Ive meant to post my view on this for quite a while and have now decided to.... As a healer i find it far too often where players are relying on just going to a node to heal rather than looking for a healer. (or at least staying put while a healer heals them) Gets me frustrated when im trying my best to run after someone to heal (not all the time ill grant) because they are rushing for the node.

Slight lag now and again in PvP and Fleet, apart from that as above.

Yep 5 hours is quite usual for any MMO basic maintenance.

Not exactly force, but it definately shouldnt veer the other way where you dont virtually have to at all. Maybe im one of a minority that even bothers to buff other players outside of FPs or PvP ? Even the talk of NOT grouping saddens me as a veteran MMOer, this not wanting to group for instances/flashpoints in games wouldnt have even been thought of 3 odd years back. We could all have our own personal internets the way its going with all the "others" online being AI

To burst your bubble then, whats the POINT of HAVING the thousands of people if say 70% of the game allows you to not bother interacting with them , i dont see the logic. Why doesnt everyone just use companions in pvp too, and just say have 4 approx real players in a warzone ^^.... yes sarcasm was meant but you see my point i hope. MMO to me (and ive played years) DOESNT just mean loads of players IN ESSENCE , theres far more to it. Like saying spaghetti bolognese is just pasta , far more ingredients within.

Being able to use companions as the rest of the team in a flashpoint isnt to do with trying to force group, if you could do that it would totally destroy any form of grouping period.

Ermm there would be no need for it to be an mmo then , you would just be playing single player. Even groupers wouldnt bother in the main and would just use (bots) companions.

I agree with OP. However i am grateful that the game is being sorted.

Macros are for lamers.

Better armour textures are in 1.2 so i shall be resubbing , if they hadnt been in 1.2 i was out.

It will be for me as far as some better visuals go.

Enter the data for your laptop/PC and it will tell you how well it will run SWTOR http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=363&game=Star%20Wars:%20The%20Old%20Republic

Yodas kinky cantina, Tattooine underground.

well said

If no better textures , AT LEAST FOR OWN CHARACTER, then im probably out , yep you can have me stuff.