Ranger Class - Revision history

yuugh at 00:31, 8 June 2025

2025-06-08T00:31:00Z

yuugh at 23:09, 7 June 2025

2025-06-07T23:09:02Z

yuugh at 22:49, 7 June 2025

2025-06-07T22:49:44Z

yuugh: moved Sniper -> Ranger

2025-06-07T22:45:40Z

moved Sniper -> Ranger

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[[File:Sniper T23.png|thumb|500px|A [[Bisarme]] sniper, punching holes into [[Captain Kidd]] with an [[Weapons#Adamantiumized Titan Mining Laser|Adamantiumized Titan Mining Laser]].]]

The '''Sniper''' class stays level-headed with high range, sustained damage output, boasting the highest range bonuses out of the classes and the use of the [[Sniper Analysis]] mechanic, which gradually increases damage and critical hit damage to a target the longer the sniper maintains hits onto it. At full analysis, a sniper can deal massive and energy-efficient damage to a target at ranges well beyond most opponents can reasonably deal with.

The catch, however, is that analysis only progresses at a near-standstill, where a max speed of 40 or under must be maintained in order for analysis to be built. As such, snipers can leverage their high range (and slight innate visibility reduction) to develop analysis on targets from a safe distance, or rely on the protection of squadmates like [[Fleet Commander Class|Fleet Commander]]s or [[Berserker Class|Berserker]]s to take the vanguard.

That's not to say they're entirely helpless if shot at -- Snipers often make use of heavy fighter hull types, and can attain respectable durability higher than [[Speed Demon Class|Speed Demon]]s or [[Seer Class|Seer]]s. A sniper would rather not be seen or shot at if they could help it, but a sniper in a heavy fighter can sometimes fight at arm's length before it starts to hurt.

Some snipers go the extra mile and fly light fighters to leverage the extra augmenter slot to reach even higher damage ceilings, but forgo the hullspace and beefier resistance profiles that come with heavy fighters. This is usually unwieldly for solo play in terms of loot room and head-on encounters, so LF snipers are usually accompanied by supporting allies such as [[Engineer Class|Engineer]]s (healing drones, [[Tractor_Beams#Buffer_Tractors|tractor beams that assist with weapon energy consumption]]) or [[Fleet Commander Class|Fleet Commander]]s (auras boosting damage/energy charge).

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A quirk of how Sniper's class skills scale is that because it increases raw damage at a steeper rate than other classes, Sniper has one of the highest Damage Per Hit (DPH) ceilings alongside [[Seer Class|Seer]], leading to the class's reputation of being a one-shot-one-kill class.

Certain combinations of DPH-optimizing methods ([[Multifire|multifire]], [[Super_Items#Kalthi_Railgun_Protocol|the Kalthi Wrathful Warrior's Kalthi Railgun Protocol super]], high DPH weapons like the [[Weapons#Stygian Fist|Stygian Fist]]) can achieve highly specialized setups that can hit for millions of damage at a time in the right conditions. However, this is often at the detriment of overall combat functionality (extreme downtime, >100m Effective HP enemies, situationally low chances of actually landing the shot), so most snipers aim to gear towards a balance of damage and rate of fire bonuses for a more consistent performance.

= Skills =

=== Zen Skills ===

Zen skills cost (1 * Level) skill points per level, up to a max of level 50.

'''Zen of Heavy Fighters:''' Specializing in heavy fighters.
*Per level:
**+1% Shield Max in Heavy Fighter
**+0.20% Damage in Heavy Fighter
**+1% Capacity in Heavy Fighter

'''Zen of Sniper:''' Mastering Sniper.
*Per level:
**+1% Damage, +1% Electric Tempering

