Changes: Driller

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“	Digging is my middle name!
	— The Driller

Driller

Class Details
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The Driller is one of the four Dwarves in the game.
He is equipped with the CRSPR Flamethrower and Cryo Cannon as his primaries, and the Subata 120 and the Experimental Plasma Charger as his secondaries. He has the Reinforced Power Drills, the Satchel Charge, and the "Mole" Armor Rig as his equipment, and the Impact Axe, High Explosive Grenade, and the Neurotoxin Grenade as his throwables.

About

“	As the Driller, you'll be equipped with a set of Titanium Powerdrills. Your job is to clear any blocked tunnels and obstacles in the path of your team, and in combat you are a force to be reckoned with: Your drills make short work of most enemies up close, and for longer range engagements you are equipped with a heavy duty Flamethrower.
	— Class Description

As the Driller, you can create stairways, pathways and clear obstacles for your team using your Titanium Powerdrills. You are equipped to control large hordes of enemies using your CRSPR Flamethrower or Cryo Cannon which will slowly incinerate or freeze your foes. You also have a dependable Subata 120 pistol or Experimental Plasma Charger, and Satchel Charges for clearing rocks, bugs, or both.

The Driller has three Throwables to pick from; the Impact Axe, which is tossed and deals impact damage to enemies, the High Explosive Grenade which functions as a standard frag, and the Neurotoxin Grenade which detonates in a cloud of toxic (and highly volatile) gas that explodes if ignited.

The Titanium Powerdrills are unable to dig ores (such as Gold or Nitra).

Equipment

All classes have eight pieces of gear, each of which can be individually upgraded using Credits and crafting resources. There are currently two unlockable weapons per class. Each weapon has their own assignment. Once an assignment for a weapon has been completed it then can be purchased within the upgrade terminal.

Primary
CRSPR Flamethrower Heavy Weapon	Cryo Cannon Heavy Weapon		Corrosive Sludge Pump Heavy Weapon
Secondary
Subata 120 Pistol	Experimental Plasma Charger Pistol		Colette Wave Cooker Submachine Gun
Equipment
Reinforced Power Drills Support Tool	Satchel Charge High Explosive		"Mole" Armor Rig Armor Undersuit
Throwables
Impact Axe Throwable		High Explosive Grenade Throwable		Neurotoxin Grenade Throwable	Springloaded Ripper Throwable

Voice Responses

Class Selected / Joining An Active Game

"Step aside, wimps!"
"Obstacle? More like a granite smoothie when I'm done."
"Digging is my middle name!"
"If it ain't drillable, it's probably flammable."
"Let me handle the digging!"
"I'll drill through anything!"
"Fueled up and raring to go!"
"I eat rock for breakfast!"
"Heavy duty excavation - ain't no finer thing."
"Ain't no obstacle I can't clear!"
"Drill 'em and grill 'em."
"Just call me the drilldozer!"

