Thank you for this. Thank you SO much for this. I am one of those who are managing mental illness and have had multiple negative experiences trying to group with people who yell at me for not keeping up, not doing it right, not using any of the voice chat clients... so I solo. I solo, and I have 12 lvl 70's that took me a lot longer than most "normal" players to level because grouping triggers amxiety and sensory overload - but I got there. To be told once again that I don't matter because I don't group, to essentially be told once again to quit because I don't belong in an MMORPG... It sucks. And I don't really expect any of those people who want to blow off solo players and make everything all about them to understand any of this. I just appreciate that you, and some others, DO.

I've had to take multiple breaks for personal reasons - several during the subscriber rewards period. I stayed subbed even though I couldn't play, because I wanted the rewards. Some months I couldn't really afford that sub - those months I gave up a couple of take-out meals and made my coffee at home instead of going to Peet's or Starbucks. That was a choice I made. Other people chose to let their subs lapse, or came to the game as newcomers after the rewards period. That was a choice THEY made. I don't see why they should be given a reward that other subscribers had to earn. THAT would be unfair - not their lack of a companion they didn't earn.

I agree!

Thank you so much for the information - and the validation! I am on Ebon Hawk but have been considering transferring one of my lvl 70's to a west coast server and starting over without having to lose my legacy perks, since I am the only member of my guild who still plays. PM me?

I just want some clarification: if the story is being advanced through a flashpoint, will there be a solo option? Because if it's group only I'm not going to be able to do it. I've had a hard enough time even finding someone patient enough to run the Star Fortresses with me. Not whining - my physical limitations are my own problem - I just want to know so I can decide whether I can find workarounds, or if it's time to let my sub go.

I get that a lot of players wanted a new op, and it's wonderful that they got it. But PLEASE - consider giving us the same option on Iokath as we had on Yavin 4 - to choose to do either the Op or the Solo Flashpoint. Or even Op, Heroic 2, or Solo. I really want to be able to do "Facing The Machines Of War" but as a solo player, I can't. I spent 2 hours in a PUG today and came out without completing the Op AND with a screaming headache. And yes, I know the Op is not mandatory to advance the story - but it would be nice to be able to do some version of it, with rewards scaled accordingly. I don't mind getting a lesser reward than the Ops players, I just want to be able to do the content.

Thanks for the advice, everyone. I *finally* killed her and finished the chapter. Now ready to do it KOTET with one of my sith and see what's different!

I have been trying for THREE DAYS with my Vanguard. Didn't realize I should have made the dark side choice in chapter 7 so I'm stuck fighting alone, no heroic moment. I have spent WAY too many credits repairing and crafting to upgrade so that my gear and mods are all in the 208-228 range. I've followed the advice to try to drag her through healing memory - she blasts it away instead. I've followed the advice to get right up in her face inside the purple circle and wail away on her - she knocks me from right next to the stairs over the ledge and I'm dead. I've tried keeping my back right against the wall so I can get the healing memories AND not get knocked over the ledge - she finds a way and off I go. I've got both types of med pacs and sometimes even stay alive long enough for the cooldown to run out so I can use both. I've gotten her down to 1/4 health several times, then she does... something... and I'm dead. She's only a freakin elite, fer cryin out loud! I get that this is the final chapter and she's supposed to be more challenging - but this? I've killed champions solo, and they were a challenge but nothing like this. I wish I was exaggerating. I don't know if there's some trick to this that I'm just not getting. I don't even want to start KOTET with my other 65's because I don't want to wind up stuck here again.

Thank you, SO much, for saying this. That's how I prefer to play as well. I've experienced the same bullying and ridicule and it has left me even less willing to try grouping again.