~My Frowned Upon Tanky Sniper Guide~
Alright lets start with your gear
Go for full defensive seals and cards to match them along with improving them to further increase your defense.
This is my current build once I hit level 45 (Currently level 41 but have all equipment ready)
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Even with bad seals you should end up with 7-8k defense and be fairly tanky-Able to take 2-3 blows from a kitted out level 60
Now your talents are what really bring this build to a whole new level
Getting Roland X is an absolute must for this build so you can have constant damage while you heal/Run away to heal
Other extremely useful talents in the tree for Roland are
Explosive Healing-Causes blinding and Increases the damage the target takes by 6%,So you get to heal and cause debuffs
Deafening Explosion-Causes proximity mine to cause stun for 1 second,Gives you enough time to use healing shot or place a roland
Death Trap-Increases Trap damage by 55% (Proximity mines/Burrs)
Medical Training-Wound Healing instantly restores 15% more HP and lengthens the Regeneration by 1 sec (Tanky Heals )
The Shooting Tree is another Absolute must for energy conservation/Overal Tankyness
Healing Infusion-Increases effectiveness of First Aid(Never Use in battle) and Wound Dressing (Op tank move) by 20%
Second Wind-Increases energy Regen Rate 50% when vigor aura is active (Perfect with Card of pipstrelle for infinite energy)
Stability-Using Aiming causes strong Armor,Adds 3900 defense for the duration of Aiming (Very Tanky)
Then you Have the Neutralization tree
Knowledge of anatomy-Paired with a decent attack rate gives you a 10% chance to deal a random debuff to your opponent
Sniper Training-Applies Aiming to to you after 4 seconds of standing still in battle
(It automatically applies then you can actually use the skill aiming to double its effects and duration HIGHLY USEFUL)
Any unmentioned skills in the tree's are just personal preference based and unrelated to my tank build
This build should let you level nicely and not have to worry about dying in PVE
As far as PVP it has had only minor tests against fully kitted players of much higher level,Hoping to hit level 45 quickly and test it out for real
This guide is brought to you by Seville-Sniper...Most likely the only person that wants to use a sniper as a tank class
Edited by Seville-Sniper (Elgore), 21 January 2016 - 06:13 AM.