http://www.swtor.com/blog/game-update-2.5-class-changes

"Slightly increased the damage dealt by Double Strike."

 

Wooooo!!! SO EXCITED. Going to make them pay even harrrrrrder.

Sigh, looks like I'll be stuck healing on my scoundrel forever. Nowhere near enough changes to make the game balanced

I posted this in the PvP forum but I'll copy paste it here:

 

 

I think it's a good start!

 

For years we've been telling Bioware that it's much, much better to do small, incremental, continuous balancing rather than their previous strategy of one massive "balance" patch per year.

 

If they continue to follow this streamlined approach with a small balance patch like this every month or two, that would be ideal for long term balance.

 

In this patch they addressed some big issues (like undying rage) and it's likely they'll add more.

 

If this is the only balancing we see over the next 6 months, then that will be a mistake and this patch will be a disappointment. If they follow this pattern and do this every month, it will be a great success.

Edited October 17, 2013 by Morde_

Yeah all the changes listed are a good start, I guess we'll have to wait until 2.6 to see if they can keep up with their idea of more consistent balance changes.

Hopefully there are tweaks to every class, doesn't have to be a lot but something to address things that are wrong. For example, commando healers, love playing my commando healer but it completely blows ***.

bw y u h8 sorcz y u doo doo dis wut we do?

these are actually damn good changes. they just missed the buffs to sorc heals/madness energy regen and commando healing in general. but like i said the changes they did do are very good

Eric just posted this, confirming my suspicions:

 

http://www.swtor.com/community/showpost.php?p=6857903&postcount=11

 

This is 100% a step in the right direction.

 

Small, frequent tweaking patches are immensely better than massive, yearly "balance" patches.

Edited October 17, 2013 by Morde_

Eric just posted this, confirming my suspicions:

 

http://www.swtor.com/community/showpost.php?p=6857903&postcount=11

 

This is 100% a step in the right direction.

 

Small, frequent tweaking patches are immensely better than massive, yearly "balance" patches.

 

Yesssssss

i liked the changes, i resub now

Glad to see they're doing class balance changes slowly instead of all at one time which we have to put up with for 3-6 months at a time depending on how bad it is but also sad to see they're removing an ability that I personally believe only somewhat good Operative healers were using anyways so whatever i guess, Overall it's a small improvement and a baby step in the right direction.

It would be better if they weren't incompetent. You realize that Dark Maul is going to become the best spec in the game?

 

Scrappers are now the worst spec in the history of this MMO.

 

Marauder change is meh. They had a good change and a bunch of nerfs.

 

Vengeance was the only "Okay" buff. However, their CC immunity plus Root could be OP.(Too early to tell IMO).

i resubbed for possibles of "frequent" class changes

i resubbed for possibles of "frequent" class changes

 

Maybe they'll turn maul into a smash-like ability next class balance patch. These changes show just how out of touch the developers truly are.

Maybe they'll turn maul into a smash-like ability next class balance patch. These changes show just how out of touch the developers truly are.

 

yea cause maul is an AOE ability that does 7k+ to all hit.

yea cause maul is an AOE ability that does 7k+ to all hit.

 

It might as well be. Read up on how to play dark maul.

It might as well be. Read up on how to play dark maul.

 

nah, shut up plz.

 

also with regards to eric's post:

 

while i do feel this is a very good step in this game's balancing issues...i dont see why they couldnt have thrown sorcs a bone. and i mean a small bone. sorc heals are still not as good as ops and mercs are just lol. why not throw us a little bit of a buff and see how it goes? who's it gonna hurt? while they mitigate the screaming with this promise of more frequent balancing, dont forget that they screwed an entire class over for a good amount of time. think about arena teams that have a sorc healer. now that guy is either gonna have to reroll op and waste time, or hes gonna have to go dps and find another op healer. then what happens when sorc heals become viable again? its just really inconsiderate of a group of players is my main point here.

nah, shut up plz.

 

I apologize, I forgot that you're the best PvPer on the bastion and you don't need l2p lessons.

I apologize, I forgot that you're the best PvPer on the bastion and you don't need l2p lessons.

 

hes actually from your ****** server

hes actually from your ****** server

 

i transcend servers. i am in all places at all times in one time in all space.

 

mortal.

I apologize, I forgot that you're the best PvPer on the bastion and you don't need l2p lessons.

 

hey SithEBM.

 

Do everyone a favor and quiet down, you know nothing.

hes actually from your ****** server

 

I know, that's why I complimented him.

hey SithEBM.

 

Do everyone a favor and quiet down, you know nothing.

 

The irony.

I know, that's why I complimented him.

 

am i missing something or....are you the worst at witty comebacks?