If I choose to become a dark jedi, do I get any different abilities?

[CyberOdyssey]

I am new to the game and playing a light side jedi knight and as the topic suggests I was wondering if I choose to become a dark jedi, do I get any different abilities? 

thx

[MortenJessen]

For the original game, no. It does not matter if you go all light or all dark. Your skills are the same. Only if you add a second combat style does things change. But since you are new, it will be a while before you can do that.

[phalczen]

According to SWTORISTA's articles on the topic:

https://swtorista.com/articles/combat-styles-guide/

https://swtorista.com/articles/swtor-combat-styles-light-dark-flip-guide/

https://swtorista.com/articles/swtor-second-combat-style-guide/

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If you’re a newer player, and didn’t have Dark V unlocked and didn’t have the option to choose a dark-side Combat Style when you created a character… while you are playing the story, if you make dark-sided decisions and your character has turned towards the dark side by moving their character Alignment bar into the Dark, you will have the option to flip your chosen Combat Style to its dark-sided counterpart, the Juggernaut, Marauder, Sorcerer or Assassin, while remaining a Jedi Knight. This choice to flip happens after you reach Chapter 3 of your Jedi Knight origin story.

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Yes – I had all eight available.

You will not be able to flip your character in any way. You will be able to add a second Combat Style.

This is because you already had the option to create a dark Jedi or light Sith Combat Style when you created your character.

So, once you reach Chapter 3 in your origin story AND get your character into the dark force alignment, you will be able to change your primary combat style to a dark-aligned combat style and then get those abilities.  You will be granted a new mission when this becomes an option, but you will only be granted this mission IF you created your character originally before 7.0.  IF you created your character AFTER 7.0 and you had the choice to make light or dark at character creation, you won't be able to flip your primary style, but you can choose to make a second style that is dark.

[ThanderSnB]

If by Dark Jedi you mean choosing Dark Side choices and maxing out Dark Side points, no you don't get any different abilities. If you mean switching to the opposite alignment combat style, then you get the abilities of the other combat style. For example, Sentinel -> Marauder, you will use Marauder abilities instead. Because Sentinel and Marauder are mirror classes, this change is just cosmetic. The abilities will look different, but they will do the same damage and have the same basic functionality.