I think I broke the game.
I'm also playing however I'm Republic & a Goody Two Shoes Playing Star Wars The Old Republic has been very interesting. I'm trying not to give away spoilers - but there are some hard decisions at times. Hard as in our game play stops while we think about how we want to answer. This normally has my husband & I discussing the answer at length. I got my first Dark Side points ever & it just underlined what we already knew. I don't handle betrayal well. Even in a video game.
There is an option you can turn on that tells you whether a response will trigger light or dark side points before you select it. If you are trying to avoid one side or the other it's pretty useful.
I always look for the "I'm done talking and now I'm going to kill you" option. That's a sure fire way to increase my dark side points