A 30 year power nap?

Are you talking for boss fights in flashpoints or just questing? If it's just questing then it's normal at that level to have to reload your energy. Most of those fights are quick and bursty so not having optimal energy management is fine, especially in Shield Tech. I would advise using Mortar Volley only when Reverse PowerCell is off cooldown. If the fights are just taking to long, check your and your main companion's gear, might be time for a few upgrades. Gear wise, you really don't need defensive stats till you start getting close to 50 if not till then depending on your play style. Stick with high aim and power armor, mods, and enhancements.

You do know that Vanguard stealth is tied to your subscription right? Did you recently went free to play? Maybe the box in your payment section got unclicked.

I usually use Master Strike in the second Guardian Slash cool down time, so it's a good filler in your rotation. As for Full Auto for Vanguards is pretty useless. Hammer Shot does almost as much damage, has the same proc rate for your Ion Cell and it costs no ammo. If you are trying to pull a mob to you at range, Sticky Grenade with Hammer Shot plus AOE taunt won't kill your ammo and provide more threat. That being said this is about Shadow tanking. I have a Shadow tank, but I am far from an expert on how to play. Early on, Force Breach is your best bet for establishing agro on mobs and bosses. Outside of that little tidbit, I always go to Keyboardninja for Shadow stuff. So here is guide that will have everything the OP needs to know about the class. http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=714710

The two posters above me(errr the previous page), I think have a far to literal understanding of English and little knowledge of hyperbole. Though given the time, and one is from Italy that is to be expected. Given Bioware's history and knowing that they are geeky Americans, the word usage isn't misleading or over the top. I think that most Americans and English speaking people would understand that there would not be some huge flag saying that (Your guild name) owned all of Balmora, and that you would have to fight through it's guild members to kill the Sith/Jedi at the end. Other points: OP, I agree and well stated! Tuxs and Infernixx agreeing? I'm scare....wait no......that means Bioware is doing something good.....I'm happy? To the others, this will be updated and tweaked almost as well as the Cartel Market has been since it was introduced....mostly because it will be tied to it. Eh what can you do, it doesn't suck.

/Signed It is questionable as to why this is the case at all. It is really frustrating when a Dread Monster is pounding on a healer and we have to wait a second or two for the taunt to apply.

I am not sure I would want to see Storm as a low tier talent, that being said I do think that all Vanguard classes should get the gap closer and it should be a trainable skill, much like they did with Hold the Line. I think the buff of shield chance by as much as you say would make the Vanguard tank almost undamageable and quite frankly overpowered in a lot of fights. (i.e. Cartel Warlord, Draxus, Brontes etc) I think that another cooldown is needed but more in line with Guardian's Saber Reflect or the cleanse that Shadow's get with Battle Readiness (I think, I don't play my Shadow much so I maybe wrong.) I would much prefer a cleanse or even failing that, given our lack of cooldowns compared to the other two tank classes but our smooth damage profile, a armor debuff similar to the Guardian's through the use of High Impact Bolt would be very nice as well.

If you are tank spec, then as strange as it may sound, Elara is your next best DPS companion. If you really want to go with a DPS, the Yunn would be your next best choice. But really your best option there would be to send Yunn out on investigation companion gift missions. IMHO there are really only two companions that you should use for most PvE stuff, Aric and Elara, with Vic a honorable mention. 4X and Yunn are best used for crafting. 4X can't hold agro and Yunn is far to squishy as a mele DPS.

We had a small little talk about this the other night as well, and the prevailing thought was that anything that could lessen the burden on the healers is a good thing. So my question in this discussion is what about talented self heals for Gunslingers and heals coming from a stance for Sentinels? Is the loss of 100+ dps for Gunslingers be expected for the 1% self heal while in cover? Should there be at least one Watchman when there are Sentinels in the group?

This made my night! Ahhh potential energy from cheesy baked potato night.....

My male Vanguard is not an object! When he want female attention, he taunts it or lets 300 Republic soldiers die to get it!

Well I hope their jolly stockings are full for ruining my rare night off early from work. I am one of the few on The Shadowlands that hasn't been DC'ed or had any lag issues, but good luck trying to get anything but level another toon right now.

Two people I am running with lagged out and one of them had the same issue, myself and another are not having any issues.

Yep, who broke the server? Did someone skip Garj again?

I don't need to test it, everyone here has convinced me I was wrong in the way i read the talent. You may now stop browbeating me!