that 4.0 I mentioned is saga and 5 solider/5 jedi/ 3-5 knight/5-7 elite trooper really has the feel of the guardian, and swapping for sith apprentice does the same for jug for the tank spec

Its the D20 and the FFG system I'm conducting this thought exercise with. As someone higher in the thread mentioned while higher level characters in the pen and paper systems can definitely mirror the MMO ACs, it takes work and experience to get there in most instances. The problem with bringing players from MMO to pen and paper is they expect their characters to be able to do all they can do early and just get better at it, while in the pen and paper your abilities can really shift and change as you go from level to level, multi-classing, or adding specializations(FFG)

West End's version did nothing for me, or the groups I've run with; sorry I'm a heretic then:D

I'm a big pen and paper RPG geek and own several of the Star Wars table top RPG systems(Wizards of the Coast 3.5 and 4.0 systems and the new FFG system), and had the idea of trying to roughly match each advanced class and possibly spec's in some cases to various class combos in the 3.5/4.0 systems and specializations in the FFG books. Its mostly a thought exercise, but I've done it with WoW and RIFTS to DnD a few times to help bring players in(You like playing X, then take a look at Y class/multi-classing) For example a 4.0 way to pull off the Jedi Guardian Tank would be combing these classes Solider(for armor perks and a taunt)/Jedi(lightsaber block and deflect)/Jedi Knight(the forms and lightsaber throw)/Elite trooper(extra survivability). Pulling Elite Trooper levels for more Knight levels or Jedi master could be used to reflect Focus and Watchman builds fairly easily

whoops! thought I was in the Sorcerer sub-forum when I posted this; if a moderator could move this I'd be appreciative.

My Sorc is only level 18, but I've been enjoying messing around as Healer in the Hammer Station Flashpoint and seem to do well enough without any complaints; which brings me to the question of if its viable to level with a healer build or just stick it out with dps for leveling? And if I want to go healer does anyone have links to some interesting sorc heal builds?