SWTOR Patch 5.5 Class Changes: MARKSMAN Sniper and SHARPSHOOTER Gunslinger

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Below are the expected changes to Marksman Sniper and Sharpshooter Gunslinger Disciplines that Bioware is planing to introduce for SWTOR Patch 5.5 in October. These are not final.

Marksman Sniper

Honed Shots now grants a 3% bonus to critical hit chance and damage done by Snipe per stack, down from 5%

Sharpshooter Gunslinger

Honed Shots now grants a 3% bonus to critical hit chance and damage done by Charged Burst per stack, down from 5%

DevNotes

The text below is a direct quote from the Bioware Combat Dev team with their reasons why are the above mentioned changes needed and what the goal for this discipline is. To better understand their means, check this post: SWTOR Class Balancing Explained: How it works and why is it NEEDED

Marksmanship / Gunslinger Sharpshooter was slightly overperforming, so we reduced the critical hit chance and damage of Snipe / Charged Burst by a small amount through a passive, which brought the discipline in line with its DPS target.