Originally Posted by
econ21
Is slicing like lockpicking in some RPGs: there are containers that are locked in the world and your character can manually unlock them if he/she has the slicing skill? Because in those games, it can be frustrating to have to pass on those containers due to a lack of skill. (Although no different from having to pass on a mining or herb node, or a skinnable corpse in WoW, I guess).
Are the Lightside/darkside points from diplomacy only? I thought I read something about other mission skills giving them. Are the points valuable? I suspect playing a consistent light (or dark) character, you could max them out by other means and the benefits anyway may not be so big (mainly a flavour thing?).