While I do agree speculating is fun, I really don't get the sudden need for some people to play market analyst. Calm down, we'll see how the game really does in due time.

I like the small stories too, they're a neat idea even though they really only add a small amount of immersion. It is my understanding that the stories only occur when getting a critical?

I have the same problem with several other people on my server on the republic side. I didn't check if the commendation was usable.

I'll bite: good practices such as? And I think EA quit using paper manuals earlier this year, which I find totally okay. Maybe the lack of a proper tutorial/help system is somewhat of a problem, since some game mechanics are not properly explained at the moment.

I had the same problem at first too, but then I realised that the skills start from the bottom rather than the top. So you need to be sure you are selecting from the skills available to you, ie. the lowest ones on the trees.

Nah, you will get neither light or dark points if you chose the other option than the winner of the roll.