Palpatine's basic attack does not always deal damage

[RogueZeroRendar]

Very strange, and I use palpatine oftenly, but never seen this. Of course his lightning gets the target even before it hits, there is a zone between miss and hit where the lightning does reach the target but doesn't inflict damage, but it isn't like in the yoda video provided. Also this is something interesting as blocking saber users do get their stamina drained when caught by this lightning that wouldn't hit, so blocking a lot against palpatine can drag those lightning that wouldn't hit to consume your stamina (Rey and Yoda shouldn't mind that though).

But If the crosshair's middle point touches the enemy's body it should hit, it has been like this to me since I started using palpatine in patch 1.1 Good footage you found on this @DYSPROssium

[SaberGuy]

This bug is still happening.

[EA_Atic]

Hi @SaberGuy,

Thanks for updating us on it!

/Atic

[TrunksStrife]

I clicked 'me too', just want you all to know I've been through this experience and a few PS4 friends also. I hardly see Palpatine being pick because of this issue.  They thought that was the nerf lol

[TrunksStrife]

Here is a video w/time stamp of it happening to me: https://youtu.be/7SUiPfcgE?t=83 can see I was dealing damage then nothing, yet see that electric-animation-glow was on him.

[OneThiccCat]

@EA_Atic Can confirm (on PC) me and my friend whenever we pick palpatine, his lighting doesn’t do damage sometimes and it’s just terrible especially in showdown where it’s fast paced.

[felker_s]

So after the May hotfix, not only this problem is present - still -, but now the abilities are bugged aswell. Chain lightning is just 100% useless, nothing even happens.

You did not nerf Palpatine - you broke him.

[EA_Atic]

The team is looking in to the issue, I have no new update currently. 

/Atic