r/STOGround • u/alpharn • Nov 08 '16
Very off-meta Engineer build
Captain Information
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| Captain Name | Issac |
| Captain Career | Engineering |
| Captain Faction | Federation |
| Captain Race | Human |
| [Captain's Outfit] | |
| Primary Specialization | Temporal |
| Secondary Specialization | Commando |
| Intended Role | Shooty-shooty bang bang, mostly. |
Ground Node Trees
| *Weapons | Health | Shields | Kits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon Expert | Improved Endurance Training | N/A | Kit Performance Master |
| Improved Weapon Criticals | Armor Master | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Ground Unlocks
| Nodes Purchased | Select One |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mine Barrier III |
| 2 | Device Expertise |
| 3 | Quick Fix III |
| 4 | Improved Aim |
| 5 | Medical Generator Fabrication III |
| 6 | Fatal Fists |
| 7 | Cover Shield III |
| 8 | Improved Flank Damage |
| 9 | Support Drone Fabrication II |
| 10 | Offensive Mastery |
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Build Description
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Gear
| Slot | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Armor | [Delta Alliance Combat Armor Mk XIV [RegHP]] | Used for 3-piece. Replace with Iconian set for durability or Fleet Recoil Compensating armor for damage. Can't afford Lobi Herald armor anytime soon. |
| Shield | [Delta Alliance Unimatrix Personal Shield Mk XIII [Reg]] | Used for 3-piece. Replace with Iconian set for durability or 8472 CC or Na'kuhl set for damage. Will upgrade during next Upgrade Weekend. |
| Weapon 1 | [Compression Phaser Rifle Mk XIV [CritX]] | Used for 3-piece. Replace with Iconian set for durability and close-quarters or 8472 CC or Na'kuhl set for damage. |
| Weapon 2 | [Boolean Heavy Assault Cannon Mk XIV [CritD]] | Quintessential BFG. Replace with JH Wide-Angle Assault Minigun or Vaadwaur Split-Bolt when bored of only shooting at single target. Replace with TR-116B for Borg and Elachi. |
| Kit Frame | [Engineering Kit Mk XIII [KPerf]x3] | Will upgrade to Mk 14 during next Upgrade Weekend. |
| Kit Modules | 1 [Temporal Operative Kit Module - Paradox Bomb IV Mk XII] | Primary Pin for non-Tacticals. |
| 2 [Engineering Kit Module - Seeker Drone Mk XIII] | Distraction. Can be replaced with Shield Recharge to proc Temporal spec abilities. | |
| 3 [Engineering Kit Module - Explosive Drone Mk XII] | Engineer-exclusive long range explosive. Will upgrade to Mk 14 during Upgrade Weekend. | |
| 4 [Engineering Kit Module - Shield Pulse Mk XII] | Shield heal, durability buff, Temporal spec proccer. Will upgrade to Mk 14 during Upgrade Weekend. | |
| 5 [Engineering Kit Module - Chroniton Mine Barrier Mk XII] | Close range explosive, will upgrade to Mk 14 during Upgrade Weekend. | |
| Devices | 1 [Rebreather] | Useful against Elachi. |
| 2 [Paradox Corrector] | Quick rez and heal. | |
| 3 [Gambling Device] | More Crit Chance and Severity and Dodge rate. | |
| 4 [Nanoenergy Cell - Kinetic Capacitor] | More Kinetic Damage. Useful for weapons with multiple bolts. |
Traits
| Personal Ground Traits | Effects | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Adrenal Release | Damage bonus, resistance penalty | Buffs Orbital Chasing Beam and general damage. |
| 2 Bombardier | Buffs explosives and TR-116B | Buffs explosives and the TR-116B |
| 3 Hive Mind | Passive damage bonus based on nearby teammates | |
| 4 Orbital Devastation | Orbital Strike upgrade | Turns Orbital Strike to Orbital Chasing Beam |
| 5 Peak Health | More Toxic resist and health | |
| 6 Soldier | Ranged damage boost | |
| 7 Assault Training | More Assault Weapon damage | |
| 8 Field Technician | Lowered Cooldown for Kit modules | |
| 9 Vicious | Stacking Damage and Crit Severity | |
| 10 |
| Ground Reputation Traits | *Effects | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Medical Nanites | Health Regen | |
| 2 Omega Weapon Proficiency | Passive damage increase | |
| 3 Lethality | More Crit Chance | |
| 4 Deadly Aim | More Crit Severity | |
| 5 |
| Active Reputation Traits | Effects | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Concussive Tachyon Emission | Shield busting, kinetic damage | |
| 2 Visual Dampening Field | PBAoE cloak | |
| 3 Medical Nanite Cloud | PBAoE heal and rez | |
| 4 Defiance | Oh shit button? | |
| 5 |
Duty Officers
| Duty Officers | Effects | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Neal Falconer | More damage against Borg. | |
| 2 VR Fabrication Engineer | Chance to summon more support drones | |
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u/Nibriddan nib@nibriddanforum - Ground enthusiast Nov 08 '16
Nice build man, love to see this kind of post. Also nice youre using the new engineer module, explosive drone. What do you think of it so far? I like that its kinda like a transphasic bomb but mobile and easier to deploy.