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-The '''Driller''' is one of the four playable [[dwarves]] in the game. As the name implies he is the expert digger of the team, able to carve rock to his will with his dual-wielded powerdrills. He is a master of crowd control, with his weapons excelling against large crowds of enemies.
-===About===
-{{quote|As the '''Driller''', you'll be equipped with a set of '''Titanium Powerdrills'''. Your job is to clear any blocked tunnels and obstacles in the path of your team, and in combat you are a force to be reckoned with: Your drills make short work of most enemies up close, and for longer range engagements you are equipped with a heavy duty '''Flamethrower'''.|Class Description}}
+The '''Driller''' is one of the four [[Dwarves]] in the game. <br/>
-As the Driller, it is your job to create stairways, pathways and clear obstacles for your team using your [[Reinforced Power Drills|Titanium Powerdrills]]. You are equipped to control large hordes of enemies using your [[CRSPR Flamethrower]] which will slowly incinerate your foes, and instantly kill weaker creatures. While your flamethrower is your first priority, you are equipped with a dependable [[Subata 120]] pistol sidearm, and [[Satchel Charge]]s for dealing with beefier opponents.
+He is equipped with the '''[[CRSPR Flamethrower]]''' and '''[[Cryo Cannon]]''' as his primaries, and the '''[[Subata 120]]''' and the '''[[Experimental Plasma Charger]]''' as his secondaries. He has the '''[[Reinforced Power Drills]]''', the '''[[Satchel Charge]]''', and the '''[["Mole" Armor Rig]]''' as his [[equipment]], and the '''[[Impact Axe]]''', '''[[High Explosive Grenade]]''', and the '''[[Neurotoxin Grenade]]''' as his [[throwables]].
-The Driller has three grenades to pick from; the Impact Axe which is tossed and deals extreme impact damage to enemies, the HE Grenade which functions as a standard frag, and the Neurotoxin Grenade which detonates in a cloud of toxic (and highly volatile) gas and can explode if ignited.
+=== About ===
-With his powerful drills and immensely powerful C4, the Driller is able to cleave through rock like a hot knife through butter. It's not uncommon to see Drillers shaping the environment to their will, such as in Salvage Operation levels where the Powerdrills can be used to break out extra space around the Uplink or Fuel Cells. During extraction phases, Drillers can also create long tunnels to the Drop Pod, which is often safer and quicker than following the M.U.L.E..
+{{quote| As the '''Driller''', you'll be equipped with a set of '''Titanium Powerdrills'''. Your job is to clear any blocked tunnels and obstacles in the path of your team, and in combat you are a force to be reckoned with: Your drills make short work of most enemies up close, and for longer range engagements you are equipped with a heavy duty '''Flamethrower'''. | Class Description}}
-Though the Driller can use his drills for combat, it is often easier to use his dedicated weapons. His Flamethrower is an excellent crowd control weapon, capable of piercing armor and targets alike to deal a lot of damage quickly. Foes caught in the red-hot flames will suffer afterburn which deals extra damage over time, while flames which touch the ground become "Sticky Flames" which linger on the ground and damage foes who pass through them. His Flamethrower deals extra damage to Mactera enemy types and Glyphids in the Glacial Strata, which are the icy variants.
+As the '''Driller''', you can create stairways, pathways and clear obstacles for your team using your [[Reinforced Power Drills|Titanium Powerdrills]]. You are equipped to control large hordes of enemies using your [[CRSPR Flamethrower]] or [[Cryo Cannon]] which will slowly incinerate or freeze your foes. You also have a dependable [[Subata 120]] pistol or [[Experimental Plasma Charger]], and [[Satchel Charge]]s for clearing rocks, bugs, or both.
-The Driller has arguably some of the most unique unlockable weapons. The Cryo Cannon doesn't deal nearly as much direct damage as the Flamethrower but its ability to freeze foes (given enough exposure) will cause them to take massively increased damage while immobilizing them, making them easy targets. The Plasma Charger is a unique pistol which can fire rapid-fire bursts or charge up to fire a massive energy ball which deals triple the damage of a standard shot. With the right upgrades this weapon can blast through multiple targets and explode on contact with the world, giving it deceptively high damage potential.
+The '''Driller''' has three [[Throwables]] to pick from; the [[Impact Axe]], which is tossed and deals impact damage to enemies, the [[High Explosive Grenade]] which functions as a standard frag, and the [[Neurotoxin Grenade]] which detonates in a cloud of toxic (and highly volatile) gas that explodes if ignited.
-For all his benefits however, the Driller does have considerable flaws. His Powerdrills are vulnerable to overheating if used constantly and are tied to a limited fuel supply. They are also somehow unable to dig ores, requiring the manual use of a Pickaxe. His Flamethrower excels against multiple targets but struggles against larger foes with health to spare due to its mediocre base damage, particularly against Glyphid Praetorians and Dreadnoughts (the latter especially, as it resists half of all fire damage). His C4 is also capable of dealing immense damage to teammates, sometimes downing them if they are caught in the blast.
