Well, i was just searching the forums for info on starting to seriously pvp, and although this is an older post, it was helpful in making a decision on what AT i wanted to start with, As i have only arena matched a few times with friends and did zone pvp a few times, still i see the merits of both arguments...my 2 cents...it depends on the person....me....i'd rather have i toon i could survive on a bit and watch how things go down, i think i will learn better that way, but i see how it could hamper later learning, so ima roll with a blaster also, but after i have a little fun on a stalker (em/elec), first, tks for the info,