While this all makes it sound like purely player skill-based combat, part of the results are also governed by your character’s skills. There is an underlying skill tree which allows you to allocate a total of 13 points into specific areas of specialization. For example, as an assault trooper, you can choose to be a pure tank and put your points into strengthening your defense, or you can specialize in explosives, increasing the range and damage they do. Alternatively, you can choose a balanced spec which allows you to be a little bit of both.

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