Detect is perhaps the most situational skill in S4. It has no field use on the surface, aside from the fact its passive, and doesn’t use SP. There are some very powerful applications involved with this skill, however. It was introduced as a counter to invisibility, but the actual use is a bit less situational than that. See, as an area-of-effect type of skill, it allows you to “see” other players, even through walls! By showing their names, it shows their general location, thus allowing the “Detect” user to prepare an ambush, or brace for an onslaught. If I find a good video scenario for this skill, I’ll be sure to add it. Otherwise, this is one you must experiment with yourself in order to judge its usefulness. Take note though, this skill works out very well in maps like Station 1!
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I would advise detect for maps like the stations, as well as the occasional deathmatch map. I’d say the most useful I found it to be was while sniping from a flanking position, off to the right, partly behind the huge wall that blocks of some of the path leading up to the team’s ball. Allowed me to easily spot people flanking around me to hit me in the back while still watching the main path people use to get there.
I used this skills license version a while…
It came in very handy in a 3 vs 3 Neden-1 as you can see enemy’s and locate them easily, it also maskes you immune for ambushes of their side. I thought I noticed It was area bound. As I couldn’t ‘detect’ people on the other side of the map…
I have seen detect used greatly once. It was on station1 by a HMGer. She would camp around her curve outside their base with a sent and wait for the name to show up so the HMG fire would time just right and obliterate anyone that walked by.
I use detect with mind shock at Neden-1 and it works great. The building in the center of the map is perfect for this combo. When nobody’s around, use detect to find people outside the building and mind shock them, and when people come in use the boxes as cover and shock the hell out of them. HMG sounds like a good idea too, I’ll try that out if S4 ever stops lagging like hell for me.
I used detect since i first played, and it’s very, reaaaaaally useful to shot people in the roof of Neden-1.
You simply stand in the middle of the building, from the inside, and shoot the roof ’till the enemy falls right to your plasma sword.
Alaplaya should make the invisible people a little more VISIBLE! Only the names appear on their heads… not enough in my opinion.
I use detect as much as possible. It makes ambushing and defense much easier than with any other skill I’ve used so far. Best part is it doesn’t take any SP and is always in use.
yes..The perfect skill with mind shock. I dont perfer walls cuz who has time to set all that up?
I find it strange that, when mentioning this skill, you neglect to mention it’s two complementary weapons, the Mind Shock and the Mind Energy
Also, the mind shock’s overall damage increased greatly now, getting you killed in about 2 seconds, when it was close to 4-5 seconds when I was using it in the past. Gotta get a mind shock 30hr, but the skills are just too overpriced. ^^
The best time to use detect is in places like neden areas and station areas. Partially useful in chaser too. The chaser powers up the skill so that the range is much longer. Detect is very important, especially for those who seem to feel people come out of nowhere.
I can tell you I have a lot of fun in DM with this item.