Gunner
Eschewing defensive capabilities and self healing for DPS-focused skills will make you a force to be reckoned with, if not a bit of a glass cannon. The Tech tree is perfect for one of these builds, with its focus on dealing large amounts of damage and forcing enemies out of cover. This particular build meshes well with both healing and tech builds.
It requires a bit of support if you want to survive tougher challenges, so don’t have everyone in your squad play a gunner. The best skills to focus on here are:
- Turret with Active Sensor – The Turret is your buddy. It isn’t the strongest skill, but its ability to pull enemies out of cover, suppress others, and even down weaker opponents is very useful. The Active Sensor mod sends out a Pulse when this ability is triggered. So, as your turret seeks out targets, you’ll be able to pick off some at the same time. Obtaining the Scorched Earth Master mod will also turn it into a remote detonated bomb.
- Sticky Bomb with Proximity Fuse- Since a gunner is low on defensive abilities, being able to set traps is very useful, especially one as powerful as a Sticky Bomb.
Talent skills will help do a lot of the heavy lifting for this play-style. Tactical Advance increases weapon damage for successfully moving between covers. Evasive Action goes well with Tacticial Advance, reducing damage by 30% as you move between cover. Tech support allows for longer skill duration, perfect for your Turret. Simply kill an enemy while your Turret is deployed and it will be extended by 10%.
