That mod is full of degnerates and needs to just go away.

I picked it up after seeing some wicked lightsaber combat, only to find that the game doesn't teach you how to do anything... I'm on the tattooine mission at 28 hp and seemingly no way to heal, in an area full of guys with blasters. Everything seems pretty janky. I can attack an enemy right in his face 3 times and he won't take damage and just unload his burst rifle at me and I die because I can't heal. Then there's the case of bullet deflecting which seems RNG, my green bar (i'm assuming force meter) is a...

I've heard from people of the internet that this game has the best saber combat and I just don't see it! I'm near the end of the game doing dark side and the saber vs saber combat feels so frustrating to me. To me its seems so spammy and rng like as to whether you get a kill or be killed. Sometimes I use the force abilities like speed and rage and get kills, then I die, reload a save and try the same tactics just to get one shot. Any help or tips would be great. As of now tho while the game is enjoyable, I...

is the game playable online in pvp or pve ?and is there a lot of people playing or just a few people that play late at night ?

I only just became aware that this is a sequel to Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast, which is a sequel to Dark Forces 2, which is a sequel to Dark Forces. Do I need to play those to understand this game?