SWTOR's 5.5 adds cringeworthy changes in the name of balanceUpdate 5.5 was supposed to bring the classes into a kind of balance. To understand what balance is about in SWTOR, we will have to go back to a post that Eric Musco made back in June of this year. In it, he details the target markers for each of the different types of DPS without giving specific numbers as to what those targets are.And never miss to visit Swtor2credits.com for cheap swtor credits . Musco quotes the BioWare combat team: “The deeper reason for a ‘buff’ or a ‘nerf’ lies in a Discipline’s ability to perform at their target DPS.” I will be referring back to this post as I talk about the class that I favor the most: Marauder.

The numbers
Three core abilities were hit pretty hard. Approximately, 50% of all damage that an Annihilation Marauder outputs is through bleeds (damage-over-time). That means the initial hit is likely not that hard, but give it a few seconds and you’ll notice some significant damage.

At the top of that list with up to 30% of the overall damage dealt is Deadly Saber. This ability is tied to other abilities: When Deadly Saber is applied, the next three hits will apply a stacking bleed. Needless to say, Anni Maras will want to hit Deadly Saber everytime it’s off cooldown, and since it’s unaffected by the global cooldown, there is no reason not to hit it.

The second largest DPS dealer for an Annihilation Marauder is Annihilate. This is a straight-up damage attack, and when compared to the other Marauder abilities, it contributes to about 20% of overall damage output. That means about 50% of the total damage that a Marauder deals is between Deadly Saber and Annihilate. So when if those two abilities where nerfed, that would mean that Annihilation Marauders were over-performing in a significant way. Let’s look at the patch notes:

Marauder

Annihilation

Reduced Deadly Saber’s damage by 6%
Juyo Mastery now gives bleed effects an additional 1% critical hit chance per stack of Juyo Form, down from 2%,
The temporary bleed damage bonus applied by Annihilate due to the Devious Wounds passive has been reduced from 5% to 3%
Based on these notes, it’s clear why I see a 6% or more dip in my overall performance. But what does that mean from a design perspective, and where the developers believe this class sits when compared to other classes?

Here’s the cringeworthy part
If we look at the post from June, we can see that the developers set a target DPS for all damage classes, and then created allowances based on the way that the class works. Of course, I am sure this is simplified, but an Annihilation Marauder should be able to sustain a DPS about 5% above the target DPS. This makes sense given that a Marauder has to be in melee ranged and also has to maintain constant DPS on the target given that there is no real burst DPS.

This is where I would like your help. Help me see where I am missing something, bearing in mind that statistically my math is going to be off a bit: Let’s say that my 6% dip is indicative of the class as a whole. That would mean that Annihilation Marauders were sitting about 11% over the target DPS. And from a practical standpoint — from a position of actually playing the class regularly — I just don’t see how that is even close to true. I don’t think the Annihilation Marauders were doing badly, but I also don’t believe that they were outperforming the other classes.

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