Skills rebalance proposal

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Skills rebalance proposal

1. Assault
2. Heavy
3. Sniper
4. Berserker
5. Infiltrator
6. Technician
7. Priest

Assault

- Proficient with assault rifles and shotguns (complete list here)

Dash

Move up to 1/2 of the movement of the character (3WP and 1AP; limited to 2 uses per turn) (e.g. with a movement stat of 20, a soldier can move 10 tiles casting )

Return Fire

Shoot back at an enemy when it attacks, provided that character is using a direct-fire projectile weapon with proficiency, and the enemy is within half perception range (passive skill)

Ready for Action

Reloading and inventory management costs 0 AP (passive skill)

Onslaught

Refunds 2AP to another operative within 12 tiles, can only be used once per turn by the same soldier (cost 4WP and 2AP)

Rapid Clearance

Get back 2 AP for each kill until the end of the turn (cost 5WP)

Heavy

- Proficient with machine guns, cannons and grenade launchers (see complete list here)

Brawler

Bash and melee attacks deal 50% more damage (passive skill)

This is a must have skill for a melee oriented , very effective in combination with jet jump.

It can also be used in a multiclass build with an with the vengeance torso to create a melee 'Terminator'.

War Cry

Limits the AP of all enemies within 10 tiles to 2 (3WP 1AP)

Boom Blast

Reduces the cost of using explosives by 1 AP and increases their range by 50% until the end of the turn (5WP)

Inspire

Killing an enemy grants allies 1 additional WP (passive skill)

Rage Burst

Fire the weapon 5 times in an arc, limited to one use per turn by the same soldier (5WP + standard AP cost of firing the weapon)

Sniper

- Proficient with sniper rifles and pistols (see complete list here).

Extreme Focus

Overwatch cost is reduced by 1 action point(passive skill)

Quick Aim

The AP cost of the next shot with proficient weapon is reduced by 1 (3WP)

Master Marksman

Accuracy with a proficient weapon is increased by 30% while there are no spotted enemies within 10 tiles (passive skill)

Weak Spot

Disabling a body part also remove that body part's armor (passive skill)

Mark for Death

Increases damage suffered by the target by 10 from each hit until the end of the turn (4WP)

Berserker

Armor Break

Next attack will shred an additional 30 armor (4WP)

Close Quarters Evade

Attacks from enemies within 10 tiles deal 25% less damage (passive skill)

Bloodlust

Damage and movement are increased proportionally to the health lost (up to double) (passive)

Ignore pain

Disabled body parts remain functional. Cannot Panic or be Mind Controlled (passive)

Adrenaline Rush

All abilities cost 1 AP until the end of the turn, can't use any skills or abilities that cost WP after casting it, Accuracy reduced by 50% and you are dazed the next turn (5WP)

Infiltrator

- Proficient with crossbows and spider drones (see complete list here)

- Gain +25% to stealth while undetected

Surprise Attack

Attacks from behind gain shock damage equal to 3 times the damage dealt (passive)

Deploy Decoy

Deploy holographic decoy at the chosen location. The decoy is treated as a real target by all enemies (4WP 1AP)

It can be a bit of a hit or miss because of enemy AI that can react to the decoy in unpredictable ways, sometimes ignoring it altogether. However, as a rule, if you place the decoy in a convenient spot and there are no more convenient targets for the AI, it will go after it.

Spider Drone Pack

Deploy 3 spider drones with one action (2AP)

Vanish

Move within 5 tiles and disappear from view for the next turn (4WP)

Sneak Attack

Damage dealt while not spotted is increased by 100% (passive)

= - Proficient with PDWs, Auto Turrets and Exo-Arms (see complete list here)

Technician

Fast Use

The action point cost of medkits, stimpacks and robotic arm abilities is reduced by 1(passive)

Manual Control

Take manual control of a turret or vehicle weapon and shoot at a target (3WP 1AP)

does not receive any benefits or rewards from the killing down by the spider drones, vehicle or auto turrets, such as [[#wps|WP]], APs (if multiclassed and using rapid clearance) or XPs.

