Smuggler, in pumpkin... https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9045177/Seiya_Pumpkin.jpg

Agreed. We have a couple guys who only log in for the ops, and repairs even from the guild bank while we were progressing were getting to be a group effort. They hit the roof when they saw they came out ahead on SM TfB last night, so much so they would yell if we wanted to skip a trash pack! That with reduced mod rip pricing is a very welcome change for those working on progression.

Kinetic (Republic) has all current 8-man content, plus Nightmare pilgrim cleared. We don't track 16-man besides NP internally as it's all when people feel like joining two 8man teams up for giggles.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923736/ Writer who can do dialogue, develop character, and bring it all together seamlessly... ya.

Fleet comms = Grade 8 mats = (61) mods, armoring, enhs, etc. = BH comms. Think of it as parallel progression paths.

Leveling an inquisitor now... class perk plus space perk, haven't had to touch a non-story mission, did the space dailies as a diversion when traveling back to the fleet or such, and already am over-leveled for Nar Shaddaa, where I am just starting the story line. No flash points, no pvp, no religiously grinding space, just when I feel like it. Don't skip mob packs in your class instances, with some random killing along the way if needed while traveling, those do add up as well.

I also see it as a PICNIC type issue. The first clue it had not started yet was there were no news holos on the fleet like they had with the Rakghoul event. When it hits, everyone will know it.

Orange armor has a multiplier based on type for the amount of armor you gain from a specific armoring mod rating. A guardian armoring 22 will provide a lot more AC in a heavy piece of armor than a light piece, and since AC = damage reduction, a tank is not going to go for medium or light armor. I ended up going with the orange quality, and colored visor from one of the hoth heroics, it's not so bad looking, matches the rest of my gear, and shows off my lack of style in the hair category. As for a hood down robe, haven't been able to find one just yet that I like.