OP Siren Gas Cloud

[Dealz]

I'm level 17 and spec'd into the "cloud kill". With decent guns I one shot everything. I killed Wilhelm in about 1 and a half seconds. I think I'm going to have to spec out of it just to make the game challenging. Is this just a low level thing or does it continue into the higher levels?

[z00t]

Cloud kill works all the way to the OP levels. Which is nice. :)

[Zen_Disaster]

Originally posted by Dealz:

I'm level 17 and spec'd into the "cloud kill". With decent guns I one shot everything. I killed Wilhelm in about 1 and a half seconds. I think I'm going to have to spec out of it just to make the game challenging. Is this just a low level thing or does it continue into the higher levels?

Cloud Kill can sometimes work against you, too. Without re-speccing, try to complete the missions Hyperion Contract 873 & Medical Mystery: X-Com-municate - Hyperion Contract with all side objectives done. They're both pretty tricky due to Cloud Kill but doable. (y)

[Nakos]

There are a number of missions which become more difficult with Cloud Kill.

The thing with Cloud Kill is it USED to be about the worst skill in the Siren's selection. It's a third tier, one point, game changer skill, and most guides actively advised "not wasting the point".

Most of those "game changer" skills are things you just automatically take, because it's half the reason to spec down that tree in the first place.

And ... Cloud Kill sucked.

So, during the October 2015 patch, it got buffed. A lot. Maybe they over compensated a little, but they also may have been trying to apologize for what was supposed to be a key skill being so useless for years. Helios also got a buff (though not as big a buff). Backdraft also got a buff (but even smaller than Helios). And ... technically Blight Phoenix got a buff too, but pretty much no one can tell.

[Mr. Dev]

be gracious of new cloud kill, its a gift from the gods

[Dealz]

Yeah I've recently tried to complete a bonus objective of "kill 20 thiefs with critical hits" and cloud kill has made it nearly impossible. Thanks for the feedback everyone.

[iamjackspost]

Cloud kill is great, but I agree, I wish it could be turned off at times. Like the mission at the wildlife preserve where you have to disable and not destroy the loaders. I have to shoot one and try to disable the others before cloud kill recharges. It's really too good of a skill sometimes.