I am a lvl 25 vanguard and I use ranged abilities quite a lot. Of course, I do pretty well in melee, but,you know. Also, commandos can use blaster rifles too

LOL get allies! Dude, on Ord Mantell, three troopers and I did the same mission together! We all helped each other! On Hutta, my agent helped a bounty hunter on a mission. Allies!

I think the Trooper should have cover. I mean, when you imagine soldiers, they often take cover. It would really improve my experience for the Trooper to take cover. Wouldnt it be awesome if you could duck behind a rock and toss a detanator into enemy forces, like in the movie Hope (towards the beginning)? Now you might be thinking how unfair this would be for the Bounty Hunter, the Troopers counterpart ( an imperial soldier would be better, but). Maybe they could add cover for them too. It would be great if a Mercenary could dive into cover as the bullets fly at him. All this is just an idea, but hey, not a shabby one !

Best: Trooper 2nd best: Agent Worst: Jedi (Both)

Well, as someone else said, each class has its own + and - . So, maybe dps only has dps, while tanks and healing have dps. But, dps is SPECIALIZED for dps, making it the best at dealing damage.

Well, its not like you constantly hold the generator in your hand. So maybe you could strap on the generator or something and still hold a rifle.

I've noticed that all classes still have damage as their primary thing, even the tanks and healers. I mean, what Powertech just jumps in front of bullets the entire time, even though he/she's a tank. A Commando doesnt just keep healing allies, he attacks too. An operative doesnt just.... the list goes on and on.