I've seen instances of "Barriss-gate" pop up in Poe discussions, saying that nerfing poe runs the risk of repeating what happened to barriss. It was pretty clear that some people were still vividly remembering the wounds dealt on that day. I'm pretty sure I began playing after barriss got nerfed so I don't understand how badly she was nerfed. Is the majority of people still mad about "Barriss-gate" but Poe just took the spotlight, or are those still angry about it just a vocal minority?
I'm just curious and in no way do I want to provoke an attack on anyone, though I have to say Barriss still looks very useful in LS missions for me.
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I have her And always top 3 since 2 month. On a has server .
Curious How people speak without knowîgknowing the truth .
They just look at damage, speed and healing, not realizing the other things she brings to the table.
She is incredibly useful in GW, not as a replacement for Lumi, but a complement. Lumi is best for dealing with AoEs and massive party-wide damage, and I usually use her early in a fight if I am going to use her at all. Barriss is better in all the specialty situations such as someone being heal blocked or when the AI decides to pick on one character while leaving the others alone. She's the best healer for bringing back a taunter from near death, for example, and I plan to experiment with using her with Poe once I have the latter ready. I also use her near the end of a fight to keep Lumi off cooldown if the fight has mostly gone well and I don't want to redo it.
Beyond the active heal, as a leader she provides a massive HP boost, and a nice free heal at the start of each turn, especially for Jedi. Her basic attack is very underrated by people who don't use her: mine heals the entire party for over 1100, nearly half the time she attacks. Doesn't sound like a lot but often is enough for me that I use no heals at all in my first 4 or 5 matches.
IMO her low damage is a benefit, not a weakness, as it helps prolong the end of a match to give more time for cooldowns to wear off.
As for her absence from arena, that was predictable after her nerf. But it's not just the nerf, it's because of the prevalence of high-speed, high-DPS characters. Many teams now run with no healer at all. If/when things shift back to a better balance of offense and defense, she'll return.