The intent behind my post is that CG asked for feedback on the Sith raid and they are getting scalded. Lit up. I gave my opinion in there as well. JTR however is a huge factor as part of the Sith problem. She is crux for Heroic runs and good guilds will screen players to make sure they have JTR teams. The raid can be run without her and parts 2 and 3 are playable, but Part 1 is the hold up and she is the key. Hence the title of my post.
I have given up on her. My choice, and whether a good one or bad I've chosen to focus elsewhere. As I said it's not fun and I won't go down that path any more for now. Maybe when I run out of things to farm. Possibly in my initial post (apologies it was long) I said I'll just wait for the next meta. I am not a newer player. No idea when I started but not new by any stretch though not a Day 1 player. Well before ships and level and gear increases. While my post suggests (well more than suggests) I want her to be easier, and I wouldn't turn it down, I'm saying that a bottle neck for the new raid is her and if you want to reduce the bottleneck you could change things. Or you can change the raid dynamics and I'm happy to let her and the vets pass me like a ship in the night.
But if she remains a focal point then making her easier to obtain, even at lower stars, may alleviate some of the pain for some, though obviously at the anguish of all those who already worked hard for her.