The class balance train roars forward with SWTOR Update 5.5

Ootini! With Game Update 5.5 moved to October, Star Wars: The Old Republic players have a little more time to prepare for some of the changes to come — including additional class build adjustments. Yes, the developers aren’t quite finished monkeying around with disciplines in the MMO.

Snipers and Gunslingers are going to be getting a slight nerf to their honed shots talent. The devs said that the marksmanship and sharpshooter builds were “slightly overperforming,” and so this tweak should bring DPS in line.

Meanwhile, Juggernauts and Guardians will see a wider array of changes when 5.5 drops. “Chilling Scream/Freezing Force was doing too much damage with the Piercing Chill/Persistent Chill utility,” the team said. “It was being used as a single-target rotational ability when it’s intended use was multi-target AOE, so we reduced the damage it deals with Piercing Chill/Persistent Chill. To make up for part of the DPS loss, we increased the damage of Draining Scream/Burning Blade by 45%.”