions (so far only got aric jorgan but I've spoiled my game and checked the wiki for the other companions) are totally bad ***. Finally a story which I can choose bad *** and nice friendly dialog options without light\dark side every second.. and dark side trooper (I'm light side) is not a psycho just a cold heart pro.
Gameplay wise I'm a commando.. just at the start so not into any spec yet just boosted my aim X3. I must tell you that I'm kicking ***. on PVE with aric I can solo heroics + 2 no problem at all. on the first flashpoint I've steamrolled ahead of everyone.
And the most hilarious part is pvp... there is nothing more funny than see level 50 sith running towards me while I walk backward so he can;t hit me.. stun him and rip him apart.. every warzone even on my low humble level of 14 I'm on the top 8 damage dealers and I'm on top 10 kills.
Commando or trooper is like a mix between bounty hunter and the Imperial Agent..
Truly fun class.
so any good dps skill spec anyone?