I've been using the plain, statless white gear from the vendors just for the armor bonus. I plan on continuing to use these until i get a suitable upgrade robe that doesnt have the ridiculous hood. I haven't had any issues being undergeared, so no gameplay issues, so its the best answer for me until i get something better without a hood. It's a shame, because i think alot of the robes look good, save for the hood. The Tatooine commendation one comes to mind, i really liked it, but damn the hood! I'm really enjoying my combat sentinel and its a fun class and spec (hit 34 last night and its really picked up!), but having to wear statless white chest peices because we got screwed over with the hood is a little dissapointing. I'm hoping this was just an oversight, because alot of other specs/classes get hoodless robes AND you see them on NPCs. Keep this going in hopes of a response from BW!

/agree I got a hood around level 14 on my sentinel and thought it looked cool, save for the hood. I scavenged the preferences for a hood down option and even tried cheesing it with helms, but still no luck. I can deal with it in combat, but with the amount of time spent in cutscenese, ive come to believe my jedi girl is bald! It even makes her round face look fat! I'm sure BW will add a feature for hood down at some point, how can they not when every other class can turn off helms and be done? It just ruins my immersion when my jedi girl looks bald and made too look like her head is a pumpkin.