Originally Posted by
Samfroman
Im much like you and love melee dps, and don't really like any kind of stealth, but will always go with it when I feel so. But for you, being a former feral kitty, it could all be dependant on whether you like being behind your target and stabbing it violently, or being that dot/bleed effects being put on the target. For a more "behind target" class, I would suggest going sith assassin/jedi shadow.
Now if your kinda torn up on which to go with those two choices, sith assassin has much to do with lightning, and using lightning to surround their double-sided lightsaber, and putting a dot on them, or dealing a small amount of damage. For a jedi shadow, its much more abount kinetic damage, and more of a...lighter side of lightning. I have not seen as much of jedi shadow than sith assassin, but saying that, they are mirror classes and it all comes down whether you perfer. There is also the imperial agent operative, who likes to stab people in the back, using also a stealth effect and having to be behind the target. The mirror class of that would be the smuggler scoundrel.
If your more into the dots/bleed effects, then the sith warrior marauder, specifaclly the annihilation tree within the marauder AC would best suit you. Mind you they do have a stealth at higher levels, but it is not permanent and is only for sneaking up on targets, as well as they dual wield lightsabers. The mirror class is the jedi knight sentinel, and the tree with the more dot based dps would be the watchmen.
P.S. Sorry for my awful spelling, i'm just not to much of a good speller -_-