GameSpy: What impact does a character's Force-alignment have on his capabilities?

James: A character's Force-alignment affects his ability to use the Force. A player isn't restricted from choosing lightside or darkside Force powers when he levels up. If he's a lightside Jedi, he can still choose darkside powers. However, darkside and lightside powers work more efficiently if the character is the proper alignment. For example, if a character was at the top of the lightside scale and he chose 'Force choke' as a power, then whenever he used that power it would cost more Force points to power than if a darksider had used the power. Using darkside powers also has the added penalty of sliding a character towards the darkside. If a character uses Force choke to kill a sentient creature, then a small darkside hit is applied to him.
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