He should have a cast bar (by default) above his character portrait and health bar on the lower portion of the screen.

You shouldn't be having that much trouble if you're 3-4 levels above the MOBs. Are some strong and elites getting into the fight? Sometimes having 2-3 of those can make you go down pretty quick (depending on skill level). And you mentioned using gear from quest and drops. You are using comm gear? It should be replaced every 5-10 levels. And make sure you're statting right.

If I'm not mistaken, he uses an attack that has a decent cast time to it. I don't recall the name of it. It needs to be interrupted.

An ex-girlfriend of mine once said she liked BBC but I don't think she was referencing a Banking Cartel.

This is pretty good advice. When I first got into PvP, I would get frustrated at this tactic but I learned how to adapt. I guess I actually L2P.

The main reason I get so frustrated with PvP is the "me first" attitude. Someone doesn't want to try and win. The massive trash talk to anyone and everyone. And people taking it waaay to seriously. Like someone said earlier, I enjoy PvP. It's the players that I don't. Unfortunately, it's hard to have PvP without the P.

This. So much this. Loved it.

Had something similar happen to my guild. Best of luck to you.

I've heard these questions and read the complaints about the learning curve and new players are scared away...but... I just buckled in and learned it. I read guides, played, died, killed, died some more, and learned. I'm just now getting to the point where I can upgrade the components. Has it been frustrating? Yes but no more than PvP anywhere else. I guess I also have experience some young players don't and that's PvP in Jump to Lightspeed which is more of a learning curve (IMO) than GSF. But I guess I'm not a normal "new player to GSF" huh? But I can see pros and cons to both sides.

35 myself and I too started with Star Wars Galaxies. I've tried several others but I guess what they say is true, all others will never live up to your first. Been playing games since the old Atari 2600 and 8-bit NES consoles. I haven't quite graduated to a One or PS4 because as a father of 2 and a small business owner, my time is very limited. I actually don't even get to play this one as much as I would like but I squeeze it in when I can, that's for sure.

One of the better explanations I've seen.

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This. Quite a few times, this.

Sooo.... If I'm reading this right..... Melee rubs you the wrong way. Correct? Not sure if I got that or not. .....is there a right way?

Do it. I (obviously) enjoyed your other one in the thread a couple of days ago. I've actually grown attached to this Smuggler one. This may end up being the defacto answer anytime these type questions are asked.

This is probably the most entertaining, but yet informative, responses I have seen to a class choice question.

Not a fan of Balmorra nor Alderaan because, like others have said, it's too large and travel times are insane. My favs would have to be Coruscant and Nar Shaddaa. I've always like the sprawling mega-opolis planets in the Star Wars universe and being able to "live" them is pretty enjoyable.

The IP of Star Wars is definitely the main draw for me. I've enjoyed the game because of other reasons outside of it being Star Wars too. I just recently came back after a little time off so there is quite a bit of new content for me. So I haven't reached a burn out stage in my game enjoyment. That may change after a while but as of now, I'm still thoroughly enjoying it.

Interesting thoughts. I saw the patch notes and thought that it wouldn't make much difference in larger fights anyway. I have just recently returned to the game and am still trying to adjust to the advanced class changes that happened while I was gone but it seems like these changes may just be small tweaks as opposed to the sweeping changes that most PvP'ers would like. Good to see some (if any) testing by a member of the community outside of test.

/popcorn

Yes, but like they said, did you train the next advanced level on the fleet?

All the above is useful info. I was not aware of the posting restrictions. Makes sense though.

I'm almost in the exact same boat as the OP. Mayhaps I chat with the above mentioned names.....

Awesome post! I think a lot of people could take this advice and use it for general internet usage as well. Just because you're a digital or virtual rep of yourself doesn't mean you can be a douche bag.