Well, I now get the errors right away: the icons on the desktop don't even load before I get the errors. Go go Blackberry browser!

Tecknik, the chkdsk utility has been run several times.  It always finds and "fixes" errors with no noticeble difference in the problem.

Zephic, this is actually the second hdd, because skry is awesome and (when I asked if he had an old one laying about he wasn't using) flat out bought me a new hdd when my old one had issues not being read.  The old one did not have the delayed write issues, however.

And Likwid, already there from the first time through, heh.

Have new issues now.  Sometimes, the hard drive isn't been read and I have ti restart multiple times.  Even when Windows DOES load, I get a cascade of "Delayed Write Failed" errors after a while that freezes and crashes my computer.  I've been advised by Skry that it's likely the motherboard.

This is going to be your ideal raid spec.

http://torguild.net/calculator/jedi-consular/sage/

Rotation:

Weakened Mind>PoM Mind Crush>PoM Telekinetic Wave>Force in Balance> Telekinetic Throw.

This variation is what I use and it's IMO the best because it gives you what you honestly need the most in a raid and not what you think you need in terms or 1-2% if I go this way etc.

In all honesty, if you learn the fight you can minimize damage without having to bicker over certain abilities that lock you out of the most ideal build which is posted above.

In the end it all comes down to what you prefer, however I like having a multiple CC with a max shield and some periodic damage reduction. You shouldn't be using Project as it's a wasted 3 points in upheaval, when it can be used in other useful places. Project is a waste of force and you don't need the extra 100 force because you have noble sacrifice. Which if timed right and you stay out of the dumb stuff in raids will give you back force when you need it and you'll be healed by the healers anyways.

There is a lot more logic I would like to type out, but I know people are going to say my build is dumb because of abc. Just remember play what you enjoy. However the above build is the best "version" of the top dps build for sages if you like being helpful to the raid. IE, less damage taken, more CC and refined dps.

Strod, can you repost?  Your link doesn't have any talent points assigned.

I agree that simply learning the fight is where you'll really minimize incoming damage.  It's because of this that I don't see as big a need for talent points that reduce damage for you.

I respectfully disagree about upheaval, given my reasoning above.

I like the extra force because it eases extra strain on the healers, who may very well have their hands full keeping the raid up without me bringing myself down to half health just so I can do another couple rotations.

Ominari, I had a thought:  In the TK tree, you could take that point out of telekinetic defense and put it into Longevity, maxing it out.  That gives you max damage and max force to keep doing that damage for as long as possible without futzing around spending a point just to get to the next tier in the tree.

I like the overall structure, though there's a few things I'd personally change:

- Jedi resistance doesn't seem worth it.  We're squishy, an extra 2% reduction isn't going to make all that much difference.  To give you an idea...Ana is fairly beefy for most Sages I've seen, with 17k health.  2% of that is...340.  2 Talent points for 340 health is pretty worthless.

- Comparatively, the 10% crit chance to telekinetic throw (the bread and butter of a DPS sage) you get from Critical Kinesis (torhead is bugged and shows the Shadow talent, http://torguild.net/calculator/jedi-consular/sage/ shows the correct one) is golden.  I'd move those points from Jedi Resistance to Critical Kinesis.

- It's true, Project is expensive for it's damage and slow to boot.  However, it's one of the few non-DoT abilities we have that can be used on the move.  For bosses where you have to do a lot of moving around, it's nice to have the extra damage.  It's not vital, but it's certainly more helpful than..

- Pinning resolve.  As you say yourself, raid bosses can't be stunned.  Being able to stun 10 second faster isn't that much of a help.  The extra lift you get is nice, but not vital since weak and standard mobs go down fairly fast anyways.

-Mind ward may actually help you vs. some of the more vicious dots out there, but again you run into the problem that you're trying to bail out a rowboat with a sieve.   In addition, its placement on the skill tree has it competing with all the talents that really increase your damage, which is your role.  

-On the telekinetics side, I like what you've done.  Most builds I see (and the one I currently use) just put 3 in clamoring force and 3 in Inner Strength, but you put 2 in Longevity as well, which is great for raid bosses.   I would take that point out of Mind's Eye and put it into Telekinetic defense, though. The only abilities you'll use to benefit from the range increase from Eye are Telekinetic Wave and Disturbance, and since you'll want to be in range of telekinetic throw anyways...Meanwhile, that extra 10% protection from your bubble will help make up for losing Jedi Resistance and Mind Ward from the Balance tree.

Overall, here's how I would modify the build:  http://torguild.net/calculator/jedi-consular/sage/?p=000000000000000000032202010120000000003020322131201122300

A sobering story about how America lost manufacturing. How do you compete with countries that have no regulation and basically employ competent slave labor?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

You impose economic sanctions on countries that practice effectual slave labor.

I count 9 kills (at 60 valor apiece, including bonuses) over that 1 minute timeframe.  9 x 60 = 540 valor a minute.  You get the equivalent of a 15 minute warzone in 2 minutes,  which is 7.5 times faster.

Sorry if the original thread topic came off as irritated, I posted it as an earnest warning before I headed to work so that none of our members got permacamped.

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