Advance Class Change: Good or Bad idea?

As if there are not enough people who have stepped in and said "no, it should not be allowed" at this point.

I understand. I have a level 42 Sentinel that I think I'd rather turn into a Guardian. I'm against the idea of advanced class changes, but if it happened I have to admit that I'd probably take advantage of it on that one character.

If they change it so you pick your class at creation, and not at level 10 to eliminate the "confusion" why should they allow any number of class changes?

I think a lot of people who are against it would take advantage of it
But if it does happen, hopefully it does have restrictions so it doesnt turn into p2w or fotm

Hmm, not sure how i'd feel about the situation if that happened. From a lore perspective i'd probably understand why people would still want it, but I dont think id be that much into it as i am now.

I dont think changing the creation process would be any good though, might create more confusion, because all the voice options, codex, ect, refers to the class by its root, might cause more confusion.

The strongest argument I've seen in favor of advanced class changes is a result of the Cartel Market. It was possible to invest real money in getting your character's look just right, and then decide you'd picked the wrong advanced class. I have to admit that sucks a whole lot.

But now we have Collections, so that argument doesn't really apply anymore.

The Collections tab is nice, but still cost money for some of the things you want to be put on another character, so its still a valid argument to use.

Integrating the advanced class choice into character creation and making it clear that each pair of classes shares a story wouldn't be too difficult. Keep the same four class buttons, but have a line dividing each one in half.

For example, the Smuggler button could have the Gunslinger icon on one side, and the Scoundrel icon on the other. Clicking it pulls up the same popup you currently get when talking to your advanced class trainer for the first time, describing the differences between the two and prompting you to choose one.

As for my Collection argument, the price to register an item is far less than it costs to buy the item in the first place. So, instead of cutting your losses on, say, a $20 investment on the character you're not quite happy with, you can instead spend a few more dollars to transfer that investment to a new character you'll like better.

Meh, even then i dont think it would change anything, people would still be asking, because you dont find out until later in the game if you like that AC or not. Plus, people can still put up the argument that they both come from the base class.

I think if you chose your advanced class at character creation it would change a lot. It'd break away from the idea that they're the same class with different specialties, and instead make it clear that they're two different classes that share a story and a group of companions.