I think new servers will be a last resort. After what happened after launch and the addition of double the number of servers I think the devs will wait until last minute and take the philosophy of 'deal with the Qs for now' mentality until they are completely sure they need to open a new to make room or if the population will correct itself over time.

Based on this from the dev tracker it looks like they are pushing a PTS patch out early next week so it is more likely 1.5 is going to hit live somewhere around Nov 5-7 giving them enough time to test the new changes

And that's only if you don't want to do the quest. It's an option for those who don't want to repeat the quest on all their chars or want it on low levels. You get HK for free if you do the quests

Just bring a friend or 2. All you need to do for that piece is run in click on the vendor buy the item and go. Item is also BoL so you can go in with a stealther once you're talking to vendor you can't be attacked until you exit

You can purchase HK-51 for 1million credits or 350 CC only after you unlock him once on a character. That unlocks the character perk to purchase him on alts. You also must pay the 1mil/350CC on each character you want to unlock him on.

I'm not referring to that. If you leave warzone you should have it counted against you. I'm talking about the chance that someone else rage quits at the end of a warzone and a f2p who just Q'd gets put into it and before they can even engage in combat warzone ends and they are 1/3 for the week (well 1/5 with the new limits put on)

I agree with this and the OP. My only concern is if F2P players get put into a losing warzone with a minute or so to go it should not count towards the limit. I know I have had multiple days in a row where warzone after warzone I get into a huttball with a minute to go (which is good if I'm just trying to complete my daily) and if that counted towards one of my weekly allotments I know I would be upset.

Probably same as section x authorization. When Makeb is released subs will get the content for free and f2p players can purchase authorization in the store. Authorization is a consumable that goes into your inventory looks just like this. I'd just keep in mind datamined files can sometimes be months ahead of actual release so while It's going in it could be months out.

Is it on track to release F2P and 1.5 at the same time or will they be staggered due to testing?

More character slots are probably being saved until cathar is released, some of the reasoning is probably so no one makes all 16 now then cries for more slots when they want a cathar too. I would be shocked if they don't allow for 16 total slots in the near future. I think it's more a matter of when and not if.

Can you explain the theory behind the +41 level 10 crystals? I know there is a lot of outcry on the forums claiming this is now becoming P2W. What are the numbers like in terms of damage difference especially in warzones between a +41 and a normal level 10 crystal?

Will the cartel market icon be resized/moved/colored? Right now it is a bit of an eyesore right on the screen would be nicer if it blended into the UI more like the other tabs (legacy perk, skills, etc)

The only ones that would cause any concern are the pink-purples available at level 10 but even those aren't going to be that much of an increase of damage/stats in gameplay

Edit: Removed as question was answered in another thread

If you are literally the last member left I believe /disband or /gdisband (it's been a while) will let you quit the guild

In the F2P features it lists 'character creation choices' as restricted the wording makes it seem as if it's only new creation. If you currently have a created character it will most likely stay you just cannot make any new ones as it's not listed as 'character race restriction' but 'character creation'

If the guardian needed the upgraded armor why shouldn't he need it. If it had been a class that had no use for STR (BH/IA/Inq) then it would have been wrong. The guardian put just as much work into the flashpoint as anyone else and if a drop came that helped him he should take it pull the mods and use it.

1.5 will most likely hit the week of Oct 29th probably later in the week (thurs or friday) They said F2P was coming in November I'd expect that to around mid November.

The recruit gear is more than sufficient for any HM FPs and SM OPs. IMO they should just do away with tionese completely since recruit gear is more than enough to get you through til you are columi/rakata. I've seen plenty of people run (and be successful) in HM ops with the new recruit gear

I can see race and appearance being able to be changed down the line especially with Cathar being put in "soon". Due to SW TOR's alt system allowing you for 12 characters (most likely will be increased to 16 either with F2P or in an expansion down the road) I don't see them allowing AC changes most likely you will be expected to roll a new alt of that AC.

The F2P system is exactly as it was advertised at the beginning level 1-50 for free and if you want to participate in other content you either sub or pay for access. They let you do a few so you can see if you like it before you purchase a pass for it. End game shouldn't be free that is the majority of the content and should be paid for in order to access it. The f2p model is to get more people in the game in general to see if they like it since they will have access to the story and get a taste of what else the game offers like flashpoints and warzones then if they like it they will subscribe to get access to everything. It's meant to suck people in and should prove to be an effective model.

I'd agree it's an error since before mousing over it says 'full access' I think they just rushed when typing it up since it's the last one to get it finished. Kind of like when they posted about the cartel shop and how you can purchase 'XP boots'

No it has been there since day 1 of the announcement

Trying to figure out where you got the extra 250. I'm at 2300 and am a CE owner been subbed since launch. Did you also buy/upgrade with a digital deluxe?

People also seem to forget when they do major patches it says 'Scheduled Maintenance for 1.2/1.3/1.5 etc' They do not just put maintenance they will post that it is for the patch like this http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=5199413#edit5199413