Droid Engineer Archive

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RandAiden wrote:

Hello Droid Engineers!

I am considering buying a combat droid and would like to get your expert opinions. I'm thinking I want one to "tank" for me (so armor armor and repair modules) plus have some offensive capabillity.

What would you folks recommend?

Thanks for your help!

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Ahhh.... the eternal question.... which combat droid! I'm sure that others will have a few things to say about this, but here's my take on it. These all of course come with Max Resists, which is 20% to about everything (darn those pesky lightsabers!). Yes, I know that when you examine the droid is says 40%, that's a bug. Also, droids don't have armor anymore, just resists.

You basically have 3 choices when it comes to high end combat chassis:

the R3 - about 4500 HAM and upto 6 modules.
the Probot - About 3200 HAM and upto 5 modules.
the LE - About 6000 HAM and upto 3 modules.

I usually offer the following up:

The Combat R3 - All combat modules - does something on the order of 160-170 damage every 2.25 seconds or so. The R3 is usually considered the best overall combat droid because of it's balance between damage and HAM, and the fact that it can switch between melee and ranged attack modes.

The Auto-Repair R3 - 1 Combat, 5 Auto-Repair Modules - Basically, it's an R3 with the firepower of a CDEF, however, it will heal itself and any nearby droid for about 100 HAM every 10 seconds. It main use is to keep the enemy's attention and take a pounding while you kill the target off. If used in swarms, they can be used to great effect as a melee shield to a ranged group.

The Combat Probot - All Combat Modules - they dish out more damage than the R3, at a faster rate (about 180 every second or two), but don't have as much HAM. These guys are best if you're looking for additional firepower. They can mix it up, but are mainly a ranged combatant.

The "TankBot" Probot - All Autor-Repair Modules - Does all of 1 point of damage, heals itself and any nearby droid for about 100 HAM every 10 seconds. This guy is a less powerful, less expensive version off the autorepair R3. It's mainly just to get something's attention while you blast it to bits yourself. It's also a great guy to have around while working on xp because it does almost no damage and won't steal very much xp from you in a fight.

The LE Combat - All Combat Modules - about 60-70 damage, max resists. I honestly rarely sell these, usually only when someone asks for them. They're really the heavy tank because of their 6000 HAM, but because of their limited number of modules they can't dish out the damage or repair themselves like the other two. However, if you've ever wondered what 3PO would sound like in a fight, order one of these with a "Prissy Personality Chip" and sit back and enjoy the show.