Nice one!

And here I am trying to get a NON-robed look.

^ Same

Truth! Unless you don't enjoy playing those other classes.

That or the Shadow/Assassin "issues" are pretty obvious to those of you who know better.

Xinika for Assassin Rep. (Hopefully Kitru gets Shadow Rep.)

This is great info. Thank you. I actually decided to play a Sage AND an Assassin. Alt-itis I think it's called. I was thinking of trying the DoT tree for Sage. Madness? And the tanking tree for Assassin.

Can I get you knowledgeable folks to give me a brief rundown on how each spec plays for Sage and Shadows? Beyond the obvious, "This spec is healing, tanking, dps." I'm looking for info like what signature abilities really separate the different specs and make them stand out. Is it mobile, fast cast or turret. Does it do well leveling, PvP, PvE, Solo, grouping, endgame. That sort of info. Thanks in advance. P.S. - And what is "pushback" I see it in some of the skill tree tooltips. TY P.P.S. - How many levels do you think would be the minimum to get a feel for what a class/spec will play like? TY again

I figured 2xp would be a good time to sample some of the other classes. My main is an (17) Infiltration Assassin. I enjoy the game play and storyline so far, even if they seem to get a bad rap on the forums. So far I've sampled Trooper, Warrior, and Agent. I like the game play on the trooper. The story so far is, ok. The Warriors storyline is very enjoyable, but the gameplay is unpleasant so far. (Building power for moves) The Agent gameplay and story so far seems... I don't know, Weird. Lots of people recommended the Adept storyline as the best Sith side, but so far it's blah to me. (shrugs) My question is this, How do these classes advance? (Both gameplay wise as well as storyline) NO SPOILERS! Also, any suggestions for Guardian, Consular, Smuggler, and Mercenary? Thanks in advance fellow fans.

Thank you Inox. Are there any current leveling guides? I hit 11 and wow... mildly overwhelmed by the loss of my noob zone bubble. lol When should I start thinking about gear? Should I be stacking Willpower as my primary for now? (That's what I've been looking for so far) Should I generally be using long cooldown abilities first? Or should I be trying to stack bonuses? (Still trying to get the feel for "rotations")

Thank you.

Greetings. Any advice for a new player wanting to give this class a go? Mostly PVE, with maybe a little PVP here and there.