Thanks for clarifying that.

Because the patch notes were written in a convoluted fashion, it left me without an answer to the following question... Do you need to purchase the expansion to level up to 55? Is the expansion only the new planet/gear? Any clarity or a link to a better written summary would be appreciated (search feature didn't result in anything helpful).

Would your burst with those pts in Madness be significantly lower than Deception-oriented specs? With Waka's build, he doesn't put those 2 points in "Insulation" to get the 30% extra armor rating, does he? Also, isn't armor worthless in PvP due to it not helping with yellow damage attacks (correct me if I am wrong on this please!)

So are those crystals better spent on Critical or Power? Or is this analysis saying that Expertise is more valuable? (Deception build)

So is that ~2%?

Thank you all for the excellent tips so far. I am definitely going to experiment with the specs you guys have listed. For that Wakajinn build, what does your rotation/priority look like? Also should I put points into Deception or Madness 1st (I believe I have 20 pts to distribute atm)

For Pre-50 would it make more sense to go full deception? I would definitely like to be pumping out more damage than I am right now (pretty much full darkness atm based on level).

For Under 50 Lowbies, would it be more beneficial to get the one that is +41 Critical instead?

Assuming level 20 or 30 up til 49... what is the best tree for a PvP Assassin? I've read that 23/1/17 doesn't really shine until you are in 50s. Is full deception the best? Thoughts??

For lowbie PvP (under 50), which is most beneficial for Assassins? Expertise or Critical? I have been told to stack Critical (not Expertise) because Critical doesn't get buffed naturally to lvl 49. Is this nonsense? Any thoughts? My Build is similar to the 23/1/17 one.

Could someone post suggested (or their personal) key bindings for both Annihilation and Carnage specs. I am having a lot of trouble figuring this out on my own.

People keep saying things like that, how often are these classes getting nerfed that severely?

Thanks, I have just been having a tough time so far (only started up a week ago). I have a 26 Sith Assassin and 19 BH Mercenary - I started out liking them, then the more experience I get... the more I find them lacking (or at least for me). If I create a PT.. I have read that Pyro is the way to go for PvE. Is that also the PvP spec that people are claiming is very good?

Is it possible to switch from Mercenary to Powertech? Or would I need to completely recreate my character?