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Below are the expected changes to Rage Juggernaut and Focus Guardian Disciplines that Bioware is planing to introduce for SWTOR Patch 5.5 in October. These are not final.
Rage Juggernaut
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- The damage done by Chilling Scream due to the Piercing Chill utility has been reduced by 60%
- Force Lash now deals 100% more damage
- The bonus critical chance given by Brutality to Vicious Throw and Furious Strike has been increased from 5% to 10%
Focus Guardian
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- The damage done by Freezing Force due to the Persistent Chill utility has been reduced by 60%
- Force Lash now deals 100% more damage
- The bonus critical chance given by Swift Slash to Dispatch and Concentrated Slice has been increased from 5% to 10%
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
Chilling Scream / Freezing Force was doing too much damage with the Piercing Chill / Persistent Chill utility. It was being used as a single-target rotational ability when its intended use was multi-target AOE, so we reduced the damage it deals with Piercing Chill / Persistent Chill. To make up for the DPS loss, we increased the damage of Force Lash by 100%. Additionally, we increased the critical chance on two key abilities through a passive to give the discipline some additional damage potential and bring them in line with the DPS target.
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