I am a new player and recently reached Level 32 on my Guardian yet I completely suck at Flashpoints and die extremely fast even though I am supposed to be the tank.
I can't fight Level 15 boss enemies (gold star) and their mobs without the help of a companion (heal). I am Level 32 and can't solo Level 15's.
I always focus my equipment on Endurance, Defense and Shield stuff but it doesn't matter... without healing I die very quickly.
And even with healing from the droid (Influence Level 11) I barely survived fighting the Sith Boss in the Jedi Temple at the Red Datacron.
I literally received a single new active ability since Level 19 - Challenging Call (which is just some kind of taunt or whatever).
Heroic Moment can only be used with a companion. I can't even use it in a Flashpoint or with a group.
It also has a CD of 10 minutes, so it's completely useless.
Saber Ward has a 3 minute CD and lasts only 12 seconds. Ridiculous.
Other than those two, I have zero defense abilities. Only damage, nothing else. No heal, no shield, no damage reduction/mitigation, no block, no nothing.
My only heal are medpacks but all the different kinds of medkits share the same Cooldown. I can only use 1 medkit per fight and it only restores 1.1k aka 1/7th of my HP
Which is completely pathetic and pointless.
Every single type of Loot that I can find in chests or on killed enemies is worse than what I already have.
The only way to get better Loot for me, is by repeating Heroic Quests and opening these Bulwark/Pummeler Crates. Is that normal?
The other way is queuing for Flashpoints that are all for Level 80 and being carried through by the 3 other players while I die every 2 minutes. Not very fun.
Here is a screenshot of my character, maybe you can tell me if there is something wrong with him:
https://imgur.com/a/Tldpfoy