
SWTOR: Planned Balance Changes for 7.1.1
Gameplay designer for SWTOR, Shabir Dhillon took to the forums to explain some of the balance changes coming with game update 7.1.1 in Star Wars: the old Republic. This includes those for Lightning / Telekinetics, Madness / Balance, and Advanced Prototype / Tactics. Check it out: Shabir here and I am a Gameplay Designer on SWTOR. I wanted to start by saying we appreciate everyone for taking the time and effort to give feedback on the changes. I wanted to explain some of the changes we are making in the upcoming patch: Lightning/Telekinetics: Patch Notes: Convection/Clamoring Force – Critical hit damage bonus goes to 12% (down from 15%). Thundering Blast/Turbulence – Second arc of damage deals 20% of Turbulence’s damage (down from 25%). Storm watch damage decreased by 4% Halted Offensive/Power of the Force cast time increased to 3.0 seconds (up from 2.5 seconds). Alacrity still affects cast time. Decrease Halted Offensive’s/Power…