It's happening to me too, it freezes on the "A long Time ago" screen.

Just got to 450...what do I do. Where can I get the good schematics? How can I make money?

Palpaltine is good, but not that good. He got beat by: Starkiller, Vader, Luke and Leia (I think). Alternate endings always has an unaltered Darth Vader always killing him.

All we can do is wait for the eventual merger. Since apparently imperial culture becomes "core culture"

I'm looking at the basic gear vendor right now, which set is right for a madness spec build? Examplar? Seeker or Battlemind?