Recon Profile

What Makes the Recon Tick?
By the time you actually see a recon agent, its probably far too late. The recon uses stealth and speed combined with precision weapons and devious traps for a distinct advantage. The recon has the luxury of of choosing when and where to engage enemies, often waiting until victims are alone or already injured. Recons have unparalleled mobility which allows them to be sharpshooting from faraway rooftops one moment and backstabbing the unaware a few seconds later. It is at these two ranges, the distant and close-quarters, that the recon truly excels.

Because the recon defenses are confined to invisibility and avoidance, the agents rarely remain visible long enough to engage in long, drawn out combat. Instead, they favor hit-and-run tactics, appearing out of thin air to quickly eliminate a single enemy, then vanishing just as fast, leaving the rest of the vanquished agent’s team firing wildly in all directions in hopes of scoring a lucky hit. When sniping, recon agents are just as elusive, preferring a variant of stealth that allows them to leap mindboggling distances, either into perfect firing positions or away from danger when enemies finally track them down.

When a recon agent appears near a target, it is usually with the relentless sword in hand; a simple yet elegant weapon made from segmented pieces of laser-carved steel, honed to an savagely sharp blade. Although easily capable of taking down enemy agents from the front, a good recon agent prefers an ambush from behind, where the sword's keen edge virtually ignores rear armor and inflicts devastating wounds. Few agents can survive more than one or two such attacks, which have the effect of instilling a state of paranoia on the entire enemy team when they realize that they’re being hunted by an invisible killer.

Role on the Team
By functioning as forward scouts and focused damage strikers during cooperative missions, the recon truly shines during player versus player engagements. The ability to dish out vast amounts of damage to individual targets makes the recon extremely dangerous in one-on-one situations, but by using bombs and mines cunningly, they can also be an important influence on how an enemy team behaves, slowing them down or forcing them to flee before explosives are detonated. These tactics are especially effective when the recon agent kills the enemy team’s medic, rendering the rest of the squad vulnerable, or sabotages an enemy robotics agent’s carefully constructed turret emplacement, weakening a defending fortification enough for the rest of the team to push forward.

Is Recon for you?

If you have a streak of predator in you, relishing the thrill of the hunt as you follow an oblivious target around while you wait for the perfect moment to strike, you’ll enjoy the recon agent’s capabilities. You’ll need cunning and wit to survive though, since your defenses are entirely based on your reflexes and awareness of your surroundings, but if you have the right mindset, the recon class can be instrumental in defeating an enemy team, disrupting their objectives and singling out key targets for assassination.