I was the Jedi Player Senator (Shel'by for any who recall) for SW Galaxies for about a year, also played Bounty Hunter and officer professions for the pleasure of it. The melee game was a constant problem... except for one class... Spy... which could both Stealth in and Stealth out, unbreakable escape snare-remover, and enough DPS to drop most in a burst. Similar to Assassin/Shadow now... except most professions didn't have the 'oh crap' save yourself button, and fewer had the 'heal to infinity' option we see in SWTOR right now. You don't give reflective self-healing shields to a ranged self-healing or dps class. That's just plain bad mechanics. Melee.. if anyone.. uses that skill to get into range. Keeping people in range is still a problem. Add electro-net debuffs... and mega-heals.. and you're just asking for everyone to join that class. I will hate-play melee if necessary.. my Commando is currently gathering dust, which is a shame.. but I got too much pride to play the flavor of the month (or in this case year) class simply because the game developers have abandoned the effort it takes to balance ranged vs. melee. Jedi, love it or not, is the heart of Star Wars games... and Jedi are melee, unless you count mid-range casters... which are the only other profession we are seeing survive in PvP. Unless you are willing to vote with your wallet... we need to suck it up and keep reminding Bioware in hopes they will recognize the flaws they added to the game. I never used to play my Commando to be a one-man show... now... for half-good players like myself.. the thrill of god-mode gets boring. My only small protest is to never vote for a merc in a match... its not skill to use flawed game mechanics to achieve whatever you imagine you are achieving. Its just an illusion. For those willing to bear the shame of playing Merc/Commando... and plenty are... they will milk this 'affirmative action' class so long as Bioware allows it. Such is the nature of PvP players. What they can't beat... most will join. Till Bioware moves the goalpost yet again.

/signed Absolutely not playable in current 3.0 PvP.

Guys, Been PvPing since the start of this game. I'm not the best but I usually hold my own. I simply cannot figure out how to get past teams that are 50%+ Sorcs in PvP. Trying to decide if I should abandon my Vanguard and try something else. Part of the issue is the Pubs don't seem to like using a lot of Sages... either they have not figured out how faceroll easy the Sage is to play or they are busy leveling/gearing up other toons. I am looking for tips/advice. I want to be effective and if this is a LTP situation I am fine with that. However if I am just wasting my time with this toon I'd rather do something less frustrating, like drill a hole through my left foot. Any tips?

I have to agree with this senitment. I am not going to 'pay' for a lottery ticket for a CHANCE to win some eye-candy and I feel it cheapens the game. I hated it on SWG and I will hate it just as much on SWTOR. Sure, its a cheap grab at some addict's bucks, but can't we do better Bioware?