SWTOR Class Changes: Arsenal Merc / Gunnery Commando | Class discussion | Forums

Eric musco just posted Round 2 of class changes comming with SWTOR gamupdate 5.3. This time we get to read the planned changes for Arsenal Merc / Gunnery Commando Below are the notes from the Combat Team:

Class Changes: Arsenal Merc / Gunnery Commando | 06.16.2017, 11:06 AM

Note: All changes below are currently in development and are subject to change before being released.

Mercenary
Arsenal

• Blazing Bolts deals 4.89% less damage and costs 20 heat (up from 16)
• Barrage no longer increases the damage dealt by Blazing Bolts, but still finishes its active cooldown
• Riddle no longer improves Unload
• The critical damage bonus provided by Target Tracking is now 15% (down from 30%)
• Decoy now has 2 charges (down from 5)

Commando
Gunnery

• Boltstorm deals 4.89% less damage and costs 20 energy cells (up from 16)
• Curtain of Fire no longer increases the damage dealt by Boltstorm, but still finishes its active cooldown
• Rotary Cannon no longer improves Full Auto
• The critical damage bonus provided by Deadly Cannon is now 15% (down from 30%)
• Decoy now has 2 charges (down from 5)

DevNotes: With the changes to Arsenal / Gunnery, we wanted to bring the Discipline down to its target DPS. We also wanted to make heat / energy cell management a little more challenging for the Arsenal / Gunnery player, so we slightly increased the cost of Blazing Bolts / Boltstorm while reducing the damage it deals.

Another goal we had for Arsenal / Gunnery was to tone down its burst damage potential a bit, so we reduced the critical damage bonus granted by Target Tracking / Deadly Cannon to shrink the size of those big Heatseeker Missile / Demolition Round and Rail Shot / High Impact Bolt critical hits.

Finally, we felt that Decoy needed a significant reduction in power, so we reduced the number of charges it provides from 5 down to 2.