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Some notes I found on the TOR Forums from E3:
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=332297

As there was no recording of the Live BCast, I decided to take notes for my guild, of which I'm happy to share with you all.

Was typing pretty fast so forgive if I got something wrong or missed some detail. Tried to get the most important things, as well as the answers to the most important questions posted.

Notes
Tattoine = HUGE!
Bounty Hunters receive a Jawa comapnion called Blizz, ranged dps, can dodge, lots of tech based abilities
Lots of different levels, styles and designs for speeder bikes
DE Played a BH at lvl 26
Mounts are available at lvl 25, variable due to testing
Sarlaac is in-game, Capable of knocking other players into it. Possibly insta-death.
There is an auto-loot option.
Level cap is 50
Set looks for companions are unlockables called "kits" - but you can fit them with special armor.
Droid companions get their own unique type of armor plating, as in the KOTOR series
Can pay to extend inventory. No more details on if its permanent, or on a term by term basis, different slot for Quest items, of which there is no cap
PvP is capable at level 1!!!
One more warzone has yet to be released. Supposedly very special.
Tatooine is visitable by all classes, Dune Sea will be a huge PvP server hotspot
Story-base instances are based on where you are. But their instances are not cut off from the rest of the world. They're small and tight.
Depending on brackets, your lvl/powers/abilities will be buffed
You will be able to earn extra darkside/lightside points outside of combat/dialogue, by interacting with objects. For instance, in one storyline instance there was a painting depicting Sand People history. There was an option to destroy it for extra DS points
There will be Force Using companions. Shows up in certain classes - some which DE says are very surprising.
Cannot sell your own companion for credits
You WILL be able to visit different planets no matter which story chapter you are on
There will likely be RPvP servers. DE also hinted at a lot of tools for Roleplayers
When you die, there is a Medical Probe option that revives you exactly where you died. Upon revival you have 12 secs of Ultra-Stealth that no one can see.
Corellia is not a warzone, it is a huge city that is a war scene. So likely questable and exploreable.
You really can't level solely through pvp, as it you will be gated because of the quest line content. Potentially possible after reaching Dromund Kaas however.
If your companion dies, as long as you live - you can bring your companion back. Doesn't work the other way.

More notes in the thread..

Everything about me whining about DE's playing is just for fun. You did a great job, Guys! Feel free to throw any of this into your post, OP.

2:10 "We stopped using Demos a long time ago, this is the full game"
2:11 Daniel uses the word Cute Excessively
2:11 Bounty Hunter Jawa Companion
2:11 Mount @ level 26, looks like clone war personal cannon
2:12 Tatooine is HUGE, flaming jawa train
2:13 "Tor not bug free yet, very playable, very very fun"
2:13 World is not pointlessly littered with mobs that kill you every time you move
2:14 Daniel is told to **** and display more gameplay (literally)
2:14 "There are no Jawa companions, companion characters are class-specific. Blizz is only for the Bounty Hunter. There are no Ewok companions."
2:15 Combat is stellar and completely amazing. Daniel seriously sucks at it though because he's never played, and nearly dies. The Jawa hunter nukes them all and saves him.
2:16 Mounts are faction specific, but through hard work you can "steal" another faction's mount.
2:17 Mounts are available at level 25, but this may change.
2:17 "Blizz will not be romanceable right now, nobody knows what is underneath a Jawa's robe."
2:19 There is an Autoloot that loots everything. Must click to activate.
2:19 Tatooine Landscape is gorgeous.
2:19 There is a Sarlaac pit to visit in game. You can throw people into it.
2:20 Daniel has no *********** clue how to play the game. Level cap is still 50. Daniel runs into giant Krayt Dragon bones in a big cave. He still sucks at playing. (<3)
2:22 "I wanted to talk about the release date, but Stephen thought it would be funnier if we don't."
2:21 You can equip companions with gear, non-humanoid companions can be equipped with any piece of gear, but have unlocked looks. Droids get their own unique items like armor plating. Daniel beats the crap out of more Sandpeople
2:22 UI is CLEAN. Looks fantastic. There are no bags or backpacks, just an inventory.
2:23 PvP is started at level 1. Not sure if that's how it will be when shipped. There is at least one more warzone to be revealed soon, and the staff is very excited about it.
2:25 Tatooine visitable by all classes (dumb question). Dune Sea is a very dangerous area on PvP servers.
2:26 Daniel kills a pompous Sith Lord ******.
2:28 Some areas are fully public, some are phased or instances. A lot of quest kills are phased to keep it immersive.
2:29 Daniel's Jawa companion kicks more *** than him.
2:30 PvP has brackets, but everyone in a bracket is buffed to be around the same level statwise.
2:31 Daniel respects art.
2:31 Daniel's speeder bugs out. There are taxis or you can get your own speeder.
2:32 You can switch companions out. There are force-using companions.
2:33 Devs are all still in fire.
2:33 There is a crew window that allows you to switch out companions from anywhere you are.
2:34 There are a lot of emotional choices to make in SWTOR, like the original KotOR when you use Zalbaar to kill Mission.
2:35 You can't sell your companions for credits. Sorry, no slave-lording.
2:36 Planets are non-linear. When you get your ship you can go wherever you want.
2:37 RP-PvP Servers are likely, but not sure if they are going to implemented. Daniel is an RP nerd.
2:38 Daniel commits suicide to show what happens when you die. He gets his face eaten off by a big Lizard. You can self resurrect yourself in a few seconds with a medical probe, or revive at a medcenter. When you use a med-probe, it is like spirit running. You enter into full stealth and have 12 seconds to run off somewhere while immune until you become visible again so you can get away from danger.
2:39 Alderaan has a warzone and is a huge planet. Alderaan gets a big reveal later. Corellia is a gigantic city where the biggest war scene in the game takes place.
2:42 There are world Bosses that are non-instanced on planets.
2:42 Still on track for 2011 release date. users jumped up 5000 when the word release date was mentioned, then lowered again.
2:44 Your ship is huge.
2:44 Tatooine is around 24-28 (currently). You can level through PvP (sort of). Don't expect gear, and it would be rough. Not best way to level.
2:45 Daniel talks about the Advanced Classes, Powertech and Mercenary. Powertech is about gadgets and utilities. Mercenary is something else.
2:46 You can resurrect your companions (considering you aren't responsible for their demise).
2:47 Tatooine is barren, they had it full of mobs, but it looked crappy apparently. Quest areas have a lot of mobs. The dune sea is vast and expansive.
2:49 They get cut off in the middle of a sentence because their time runs out.