Disagreement on the removal of alignment restrictions on color crystals

I know a lot of people probably disagree with me but I liked the fact that many color crystals had light or dark side requirements.

The reasons for this are that it somewhat puts SWTOR in a position where like traditional Star Wars lore, many Jedi used blue, whereas many Sith used red as I think to me at least, many people who go Republic play light sided, whereas Imperials go dark side. With that trend even being slightly followed the majority falling into the place of only being able to use what is basically their "faction colors" is also done.

glad they are removing the restrictions again, was not happy about it when they placed them in the game in the first place during beta.

I'd rather spend my attention on what they are doing and how I'm going to beat them.

One good idea is to reward players by playing with their color sabers by giving them bonus stats. For example, if you lean towards darkside and you use red color crystals in your weapons, you gain an additional + 30 End or + 30 Power ect. This way you can use any color you want but benifit from what side you play. You can even extend it to additional abilities related to your class.

I say this because in this game your not bound to play light side (good) or dark side (Evil). As many people have figured out you can server your faction but be aligned differently. So you can be a Jedi who falls to the Darkside or a Sith trying to walk the path of the Light, an Agent with good morals or a Trooper who cares only about the mission and no regard for life.

So rather than say "Oh you can't use this because your not "evil" enough reward them by giving them special bonuses like a permenant buff or new abilities. One good example is giving a Sith who goes light to use a Blue Saber and have the ability to use Jedi Mind Trick or something or any other light sided power.

I have to agree with you. I like being able to easily identify who is light/dark side. Sort of the way I like to be able to tell what someone's class is by they type of weapon they are carrying or wielding.

The patch notes seemed unclear when compared to the announcement placed on the front page of the community site. Is it all color crystals that have had these requirements removed, or only some special (high-level) colors?