have played watchmen and combat but haven't tried focus yet. watchmen was good damage but wasn't very fun, didn't really seem to matter what attacks i did as long as i kept the burns going. combat feels more connected, i like seeing the big numbers during a focus dump. not idea how much damage i am doing to compared to watchmen i can tell it's not gimped. also popping your relic right before a zen focus dump really helps your damage, never see anyone mentioning their relic in their rotation so i thought i would throw that in there

thought it was impossible after my first 2 tries, but this is how i beat him solo on my 4th try

all your companions would be messed up, they wouldn't respond to the dialogs and you wouldn't gain any affection unless they recoded all that too

i've notice it seems to mostly happen when i deflect a blaster bolt or attack someone who has a shield up, it's really annoying though