Is it true they are removing Lightsaber colors in 1.2?

People who want free form use of colours and themes for both sides should just say it, instead of claiming that everything which is actually consistent with the world of Star Wars is "Narrow Minded".

I think he explained it was narrow minded as it was only referencing the movies.

I explicitly remember Anakin wielding a blue saber while he was clearly a Sith and killing Jedi Younglings and fighting Obi-wan, also him wielding a Red Saber taken from Dooku to cut his head off before clearly becoming a Sith.

Yes but that was just a temporary isolated exception.

Might as well allow Jedi to use blaster pistols because Luke used one as well.

In this game, there must be a balance between realism and gameplay. That is why Jedi are restricted from using blaster pistols. Not because they are incapable of pulling the trigger, they can pull the trigger, but for the sake of gameplay balance.

In the same way, red should be restricted to sith and blue should be restricted to jedi. Not because there is a light/dark requirement to use them, there aren't, but for the sake of immersion and lore.

Yes but that was just a temporary isolated exception.

Might as well allow Jedi to use blaster pistols because Luke used one as well.

In this game, there must be a balance between realism and gameplay. That is why Jedi are restricted from using blaster pistols. Not because they are incapable of pulling the trigger, they can pull the trigger, but for the sake of gameplay balance.

In the same way, red should be restricted to sith and blue should be restricted to jedi. Not because there is a light/dark requirement to use them, there aren't, but for the sake of immersion and lore.

I challenge anyone to show me a jedi npc in the game that uses red lightsaber, and a sith np that uses blue lightsaber. No, they probably don't exist, because even the devs don't want to ruin immersion and story with that nonsense. Red = sith, blue = jedi.

There is a reason you tend to see the Sith using red sabers. While the Jedi used natural crystals, the Sith often used red-hued synthetic crystals. Sith-made synthetic crystals create a slightly more powerful blade when energized by the dark side of the Force, occasionally demonstrating the ability to "break" Jedi lightsaber blades, disrupting the energy circuit and shorting out the weapon, as almost happened to Obi-Wan Kenobi while fighting Darth Vader on the first Death Star.

Though synthetic crystals were ordinarily unsuitable for use in lightsabers, the Sith discovered that they could create synth-crystals that were energized, magnetized, and modified with the power of the dark side of the Force in special furnaces, causing the crystal to glow in harmonic vibration. As a result of their artificial origins, synthetic crystals created more powerful lightsaber blades and could be more easily augmented. Also, their common usage by Sith and other Darksiders after this discovery caused synthetic crystals to become something of a staple among such groups, and their use among Jedi was strongly discouraged.

However, synth-crystals could be made in any color, requiring only slight adjustments of the creation process and special manipulations through the Force during the forging. As Jedi frowned on the use of synthetic crystals in lightsabers, most individuals who utilized colors other than red were Darksiders looking to hide their affiliations.

Here is your reason you see Sith with the red sabers. Does not mean they HAD to use red though.

ON-TOPIC..

The only crystal being removed "for an indefinite period of time" (implying it will make a return) is white. Purples (available only at 50) are being inserted into Artifice at varying levels like their red, green, yellow, etc counterparts, if I have understood correctly.

On that note, already-existing whites will not be removed. So grab one while you can if you want one.