== Class Skills ==

<table class="skill-table">
<tr>
<td class="skill-cell">
{{ClassRightConnector}}
{{ClassDownConnector}}
{{Class1Rank}}
[[File:Skill-combat-focus-1.png|75px|center]]
<span class="header">Combat Focus 1</span>
<span>Your focus is in combat. 4% Shield Max, 3% Damage</span>
</td>
<td class="skill-cell">
{{ClassRightConnector}}
{{ClassDownConnector}}
{{ClassGlyphLeft}}
{{Class1Rank}}
[[File:Skill-combat-focus-2.png|75px|center]]
<span class="header">Combat Focus 2</span>
<span>Your focus is in combat. 4% Shield Max, 3% Damage</span>
</td>
<td class="skill-cell">
{{ClassDownConnector}}
{{ClassGlyphLeft}}
{{Class1Rank}}
[[File:Skill-combat-focus-3.png|75px|center]]
<span class="header">Combat Focus 3</span>
<span>Your focus is in combat. 4% Shield Max, 3% Damage</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="skill-cell">
{{ClassRightConnector}}
{{ClassDownConnector}}
{{ClassGlyphUp}}
{{Class1Rank}}
[[File:Skill-sniper-class-1.png|75px|center]]
<span class="header">Sniper Class 1</span>
<span>30% Damage, 5% Electric Tempering</span>
</td>
<td class="skill-cell">
{{ClassRightConnector}}
{{ClassDownConnector}}
{{ClassGlyphLeft}}
{{ClassGlyphUp}}
{{Class1Rank}}
[[File:Skill-sniper-class-2.png|75px|center]]
<span class="header">Sniper Class 2</span>
<span>10% Physical Damage, 10% Damage</span>
</td>
<td class="skill-cell">
{{ClassDownConnector}}
{{ClassGlyphUp}}
{{ClassGlyphLeft}}
{{Class1Rank}}
[[File:Skill-sniper-class-3.png|75px|center]]
<span class="header">Sniper Class 3</span>
<span>Allows the use of [[Sniper Analysis]].</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="skill-cell">
{{ClassGlyphUp}}
{{ClassDownConnector}}
{{Class3Rank}}
[[File:Skill-stalking.png|75px|center]]
<span class="header">Stalking</span>
<span>Stalk your enemies. 40% Tracking, -20% Visibility, 20% Damage</span>
</td>
<td class="skill-cell">
{{ClassGlyphUp}}
{{ClassDownConnector}}
{{Class3Rank}}
[[File:Skill-sharpshooting.png|75px|center]]
<span class="header">Sharpshooting</span>
<span>Take aim at your opponents when you have a steady shot. 40% range, 7% Critical Percent, 33% Projectile Velocity, 33% Knockback</span>
</td>
<td class="skill-cell">
{{ClassGlyphUp}}
{{ClassDownConnector}}
{{Class3Rank}}
[[File:Skill-efficiency.png|75px|center]]
<span class="header">Efficiency</span>
<span>Efficient shooting is a sniper hallmark. 30% Damage, -10% Rate of Fire</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="skill-cell">
{{ClassGlyphUp}}
[[File:Skill-adv-skill-placeholder.png|75px|center|See Adv. Class Skills page]]
</td>
<td class="skill-cell">
{{ClassGlyphUp}}
[[File:Skill-adv-skill-placeholder.png|75px|center|See Adv. Class Skills page]]
</td>
<td class="skill-cell">
{{ClassGlyphUp}}
[[File:Skill-adv-skill-placeholder.png|75px|center|See Adv. Class Skills page]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>

== Advanced Subskills ==

<div class="adv-skills-wrapper">
<div class="adv-skill-legend">
{{SkillGenericGlyph|name=General Skills|colour=#66bd95}}
{{SkillGenericGlyph|name=Combat Skills|colour=#4263bd}}
{{SkillGenericGlyph|name=Sniper Skills|colour=#d4c86e}}
</div>
<table class="adv-skills">
{{TableRowsAdvSkillsGeneral|colour=#66bd95|bg=rgba(115, 187, 115, 0.1)}}
{{TableRowsAdvSkillsCombat|colour=#4263bd|bg=rgba(158, 158, 255, 0.1)}}
{{TableRowsAdvSkillsSniper|colour=#d4c86e|bg=rgba(255, 193, 101, 0.1)}}
</table>
</div>

<br/><br/>{{skills}}

[[Category: Class Skills]][[Category: Skills]]

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 [[File:Sniper T23.png|thumb|500px|A [[Bisarme]] sniper, punching holes into [[Captain Kidd]] with an [[Weapons#Adamantiumized Titan Mining Laser|Adamantiumized Titan Mining Laser]].]]
-* Note: the below is outdated due to Sniper -> Ranger rework.
+* Note: Sniper was replaced by the Ranger class, some references on the wiki may be outdated.
 The '''Sniper''' class stays level-headed with high range, sustained damage output, boasting the highest range bonuses out of the classes and the use of the [[Sniper Analysis]] mechanic, which gradually increases damage and critical hit damage to a target the longer the sniper maintains hits onto it. At full analysis, a sniper can deal massive and energy-efficient damage to a target at ranges well beyond most opponents can reasonably deal with.

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	[[File:Sniper T23.png\|thumb\|500px\|A [[Bisarme]] sniper, punching holes into [[Captain Kidd]] with an [[Weapons#Adamantiumized Titan Mining Laser\|Adamantiumized Titan Mining Laser]].]]		[[File:Sniper T23.png\|thumb\|500px\|A [[Bisarme]] sniper, punching holes into [[Captain Kidd]] with an [[Weapons#Adamantiumized Titan Mining Laser\|Adamantiumized Titan Mining Laser]].]]
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		+	* Note: the below is outdated due to Sniper -> Ranger rework.

