Speaking from experience (I used to work in television) it probably cost EA nothing. The writers probably heard about SWTOR and thought it would be funny to put into an episode (much like Blizzard probably didn't have to pay South Park to do an episode about WOW). It's mutually beneficial to both parties. lol @ 1 million, I'd be surprised if Big Bang Theory's budget per episode is that much. On the off chance money was changing hands, it would've been Big Bang Theory paying EA to use their product, and it was probably under $10 grand.

Why not just do maintenance on NA and EU servers separately so that they take place at the same time in their respective locales? For me personally, 2AM CST is a bit annoying , 6AM would be better but I realize I might be in the minority.

...because Black Talon is a Level 10 Flashpoint with its difficulty adjusted so that you can run it as part of end-game content as well. It wouldn't make sense to take down a Sith Lord / Jedi Master when you've barely chosen your Advanced Class would it? There are plenty of boss encounters where you fight multiple bosses at once. I see what you're saying, but I don't think that using only one example of a FP adjusted for endgame validates the argument. Let me make a similar counter-argument using the same method - The Foundry feels super duper Heroic! Some of the boss battles made me feel like my character is a truly significant Sith / Jedi and should be feared / revered across the galaxy!

This guide is flawed, as are all the others I've seen. They all say that Andronikos Revel (Inquisitor Ranged DPS Companion) Likes Trophies. I have him at about 2k Affection and I get 0 Affection by giving him a Rank 5 Trophy.

Is this supposed to be a joke?

With my 560 the only place I really get a dip is the Imperial Fleet, but that's because there are usually 100+ players there crammed into a tight area.

I have a friend who got to 50 in less than 3 and a half days /played. He said he and 3 other guildies constantly ran Flashpoints in while waiting for WZ queue pops. But on the flip side, he barely has his spaceship and only his first companion. Granted, the story content should be a walk in the park for him when he goes back and does it.

I've got the same CPU and a similar motherboard, I upgraded from an 8800GT to a GTX560 (not Ti) and I noticed fairly significant improvement.

Same problem for me

This is just my opinion, but I played both a Sorc and Trooper (BH mirror) during beta and am playing a Sorc now at launch. I feel like a Sorc makes for a better healer because of easier resource management (for a Trooper your Ammo would regen slower if you had less of it, I assume BH is the same way with Heat), no cooldown on your quicker heal, and a damage shield that the Trooper was lacking. On the other hand, the Trooper seemed to do better damage than the Sorc, especially when it comes to AoE. Additionally a damage-specced Trooper gets a hard-hitting attack with an armor debuff, and an armor piercing self-buff. It really depends on what you prefer, but I decided that the Sorc was a better choice for me as a healer.

I'm pretty sure that, even on a PvP server, the earliest you'll run into opposite-faction players in the open world is Tatooine. Look at this this way - there may be a ton of higher-level players waiting to gank you. You have a ton of higher-level players on your side doing the same thing that can help. It's a wash.

7/22/11 - got in on the 2nd wave