-===Equipment===
-All classes have eight pieces of gear, each of which can be individually upgraded using {{credits}} credits and [[Resources#Crafting.2FUpgrades|crafting resources]]. There's currently two unlockable weapons per class, each weapon has their own [[assignments|assignment]]. Once an assignment for a weapon has been completed it then can be purchased within the upgrade terminal.
-{{Dwarf gear table driller}}
+The '''Titanium Powerdrills''' are unable to dig ores (such as [[Gold]] or [[Nitra]]).
-===Basic Tips and Strategy===
-*'''CRSPR Flamethrower'''
+=== Equipment ===
-** Exposing a creature to flames long enough will set them on fire, dealing extra damage.
-** Fire that touches the ground leaves behind "Sticky Flames" which linger on the ground and deal extra Fire damage.
+All classes have eight pieces of gear, each of which can be individually upgraded using {{credits}} [[Credits]] and [[Resources#Crafting.2FUpgrades|crafting resources]]. There are currently two unlockable weapons per class. Each weapon has their own [[assignments|assignment]]. Once an assignment for a weapon has been completed it then can be purchased within the upgrade terminal.
-** The Flamethrower deals bonus damage to Mactera enemy types, it also deals bonus damage to [[Glacial Strata]] enemy variations.
-** It is capable of burning Spider Webs.
+{{dwarf gear table driller}}
-* '''Cryo Cannon'''
-** Direct damage from the Cryo Cannon is limited, but freezing enemies solid will prevent them from performing many of their unique attacks.
-***Freezing a [[Glyphid Exploder]] will prevent it from detonating, a [[Glyphid Praetorian]] from emitting poison gas and a [[Glyphid Brood Nexus]] from creating Glyphid Spawns.
-** Pair up Cryo Cannon's freezing with the Vampire [[perks|perk]] to restore health by easily breaking frozen targets with the Pickaxe.
-** Be mindful that your teammates can also be frozen by this weapon.
-* '''Experimental Plasma Charger'''
-** It is capable of burning Spider Web, but must be shot at the top of the web.
-* '''Reinforced Power Drills'''
-** Use the drills to quickly mine tunnels for unreachable areas.
-**The drills triggers the [[Vampire]] perk, ensuring solid health regeneration when [[Berzerker]] is in cooldown or unequipped.
-** During Salvage Operations the driller can dig out any walls around the triangulation bubble for more room to defend.
-** During Extraction, it is often easier for the Driller to dig out a large tunnel straight to the Drop Pod rather than follow the M.U.L.E..
-* '''Satchel Charge'''
-** Two Satchel Charges are often enough to take down Dreadnought's shell health bar.
-** This weapon is capable of dealing immense damage to teammates. Give allies plenty of time to escape the explosion radius so they are not caught in the blast, even if it means letting enemies escape the radius too.
-* '''Impact Axe'''
-** Before resupplying make sure you aren't carrying more than four axes, since any extra axes will go to waste upon resupply. Throw any additional axes nearby and pick them up when needed, effectively storing more axes for later.
-*** Don't reclaim axes while you're carrying eight, the axe will disappear without increasing your axe count.
-* '''High Explosive Grenade'''
-** This is a standard frag grenade with no unique properties. Throw it into tightly packed groups of enemies to ensure the most use out of the explosion.
-* '''Neurotoxin Grenade'''
-** This grenade acts in two stages; when thrown it detonates into a giant cloud of gas which deals damage to enemies slowly. Oneself and allies will ''not'' take damage from the gas. The gas can later be ignited with the Driller's own flamethrower or a Gunner's Incendiary Grenade to create a fiery explosion, which actually ''can'' deal damage to allies.
-** It is best to only use this grenade while having the Flamethrower carried to ensure you can trigger the explosion without needing outside aid.
-*** The grenade's gas explosion can also be triggered via the [[Incendiary Grenade]].
 === Voice Responses ===
-===== Class Selected =====
+===== Class Selected / Joining An Active Game =====
-* "Step aside, wimps!"
+* "Step aside, ''wimps!''"
-* "Obstacle? More like a granite smoothie once I'm done."
+* "Obstacle? More like a granite smoothie when I'm done."
 * "Digging is my middle name!"
 * "If it ain't drillable, it's probably flammable."
 * "Let me handle the digging!"
-* "I will drill through anything!"
+* "I'll drill through ''anything!''"
 * "Fueled up and raring to go!"
 * "I eat rock for breakfast!"
-* "Heavy duty excavatin'...ain't no finer thing."
+* "Heavy duty excavation - ain't no finer thing."
 * "Ain't no obstacle I can't clear!"
-* "Drill'em and grill'em!"
+* "Drill 'em and grill 'em."
-* "Just call me the DRILLDOZER!"
+* "Just call me the ''drilldozer!''"
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