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caser5 -> Are Tactical Mercenaries UP? (2/24/2013 14:54:19)
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From the start of Omega I felt that TLMs were a tad UP, perhaps a subjective opinion based on my char. class, but with this new update I truly think they are under powered.
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Each point of damage now requires 4.5 point of Strength, up from 4
Defense and Resistance now scale at the same rate (previously you would get more Resistance per Technology than Defense per Dexterity)
This new balance update now lowers everyone's strength and resistance, great right? Wrong, It lowers the damage of Gun, Primary attacks, not the damage of Skill attacks. So for TLMs (who lack any skill that effectively deals any good damage like plasma bolt, overload, smokescreen/malf, surgical strike and artillery strike aren't useful for TLMs partly because the need for Mineral armor reroute and field medic) this update is a nerf. This update both lowers TLM damage output and resistance,so TLMs have to raise Tech. and Strength to compensate further detracting from other stats, while other classes such as TMs don't have to adjust as much because their damage output isn't directly dependent on Strength. I saw this update as a buff for caster (other) classes (TM, BM, even BH and CH who have multi-shot and Smoke/Malf. Mercs were nerfed by this update but not as much as TLMs because Mercs have to capacity and skill tree freedom to do higher damage, b/c of berserker) and a nerf to TLMS.
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