Turret
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[edit] Overview
Turret is an Ability of the Engineer class.
- Deploys an automatic miniature turret that fires at nearby enemies
The turret costs 50 power and lasts for 60 seconds regardless of level but changes damage types caused with each level. All levels of this ability cost 2 Weapons Grade Micromechs.
[edit] Progression
| Skill level | I | II | III | IV | V |
| Damage: | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Duration: | 60s | 60s | 60s | 60s | 60s |
| Power cost: | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Damage type: | Physical | Sonic | EMP | Laser | Virulent |
[edit] Usage
While the turret as an offensive weapon doesn’t quite pack the punch of your own weapons or that of your teammates. They can be used to draw enemy fire away from both you and your teammates. Using turrets in association with the engineer ability Trap allow you to place down an aggravation gathering defense line. The armor on these turrets is high and can sustain a lot of damage. A minor offensive target dummy if you will.
While trekking alone however. Having two or more turrets/traps in conjunction with the Bot Construction Shield Bot or Multi Bot makes for an excellent defensive/pinned down combination. Ensuring that enemies are not only focused on other targets but that you have a protective bubble that hampers incoming fire.
The Turrets do a lot more damage if they are all placed on the same spot, as they choose their targets by the distance and the terrain. If they are all on the same spot, they target the same enemies and easily kick one enemy after the other down.
Minimum skill points allocation for shield/turret effectiveness: Level 2 Turret ability + Level 2 Trap ability + Level 4 Robot Construction ability = 16 points – 8 character levels.
Please note, the only thing that changes with the adding of points to this skill is the type of damage the turrets do, however, since you can have one turret of each kind out, you effectively also add a turret to your arsenal with each pump.
You can "heal" the turrets with a repair tool.
