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In Case You Forgot, What Is Changing In Patch 2.7 — 9 Comments

  1. The Sticky Ground Target reticle, if it lets you place the reticle while the power’s on cooldown, will be a very welcome QoL improvement. It’s not an issue for Force Quake or Lightning Storm, which have been the ‘I forgot where I was in my rotation; screw it, blast _everyone_ while I figure out what I’m doing’ power for my Sage and Sorceror, but for classes that have longer recharges on their AoE — the Commando Grenade Volley, for example — I typically find myself closing with an oblivious spawn while it’s on cooldown, and then having to wait for it to cycle before I can even _start_ looking at where I need to place the reticle for maximum effect.

    Quick Ground Target Activation would have been _enormously helpful in a KDY flashpoint I ran yesterday, where my Commando (Gunnery spec) wound up bumped to primary healer on a four-DPS team for going up against the stage elites and the hacked security droid endboss. Not having to separately place Kolto Grenades while I’m targeting the Sentinel playing tank with my Hammer Shot heal would have let me spread the healing better.

    I need to play with Force Sweep/Smash in its new version before I decide whether it’s actually a nerf; being able to place the center of an AoE offset from mobs to better catch a scattered group in the AoE has always been a key to better DPS output, as well as mitigation when you get knockdown or the todtentanz of Sith lightning AoEs.

    • I would consider the change to force sweep as an “annoyance” for PvE. It doesn’t really rise to the level of a nerf but it will be an enormous pain in the ass for groups. The one you targeted will inevitably be the one to die first, and then you’ll be getting the “you have no target” red letter spam whilst your ranged buddies are gleefully placing their lightning and whatnot wherever their little hearts desire.

      • After playing with this one, I have to agree that it’s an annoyance, particularly because the attack is functionally a PBAoE (point blank AoE); if it’s centered on the character, why should it need a target? To keep people from being a jerk by spamming it on the fleet? Sorcs, Sages, Troopers, and BHs all have Ground Target AoEs with the potential to be equally spammy in crowds, but none of them had a primary-target requirement added. If the attack is supposed to be an AoE centered around your _target_, then that breaks the animation and the concept of the power — up to five targets within five meters of your target, who can be up to five meters from you, so with your lightsaber in your hand, you’re whaling on mobs that can be ten meters away from you, rather than five targets around you who are within five meters of you.

  2. Well, the new fps emp side were well received by my friends and I. Hoping to hit 55 this weekend on my commando (52) so I can check out the fps rep side. The most interesting thing I’ve noticed is that apparently I’m the only person/one of 2 or 3 in my guild that pays attention to patch notes and news in general. My merc guildie did enjoy the changes to gunnery/whatever. My operative healer buddy didn’t even notice changes, but he’s not real observant. The sorc I ran with was positive about the lightning changes after I pointed them out. Overall, it’s like changes in general. Some may irk you but you’ll learn to live anyways. Looking forward to your overall impressions.

    • One thing that irked me in guild chat, I can share here since they don’t read things on the game, thanks for the outlet, is people complaining about skill tree resets. Come on people. Talents changed and you need to re-verify what you want because what you had is no longer valid. It’s not a hard concept.

      • Agreed. Having said that, nobody around here has ever queued for something and then discovered the complete lack of spent skill points (shifty eyes).

        • I have to admit that the pulsing of the ‘skill tree’ icon isn’t that obtrusive, but I would expect that having to click ‘OK’ on a pop-up window telling you that your skills were reset and the skill points refunded would clue a player in that they would want to review the characters skill point allocation before engaging in combat. Perhaps a minor UI change that would make the ‘skill tree’ icon flash red and more brightly after a skill reset would draw people’s attention to the fact that their character isn’t how they left them.

          • Actually it did give me a popup with an “ok” last night. But it comes up just like the guild MOTD when you login and without thinking I was like “yeah yeah ok.”

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