Companion Healing too Weak Now
I don't mean this to be an angry rant and I tried to phrase it so it wouldn't read like one. I apologize if it sounds like one anyway. It's not my intention. However, I do have concerns about this issue.
I logged in today to test out the companion nerf that came along with the patch. I tried to do the Alderaan heroics since I prefer running missions on planets I liked being on. I figured it would take some of the edge off of the adjustments. Unfortunately, I was wrong. The heroics were taking so long that it stopped feeling like it was worth my time. I could feel my time being wasted.
I was using a Jedi Sage in Seer discipline and a rank 9 HK. I don't grind for companion gifts, before the nerf I did not need to, so HK wasn't any higher than that. It's not impossible to do the heroics solo, but it's not practical either. I gave up on soloing the heroics after dying to a group of 4 gold killiks, I miscalculated while trying to escape, then I asked for another player's help. Thankfully they had their DPS character as it saved me much time in completing the 4 heroics. It's a shame, I was starting to get back into using my healer character again.
I freely admit that I hate combat in most games and that I usually just tolerate it if I do it at all, but I did try to adjust. I was modestly more inclined to tolerate combat in SWTOR than in some other games especially with the healing mode being enough to compensate for my lag. But now it feels like a chore not a game. Even with help, I just gave up entirely after we finished the Alderaan heroics. I just logged out.
I didn't log to be dramatic, its just that the slog to get through the heroics is painful to me even without dying. It was the opposite reaction a game should inspire. It was draining. Worse yet it is now mandatory for me because my alternate sources of making money have been well undercut by recent changes. I understand that because I am not currently subscribed my issues are less relevant. But I can say that I am disinclined to put more money into subscribing when the game is very not fun for me. At this point I have to look into other games to play to fill the void. This nerf on top of all the other big changes was just too much. I hope the nerfing is not final. It made the other changes easier to stand.
tl;dr The parts of the game I try to avoid were becoming more fun or at least more tolerable when the combat time was reduced. It is tedious and draining to me now. The nerf was too extensive and I hope it's not final.
I understand your point. As they stated if further adjustments are needed they will be made. More then likely it will be some time as they need to review player feedback plus see how the data looks that they gather from the game but changes may still be made. Unfortunately it's a balancing act due to the changes having to affect everyone together but I'm sure they will find a good balance.
