Pretty much. I'm sure they'll figure out some solution before 1.2 rolls out (hopefully, or there's going to be massive complaints), but you'll always be able to get most all your gear from GTN now that everything is becoming BoE. They're putting a huge reliance on GTN, for better or worse. I guess we'll have to see on that end. But about [Rated] War Hero gear... yeah, they need to fix that. A CLEAR oversight on their end.

Oh, hi Merza. It's Adelie, the one who helped you finish your class quest.

Incorrect. http://i.imgur.com/R4rXT.jpg Unless you can somehow Augment gear or they change it, [Augmented] Oranges will remain BiS, even over [Rated] War Hero gear. So at present, there is absolutely no reason to get [Rated] War Hero gear when you can just get all your armorings/mods/enhs from [non-Rated] War Hero gear or GTN.

You didn't complain about the quantity healed. You complained about the act of healing, to which I responded that it was already done. Now about the quantity of healing, I don't see anything wrong with stealth classes being able to CC, Vanish, and "Rest" uninterrupted. It's the same as in many other MMOs (in all the ones I'm familiar with at least) and clearly, it's BW's intention to do the same. So regardless of the QQ'ing, the point remains mute. I don't forsee this to be some 'game-breaking issue', so much that BW feels pressured to even consider changing it. But sure, flame at me all you want if it makes you feel any better. Not gonna change anything though.

They can already do that by spamming the "rest" ability. Don't see your point. It's a nice change, and I prefer not to see complaints on even the small convenient fixes that are cool to have. But seeing how this is the SWTOR forums, I don't see my optimism getting anywhere.

Update: And they have answered our plea.

Or like WoW arenas, just plan your CC/interrupts and focus fires well.

Summary: Yes, it is possible in 1.15 to use F-Myst gear with melee stats. Now is it viable? Certainly in sustained DPS, it isn't. What about burst? Well, you would only worry about burst in PvP (generally), but because armorings include Set Bonuses and Expertise, if you choose the Rakata F-Myst set gear, you'll obtain the set bonuses but not the desired Expertise from any PvP gear. Thus, you'll lose 200 Expertise for +50 Energy (and some gains in WP/End from the stat differences). Needless to say however, it's still a loss in damage output.

You don't even need to strip the armoring. You can already buy the F-Myst gear and swap out both the mods and enhs with optimal DPS ones to make them equivalent to Rak Stalker, save for the set bonus. Regardless, it's a loss in DPS.

Honestly, it sounds like you're trying to play Deception-spec'd while being Madness-spec'd. Solo-ing skilled/geared healers from 100-0 as a Madness doesn't work very well, unless you're willing to spend over a minute focusing him down. It's more about contributing/adding damage than bursting/assassinating single targets.

People really seem to be understimating the power of Instant Whirlwinds.. It's like playing a Rogue in WoW and never using Blind. How dare you!

Both Shock and Creeping Terror are optional. But the rest is true.

... I suppose you are more right than you imagine.

This guide is quite outdated. For reference by the way, the standard Deception uses Upheaval.

Actually..