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| {{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' ''talking to a recently deceased corpse''|''How'd that plan turn out for ya, dummy?''}} | | {{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' ''talking to a recently deceased corpse''|''How'd that plan turn out for ya, dummy?''}} |
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| The '''Engineer''' is a [[Classes#Defense|defensive class]], whose specialization is in constructing powerful and potent [[Buildings|buildings]] that change the flow of a game. He has 125 health, 100% speed, and 200 metal, which is a currency earned from ammo sources and spent to construct and upgrade buildings. His [[Sentry Gun]] is a major threat to any enemy in its sight, capable of shredding any threat in seconds. His [[Dispenser]] acts as a constant source of health and ammo, shoring up his teammates and sustaining a forward position. His [[Teleporter]] can send his entire team to the front lines, dramatically increasing their response time. And, optionally, his [[Jump Pads]] are a more mobile movement option that opens up innovative means of travel. He is subpar in direct combat, but the power, durability, and immediate effect of his buildings means that he dictates the flow of the game around him, acting as the single biggest obstacle to a successful enemy push. By no means is he completely useless in a straight fight, as a Shotgun is still a Shotgun, but that is not what he typically brings to a fight. When successfully set up and maintained, an Engineer encampment can single-handedly win the game. | | The '''Engineer''' is a soft-spoken, amiable man from Texas that has a love for all things mechanical, especially guns. He specializes in constructing and maintaining [[Buildings|buildings]] to help support his team, of which can be upgraded to a total of three stages, making him a suitable defense class. |
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| His weaknesses are his fragility, extremely slow setup time, predictability when using Level 3s, and punishing deaths. The Engineer is a weak class in direct combat, and though his [[Shotgun]] deals large amounts of damage, his low health and high kill priority means he will not survive a direct encounter. His buildings take a lot of time to set up, even when given optimal metal, and proactive enemies can spam out known encampment positions to impede the Engineer's progress. Since there are only a few viable Sentry spots for fully upgraded Sentries per map, meaning a defensive Engineer has little flexibility to change his tactics, meaning he is stuck defending his encampment in the same position each game. Since it's rarely viable to move an entire encampment to a different position, mobile scenarios are not his strong suit, including most offensive situations. He is usually stuck hauling a single upgraded building and destroying the other ones. And since the Engineer is the only class that can upgrade and repair his buildings, unless there are other friendly Engineers, a single death can lead to the rapid dismantlement of all his hard work, and with it, the chance of victory.
| | Such buildings include the [[Sentry Gun]], a turret that when placed serves as effective area denial. The [[Dispenser]], a building that acts as a constant source of ammo and health to teammates surrounding it, shoring them and helping them maintain a forward position, though, it can also be taken advantage of by [[Spy|Spies]]. The [[Teleporter]], which is constructed to bring you from one place to the next instanteously. Optionally, he can also build a [[Jump Pad]], a building which provides more mobile movement option via going great distances in the air that can constructed twice rather than just once. |
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| But that is not the only way to Engineer a victory. Fully upgrading Buildings is not a requirement, meaning a particularly bloodthirsty Engineer (usually called a Battle Engineer) can build a Level 1 Sentry near an objective and start spilling blood himself with his primary weapon, or leading enemies into his Sentry Gun. This flips a lot of the Engineer's weaknesses on their head, but some stay. Instead of being restricted to a few viable Sentry spots and being stuck babysitting his Buildings, he is much more flexible and is free to help take names and objectives. This also allows Engineers to focus on supportive Buildings such as Jump Pads and Dispensers rather than just his Sentry. Level 1 Sentries still function as good area denial tools and because it can be moved much faster than a Level 3 and replaced much more easily, an Engineer can be much more aggressive and creative with his Sentry spots. Make no mistake, a Level 3 Sentry will always deal out more damage than a Level 1, but a Level 1 is much more mobile and flexible. The Engineer is still very fragile however, sharing the lowest base health in the game and lacking tools such as speed, long range or invisibility as other light classes, and his Shotgun doesn't offer the same damage as other primaries. Despite that, a good Battle Engineer can be a deadly threat to the enemy team, denying valuable flank routes and killing off stragglers, and just when they kill the Sentry, there's another.
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| Despite having many weaknesses, both obvious and not, the capacity of an Engineer to warp the entire game around his encampments makes him the most powerful defensive class in the game. His buildings are priority targets for any enemy to destroy, and the game simply cannot go on if a Sentry Gun is defending an objective. Even Level 1 Buildings still offer incredible support to teammates and annoyances for enemies. On offense, using upgraded Buildings is generally not a good idea, unless there is a specific spot that the attacking team has difficulty pushing through, in which case he can set up shop there. Alternatively, he can follow his team with Level 1 Sentries and help take out enemies. On defense, he is impossible for a solo player to deal with when properly positioned, and requires a coordinated team effort to destroy entirely. While he is difficult to play optimally, and requires a lot of management of his buildings, the archetypal building spots are easy to pick up as a new player, and do not require sophisticated knowledge of the game's mechanics to be effective. This makes him appealing across a wide variety of skill levels, especially for those who don't mind building an empire, seeing it turn to rubble, and starting all over again.
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| The Engineer is voiced by Grant Goodeve. | | The Engineer is voiced by Grant Goodeve. |
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| == Bio == | | == Bio == |
| Location of Origin: Bee Cave, Texas, USA | | <poem> |
| | | '''Location of Origin:''' Bee Cave, Texas, USA |
| Job: Area Denial | | '''Job:''' Area Denial |
| | | '''Motto:''' "I like to make things". |
| Motto: "I like to make things". | |
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| This amiable, soft-spoken good ol' boy from tiny Bee Cave, Texas loves barbeque, guns, and higher education. Natural curiosity, ten years as a roughneck in the west Texas oilfields, and eleven hard science PhDs have trained him to design, build and repair a variety of deadly contraptions. | | This amiable, soft-spoken good ol' boy from tiny Bee Cave, Texas loves barbeque, guns, and higher education. Natural curiosity, ten years as a roughneck in the west Texas oilfields, and eleven hard science PhDs have trained him to design, build and repair a variety of deadly contraptions. |
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| == Weapons == | | == Weapons == |
| === Primary === | | === Primary === |
