The OP's suggested 'solutions' is why I find the tank spank game in many MMO's so utterly boring. I also think that the whole dps ranking is meaningless if you would be able to redirect threat so easily. Nvm, I find those rankings meaningless to begin with in static combat as this.

OP doesn't seem to really hate voicechat or claim its not as effective as normal chat. It's more that the useless non related chat during raids annoys him. This has nothing to do with voicechat itself. But with idiots in their team. I agree with that too. I find it also annoying if you have people who have their mic turned on constantly while eating chips. Or you hear their music. I really dont want to hear any background stuff from someone elses house while playing a game.

1. User Interface. It has been set up in a way that I really don't like. Like having chat in top left corner. Quickslots all around the screen. This distracts me from the game itself. It is also too large for my taste. It has been a long time since I played a MMO with this lack of UI customisation. 2. Targeting. I use tab to target, because clicking is too unreliable with your companion standing in the way or the wrong mob. Tabbing is unreliable because with 3 targets, you never know if you target A B C, or A B A, or B C because the game selected A for you already because it is attacking you. This is also annoying, the auto targeting when mobs attack you (don't confuse with auto target nearest option). I want to be in control of the targeting and the game shouldn't mess with this. There should be at least an option to turn this off. 3 Global cool down length. I knew this game had a global cool down before I started to play. I just never imagined it would be this long. The game already has a lack of situational skills (except with 2 classes) and combined with this long cool down it mainly comes down to repeating your skill rotation. Combat feels slow and sluggish for me because of this. There is more, but it is either class specific or a minor pet peeve. These 3 things irritate me the most.

I lol'ed at that

If you set Camera Max Distance at 100% in preferences, you can zoom out quite far.

I prefer the Smuggler/Bounty Hunter theme and rather stay independent. Seems to be the only classes where I can actually chose dialogue options that I like. Only bad thing is that with rolling one of those classes, I'm affiliated with a side in this war. Although as Bounty Hunter I find it very satisfying that I can insult those posh Empire nobs. Even my companion Mako appreciates that. So I guess belonging to the Empire can be fun too. I would never roll a Jedi or Sith no matter how awesome lightsabers are. Jedi bore me to death and Sith make me think of cheesy villain lairs. I think Lucas Arts should give Bounty Hunters and Smugglers lightsabers. Although such an overdose of awesomeness would probably make my head explode.

I would even go a step further into the other direction. Allowing toons from the same account mail items to each other, even if they are not from the same faction.

Very nice to see those options added. First step to a more customisable UI. I hope that you guys are also working on movable UI objects and resizing of UI.

I am. The way they are going to handle the global cool down in 1.1.4 by adding several options for it in preferences, it shows to me that they are listening to the players. Doesn't mean that I don't expect bugs for 1.2 though

Im ok with permanent Advanced Class choice for the same reason that you are not allowed to change your base class. But dual spec is still limited. It would offer a lot more variety if you could change skilltree specs whenever you want, straight within the skilltree window. And maybe with the option to save templates. (All within your chosen Advanced Class of course). This would make preparing for a certain group composition a lot more efficient.

Dual spec is just another limited band aid. Why not immediately get rid of respec and add the option to change spec all the time in your skill trees, with an option to save templates? Within the chosen advanced class of course. That way you get a lot more out of your class and it saves a lot of LFG trouble. And no I dont want an instant lvl50 button or to receive free credits just for logging in. I just opt for more variety in gameplay.

"We should also be able to sell back any gear after you've tried it for a few days at the same price you bought it. Maybe we get 5000 credits a day for logging in?!?! How about the ability to copy any piece of equipment for 1000 credits?!?! It all takes away those annoying aspects of the game and doesn't change anything ... i like it! " You assume here that I would welcome these changes that have nothing to do with my suggested change to make respec free and easy. Now you claim those are examples of what would change if my suggestion would come true. I never asked for that and you are just guessing here that I would want that. If anything, if you read my post more carefully, you should know that Im not interested in shortcuts in character progress. Respec doesn't interfere with character progress. You don't get points faster.

Im getting a little tired of people that keep assuming things about me or put words into my mouth. But to clarify : No I dont think that. You are totally off topic and just guessing.

You also find them on the planets. Like in tatooine in some outpost between other quests. Although I dont find it necessary, because mousing over the flashpoint npc, shows that it is for a flashpoint. But for heroic quests this could be usefull I agree.

Stop assuming please. I haven't respecced at all yet. I just tried to explain why I think that making it cost anything is a penalty that is in the wrong place. Easy and free respec doesn't change anything but take away some annoyance for some players. You are not taking a shortcut to max lvl and you are not avoiding content. It also doesn't give you an 'I win! ' button. It will only give players more choices to play with and players/teams will try more unusual builds.