The Old Republic

[Lissa]

I've had a great time, played a sith War, Trooper and Operative.....1st and last into the early teens, and last did BT before the end.
I've had a lot of fun, i would have liked dual specs as i see being one or the other in some classes problematic, my OP could be either DPS only or Dps with healing.
Though i never tried the healing side of the character or tanks either i was impressed by the fact that BT was doable with only 2 character with their companions, with neither being tanks or healers, OP was Dps and Sith Inquisitor was dps also.
Had a hard time with the Jedi, but once i worked out the thing to avoid it was a lot easier, though i burned up a lot of credits on repairs....ouch.
Loved the individual story lines, great voice acting and interesting quests / assignments, and you really do feel you are the main character.
I really liked one of the SW story parts that you had to decide the fate of 3 prisoners, and what you did actually made a difference, really cool.
Strangely i found my OP doing a lot of Light side decisions, which is great, makes you feel like the character actually has character, and is not some mindless evil killing machine.
I'm really looking forward to the early release....so much lamenting was going on on the server as the test wond down.

Here's looking to see you all in game soon.

My the Force. or a strong Blaster, be with you.

Dual spec is coming after launch, but it is something they are going to do.

I just hope they allow mouseover healing cause right now you have to target who you heal. They haven't said anything on which way they're going to go, but mouseover allows you to be much more proactive in healing where as targetted healing tends to be more reactive, which is problematic. I know I and other full time beta testers have been pushing for it (along with a good number of weekenders that have got in and tried it).

Overall, Bioware is listening and they are planning to do sensible things the community suggests fairly quickly (whereas Blizzard tended to drag their feet until numerous mods came out for what the community asked for before instituting those aspects into the basic UI).

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Right now, Mercenary/Trooper version (can't remember the name) is one of the strongest healers early on. Think of them as a cross between Paladins and Druids for healing initially (heavy armor, HoTs and direct heals). Overall, they're strong early and average out with the other healers later one (Sorcerer/Sage and Operative/Smuggler version, again, can't remember the name).

Overall, most people agree that the best storyline overall (both factions) goes to the Imperial Agent (Operative/Sniper). Bounty Hunter is also fairly good along with Sith Warrior. I like the Sith Inquisitor, but a number of people don't. On the Republic side, I've heard that the Consular storyline is very weak, the Knight isn't bad, the Trooper is pretty good, and the Smuggler is fun, but there are some sore thumbs that stick out in its storyline.