Where can I find good *current* guides? My main for following the story content is a balance sage, and the only guide I see on here with a quick look is apparently years (and many game updates) old

Have you tried looking at Dulfy's ?

 

http://dulfy.net/2017/02/02/swtor-5-0-telekinetics-sage-pve-guide-by-sion/

 

http://dulfy.net/2017/01/16/swtor-5-0-seer-sage-pvp-guide-by-andunie-anzu/

 

http://dulfy.net/2016/12/28/swtor-5-0-seer-sage-pve-guide-by-dianiss/

Edited December 29, 2018 by AlrikFassbauer

These are slightly out of date but there wasn't so much that changed from 4.0 to 5.0 that a 4.0 guide isn't still useful. The 4.0 guide will stop at lvl 65 so you'll just need to see what changed with 5.0, which the two video guides will help with. The biggest change will be with gearing, which you won't really need to worry about until 70, and you can find an updated gearing guide below.

SWTOR 4.0 Balance Sage PvE Guide by Splizza

- video guide

- video guide

 

Optimal Stats 5.9 by Maxitrac

 

Hope this helps.