I agree with DJ mostly, however eloquent he put it...
The thing is for me, i'm tired of hearing people whine about how AE is "easy mode" or how it is ruining the game, or how the devs don't do ****, or oh my god, even the comment next to there name, "No AE play the game".
For ****'s sake, get over it, it hasn't ruined anything, people will find a way to easy mode in any game, any time, no matter what, because you know what, easy mode is...easy.
I've been playing since beta and i have used AE to get a few level characters up this past weekend, and you know what it did for me? Got some of my crap scrappers and blasters and controllers past the need for stamina and made me want to what? Play the game. If anything, AE got me back into the game, i love getting a team together and just doing random story arcs.
Also, here is my take on CO...utter crap, why? Graphics on that game are the worst, in my opinion, those that say otherwise obviously have your say but to me they are just awful, lol. I personally won't give it a go.