yeah , not to sound to blood thirsty, but more blood wouldnt hurt my feelings at all....
as to the sparks when you hit someone, that comes from the pen and paper version of the star wars game (I think). In reality one blaser shot or lightsaber cut would kill (not that blasters or lightsabers are real). In the pen and paper game, when dmg was taken it was kinda like you were grazed with the saber blade, or the blaster. Im probably not explaining it right, but the game wouldnt be all that much fun if you died in one shot/cut so there ya go...