Rocketeer (Long War)
The Rocketeer class is similar to an explosives specialized Heavy in vanilla XCOM.
- Primary Weapon: Assault Rifles
- Secondary Weapon: Rocket Launcher
Rockets
Rockets in Long War behave quite differently than in vanilla. See Rockets.
Rocketeers get one rocket as part of their standard loadout, and can gain additional rockets with the Rocketeer and Shredder Rocket (renamed Shredder Ammo) perks as in vanilla. Additional rockets and shredder rockets are also available as carried items, however carrying additional rockets as items causes an aim penalty due to encumbrance.
Abilities
Stat Progression
Rank | HP at level | Total HP | Aim at level | Total Aim |
---|---|---|---|---|
Specialist | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Lance Corporal | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Corporal | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Sergeant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Tech Sergeant | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
Gunnery Sergeant | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
Master Sergeant | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
Tactical Advice
Role: Mid/Long range Offensive Support.
An offensive support class, whose value depends on the players playstyle. The Rocketeer's speciality is the rocket launcher that she carries with her. Unlike Vanilla, the Long War Rocketeer perk tree focus almost exclusively on ways to improve the Rocket launcher.
Even though they are less reliable to hit , in Long war, the rocket launcher's primary uses are still the same as in vanilla: clearing tightly packed groups or hard cover, while letting the rest of the squad clean up any straggelers. Unlike vanilla, Rocketeers can move and fire, though with a hefty aim penalty and reduced range, this can be somewhat negated with the Snap Shot perk. Another important ability is the Shredder Ammo Perk, which increases the damage dealt by friendly forces, while also doing respectable damage on its own. With Perks like Covering Fire, Supression and Danger Zone and a respectable Aim increase per level, the Rocketeer can hold her own during fire fights, even though they should still be kept away from the front lines.
Unlike Vanilla, Long War Rocketeers rely on their Aim to determine, how precisely they can aim their rockets, a higher aim will mean that a rocket will scatter less, also the further away the target, the higher the scatter will be.
Due to the way that Rockets behave in Long War, it is very dangerous to shoot rockets while friendly forces are near the target area, as the rockets can easily veer off course and hit friendly soldiers instead of their intended targets.
As mentioned before, the usefulness of the Rocketeer depends entirely on the playstyle. Rocketeers tend to favor more agressive styles of play, where rockets are used in conjunction with Assaults and Scouts, to remove cover, while the others push against the enemy position.