ETA on Advanced Class change?

What are you implying, that class has something to do with RP? Class-based systems facilitate meta-gaming, not RP.

What we should have is a classless system. Because the storyline is tied to class and companions, changing that would be as much work as changing factions.

You're not sorry or you wouldn't have said it at all.

Your true motives are revealed. But that's fair enough. You simply don't like the idea of AC change and that is the one valid reason to oppose it.

You're lucky you didn't become a Satan-worshiper?

Or are you ...?

I do see your point. I can see how both ways could be fun, in my perspective for different reasons.

Just to be clear, I did not like getting locked into a particular look...I wanted to enjoy the individuality of the class and AC I chose gameplay wise, not appearance wise. I find it most fun to look the way I wish to look without restrictions.

I can also find value in a completely classless system as well.

"Individuality" and "class" are anathema to each other. But we are stuck with a class-based system.

I think the setup of the AC was to segregate the abilities that pertain to healing and tanking roles mainly. I suspect that allowing the mainly passive equipment/stance based abilities of a tank to be integrated with the more active ability casts of a healer would be bad balance for PvP.
Hand in hand with this is the 'Off the shelf' blurb and product promotion that focuses on numbers, saying 'choose from 16 Advanced classes spread across 8 unique storylines' sounds a lot better than 'choose from 8 classes', especially when the opposition (any other MMO) have so many classes available to them.
I wouldn't advocate allowing a Class change, the Class to me in SWTOR being defined more by the story choice than the Advanced Class selection.

Noted and duly respected

I'm not telling

With all the roleplaying books I have now I think I should be a librarian, a very poor librarian

From: This thread started in the suggestions forum today

See, a potential for more revenue

In WOW you choose your class at level 1 not level 10, so it's even more difficult to know if you will like how your chosen class tanks or heals. WOW does not allow class changes, even though it is even more difficult to know if you will like the class you chose at creation than the one you choose at level 10.

Why should this game allow class changes if other games do not, even though it is more difficult to know if you will like your chosen class in those games?

I believe you would be correct as the devs have already stated that they intentionally designed the classes(AC's) such that no one character could fill all three roles. Allowing class (AC) changes would negate this, even if a character did not have access to tanking and healing abilities at the same time, it still undermines the design intent of not allowing a single character access to tanking AND healing abilities at any time.

And here we have what seems to be the main reason why people want class changes-an aversion to work or effort. I know there's a word that means aversion to work or effort, and if the shoe fits....

It's a game. "Work" and "effort" do not apply. The only word that applies is "fun." You have fun your way and stop worrying about how others have fun. You'll be happier for it.