Balancing Update - 17 February — STAR WARS™: Squadrons Steam update #178999

Pilots, The following are the server-side balancing changes we've made this week: Starfighters & Components We’ve taken our first pass on both the B-wing and the TIE defender in this balancing update. In the event we’ve over- or undertuned certain aspects of each starfighter, we’ll make further tweaks in the coming weeks. The B-wing was struggling to get to objectives, so we’ve increased its mobility to be closer to the other starfighters while flying directly at a target. You’ll see some large percentage changes below because of that. B-wings will be able to boost more frequently but the boost charge will deplete faster when power to engines isn’t maxed out. Increased boost charge rate by 100% Increased boost loss rate by 500% (loss rate now 50% higher than other starfighters) Increased boost activation cost by 100% Decreased maneuverability penalty on all primary weapons by 33% Meanwhi...