1. I agree. 2. I have no problem with this. I do want a tab option that cycles through allies though. Maybe there is and I didnt see it. 3. I have not noticed but as I dont main heals I dont pay as much attention to ally hp. 4. It is very annoying to have to make my companion passive, cc a target, start attacking another, and then tell them to attack that one. At the moment I don't see a good way around it. 5. I honestly only cycle through around 5 or 6 skills regularly. They all fit on one bar. I have a second bar that is my less used abilities and abilities with long cooldowns. I put my cc on this second bar as they are not spammed and tend to have longer cooldowns. 6. Something like this would be nice.

I use shock as my instant burst finisher in pvp. I usually start with a force lightning and if I see them trying to run or heal I hit them with shock. In PvE against more than one mob I pretty much constantly tab through them while I am using an ability that channels. If I see something that is close to death I will interrupt my 0 cool down force lightning to finish it off with shock. Then ill go back to lightning whatever is still alive.

Madness outclasses lightning in almost every way for PVP. I could be top 5 in damage as lightning. Im top 2 now with madness.

This is exactly what I meant. I top dps in almost every warzone I go into now. I can burn down pretty much anyone 1v1. I am comfortable fighting 2v1 as long as their 2 has no heals. I also focus almost exclusively on healers when I see them. They squish really fast.

I started going with a lightning build sorc and always did well in the warzones. You need to play more of a support caster than a straight dps caster. Follow your ball carrier and use your shield on him. Throw down all your CC before you start dpsing. Dont forget about shock. Instacast on the move ability. Does decent damage as well. My goal as a lightning caster was to be so annoying to the enemy team that they would leave the ball carrier or person caping the objective alone and focus on me. That being said I switched over to madness and dont plan on going back. Death field does a ton of damage for 0 channeling time. 0 cool down force lightning is super awesome. You gain a little mobility all while still being able to pull some huge dps out of your butt when you need it.

Slicing makes the most money especially once you have leveled it up. I am personally making a decent amount of income from treasure hunting. Once you get it around the 200 level and you send your companion out on quests for bountiful or rich yield lockboxes you can get some good loot back. I made 10k from the GTN last night alone from selling 3 blue mid 20's items. You still wont make as much as slicing but slicing is a little over the top right now.