I'm dipping out til this gets sorted. So much for the delay from December, lol.

Her name is Sam Maggs. She was a writer for the Mary Sue, and that should tell you all you need to know about her. This is a hard pass for me, I don't care how pretty the remake is. G Bioware. Keep burning your studio down. Edit: She is on record as saying she HATES KOTOR, lol. Go figure.

Update: I deleted my original SWTOR from my PC, and went and installed the Steam version. Works PERFECTLY.

Another one with the Download loop issue. *sigh*

I've been with the game since launch, and this is by far the worst change I've seen. Alot of us don't have the time to sit and wait in queue all night. If a match that you've waited for is a loss, it's TIME WASTED. You get NOTHING from it. When I saw that my games weren't counting, I initially thought it was a bug...but nope. Nothing is counting unless it's a win. Also, I queue SOLO, as I don't have any friends who PVP. SWTOR PvP has one of the WORST reputations. Within MINUTES you'll have folks crying in Ops chat about something, then quitting. Once that happens, GG. You lose and you've wasted your time. So my interest in PVP and GSF went from high to NON EXISTENT. I don't PVP anymore. Overnight. Just like that. GG Bioware. There are ALOT of Solo players out there, like me. Heck. Just LOOK at all the begging that goes on PvP and Gen Chat on Fleet for people to Queue for regs and solos. From people like me, where we once would say "okay I'll queue solo/regs"? All they hear now is crickets.

Back in the day, City of Heroes introduced a "Mission Architect" system, that was a sort of "create your own dungeon/story arc"...complete with maps, customizable(written) dialogue, event triggers, and chapters...and customizable ENEMIES...objectives, that opened up other objectives and plot points...ALL PLAYER CREATED CONTENT . I played many of these custom stories, and they were VERY WELL WRITTEN, and FUN. There are some great stories on the SWTOR RP forums out there, that are well-written, and have alot of thought put in them. Not a bad idea, but maybe make it a "kiosk", where players would craft their "custom heroic/FP/Epic story"(including a "difficulty rating...ranging from 2+...to NM!) then upload it into the kiosk (located wherever...most likely fleet)... There are some good writers out there who play SWTOR, and who are avid Star Wars fans who know the canon and lore...it would be neat to see what they could do! Just an idea

I recommend checking out noxxic.com. A great, basic guide (stat priority, gear, talent build, etc). Using a Naga makes everything, as the above said, so much easier. I run a Med/Lethality Hybrid, so I can have my Corrosive Dart/Corrosive Grenade DoTs, along with Cull, and give BHs the ability to have their Rail Shot available almost constantly. Using the raid frame and simply clicking left button, then the mouse button to heal works wonders, as mentioned above. I also use the quickbar swap function, wherein my first bar and second bar house my most important functions. Using the "E" button bound for Quickbar Swap from QB1 to QB6 makes everything easier.

I have to roll with this for my Agent... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBU-5kXIqHo

I am constantly rotating my Kolto Probes x2 on all my teammates, so I can get TA up at all times for the free heal (Surgical Probe). Never understood why some Operatives use stealth to get to a goal... I only use stealth as an OH ****! getaway... More than anything, Energy Management. This is the most important thing I have tried to impress upon other Operatives in a WZ. Use Defensive CDs only when you need to. Keep Kolto Probe up on everyone, and keep moving!

Yes. Bring the BM Gear back. Some of the BEST LOOKING GEAR IN THE GAME. If anything, get rid of the Valor rank (60) requirements.

I have a Medicine/Lethality Hybrid spec, so basically I just run with everyone.

Exactly. Kolto Probe, will spark that TA, and bam! Surgical Probe. And now with the addition of a 3rd TA, and the fact that you can have two KPs on everyone on your team (especially in PvP) is the one single advantage that I use to great effect. That TA constantly popping up is really nice My rotations are KP x 2 on all players Stim Boost Kolto Injection x 2 (if needed) On a single target with three Opponents: Kolto Infusion + Surgical Probe A group: Recuperative Nanotech + Kolto Probe x 2 on Each Surgical Probe or Kolto Injection as needed. Toxin Scan: Fast, and slotted in Med tree will grant a heal along with the removal of Negative Effects. Good stuff. Looking at some of the PvP forums, it seems that a majority of the posts regarding Operative Healers run towards the "They are OP" line of thinking. I don't think we are. I think we deserved that healing boost for Recuperative Nanotech. And knowing how to utilize your energy and watching your teammates' health closely is something I do constantly. I see someone dropping in health quickly, if I'm not in range, I'll bust my butt to get to them.

So as an Operative Healer, if I'm following you and right when you hit the fire trap I drop Flashbang, would that be considered 'gimmicky'? And if you broke out of that, and I hit you with Debilitate and the flames take you, would that be gimmicky? No. It's playing smarter, not harder. As many said in this thread, it's using the environment to your advantage.

If anything I try and rally the team. I'm a pretty upbeat and laid back guy, and when someone says 'Sorry about that' I shrug and say 'All good. Let's rally and push East y'all!". Fail or not, I try to make sure the team is having fun. Had an incident where one teammate went on a rant about how much we sucked...to which I replied "Lighten up, man. It's only a game. Maybe you should try knitting. Less stressful". Shut him/her up(can never tell in an MMO), made the team laugh, and we came back to within a close margin of winning in NC(Ending score was pretty close). Regardless, I got a bunch of whispers saying "that was funny, dude", "you're attitude is awesome!", and from the rager "sorry man. I'm just stressed out." At any rate, I treat others as I would want to be treated. A positive attitude can change the team. Trust me

More often than not I have great matches when either myself or someone says "Okay, here's what we are going to do"... "If you see someone stunned, don't break it. Find another target." Calling out who's a healer helps. You see them, and you are at 50% health, run to them. They'll get you back to full in no time Using Slows, like Sever Tendon, helps greatly as well. More often than not, I try to emphasize not killing unless absolutely necessary. Focus on capping nodes/passing by using your non-lethal abilities can be the turn around the team needs to come back Basically great matches, whether you win or lose by a small margin, are those that you will remember. And more often than not, the other team will remember you and what you did(I do ), and look forward to teaming with you if different faction Most important, a great game is all about having fun, and not taking it too seriously. There are times where you will get annihilated, times when you do the annihilating. Good days and bad. It happens