SWTOR Game Update 5.5 arriving October 10

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

Gunslinger
Sharpshooter

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

DevNotes: 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.

• The damage done by Chilling Scream due to the Piercing Chill utility has been reduced by 60%

Vengeance

• Increased the bleed damage bonus given by Bloodmaster per bleeding effect from 3% to 5%, now stacking up to 15%
• Increased the melee bonus damage given by Ravager from 3% to 5%
• Draining Scream now deals 45% more damage

Guardian

• The damage done by Freezing Force due to the Persistent Chill utility has been reduced by 60%

Vigilance

• Increased the burn damage bonus given by Burnmaster per burning effect from 3% to 5%, now stacking up to 15%
• Increased the melee bonus damage given by Master Focus from 3% to 5%
• Burning Blade now deals 45% more damage

DevNotes: 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 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%. Then to make up for the rest of the DPS needed to bring Vengeance / Vigilance in line with its DPS target, we increased periodic damage and overall melee damage through two passive abilities.