Field Medic

Restore 10 hit points and 10 armor to all body parts of the selected target. Disabled body parts are restored (2WP 2AP)

Remote deployment

Turrets can be thrown in a radius of 10(?) tiles and deployed for 1 AP (passive)

Electric reinforcement

Give yourself and allies within 20 tiles a bonus of 20 armor for 1 turn. This effect does not stack (6WP 1AP)

Priest

- Proficient with weapons that deal virus damage (that is, Redeemer and Subjugator)

- Can use special head mutations, which give them additional abilities

focus on decreasing enemy WP (using weapons that deal viral damage and psychic scream) and taking advantage of it (with mind control and induce panic).

Because virus damage does Damage over Time, you have to wait until the enemies turn for it to take effect. This means that you can't use to reduce the WP of an enemy to lower the cost of or to on the same turn.

also have an area of effect attack that can be 'metaed' into something wicked (), and what can be best described as a combined haste & bravery spell ( frenzy).

There is a defensive-support side to the , with psychic ward that offers some protection to friendlies, and with Mind Sense that shows as red blips all enemies within 15 tiles, but in Phoenix Point (usually) you don't need to be a psychic to spot most enemies much further away and the skill does not seem to be working at the moment anyway(seems to be working now as described).

Additional abilities acquired from head mutations

A particularity of is that they have access to a unique set of head mutations, each of them adding another ability (or 'spell') to their repertoire:

1. Judgement Head: Instil frenzy in friendly characters within 20 tiles for 2 turns, increasing their movement by 50% and making them immune to panic (1AP, 4WP)
2. Screaming Head: Cast psychic scream, reducing WP of all enemy units in an 8 tile radius by NTC (3AP, 4WP)
3. Synod Head: Living allied units within 7 tiles recover 2 WP at the start of the turn (passive skill)

However, and that comes with it are the best choices by far in most circumstances. A 50% increase in movement and immunity to panic for 2 turns? Any of these effects would have been enough to make it a worthwhile investment, but together it's a no-brainer

Mind Control

Gain control of an enemy in range and with line of sight (WP cost equal to enemy's current WP, 1AP; costs 1-10 WP per turn to maintain, depending on target type)

How to use it effectively:

The cost in WP of initiating of an enemy is its current WP and the cost of maintaining it on each subsequent turn varies on the type of character (1WP for , 2WP for and humans, 3WP for , 5WP for Sirens and , and 10WP for ).

Beware that

1. if casting will lower your WP to 0, you will lose the WP and fail to the enemy;
2. if the enemy is panicked, you can them but they can't do anything;
3. while under the enemy is for all intents and purposes on your team, which means that it will gain WP from and from killing enemies.

So what you want to do is reduce the WP of your target before casting , and you want to start by reducing its max WP by disabling its head. You will probably want to bring the WP even lower by, for example, casting priest psychic scream, or killing some of its mates to bring down the morale. You don't want to reverse the order because if you first kill some enemies, or cast , and then disable the target's head, the reduction in max WP will absorb those initial losses and you will not lower the cost to .

Finally, don't forget that you can release the critter from if it is convenient for any reason (for example, to avoid paying the cost of maintaining next turn, or because you want its water... I mean, WP for dispatching it).

So with you want to carefully plan ahead and do some math before you pick a victim

Induce Panic

Cause a target to panic if its current WP are less than the (3WP, 1AP)

Mind Sense

All organic enemies within 15 tiles are automatically revealed (passive)

'Revealed' meaning shown as red blips.

Currently doesn't work for detecting dormant Ancients (Legacy of the Ancients)

Psychic Ward

Allies within 10 tiles are immune to panic and psychic damage attacks (passive)

Currently only prevents characters from panicking, does not reduce psychic damage Fixed in 1.10 Orryx

Mind Crush

Deal 100 damage to all enemy entities within 10 tiles (6WP, 1AP)

The damage dealt by ignores armor need to check if triggers

Devastating when used against mobs, as it can be cast multiple times.

'Tuning' the :

The 100 damage is enough to kill worms (though not Mindfraggers), and do considerable damage to humans, Arthrons and Tritons, but you can stack it with Reckless or sneak attack to give it a more murderous touch. Or you can cross the with a for the ultimate crowd control experience. Or with to gain rapid clearance.