Outriders, one of the most awaited shooting titles this year, just got released on April 1 for Windows and consoles. It is a co-op role-playing third-person shooter title developed by People Can Fly and published by Square Enix. Early this year, a demo of the game was released and it has brought some real excitement to the gaming community.
Outriders is set in a futuristic world, where the Earth is no longer a place for humans to live because of all the wars, climate disasters. All the remaining humans decided to combine their resources to form an Enoch Colonization Authority to live on Enoch, a distant planet.
When first entering Outriders, players will be able to customize the appearance of their own Outrider character. This process doesn't matter too much because you can change your appearance later in the game.
Next, you will have to choose one of the four given Outriders characters. Each character will have their own traits that fit different playstyles. Also, you cannot pick again after this so you need to think really carefully about which Outriders character you will choose.
In this article, we will show you the details about Outriders characters so you can make the best pick for yourself.
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1. Outriders characters - Devastator
Devastator is a character that is built for players who want to be a tanker. you can take a lot of damage while also deals a lot of damage in close range. You will be the frontline of your team and tremble ground enemies. Your way to build this character is to make him a strong offensive force or a firm defensive force.
Class Traits:
- Get additional 15% maximum Health.
- Increase Armor by 30%.
- Every close-range kill heals you by 24% of your maximum health.
Melee Skill: Deal damage and inflict Bleed to all enemies within a small radius. CD: 1 second. This skill does not need any skill slot or Class Point. Sprinting before using the Melee Skill changes the skill to a ground-slam that has a larger AOE but the skill will also have a longer cooldown (2 seconds). However, the more you use the Melee Skill, the longer the cooldown will be.
Healing Mechanic: You will recover Health from slain enemies that stood too close.
2. Outriders characters - Pyromancer
It is easy to guess just by reading the name of this character that you will be using fire damage a lot. Pyromancer can perform powerful AOE mid-range attacks. This class works best as the main DPS dealer of a party, where there are other players to draw the aggro.
Class Traits:
- Receive additional 10% Anomaly Power.
- Skills Mark damaged enemies for 15 seconds. Killing a Marked enemy heals you by 24% of your maximum health.
Melee Skill: Deal damage and inflict Burn on all enemies within a small radius. CD: 1 second. This skill does not need any skill slot or Class Point. Sprinting before using the Melee Skill changes the skill to a ground-slam that has a larger AOE but the skill will also have a longer cooldown (2 seconds). However, the more you use the Melee Skill, the longer the cooldown will be.
Healing Mechanic: You will recover Health whenever enemies marked by your skills are killed.
3. Outriders characters - Technomancer
Technomancer is more of a supporting character who will perform better in a team. You make use of different gadgets to deal damage, Freeze the enemies and heal yourself and your teammates.
Class Traits:
- Increase long-range Weapon Damage by 15%.
- Boost Skill Leech by 15%.
- Increase Weapon Leech by 15%.
Melee Skill: Deal damage and inflict Freeze to all enemies within a small radius. CD: 1 second. This skill does not need any skill slot or Class Point. Sprinting before using the Melee Skill changes the skill to a ground-slam that has a larger AOE but the skill will also have a longer cooldown (2 seconds). However, the more you use the Melee Skill, the longer the cooldown will be.
Healing Mechanic: You will recover a portion of the damage you deal as Health.
4. Outriders characters - Trickster
Trickster might be the hardest character to play in Outriders but it is also the most fun character to play. Trickster can deal massive damage in close range and be very fast. The strategy to go with this character is hit and run to assassinate enemies.
Class Traits:
- Get additional 5% maximum Health.
- Active Shield gives 5% damage mitigation.
- Every close-range kill will heal you by 20% of your maximum Health and give you 12% Shield.
Melee Skill: Deal damage and inflict Slow to all enemies within a small radius. CD: 1 second. This skill does not need any skill slot or Class Point. Sprinting before using the Melee Skill changes the skill to a ground-slam that has a larger AOE but the skill will also have a longer cooldown (2 seconds). However, the more you use the Melee Skill, the longer the cooldown will be.
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