http://www.swtor.com/info/news/blog/20151005 Core World Changes Drawing inspiration from the success of last year’s 12x XP boost and the more recent Epic Story XP Boost, in Fallen Empire we’ve altered the core leveling experience from 1-60 for all players, making it quicker and more story-centric. Our goal is to create a tighter leveling experience that alleviates the fatigue associated with having to complete dozens of Missions per planet and that allows players to focus on the core storylines of their characters and companions amid the backdrop of the Great Galactic War. To accomplish this we’ve established a new critical path, reducing the number of Missions players are required to complete in order to progress along with an adjusted experience curve. Additionally we’ve made a number of changes to Heroic Missions and re-classified Missions not considered part of the critical path as Exploration Missions.

I might be interested in joining a new casual guild. Joined the game during early access but stopped playing two years ago. Now I'm back leveling up a few new characters using the XP boost. Used to do HM and NiM 16-man ops with my old guild (not sure if they are still around) but this time I'm looking for a more relaxed experience. Haven't bought the SoR expansion yet as I read it will become free along with KotFE...? In-game names: Cthugha (assassin), Guyvér (mercenary), Nyctelios (sniper), Tathamet (juggernaut)...

I really like some of the stuff from the cartel market and the cartel packs. What I DON'T like is that you very often get duplicate items from the packs! Last night I bought maybe 15 crime lord cartel packs and in those I got plenty of copies of the same "rare bonus" items. I'm ok with the random nature but not with all the duplicate items! Why would I want 3x[ball Toss], 3x[Pet: Low-atmosphere Miniprobe] or 3x[ubrikki Sand Devil]? Not everyone have a ton of alts to send these copies to. Same thing with all the boost consumables, I don't have any characters who need them! That's not the way to reward players who's been subscribing since launch...

#1. So far there is only one vendor (on Nar Shaddaa) and the only weapons he currently sell is for IAs/smugglers. my guess is there will be other vendors and items for the rest of the classes. Current list can be found here http://www.darthhater.com/articles/swtor-news/21272-work-in-progress-guide-the-grand-acquisition-race #2. No boss fights yet. The codex entry for the event mentions the arrival of a Kree fleet so maybe there will be a big boss fight at the end of the quest line? Codex entry can be found here http://dulfy.net/2012/08/13/swtor-live-event-chevin-grand-acquisitions-race-coverage/ Gotta have patience

I'd love to see a video of you pulling those numbers "on almost all fights" (or 2.3k in any fight for that matter). Try the dummy. To me it sounds more like SimulationCraft numbers than real in-game numbers... Regarding "on use" relic for continous dps. 315 power for 30 sec with 2 min cd => that means it's active 1/5 of the time => 63 power on average in a 5 min fight (compared to 113 power with the WH relic). They are ofc good for certain fights where burst damage is needed. I always bring one with me for those fights. Proc relics are more difficult to compare but SimulationCraft can help there. I prefer the passive PvP relics...

I prefer to not depend on adrenals all the time (only active 15 sec every 3 min), and I'm also not a biochem. Instead i'm using power adrenals instead, and only in certain battles. Most sources say ~75% surge and that's what I've tested with in SimulationCraft.

Don't forget the +1% surge, +1% accuracy, +1% crit, etc you can get from maxing out your companions affection. See http://www.wikiswtor.com/Affection I aim for roughly 75% surge, 100% accuracy, and 30% crit (unbuffed) - then as much willpower, power and endurance I can get. My assassin on AMR http://swtor.askmrrobot.com/character/88f81646-86f4-4944-bde7-92a445807178

I've used that build for a while (including clearing EC HM with good results). Main benefit is that the rotation is much simpler than full madness. But the DPS is a bit lower. You rely on high force regen (thanks to blood of sith) and lots of thrash. No maul at all. Just DF, discharge, shock, thrash and CD. The 4-piece set bonus is a must. A good build if you think full madness is a headache. A nice bonus is the improved force speed and force shroud.

Addon/support for the Razer Naga MMO mouse!

I also vote for a Authenticator app for Windows Phone! Love my Nokia Lumia 800, it's the most exciting smartphone on the market right now. Beutiful hardware design and the Windows Phone OS feels very refreshing. All I'm currently missing are SWTOR authentication app and official Dropbox app, everything else I need is there.