Gears Tactics: classes, weapons and making the turn count

Gears Tactics: classes, weapons and making the turn count In Tactics, a good turn is about what the whole squad can do. Taking a shot because one soldier has a target isn't always the best opening. Sometimes moving somebody else first gives you a better angle, a safer execution, or enough extra actions to deal with the rest of the room. The five soldier classes, plus Jack - Support: healing and extra actions. Choose whether you need focused healing, team recovery or more offensive support instead of trying to unlock everything at once. - Vanguard: the front-line role. Can absorb more punishment and disrupt enemies, but isn't immune to being surrounded. - Heavy: sustained damage and strong overwatch. Put the soldier where that fire will matter before spending the turn repositioning. - Scout: cloak, mobility and close-range Gnasher work. Reaching the enemy is only half the job; plan where the Scout ends the turn. - Sniper: long-range precision and skills that can extend the turn. A clear shot at a dangerous target is more useful than standing far away with an obstructed view. - Jack, in Jacked mode: support and battlefield control, with a separate skill tree. Use his abilities to help the soldiers rather than expecting another conventional gunner. Official classes (https://t.co/FJHfvjxUyw) Weapons and equipment The class determines the soldier's main weapon role. You aren't swapping everybody freely between Lancers, Gnashers and Longshots as though this were the shooter. Equipment and skill choices build on that role. The familiar weapons still make sense in that context. The Lancer supports a versatile soldier, the Vanguard's Retro Lancer suits the front line, the Heavy brings the Mulcher, the Scout gets the Gnasher and the Sniper has the Longshot. Sidearms and grenades give you other options when the main weapon isn't the right answer. Dropped Boomshots and Torque Bows are a different opportunity. Kill the enemy carrying one and you can pick it up. The Boomshot can punish a group; the Torque Bow offers both targeted and area attacks. Don't use up the pickup just because it's new. Look for the encounter where that extra damage changes what the squad can accomplish. Official power weapons (https://t.co/zDsxDwIabH) A practical turn checklist 1. Identify the enemies who can hurt or pin down the squad next turn. 2. Check the firing lines before moving. Being able to see something doesn't always mean the shot is clear or within useful range. 3. Break enemy overwatch before running through it. 4. Set up an execution if the extra actions will help, but keep the executioner out of a position the squad cannot support. 5. Spend the extra actions on the remaining problem, not just on a low-value shot because you have one available. 6. Leave the squad somewhere that survives the enemy turn. An execution gives the other squad members an extra action. That's an important distinction: don't plan the next move around the executioner receiving the same bonus. An obstructed shot can also hit somebody you didn't intend, including a teammate. Check the targeting information instead of guessing from the camera angle. Official combat rules (https://t.co/4h0OktDnem) Skills have action costs and cooldowns. Passive skills work without being activated; active skills need you to spend the action at the right moment. Spending points toward a coherent job is more useful than buying whichever icon happens to look interesting next. Official skill system (https://t.co/Sq9XVyFM9X) Equipment isn't a fixed collectible list Check loot cases and optional objectives, but don't expect every case to contain a guaranteed named item. Compare the equipment you actually receive with the build you're using. A rare item that doesn't help the soldier's job isn't automatically the best choice. For achievements, keep the Classic and Jacked campaign requirements straight. Adding Jack changes the available tools and some challenges, but it doesn't erase the need to meet the wording of the achievement you're pursuing. The separate 61-achievement guide covers those distinctions.