To start, yes I am aware that, again, this is Star Wars, but the focus of this game is not on the Jedi. That being admitted, I am a bit confused, anyway.
In EoTE, there isn't much Jedi stuff, and they toned the lightsaber back a bit, to make it a semblance more balanced. It's still a beast weapon, but lost Defensive and Deflection, which I found myself completely unable to argue; those are more the skill of the wielder than a quality of the weapon, except as used by that wielder. Also, the Skill is absent, so that its high damage is offset by a lack of hitting potential. Still in EotE, p.412, we get the very cool Forsaken Jedi foe. This bad@$$ has the skill (HE should), and his lightsaber still has Defection and Defensive, because he is talented enough to use them.
Now, when my beta book for AoR arrives, and I see how much is reprinted material, since you might not have EotE, I went to find their Jedi ally/foe write-up, and found p.224. The Jedi-in-Hiding makes me sad. This write-up is lacking the Lightsaber skill, even though the Jedi still has it, AND the lightsaber is back to its regular book write-up, missing the "I'm a Jedi, so this awesome weapon is even moreso!" attributes it should have. What's the deal? Players not getting them is one thing, but why is the write-up of this Jedi so much worse? Sure, I can say, in a game "he has those", but I kind of shouldn't have to.
As a second, can anyone give me a "this is better" for Force Emergent (p.192), compared to Exile from EotE? Some is the same, and others I wouldn't just say are better. Much of the best stuff is still at the bottom, as it should be, but what's really good in the middle?
Move is a copy/paste, I think, which is fine. Forsee is probably only as good as the GM allows, with maybe no planning, not wanting to give critical stuff away, and the everchanging nature of the future. Enhance seems good for a Force frog, and can touch on some other good skills, but I hoped it would help more with combat. It does, but just not in my way. Since my lightsabering would use Agility, though, it could fill the bill, along with Sense. Would have to look at their Jedi block, and see what he uses them for. I think I'm good with these, but thoughts are of course sought and appreciated.