SWTOR Patch 5.5 Class Changes: DECEPTION Assassin and INFILTRATION Shadow

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Below are the expected changes to Deception Assassin and Infiltration Shadow that Bioware is planing to introduce for SWTOR Patch 5.5 in October. These are not final.

Deception Assassin

Reduced the damage done by Ball Lightning by 5.15%
Amped Voltage no longer increases the damage of Discharge, but retains the rest of its effects
Dominating Slashes no longer increases the damage of Assassinate and the damage bonus it gives to Lacerate and Voltaic Slash has been reduced from 10% to 5%
Reduced the critical damage bonus given to Discharge and Ball Lightning by Crackling Blasts from 10% to 5%
Reduced the low-health damage bonus given by Sith Executioner from 5% to 3%

Infiltration Shadow

Reduced the damage done by Psychokinetic Blast by 5.15%
Fracturing Force no longer increases the damage of Force Breach, but retains the rest of its effects
Prevailing Strikes no longer increases the damage of Spinning Slash Strike and the damage bonus it gives to Whirling Blow and Clairvoyant Strike has been reduced from 10% to 5%
Reduced the critical damage bonus given to Force Breach and Psychokinetic Blast by Deep Impact from 10% to 5%
Reduced the low-health damage bonus given by Judgement from 5% to 3%

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

The Deception / Infiltration discipline was overperforming, so we made multiple changes to bring their DPS down to target levels. We reduced the damage of Ball Lightning / Psychokinetic Blast in addition to changing a couple passives to reduce the damage of other abilities.
Additionally, we reduced the critical hit damage on Discharge / Force Breach and Ball Lightning / Psychokinetic Blast through a passive, and slightly reduced the magnitude of the damage bonus given when enemies are at low health. These changes put Deception / Infiltration at their DPS target.