Is there a point to Kyle?

[Shammy]

"He's a tank". Well, what does that mean in this game? So he can soak up more bullets IF they are fired his way instead of at his team. There isnt any taunting or threat system, so whats the point of being a tank if you can't take the brunt of it...

"Properly invested he can spam Magnetism spurt". Yeah, after an activator and a TON of catalysts. The investment to get that fast AOE gameplay is massive.

"His ult hits like a truck". Yes, with the right mods it can take HM infiltration bosses down a huge chunk. But on a huge cooldown as well. Either spec for damage and take huge chunks out of a boss HP very so often or spec for CD reduction and take bite sized chunks out faster. Hence, the need for huge investment to get both.

I farmed out Secret Garden thinking the two buffs granted by that gun would make him into an absolute rock star but its been disappointing.

tldr; I dont see any real role and need of a tank in the game. His damage is slow and minimal. He gets no firearm attack buffs. He only gets good with huge investment. Overall, very disappointed with kyle. Thought he would be more of a void crash guardian or that vanguard from mass effect.

Anyone else? Or maybe point me in the direction of a build that makes him decent in a team setting?

[Inuakurei]

Here you go. Not even optimized all that well:
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I won't explain basics since you seem to know what Kyle does, but this is what this build does.

This makes Charge on a 3sec cooldown. Shorter than the time it takes to do another one. Spam this 24/7 365.

His shield gives you resources while draining shield, however if you don't actually take damage during it, you are considered out of combat. Meaning with 1 "shield regen out of combat" accessory, you can hold it up infinitely as long as you don't take damage. This is incredibly useful for yourself and teammates.

Magnetism Spurt also only has a 4sec downtime. Either be near invulnerable or aoe everything while applying CC to whatever doesn't die.

Iron Man move is on a 15sec cooldown. A 11,200 potency skill every 15 seconds. It drains your main defensive mechanic, which brings me to:

Experienced Technican, the passive, is on a 60sec cooldown, while lasting 15 seconds. This means every 45 seconds you can just not give a ♥♥♥♥ and yolo into anything you want, since your passive will save you 99% of the time.

Kyle is a tank that doesn't have to run from anything. He can't draw aggro, but everyone takes aggro at some point, and instead of running away to drop aggro, Kyle just continues being the linebacker he is. Thus he is attacked more than say, Ajax. Ajax protects by shielding, Kyle protects by being Hulk.

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The point to kyle is cockblocking you from ult bunny or something.

[Shammy]

Youre able to scale shields well enough that you actually feel tanky? Because with those mods you have virtually no hp...