Short and sweet. The following characters need a potency buff at the ABSOLUTE MINIMUM:Teebo (TM reduction resist rate excessive)Darth Sidious (I think he has a higher dodge rate)Magmatrooper (worthless without TM reduction)Stormtrooper Han (TM Reduction is his appeal, his damage fluctuates excessively)Kylo Ren (his basic attack is only a % chance to inflict, with terrible Potency)IG-88 (0% at GL VII? Seriously?)Cad Bane (That stun is a critical piece of his arsenal, not landing it sucks)If anyone has any other characters to add to this list, please do!I'm well aware that most of the above characters also need work in other aspects. This thread is intended to address POTENCY specifically. Other changes to the above characters should be given their own threads or placed in an existing thread.

Yep, getting rid of potency and having all abilities at the same base apply/resist rate is absolutely the way forward.

"CadenceSnow;429143" wrote:Am posting to bring awareness... As said in other posts, it might not be a bad idea to get rid of potency altogether. Most abilities give you a percentage for that buff/debuff to occur, why don't we go by that rather than getting screwed over by potency? Balance characters tenacity if that would help too.This change seems FAR easier than finding a way to balance potency and tenacity. Turn Meter Reduction being resisted was NOT a decision that EA or Capital Games tested at all. Obviously. If they had, then characters with turn meter reduction abilities would have also had their potency increased.

Tarkin needs potency more than anyone else period.He has one of the best kits in game but can't land anything. Seeing how everything about him is debuffing I feel he should have one of the highest is game.His basic actually hits pretty well, if you need to tone that down to raise his potency so he is not op, then do it. Tarkin has the kit to be a game changer, but his potency is why he is never used. I don't care if it does get to 130% at gear 10. He should be at that at gear 5, not 9% like he is now. No one right now is going to waste gearing him to 10. He should be hitting around 230% at gear 10.

Clone sarge definitely needs some potency as well. Sitting at a measly 20% at g10. I think 60% would be a minimum to bring him up to par.

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AOD_SinCruX
9 years ago
Fives!
nista002
9 years ago
Yep, getting rid of potency and having all abilities at the same base apply/resist rate is absolutely the way forward.
MistPassiert
9 years ago
"CadenceSnow;429143" wrote:
Am posting to bring awareness... As said in other posts, it might not be a bad idea to get rid of potency altogether. Most abilities give you a percentage for that buff/debuff to occur, why don't we go by that rather than getting screwed over by potency? Balance characters tenacity if that would help too.

This change seems FAR easier than finding a way to balance potency and tenacity. Turn Meter Reduction being resisted was NOT a decision that EA or Capital Games tested at all. Obviously. If they had, then characters with turn meter reduction abilities would have also had their potency increased.
Dranninn
9 years ago
Tarkin needs potency more than anyone else period.

He has one of the best kits in game but can't land anything. Seeing how everything about him is debuffing I feel he should have one of the highest is game.

His basic actually hits pretty well, if you need to tone that down to raise his potency so he is not op, then do it.

Tarkin has the kit to be a game changer, but his potency is why he is never used. I don't care if it does get to 130% at gear 10. He should be at that at gear 5, not 9% like he is now. No one right now is going to waste gearing him to 10. He should be hitting around 230% at gear 10.
x0797mjs3
9 years ago
Clone sarge definitely needs some potency as well. Sitting at a measly 20% at g10. I think 60% would be a minimum to bring him up to par.
2-Vekho-3
9 years ago
I agree with this list, but add Tarkin he Needs it so bad !
MistPassiert
9 years ago
Here's video proof ST Han's potency needs a significant buff below Gear level 9:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IcgCEHW-1U
AOD_SinCruX
9 years ago
Fives
Swartzkov
9 years ago
"Mist_Passiert;433824" wrote:
"CadenceSnow;429143" wrote:
Am posting to bring awareness... As said in other posts, it might not be a bad idea to get rid of potency altogether. Most abilities give you a percentage for that buff/debuff to occur, why don't we go by that rather than getting screwed over by potency? Balance characters tenacity if that would help too.

This change seems FAR easier than finding a way to balance potency and tenacity. Turn Meter Reduction being resisted was NOT a decision that EA or Capital Games tested at all. Obviously. If they had, then characters with turn meter reduction abilities would have also had their potency increased.

Turn meter reduction being resistable was a knee-jerk reaction from CG due to how broken Ewoks were in EVERY level of the pit. They knew they had to do something or the raid would just be trivialized even more than it is now. That said, I am surprised they haven't addressed the characters that they butchered with that update.
meesentient
9 years ago
Lets roll.

In desperate need of a Potency buff are Rex, Clone Sarge, Asajj, Mace, Teebo, Fives, Kylo, Magma, Sid, Nute, Greedo, Grevious, and 88. There are others I forgot about for sure.