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The Assault class is specialised in mobility and dealing damage with guns. They are somewhat akin to a shotgun-using vanilla Ranger, but with more emphasis on damage and without the sword, or stealth skills. | The Assault class is specialised in mobility and dealing damage with guns. They are somewhat akin to a shotgun-using vanilla Ranger, but with more emphasis on damage and without the sword, or stealth skills. | ||
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== Abilities == | == Abilities == |
Revision as of 14:44, 25 January 2017
The Assault serves as our primary close range unit, able to push in close and hold the line.
Primary: Rifle, SMG or Shotgun (default); Secondary: Arc Thrower
The Assault class is specialised in mobility and dealing damage with guns. They are somewhat akin to a shotgun-using vanilla Ranger, but with more emphasis on damage and without the sword, or stealth skills.
Assaults carry Arc Throwers as their secondary weapon. These have normal range penalties, giving shotgun equipped Assaults an option for use at range, but do no damage, but will stun organic targets if it hits them.
Abilities
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Slug Shot
Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a shot that pierces two armor and has no range penalty. Three turn cooldown. |
Electroshock
Your arc thrower disorients the target when it misses. |
Lightning Reflexes
Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each shot. Specifically: -100 to hit for the first shot, -80 for the second, -60 for the third, -40 for the fourth, and -20 for the fifth. Further reaction shots are at normal to-hit chances. |
Trench Gun
Special shot for primary-weapon shotguns only: Fire a short-range cone-based attack at nearby targets. Three-turn cooldown. |
Arc Pulser
Fire your Arc Thrower to incapacitate a target and damage mechanical enemies. Reduces enemy hack defense by 20. Can use every other turn. |
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Killer Instinct
Activating Run & Gun grants +50% critical damage for the rest of the turn. |
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Extra Conditioning
Run and Gun cooldown is reduced by one turn. |
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Hit and Run
Once per turn, gain an additional move action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon. Hit and Run cannot be used after Run and Gun is activated. Bonus full actions from Serial and Death from Above will be awarded first. |
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Untouchable
If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss. | ||
Chain Lightning
Fire your Arc Thrower at every visible enemy who is capable of being stunned. Five-turn cooldown. |
Lethal
You do two additional points of base damage with your primary weapon. |
Stat Progression
Rank | Health | Offense | Will | Mobility | Dodge | Hacking |
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Squaddie | 0 | 2 | 5 | ? | 0 | 0 |
Lance Corporal | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corporal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sergeant | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Staff Sergeant | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tech Sergeant | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gunnery Sergeant | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Master Sergeant | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |