It isn't that you aren't strong in the gameplay its that it doesn't make you feel strong, do you see where i'm coming from? In the gameplay you can die just as easily from some basic skytroopers and knights as you can from Vaylin and Arcann (A little exaggeration). When in reality a Legendary Jedi or Sith such as oneself should effortlessly cleave/crisp through hordes of the same baddies just as easily as your companions can in the cinematics. When instead you are sat there buttonmashing and roflstomping, killing enemies by waving a lightsaber around instead of force pulling/pushing them off ledges by the hundreds or more likely leaping over the head of your enemies and striking a coup de grace with a deadly flourish as someone like a Jedi Knight or their Sith counterpart. So as to reiterate; in the game, the combat is done well to a point however it doesn't seem to itch that power fantasy of mine where some simple "roger rogers" get tossed around like a football with a stepdad. And the force choke and crush that is to be feared from the Sith cannot even kill a measly droid outright despite your astonishing rank and skill. But that is more of a nitpick than a serious point I was trying to make. The combat is fine as it comes with the type of mmorpg that SWTOR is. But how ****** would it be to prove to Arcann and Vaylin as well as your companions that you are to be feared and respected and that Darth or Master isnt just a title.

I know this has been thrown around the forums a lot but I truly feel like force-sensitives in this game are dumbed down and weakened, let me explain. At the start of the game you are a gifted young padawan/acolyte hoping to impress your master accordingly right? Yet, during the middle of the game when you being leveling up, the legendary force manipulating jedi/sith "Outlander" still feels like the same trainee as when you started, albeit with some new toys. Some basic enemies in the game can just bench press you at higher levels and can completely ignore your force abilities. And the same basic droids not only take several swipes from a lightsaber but also can ignore the fact you can crush them with your mind. Why cant I toss a repair droid 800mph into a wall? Instead I have the option to force choke it for 15 damage at level 70 WOAHHH. The legacy choke is much better but is also on a 10 minute leash. Another thing is in KotET in game and in cinematics alike you are assaulted over and over again like some weak trainee yet AGAIN, being thrown around and being helpless against more powerful people such as Arcann and his sister. And while you are no doubt weaker than them seeing as you were just thawed out recently and they are decedents of one of the most powerful force users ever, they all make you look laughably child-like with the skytroopers included. The legendary Outlander fabled and deadly gets bullied by some basic skytroopers? Yet you see every single one of the characters besides you literally one shot them and move on to other things in the cutscenes. Now I do understand do to balance reasons why you cant be an all powerful force god, but why are your companions killing things faster than you are if you are so feared? And that goes for every force sensitive class in the game. I WISH I could even slightly rival Arcanns power towards the end but instead im left attacking him with a dinky lightsaber and picking up a ****** shield to defend from his oh so powerful force powers. And the same damn skytroopers keep spamming down from the sky and I cant seem to destroy them quite like my R2-D2 companion thing. And like I said I understand why we cant be super strong due to balance issues and difficulty reasons but I feel like you cut off too much. Instead of me feeling like a balanced well trained Sith Lord/Darth or Jedi Master I feel considerably weaker than even the most basic enemies. And I am not just talking about gameplay here seeing as I am well geared and rarely die thanks to all of my companions having PHDs but I feel like in terms of the cinematics and lore the force sensitive Protagonist in this game regardless of faction and class is just a pushover in comparison to some of the NPCs and companions you get and some of the enemies you face. I also understand that this may be hard to follow but i'm tired and was thinking so my bad. TL : DR Jedi/Sith force protagonist feels expendable and weak while your companions and enemies live up to their reputation. And you never get the satisfaction of living up to your true potential as a Lord or Master when you reach that point.