Good info but I honestly already played my Dec assassin EXACTLY like you...kind of weird, even some of our skills are in the same slots. The only thing I found out here was that mass mind control is going to earn me medals in pvp...now THAT is vital though lol. And I'm kind of hitting myself for not using it so far. Though, I came here to find out how to gear myself, especially with the new gear in 1.2....I want to know what sets are best for assassin, what relics, everything....and this guide had nothing on gear, itemization, stats or anything. Good job but honestly that's the real info I'm looking for.

Awesome, fellas, I've learned quite a bit! Keep it coming if you can, you guys got some good stuff

So I'm a Sith Assassin, level 12, have all the abilities up to this point... My first three points I put into duplicity, I'm following the deception assassin. I'm kinda having trouble understanding first off, how duplicity helps me. If I have to have a direct contact attack to get my bonus for Maul, how the hell am I suupposed to actually get behind an enemy to USE maul after that? After combat is initiated, can't use stealth any more! PVP's just kinda a clusterf*ck for me right now, especially cuz the only match I've done so far was Huttball (lol) Other than that, I need some general help with my rotation! What's a good approach for my attacks? A good rotation to set in? Not that I'm having any trouble with PVE or anything, I'm just trying to get a really good understanding of my class right now, the Assassin codex is kind of confusing and doesn't really lay out what the approach should be...for example, should I start off with a couple force moves? When the enemy comes close, do that ground pound that pushes the enemy away? Any and all help would be appreciated