Class changes and balance in Game Update 1.3

I think the armor nerf on Shadows/Sins is a little overkill. They didn't have a problem holding threat before, but they're definitely going to have trouble staying UP now. The healing nerf is definitely justified for PvP, but i'd suggest reverting the armor nerf. A "tank" spec that onloy has 15% more armor than the LIGHTEST armor class (dps sin/sorcerer) doesn't seem right.

So i have a 50 sorc healer full WH and a 50 tank assasin mostly WH. In the last patch my sorc got super ****ed and OPs are now incredibly OP healers in pvp. NOW, my tank assasin is also nerfed, and the sorc is still just as bad. The best part, both my characters were biochem. So this means when the patch goes live, bioware will have put me in this situation from "balancing the classes": My sage healer has the worst survivability plus 4 casted heals and only one instant heal (unless you count purge). My tanksin's survivability is also reduced. AND, all of my biochem adrenals are now useless in pvp. OPS, Juggs, and PTs were either buffed or not touched. So now that RATED WARZONES are finally coming out, i have the two worst classes for pvp. I get to reroll an op and jug now, plus getting two new professions. Bioware is forcing me to start over in order to be competitive in Rated warzones, while people who chose FOTM classes like maras and ops are rewarded with two entire patches of being overpowered. I had hope that at least one of my classes would be useful, but it looks now like inquisitors will be absent in a lot of competitive rated warzones. I know i'm QQing, but imagine if you spent days of gameplay getting two classes geared that are now the only two nerfed classes in 1.3. It's like i spent all of my time just to lose to worse pvpers who have an ops healer behind them.

Reading the patch notes for GS/Sniper it reads like the SS tree will require 2 more points put into it. Rapid Fire (previously a 1 point skill) is now 3 points. Did Burst Volley get reduced to a 1 point skill (from 3) and that information was omitted in the notes?

So i have a 50 sorc healer full WH and a 50 tank assasin mostly WH. In the last patch my sorc got super ****ed and OPs are now incredibly OP healers in pvp. NOW, my tank assasin is also nerfed, and the sorc is still just as bad. The best part, both my characters were biochem. So this means when the patch goes live, bioware will have put me in this situation from "balancing the classes": My sage healer has the worst survivability plus 4 casted heals and only one instant heal (unless you count purge). My tanksin's survivability is also reduced. AND, all of my biochem adrenals are now useless in pvp. OPS, Juggs, and PTs were either buffed or not touched. So now that RATED WARZONES are finally coming out, i have the two worst classes for pvp. I get to reroll an op and jug now, plus getting two new professions. Bioware is forcing me to start over in order to be competitive in Rated warzones, while people who chose FOTM classes like maras and ops are rewarded with two entire patches of being overpowered. I had hope that at least one of my classes would be useful, but it looks now like inquisitors will be absent in a lot of competitive rated warzones. I know i'm QQing, but imagine if you spent days of gameplay getting two classes geared that are now the only two nerfed classes in 1.3. It's like i spent all of my time just to lose to worse pvpers who have an ops healer behind them.

I doubt it. Tanks worry about Threat gen, positioning, and proper timing of cooldowns. Making the new AoE smart for them makes sense.

DPS on the other hand focus on one thing only, and that's DPS. It's the least mentally taxing role to play in any MMO, and keeping your DPS up without breaking CC is part of your job.

At least with these new changes, a tank can much more easily pull packs of mobs away from CC so that the DPS can AoE unhindered.

That's probably it. Good catch

The tank taunt is awesome as we have a shortage of tanks on my server. The level of communication is already bumping up. This is a great direction.