ETA on Advanced Class change?

You could reduce the level to 10 without removing companions, dark side/light side alignment, inventory items, etc. This would allow the player to keep any items they had that could no longer be obtained in the game, and still allow that player to learn the class as they re-leveled.

I think they would have to do a reset on the planetary quests, but not the class quests as the class quests would affect the companions, etc. This would even have the added benefit of not making the player go through the same story line twice.

They could even give a passive 25% xp boost to help compensate for the loss of the class quest XP while re-leveling. The player could re-level via PVP, space missions, daily heroics, any number of ways.

We have given you a reasonable compromise and you don't even want to consider it? Why? Because you want an instant max level character of a different class?

In all reality, the only one affected is who changes their AC. What if I change my AC and never do end game stuff, I just quest solo, how again does that affect you?
To answer about flashpoints, the risk remains the same when entering, theres always going to be that guy who takes stuff just because, they cant turn down features just because of this reason.
I see the only way it having a major impact is if they dont put restrictions on it.

Maybe, but then again, this feature will be put in to make money. It might make some, but I dont see many people paying to go back down to level 10.

Well, what about classes that may get ignored because they fall out of favor? There is more than one class in this game that was poorly designed, and the only thing that I think keeps them alive is that players want to improve the experience of playing those classes....the AC change would perhaps give them a way to opt out, and that could cause certain classes to remain underplayed.

Also, wouldnt this reduce the push to reroll? Wouldn't that have a possible effect on retention?

Remember, all of these things are hypotheticals. I'm not saying there are not valid pros to adding the feature...im just saying there are valid cons against.

I'd also like to point out something, there has been quite a few threads around claiming people want End game Defection, and theres a lot of people on board with that. I personally dont see that being much different then AC changing. You'd be switching from one faction to the other, similar abilities, but not the same, would take time to learn, just like AC switching.

I think it's fair to contend that a downlevel to 10 option would be less appealing to the masses than allowing it without a demotion...

If they added in a feature like this, I dont think they would want it to not be appealing, theyd want people to do it so they could make money, but also make it so it doesnt make some people mad.

Well, I think if there was a reason to allow it, at least one they are considering, it would be similar to the original reason...to correct a mistake in AC choice. You have to first play the AC after all to find out if you are going to like it. No amount of information is likely going to tell you that.

Granted, but I do not think that poster was referring to devs possible change of mind regarding allowing class changes. I think when that poster referred to the devs possibly changing their minds again, he was referencing their stance that the different AC's are different classes. That is what I was referencing. If the devs had changed their minds, as that poster claims, about the different AC's being different classes, then there would be no need for them to change their minds again on that subject.

In all reality, the only one affected is who changes their AC.