The one oversight I believe is that there are many reputation vendors that had weapons with various +41 color crystals (Makeb, CZ-198, etc). I often used these vendors for that purpose specifically. I'd like to have access to specific colored crystals without having to resort to the GTN or CM.

I'm going to look for you online tonight. Came back over the summer and haven't found a guild yet but would like to get settled into one so I can begin ops in an actual group as 4.0 goes live.

Hey, thanks for the reply! I saw on your site that you like to start ops at 8pm est. Do you guys ever start around 9? I'm CST so I'm usually dealing with the kiddo's bedtime in the 8pm hour. I'll look for you in game on one of my republic characters once I get moved over. Thanks!

Howdy. I'm thinking about transferring my characters to JC before 4.0 gets underway. I was away from the game for a couple of years but have spent the summer leveling my characters to 60. I'd like to find an active, laid back, "semi-casual" guild to do some ops with. My prefer role is tank. I've done all of the operations on SM but haven't Tanked since I left (back when EC HM was relevant). I'm reluctant to learn the boss mechanics in a pug Just trying to get a feel for what might be good fit on the server. Thanks for your time!

Thanks! http://www.swtor.com/user/ce/gdiv4

That sounds great, I saw your recruitment thread. Unfortunately 900 est/server might be a bit too early for me since its my kid's bedtime. I wouldn't be able to commit to being online and ready by your scheduled start time, which I feel is the respectable thing to do for your teammates. I appreciate your response though! It's been tough coming back to a game and no longer knowing anyone, so the reply is appreciated!

Howdy - Coming back to the game after being away for about a year. Looking to grab a DPS spot in an operations group. I'm in the process of leveling a Sniper with 12xp Bonus (I also have a Gunslinger at 55 that I can finish leveling if needed), and expect to be level 60 within a few days. I've got all of the usual communication applications, as well as starparse. I'm available any 2-3 nights a week 10PM through 1AM est. I've got a long history of raiding in various games (SWTOR included) and pick up mechanics quickly; however, I'm looking for a group that's a bit more laid back these days. Thanks!

Howdy - Guardian tank returning to the game a few months ago after an almost 2.5 years absence, with an empty friends list, looking for a guild and an ops group (bonus points for guilds consisting of older, tired parents, so I'm not alone)! I've missed the last several tiers of operations but pick up mechanics quickly. I prefer a laid back guild atmosphere that still enjoys challenges (HM and beyond at your own pace). My availability for ops would be Tuesday, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. 9PM-12AM server time. I've also got a Vanguard and Commando sitting at 55 but prefer to focus on a Guardian if possible You can find me in game on Trenchant if you have any questions. Thanks for your time!

Actually - I've been in more HM OPS (EV, KP) that I'd like to count where the majority of the raid is in battlemaster and the ops are borderline trivial... Try going into a 50 WZ in columi...

Ugh... thanks. That's a bit frustrating. Thought it might be a good idea since I made the mistake of not really PVPing on my main Character until 50, so entering the first time in Rakata (before the recruit gear) wasn't a very fun experience... pretty much gave it up and decided to better prepare on an alt and split my pvp/pve time between 2 different characters.

Is it possible to purchase battlemaster gear before 50? I'm leveling a fresh alt to be a pvp focused character but the idea of hitting the 50 bracket in recruit gear does not sound fun at all. I'd like to be able to slowly buy the kit as I level so I can be somewhat useful at 50 rather than putting in a month of getting knocked around. I believe primary factor in PVP between 2 equal leveled characters should be based on player skill, not character gear.

Is there a way to disable experience gain during pvp? I really love 10-49 PVP since player skill is much more important than their gear. I was late to the game in regards to enjoying PVP (I didn't enter a warzone until a month or so ago on my main character and playing gear catch up is not fun, so I'm not going to do it on that character at least).

I only do dalies once, maybe twice a week (Black Hole) and only for operation repair bills. They are a terrible concept. I probably won't take advantage of adaptive gear or augment slots (for a while at least) because as much as I would love to, I don't have the time or the desire to farm credits through dalies, or invest time in playing the GTN. Both require a significant amount of time; and by significant, I mean more than a few hours a week - which is too much "administration" time for a game in my opinion. Stuff like this won't change, and I'm fine with that, I just focus on having fun while I am playing. Accepting that I won't always be able to take advantage of the perks a large amount in game currency in these games will give you. I'm not going to be in any front line nightmare mode operations or top level ranked warzones, so it wouldn't matter anyways.

It's just a shame that gear > skill in 50's bracket pvp... It's more fun to level alts 10-49 where the playing field is a bit more equal.

I totally get where you're coming from, because I feel the same way. However, I feel that unfortunately you're going to get this type of behavior in the group finder, whether or not there is dual specs. People will see their armor type/main stat and knee-jerk the need button of a brand new piece of gear before they stop and think. Or they will honestly think that they need it (even though they really don't). The plus for us being a tank is the short wait for a group