Thanks guys. I guess im just having an identity crisis now that everything is substantially different then I remember. I have done some research but its all basically relearning the game from scratch. That being said, I think I may just go Darkness and gear full tank. Back in the day you could go darkness and gear DPS and not be too squishy and had great DPS, Is there any scenario where that is the case currently? I know id be squishy while taking agro and that could be a problem. I tried respeccing into Darkness, using lightning charge and running my rotations similar to how I did in the past and it seemed pretty decent still so I guess im just still unsure which direction to go skill/gear wise. Thoughts?

I know this is an older post but does the same still hold true? I'm a returning player from back before the classes were all switched around and I see that the Darkness spec uses the same skills and rotations I used back when you could do both DPS and Tanking. Im trying out Deception but not really digging its melee playstyle. Im fine re-rolling Darkness as long as its still useful in both PVE and PVP.

Perfectly fine with the PVP aspect, what I did not like was same faction PVP. If it was cross faction it could have been a blast.

They cant take every aspect of a game thats primarily based on grinding and make it easymode for casuals. Im also a casual player as well, but if I dont have/want to put in the time, then I shouldnt get the rewards.

Well thats good to to know, I tried to find that info but wasnt able to. Be nice if it holds true.

The new level cap got me to thinking, are they going to introduce new level 55 crystals to the game? I would think this makes the most sense, however it sucks for me as I currently have the White Hawkeye Crystal (currently going for around 3mil on GTN) and the White Resolve crystal for my tank (750k on GTN). I would think it will kill the value of them and for those trying to sell them and make them basically worthless. What are you thoughts on this or how you think they will handle them? Personally having some sort of Trade-in system for them might be nice since I did already fork out the 2.5 Mil to get the one from the vendor when they were available and I hate the thought of having to purchase another 25 cartel packs to try to get one. (its the only thing ive ever got of value from the packs).

As an inquisitor, I only know of 2 helmets I actually like: The one you get from doing your class quest around the end of chapter 1 (Kaligs mask) and the Tusken raider masks. Unfortunatly I dont wear the former because it hides my hood. If it was like it was in beta where it went under the hood I would still wear it to this day. Both actually feel "Star Warsy" to me. Im kinda "Meh" on the new stuff, at least for Inqs.

An amazingly simple, yet effective way to make it worth while. I was also thinking they could make this section open for duels* since people want that on the fleet as well. Bar fight anyone? *provided it doesnt lag everyone out.

And here you have why Imp PVP cant get its **** together. I played some PVP late on Friday and ran in to what looked like a super Q premade on Voidstar. We were able to get the first door immediately because of assumed bad strategizing right out of the gate, then never was able to even come close to getting the bridge. No big deal until they went on offense and proceeded to just run back and forth as a large group and farm my team rather then just capping the damn door, not to mention the smart *** comments about how it was a good game amongst other comments near the end as well. I just went stealth and camped the door to get my Comm's once I realized this was going on. I dont have any problem being in a Pug and being steamrolled by a premade, it happens but that was just people acting like asses. From what I could tell everyone was pretty much geared out so I dont know what they were accomplishing by farming us other then just being *****.

I was referring to end game obvriously. As for that 5%, ive never seen that difference cause any issues on anything other then LI or HM Ops so on anything else its not that much of a difference.

A piece of advice I did not see here is as a tank (of any class really) be the primary interrupter. Always be the person to interrupt the hardest hitting (or healing) move a boss or other difficult mob will use and designate someone as a secondary in case you miss or interrupt the wrong thing. As a SIN tank, your rotation allows you to throw in interrupts with minimal effect on your normal rotation, plus your healers will love you for life.

They do it because they probably bought the stalker gear and if they are running 31-0-10 they dont really get much of a bonus to running in the other stances and dont lose that much DPS being in Dark Charge. That being said, if a SIN is not the main or off tank in any FP or Op, they shoudlnt be in Dark Charge simply because it pulls way too much threat and makes it harder for the healer as he now has to heal 2 (or even 3) tank type classes so its harder for him to manage resources. Long story short, if not tanking they should be in ANY other stance, regardless of build else it puts too much stress on other party members.

Last time I played was last friday evening, won 3 of 4 before I logged out. I have noticed that the new welfare War Hero gear definetly helps even things a little bit. I was nice being on a pub team where I wasnt the only guy over 17k health.

I guess I dont get the "Darth Maul Kiddies" comment. Are they Darth Maul because of class? Because of the armor they wear? Because they role play and say the 3 lines he had in the movie?

I dont think its a defeated attitude. There are no "Close" games in pubs, its a faceroll either way. The problem is there are Imp players that just dont get it, use no strategy, dont pay attention to the chat and try to DM the hell out of the server. If you have 1 person DM'ing on your team against a decent team, your toast. That 8v7 makes a HUGE difference. Personally I think the Imp pub teams would be TREMENDOUSLY better if we had a voice chat because most simply ignore the chatbox or hide it altogether. I cant communicate with someone and try to help them out if they choose not to pay attention. I think Ron Burgandy said it best when he said: "I'm proud of you fellas. You all kept your head on a swivel, and that's what you gotta do when you find yourself in a vicious **** fight." Keeping your head on a swivel is key, that includes paying attention to the damn chat and not trying to 1v4 a node.