Multiplayer Balance Changes ~ General discussion

some of the big buffs we saw were:

Prothean Particle Beam Assault Rifle
- Damage increased from [17.2-21.4] to [19.2-25.8]
- Magazine size now scales with weapon level, from [100-125]
PPR was not very good at the start and became a boss melter after the change

Saber Assault Rifle
- Damage increased from [350.1-437.6] to [460-575]
- Spare Ammo increased from [40-50] to [40-56]
- Encumbrance decreased from [2.0-1.4] to [1.7-1.4]

Arc Pistol
- Damage increased from [56.6-71.1] to [77.2-96.5]
- Encumbrance decreased from [1.5-0.9] to [1.1-0.6]
- Damage multiplier when fully charged increased from 2.0 to 3.0
this was the biggest buff any weapon received. Went from low tier to one of the best weapons in the game

Eagle Heavy Pistol
- Damage increased from [60.9-76.1] to [86.1-107.7]
- Encumbrance decreased from [0.6-0.25] to [0.45-0.25]
- Clip size increased from 18 to 24
- Spare ammo increased from [180-225] to [192-240]
my personal favorite buff to any weapon

Talon Heavy Pistol
- Damage increased from [72.1-90.1] to [93.7-117.1]
- Encumbrance decreased from [1.5-0.9] to [0.9-0.6]
- Spare Ammo increased from [24-34] to [24-36]
pretty sizeable buff to the talon. especially with it's defense bonuses on top of regular damage

Wraith Shotgun
- Damage increased from [83.1-103.9] to [117.6-147.0]
- Spare Ammo increased from [10-20] to [18-28]
- Encumbrance decreased from [1.5-0.9] to [1.2-0.9]
wraith was buffed substantially, but still remains the tin can

Hurricane SMG
- Damage increased from [72.5-90.6] to [102.5-128.1]
- Spare Ammo increased from [144-180] to [280-360]
- Encumbrance decreased from [1.0-0.5] to [0.85-0.45]
- Recoil reduced
why is the hurricane so good. see above

Black Widow Sniper Rifle
- Damage increased from [514.1-642.6] to [739.0-923.8]
- Encumbrance decreased from [2.5-2.0] to [2.3-2.0]
monster black widow buff

Javelin Sniper Rifle
- Damage increased from [795.0-993.7] to [1236.6-1545.8]
- Encumbrance increased from [2.5-2.0] to [2.7-2.4]
- Max spare ammo decreased from [9-19] to [5-15]
even more monster javelin buff

On top of all these, almost every power saw a buff, save a few nerfs. Many characters received buffs to health/shields, carrying capacity and rank up on skills from start. Many gear items saw buffs as well. They weren't substantial, but helped some out.
A huge buff for us was the change in fire time on the cobras. It allowed us to save teammates from banshees where we were unable to do so before unless you were in the process of taking out your missile launcher already.

these were pretty big enemy nerfs that helped us out.

Gold and Platinum Difficulties
- Enemy shield/barrier damage gates on weapon damage reduced from 100% to 75%, which
means 25% of the remaining weapon damage after impacting shields/barriers will pass
through to health.

Enemy Shields and Barriers
- (Platinum) The delay before enemy shields/barriers start regenerating increased from 4 to 6 seconds

I'll stop there, but I do feel that people had a skewed view of the game balance over time. Overall, I feel Bioware was pretty responsive in making their game a better experience through the changes.

Why do they give us these incredibly trash UR's, are they trolling on purpose? 

Let's be positive, Balance changes are going to be easier than ever for Bioware, the just need to buff ALL WEAPONS and POWERS around 25% , no need to do surgical changes at all because right now the game is unbalanced as hell

The idea with that is they now have the bonus stats you unlock and level up which reduces cool downs across the board for all characters. You also get bonus health, shields, faster and greater health regen etc. I think the bonus stats idea is one of the few improvements. As reaching level 20 in classes that give 25% health and shields as their bonus will grant those to all your level 1 characters making them more viable early on in their progression.