You are wrong on many points, but I agree with the underlying message. I would be totally down for some of these nerfs in return for some of our DPS back. We have too many tools and not enough pokey pokey.

Yeah... I felt like going from scrap to guardian like shackles were removed. It's so damn easy to play the class with an easier dps rotation than it is to play scrap. I feel like I can worry more about out playing the other player, rather than managing dots and CDs so that I can pull 2/3's the damage of any other DPS.

it doesn't though... its like 2% of dps are raid scrapper/concealment

That's fine - nerf the spec, but give us back our dps. IMO we have too many tools for evasiveness and control but have balls for dps. I don't care how good you are - max dps is max dps - and it isn't up to par or even close to other classes that have more AE

I came back to the game really hoping to play my scrapper again after playing D1 vanilla to the release of EC up to the first scrapper nerf. On top of having IMO the coolest name for a scrapper (Sly) - I read page after page to get back up to date on new rota's and what now It seems they are still garbage in pvp and pve for the latest competitive pvp content (elimination). I re-subbed, so i'll play my JK for a bit, which I already feel more powerful in pve in tank stance... There are tons of buttons for scrap, and I feel like I am more functional just pressing 5 of them as my guardian. I feel like my vanilla bard in FFXIV - they are not really a support, and not really a DPS, so we are non-functional in either, we are just good at running around tickling people. The 3 major things that I see wrong with the class as a DPS are the lack of healing prevention (disease of some sort that cuts incoming heals by 1/2, which ALL stealth classes have since the dawn of time on MMOs), lack of execute (below 30% big damage button), and the one that I find most offensive - the fact that sleep darting someone into a charged blast backstab is the most damage opener possible. If I land a backstab out of stealth, that should the highest DPS start. Since there is no shoot first, an interesting idea would be something like cut the CD of backblast by X seconds if you land backblast while in stealth. Even consolodating some of our stuff so we don't have to use so many GCDs would be better. Get rid of our long DOT - attach it onto our AE nade to give it more functionality and a workable AE damage source. Consolodate our root/snare to give us 1 - roots in place for 4 sec, and when it is broken it snares for 10 sec with a bit less range than tendon blast. consolodate or remove some tools and give us our dps back. I've not seen a stealth class more inept at taking out healers than scrapper is in its' current state. I don't know... maybe there are better ways to improve it - but the class is still broken, and it will probably cost BW a sub, again. It's the least used class, and it takes too much work to be good at the class, which translates to being sub-par overall anyway. In the mean time, i'll be back on the guardian page until sub expires.

IMO it speaks volumes about the class when the best opener for a max DPS rotation is no longer backstab/blast

well... yea.

At 5:46 PST for ~30 seconds on Daragon Trail REPUBLIC FORCES CONTROLLED ILUM!!!!! USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!!! USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!!! USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!!! USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!!! USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!!! -Vertex <Tribute> SS- http://imgur.com/ESUf7

if you are looking for a cool one - i'd run colicoid with some peeps that just wanna get through it. A black one with white stripes drops in there, i'm at work so I can't SS it for you but if you send me a message i'll eventually send you one, I just won't remember when i get home haha

the "Stage" bonus quests. There is one where you kill 20 beasts, 1 where you kill 45 imps, and 1 where you slice 10 consoles. Vertex, Daragon Trail

Is there a guide somewhere for this encounter? I can't figure out how to tank it... I know it CAN be tanked, but he can't be taunted and I don't know how to get people out of his random aggro table. I've watched a few vids and they all just start out with the tank already in front and he never loses aggro... so... what do I do to make him do that? -Vertex, Daragon Trail

http://swtorhub.com/exclusive-legacy-system-interview about 1/2 way down cc under the pick "You won't be able to use names like Skywalker for your characters, but something tells me that won't stop people from trying."

check your PMs

only thing i can suggest is overclocking. I am sure there are forums somewhere on overclocking your specific model

you know - at one time I played swtor on daragon trail... but then I took a blaster bolt to the knee