As a player that has tested both Imperial and Republic characters to 50, I know a big part of the problem is with the characters themselves. They made Jedi boring in this game. Plain and simple. They didn't have to but they did. Most dialogue responses are something like, "I don't understand" "It's a pleasure to meet you" "Jedi don't take orders from you!" "I'm a boring piece of cardboard" While Sith have choices that involve shocking or choking people. Even the Sith lightside choices are leagues more entertaining than anything a Jedi says in this game. I know I sound paranoid but it's almost like Bioware just hates the Republic side. Smugglers are funny but it doesn't compensate for the rest of the Republic classes.