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thorny junco Sep 26, 2025, 11:17 AM

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I am least certain about the melee choice here. I want some sort of axe, but I have no idea how to build those - especially in the context of this build.

steel gale Sep 26, 2025, 11:39 AM

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not going to sugarcoat it, thats pretty terrible

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that is arguably the worst veteran melee weapon in the entire game, and that keystone is very little value on recon las (though why is not so obvious)

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recon has a very small finesse modifier, something like 1.3
marksmans focus works for guns with great finesse modifiers, bare minimum 1.5

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the wound curio must go, they are just training wheels. replace with toughness or health curio

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try this or similar. 1 point left to choose FT or WS keystone or another node you'd like

thorny junco Sep 26, 2025, 11:59 AM

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steel gale recon has a very small finesse modifier, something like 1.3 marksmans focus work...

Oh damn.

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My goal is to use the Recon Las and hit headshots while doing a bit of support.

thorny junco Sep 26, 2025, 12:27 PM

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@steel gale
Is there a way to make the Mark XII Recon Lasgun good?

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Specifically the bullet hose.

steel gale Sep 26, 2025, 12:41 PM

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you can just take above recon and switch the mark to XII

thorny junco Sep 26, 2025, 12:43 PM

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Alright.

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Sorry for the botched screenshots.

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This does deviate from your suggestion because I wanted to keep Voice of Command for some extra support.

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I wanted to grab the Weapon Specialist talent that gives me extra ammo when I activate Ranged Specialist, which I thought could come in handy with the Mark XII.

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I could also remove two talents and grab rending strikes or some extra toughness, but I do not know if that is actually worth it.

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I did switch to the Mark III axe. Way better.

steel gale Sep 26, 2025, 1:22 PM

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basically never skip this talent

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the reload node is very little value. biggest use is on wepaons with very small mag sizes, which the recon is the opposite of. you already have incredible mag size from shock trooper giving free shots, always prepared is superfluous

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so i suggest doing this:

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since you want to include born leader for the toughness regen support upgrade, you could also consider switching Out for Blood (at the top of the tree) for on your toes (the subnode in weapons specialist)
on your toes is basically 4 kills worth of out for blood, for the price of killing 1 dude and then switching weapons

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it only triggers every 3 seconds max, but i still think it'll be higher value

thorny junco Sep 26, 2025, 1:46 PM

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Alright.

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I'll try it out.

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I'm pretty happy with the general playstyle of the build. I notice that I definitely do not get as many headshots as I had hoped, but that is a matter of practice and distance.

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The Recon Lasgun is devastating at closer ranges and can absolutely melt healthbars under the right circumstances.

steel gale Sep 26, 2025, 1:48 PM

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they hardly matter on recon

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thats the low finesse multiplier

thorny junco Sep 26, 2025, 1:48 PM

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True, but a bit of extra damage and free shot is pretty cool.

steel gale Sep 26, 2025, 1:48 PM

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naturally

thorny junco Sep 26, 2025, 2:04 PM

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What if I replace Precision Strikes with Deadshot?

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I understand that draining my stamina is a bad idea, but becoming more accurate and getting a massive crit chance sounds really appealing.

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I could then stack it with increased crit damage.

steel gale Sep 26, 2025, 2:14 PM

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deadshot doesnt reduce recoil, only sway, aka you hold the weapon stiller. you will lose accuracy from firing as you did without deadshot

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deadshot + recon is a cursed meme combo since you drain all your stamina really fast. it can be fun but you gotta go all in on stamina regen talents, and theres just better ways to play the weapon

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meanwhile precision strikes is just always on and doesnt require any sacrifices

thorny junco Sep 26, 2025, 2:22 PM

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Reasonable.

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In testing, full stack Ranged Specialisation into Deadshot was hilarious in damage output, but it is certainly not as good for consistency.

hushed cave Nov 10, 2025, 6:14 PM

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steel gale

simple replacement; born leader for tactical awareness

hushed cave Nov 10, 2025, 6:16 PM