Why go Republic? Something MUST be done

Just youtube it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkL2rjeYKbw

(Edit youtube any other: death from above vs mortar volley vid )

For Imp side at least I thought the Dark Side options were really Dark Side. You hurt, torture and kill people just because you can.
On Rep side you get Dark Side points for not telling on a romantic couple. You get Dark Side points for not helping the granny get across the street. And you rack up a ton of Light Side points by just being what you're supposed to be. A nice and peace loving hippie. You don't feel as if there is any decision making at all, you just space bar through the dialogue and choose Light Side, because, well, it fits the character.

And that's where the fun starts on Imperial side. Often you take the Light side action and people tell you how your mercy has actually worked out for the Empire in the end. You act on mercy and compassion instead of pure rage and it just... well, feels good. Because you know you could have just zapped that poor helpless guy standing in front of you.

Choices for Imps sway more towards extremes. With every DS/LS choice I had that nagging feeling "do you really want to do this?". I have never had that on my Reps.

Plus I have to say that after playing Reps as well as Imps I have to say that at least on my server the Imperials are actually the more mature community. People overall struck me as friendlier and more willing to socialise. I have seen a lot less silly or downright offensive names with the Empire. From what I have seen so far, the cool kids have joined Republic because they all thought the other cool kids were going to join Empire and they could easily pwn them

I indirectly killed 300 prisioners to win a crucial battle on Alderaan. I have been able to convert at least 3 of my Sith/Dark Jedi foes into the order and done so, could have easily killed them, The romance dark side points isn't related to the romance but to the Jedi code and outright lying to Jedi Masters.

" I have to say that at least on my server the Imperials are actually the more mature community"

I have played both sides rep to 50, imp to 41 so far... And on Infinity Gate, there are ******es on both sides, Dromund Kaas chat's level of dumbness rivalizes Coruscant's, sometimes surpasses it.

The only way to fix this is allow people to defect, but only at 50. Make a special "defection" set of trainers. Make a class defection quest for each class.

I got a republic alt to 30 before i got tired of the rags they call armor. I checked my level 50 set in the wardrobe and laughed then went back to empire.