What server are you on? Unfortunately I think this is becoming reality for most servers. I'm on Darth Malak. It was hugely populated early on in the game (as I guess most of them were) and now it's dying down. And what they said is right ^^^ as the planets get on it becomes a real problem. I'm on Belsavis and it's to the point that I don't bother to try to do every heroic like I used to. I'll abandon/leave most of them. It's incredibly hard to get a group. You'll have more luck on weekends but it still may be tough.

I'm really unfamiliar with snipers or ops, so this is all new to me, and sorcs may very well be better off than them in every way you listed, just my original point wasn't about that. I'm not even necessarily saying that sorcs don't need a nerf, but I just can't believe when people talk up their non-existent tanking or non corruption healing abilities. Too many times have I seen people say there's "no point in a sorc speccing healing" because you can heal just as good, and whether or not they were exaggerating their point is well taken and completely absurd. Same for tanking. As a sorc I cannot emphasize enough how untankable I am in pve, and when handled well in pvp it is very possible to kill even a good sorc. It's just that people take their feelings about it and take it to a completely different level, the claims become outrageous, and you can't help but feel like they're just bad if they truly feel like they can't handle a sorc because he's a good "tank." That's all I was really saying.

Just because snipers may be a bit weaker in terms of hp doesn't mean the sorc isn't squishy also. It undeniably is, regardless if it's the last or 2nd to last regarding squishyness. And I think you're referring to a non healing sorc, let me know if you were referring something else, but any non healing class is irrelevant to what I meant. A non corruption sorc is not a good healer, that's just completely true, I'm sure non healing mercs or ops are the same way I'm not denying that...but that doesn't make a non healing sorc a "good" healer. There's just no way a non corruption/non hybrid sorc can be a competent healer with just those 2 default heals.

I'm sick of seeing people complain about sorcs that know nothing about sorcs. This is not to say that no one knows anything about them, but there are a couple of things that blow my mind that I see being said WAY too often: 1. SORCS CAN'T TANK, in pvp or pve. They just can't. It is as simple as that. Yes, sorcs have bubbles. Bubbles that do not hold up past 2 or 3 legitimate attacks. Once it's down, do you guys realize how squishy they are? If you don't, and you still can't kill them, you have a serious problem with your playing. This is unarguable. 2. A non healing specced sorc CAN'T HEAL TO ANY FATHOMABLE DECENT LEVEL. Some sort of hybrid may have very medicore heals, but to say a non healing specced sorc is a better healer than any other sort of healer, especially specced, is absolutely outrageous. I'll have you know that my non healing specced sorc has 2 just flat out terrible heals, a quick one that does nowhere near enough healing to be considered anything of use, and one slightly better one with an unreasonable cast time for it's low amount of healing. These are facts. Healing specced sorcs are great at it. DPS are not. I can't believe I see these arguments so much. Anyways, in terms of burst damage, full lightning spec isn't that bad, with the right procs set up I do some pretty good burst.

As everyone said keep the shield up on both Khem and yourself (remember, you can do both at the same time; the shield can't effect a single target more than once every 20 secs or so but you can use it on another target immediately after cd). Make good use of recklessness (cd isn't that long, use it often) and never forget the aggro-lowering ability, I can't remember the name but try your best make sure they focus on Khem. Heal Khem if you can and use medpacs for yourself. Use your CC on any enemies you may have to really focus on in mobs so you can heal up when all the others are dead and hit them hard. In my experience so far (lvl 42 lightning sorc) when a fight gets rough the key to staying alive is really focusing and making good use of your utility, which as a sorc is a huge advantage. If Khem is keeping mobs occupied, keep DPSing the hell out of mobs and keep the bubble up on the both of you at ALL POSSIBLE TIMES. When things get harder then that, make good use of your stun, knockbacks, don't be afraid to whirlwind in the middle of a fight, and even force slow (can be fun when couples with force speed and force lightning). You'll be fine once you solidify your playing, good luck man. And never forget to use channel the force for tough bosses

I haven't played either yet, but I'm assuming if you're looking to tank you should go trooper. I don't think any form or spec of smuggler is meant for any sort of tanking. Both have good damage capabilities though. Others will have much more knowledge for you

^^^ This. I've been closing my window for a few weeks now as I think of one. Granted, people may have made a quick choice thinking that you couldn't do this. I wasn't sure if I would lose my chance if I x'd it out the first time, but I figured I'd rather have no name than one I'd want to change later. Fortunately it's still waiting for me to choose.

Does anyone know of any plans to merge servers or transfer characters? I'm on the Darth Malak server from the very beginning. I've been loving it; for a while, the population was pretty dense. Everyone's really cool and I've been having fun in PVE and PVP. However, like most servers apparently, it's been much more empty, particularly as the planets go on. I landed on Quesh last night and there was 8 people, including me. Eight people. I understand this is beyond the control of the devs in and of itself, and I still love playing, but this is an MMO...servers should probably be merged at this point. I can go play a game of Halo with twice as many people than were on the entire planets of Quesh last night. The worst part of this, other than the lack of interaction (on a pvp server) is that on the past few planets I've left many many heroics undone because I simply couldn't find anyone to do them with. Is server merging a discussion at all this point? That aside, still loving the Darth Malak server.

Is something going to be done regarding server population? Maybe server merges of some sort? I was on Quesh last night and there was only 7 other empire players...

"He's too dangerous to be left alive." They planned to arrest him, but by the end of the fight Mace had every intention to kill him. And rightfully so, regardless of the Jedi way. He was right, after all...he was too dangerous.

I see, where did we find this out, or is it just kind of insinuated? I totally missed that.

Question... Didn't the Revanites have Revan's mask? How did Revan get it back by the Foundry? Just curious.

What the **** I can't even imagine tanking with my sorc my static shield is nice but is in NO WAY making me a tank, in both PVE and PVP O have many times had it knocked off in a matter of a few seconds. Then I'm squishy as hell. Who are you playing against?! Oh, and anyone who says a truly dps specced sorc heals just as good as a healing sorc has absolutely no *********** idea what they're talking about. If you base this off a sorc healer that you've played with they were terrible. End of story. As a dps sorc I have 2 very subpar heals that never do anything for me because of their very mediocre to just plain bad total healing to casting time ratio. Maybe they're useful in PVE when you have little to no aggro, but if a dps sorc is getting away with healing in PVP then the other players are doing something terribly wrong. I can't even see why this is up for discussion.

I'm a psych major and actually did a big paper and literature review on anger last semester. There's been a couple of studies that prove that anger and focus/selective attention are related. I'd have to check the paper as I forgot the exact studies, but look it up. It's true. Think about any real life situation; genuine, intense anger narrows the attention down to the source over anger. IMO, and according to many studies, it's very much true.

It's true. There's been several nods to that name in the EU. Off the top of my head there's Starkiller from The Force Unleashed and I do believe in KOTOR there was someone on Taris named Bendak Starkiller? Something like that. Not a coincidence