Don't know why but none of the links worked. Though I will say my cyperpower pc that I had built has had no problems doing anything in max settings. I personally haven't done much with newegg but co-workers I have swear by them.

It had been mentioned early on that server transfers where going to start out free with limited options like it has be stated recently as being the case and a paid transfer later that had less restriction, is this still the plan. Another thing to clarify though it hasn't been stated the assumption being that servers will combine based off or server type (pve, pvp) and region (west, east, etc). The reason I ask is I have characters on a west coast server and the server I want to transfer to is part of the east coast meaning with the assumption stated my characters will unlikely be able to get to the server I want as a part of the free option.

Expertise is for pvp only and if I'm not mistaken 50 pvp as I don't think the 20 or 40 level gear has any. What it affects is the damage output, damage taken, and force depending on the class.

I would if it meant I got to pick where I was going rather then the few they will be opening up for free.

Bare minimum sure but I would suggest doing EV HM first which does drop Rakata and maybe even some KP HM since Denova is said to be as hard as KP HM.

My question is what are your plans on balancing warzones in regard to potential gear imbalance and to a degree why for warzones at 50 you aren't doing an expertise bolstering. Something like get the average expertise level for both sides of the warzone and if the player has less than that value then the average is that player's expertise for that warzone. This should still mean the better geared side still has the advantage without the lesser geared side from occasionally feeling completely ineffective.