I think a more important question is: Is Kmart really still alive?

Yeah...I'm going to say that you haven't played GW2. As for me, I'll be definitely playing GW2, I'll stay sub to this, but I'll probably unsub when F2P hits.

This. I remember the day when I started playing SWG, I got invited to a guild, someone crafted me a set of chitin armor, gave me a swoop speeder AND a house and invited me to join their player city. Later that night, we got into a huge group and went to Dathomir to hunt nightsisters and rancors. I've never had so much fun in an MMO, ever, and that was in just ONE day. I can say without the shadow of a doubt that I've haven't experienced one such memorable moment in this game.

...counting subscriptions seem to be some sort of scientific endeavor. http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/01/swtor-mmo-subscriber-numbers-are-funny-things-with-lots-of-variables-to-consider-says-bioware/ Really? Get ready to have your mind blown: How about, you count the number of accounts with an active subscription within the last month! There, now hire me. Joking aside, this looks like really shoddy attempt at damage control, and it makes me wonder if things are really worse than they appear to be.

I think it would be awesome it there was some sort of personalized, dynamic story arc with members of your legacy as the protagonists. Each character's role will be based on their relationship with each other within the legacy tree. For example, two allied characters can team up against one of your characters in the opposite faction, with one character acting as a temporary companion to your main. This would also open the possibility of some interesting interactions within characters who are married or other family members. Imagine the aforementioned example but now you have to fight your own son, sibling, or spouse! Anyway, this is just a basic concept, discuss it if you like and feel free to offer your own ideas.

The name of the armor he's wearing is Primeval Vindicator's Chestguard, it's a commendation reward from corellia. http://www.torhead.com/item/erNbRya/primeval-vindicators-chestguard

Don't bother with companion gear rewards. Use random drops or cheap greens from the GTN to gear them up. Just make sure their gear is not outdated and you should be fine.

It's definitely under your "Documents" folder, or at least it was during the beta. Try Documents/My Games/Star Wars the Old Republic/Screenshots.

Agreed. It's sad to see the "new" forums being flooded with the tears of whiny manchildren.

Option 1. At least I know I'm about to play the game.

You do realize that you'll be looking mostly at your face during cutscenes, right? Right?