	The '''Sniper''' class stays level-headed with high range, sustained damage output, boasting the highest range bonuses out of the classes and the use of the [[Sniper Analysis]] mechanic, which gradually increases damage and critical hit damage to a target the longer the sniper maintains hits onto it. At full analysis, a sniper can deal massive and energy-efficient damage to a target at ranges well beyond most opponents can reasonably deal with.		The '''Sniper''' class stays level-headed with high range, sustained damage output, boasting the highest range bonuses out of the classes and the use of the [[Sniper Analysis]] mechanic, which gradually increases damage and critical hit damage to a target the longer the sniper maintains hits onto it. At full analysis, a sniper can deal massive and energy-efficient damage to a target at ranges well beyond most opponents can reasonably deal with.

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 '''Zen of Heavy Fighters:''' Specializing in heavy fighters.
 *Per level:
-**+1% Shield Max in Heavy Fighter
+**1% Shield Max in Heavy Fighter
-**+0.20% Damage in Heavy Fighter
+**0.20% Damage in Heavy Fighter
-**+1% Capacity in Heavy Fighter
+**1% Capacity in Heavy Fighter
-'''Zen of Sniper:''' Mastering Sniper.
+'''Zen of Ranger:''' Mastering Ranger.
 *Per level:
-**+1% Damage, +1% Electric Tempering
+**+2% thrust and speed auras when under 40 speed.
 == Class Skills ==
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              {{Class1Rank}}
              [[File:Skill-sniper-class-1.png|75px|center]]
-             <span class="header">Sniper Class 1</span>
+             <span class="header">Ranger Class 1</span>
-             <span>30% Damage, 5% Electric Tempering</span>
+             <span>+150 range (up to double), 30% Damage, 50% Projectile Velocity</span>
          </td>
          <td class="skill-cell">
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              {{Class1Rank}}
              [[File:Skill-sniper-class-2.png|75px|center]]
-             <span class="header">Sniper Class 2</span>
+             <span class="header">Ranger Class 2</span>
-             <span>10% Physical Damage, 10% Damage</span>
+             <span>Overloaders are 2x as effective in heavy fighters (does not increase failure rate)</span>
          </td>
          <td class="skill-cell">
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              {{Class1Rank}}
              [[File:Skill-sniper-class-3.png|75px|center]]
-             <span class="header">Sniper Class 3</span>
+             <span class="header">Ranger Class 3</span>
-             <span>Allows the use of [[Sniper Analysis]].</span>
+             <span>20% Physical Damage, 30% Damage</span>
          </td>
      </tr>
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              {{ClassDownConnector}}
              {{Class3Rank}}
-             [[File:Skill-stalking.png|75px|center]]
+             [[File:Skill-marksman.png|75px|center]]
-             <span class="header">Stalking</span>
+             <span class="header">Marksman</span>
-             <span>Stalk your enemies. 40% Tracking, -20% Visibility, 20% Damage</span>
+             <span>Use a Ranger Scope to gain empowered shots and mark enemies for bonus echo damage. Level 2: Max marks increased to 5, Level 3: Max marks increased to 7, -10% Visibility, 10% Damage</span>
          </td>
          <td class="skill-cell">
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              [[File:Skill-sharpshooting.png|75px|center]]
              <span class="header">Sharpshooting</span>
-             <span>Take aim at your opponents when you have a steady shot. 40% range, 7% Critical Percent, 33% Projectile Velocity, 33% Knockback</span>
+             <span>Take aim at your opponents when you have a steady shot. Up to +24% range and +10% damage per level when under 40 speed. 10% Tracking, 30% Damage</span>
          </td>
          <td class="skill-cell">
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              [[File:Skill-efficiency.png|75px|center]]
              <span class="header">Efficiency</span>
-             <span>Efficient shooting is a sniper hallmark. 30% Damage, -10% Rate of Fire</span>
+             <span>On Heavy Fighter when damage, 20% of incoming damage is converted to a parasite with a 30 second lifespan. 10% Damage in Heavy Fighter, 10% Shield Recovery in Heavy Fighter</span>
          </td>
      </tr>
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          {{SkillGenericGlyph|name=General Skills|colour=#66bd95}}
          {{SkillGenericGlyph|name=Combat Skills|colour=#4263bd}}
-         {{SkillGenericGlyph|name=Sniper Skills|colour=#d4c86e}}
+         {{SkillGenericGlyph|name=Ranger Skills|colour=#d4c86e}}
      </div>
      <table class="adv-skills">