ETA on Advanced Class change?

You may be able to handle it, but a lot will not. Your argument is "Bad players will be bad, good players will manage"... Try to look at the "normal" players that may be persuaded by impulse offers to change their AC influenced by random people arguing one AC is better than the other in general chat. And I think that's still looking at it too simply, there are more than 3 groups of players and you're just looking at the top and bottom few percentages.

I will not mindlessly ignore people. The first one I would inquire about why they changed and why they thought it would be exactly the same... especially because the first is most likely going to be a sorcerer going assassin and NOT checking if everything is in order... quite likely joining the queue as tank as well.

I do expect there will be a fair share of unprepared people, not saying it has to be a majority. But in the utmost likelihood enough to cause a lot of frustration with groups falling apart. And after a week of facing these, yeah I'll start to become less tolerant and kick/ignore frequently... after all it's a game like you say and I want to enjoy myself, not get frustrated at armies of people that were not anticipated when an AC change is implemented.

You and others still fail to answer a few simple questions, most importantly "What if you have to have had a level 50 or 55 of your target advanced class or it's opposing faction counterpart before you are allowed a class change?". That means that before you can turn a sorcerer into an assassin you would need to have had an assassin OR Shadow of the appropriate level at some point.

If you can't even say what you think of that then I think I'll just assume you already have no idea about the advanced class and just want a shortcut. Where the veteran players that claim they understand it fast enough would probably already have met that requirement.

People also seem reluctant to supply ideas for what should happen with the gear people have/need, but even more so with the skills that you'd simply lose and the ones that need to be acquired to replace them.

Since you can't offer constructive ways to make a possible transition to AC changes viable then every pro-AC-change post just makes me more anti-AC-change. Your answer to concerns is that they are unfounded, period. And when that is the standpoint then I hope BW will NEVER allow AC change. I shouldn't have to ask the questions, you should answer them on your own to persuade the devs to give you what you want.

But then the dev's and moderators probably ignore this thread that constantly derails to mindless "What's and (Advanced) Class?" argument. Not the best way to win.

If this is true then why do you need to switch.

They won't.. Bioware has repeatedly said they do not want a single class to both tank and heal.. Allowing class swapping would violate that rule.. The game is emphatically clear on where Bioware sits on this issue.. It says on at least 4 different occasions, that your choice is permanent..

I fail to see why people keep ignoring this issue.. It really is all you need to understand and come to terms with..

Bioware has made their intentions on this issue perfectly clear.. All you have to do is listen..

I wanted a 2nd toon for Ops.

Murder is, by definition, the unlawful killing of a human being. Not all killings are murder, or unlawful.

I've grown so tired of the fallacies that are presented from both sides...opinions offered as facts, statements taken as bible while others are dismissed, taking the state of the game today as the state forever, or taking what they considered once as a sign they are open to the idea for all time.

I am not against any of these things presented as opinions...they can certainly serve as observations, but when presented as facts or the "last word" it just seems to me like folks trying to iceskate uphill.

Repeating the same fallacies over and over does not lend credibility to an argument, especially when suppositions are presented as facts.

Silly idea. People can tell, without having multiple 55's, if they like/dislike an AC.
I did answer it...you can't ask it and comment how I haven't answered it in the same reply. And no, I don't see this as a "shortcut" - it's offering players a choice. It's an alternative to rolling a new toon. It's not a "shortcut" because they've already done the work...this doesn't duplicate a toon for them, it simply allows them to change the one they have to something they may prefer more.

Gear should unequip. Gear would need to be replaced. Players better make damn sure they want to do this before they do it. It would be an economic boon to crafters and a great credit sink. All skills from the dropped AC would be "untrained" and they'd need to train at a Hutt or trainer like anyone else would.

What concerns? What concerns have I NOT addressed?
The one about people not knowing how to play their new AC? I can't prevent people from being worry warts dude - that's a none issue...it's one none of us can solve no matter what AC someone is. Being a part of an MMO means you'll always encounter players who need help. Deal with it.

If you have other concerns, list em and I'll be happy to reply.

If a person hasn't leveled a particular class, how do they know whether or no they will like it?

If a person levels a sorcerer to max level, did they "do the work" to have a max level assassin? No, they did not. They did the work to have a max level sorcerer. It IS a shortcut to "do the work" required to have a max level marauder and end up with a max level juggernaut.

Do you mean like players better make darn sure they are choosing the class they want when they choose their AC? Do you mean like players better be certain they are choosing the class they want when they click those confirmation boxes that ask if the player is certain he is choosing the AC he wants and also advise the player the choice is PERMANENT.

Yes, there are always players who "need help", but allowing class changes will increase the numbers of players who "need help". You can talk about changing specs, if you want. The difference is that player who levels their sorcerer as a DPS and then switches to heals probably used their heal spells as they were leveling, if only to heal themselves. That same player has NO experience in using an assassin's taunts, as their sorcerer has NO taunts.

The opposite would also be true. The player who levels an assassin as a DPS probably used their taunts as they were leveling, but would have NO knowledge of healing since the assassin has NO heal spells.

And people complaining for the AC switching would not be the end. Once they discover ( why they would think otherwise I cant say but they will) that it cost them money to retrain and regear the crys will go up to change this as well. the comment's would be something like this I would imagine.

" But I already payed for all the skills in my AC before I switched. I shouldn't have to pay for them again its unfair."

" I had all the gear I needed on my old AC. Why can't it just change over so I don't have to regrind out my stuff?"

Say what you want but you know as well as I do this will happen.

You cant use the 1st toon why?