Scientist (WFC)

Scientist is a class from War for Cybertron's multiplayer mode.

DO A BAR--well, you know.

Scientists defeat their enemies with science. To that end, they use a variety of support weapons and abilities and can repair teammates. They can also transform into jets and attack with guided missiles. Awesome!

Characteristics

Life bar: 3

Chassis

Autobot

• Air Defender (Jetfire)
• Interceptor (Silverbolt)
• Skyraider (Air Raid

Decepticon

• Energon Seeker (Seeker)
• Stalker (Slipstream, unlockable after beating Decepticon campaign)
• Retaliator (Shockwave, unlockable by preorder through Gamestop)

Weapons

Scientists can equip two of these four weapons:

• Neutron assault rifle
• Photon burst rifle
• Energon repair ray
• EMP shotgun

They use energon clubs in melee and carry Energon grenades.

Abilities

Scientists can eventually choose two from four different abilities:

• Shockwave: Issue an area-wide force-bubble that pushes enemies back and causes damage.
• Spawn Sentry: Create an automatic hovering gun that can spot cloaked guys. Its life will continuously drain, but it can be healed with a Repair Ray.
• Drain: Siphon health from enemies.
• Disguise: Change your color scheme so you appear to be an ally.

Vehicle mode:

• Barrel roll: DO IT.

Upgrades

Scientists can eventually choose up to three upgrades to augment their abilities:
First Tier

• Energon Storm: Increases damage of Shockwave. (Level 1)
• Range Finder: Increase range of Repair Ray. (Level 5)
• Rocket Sentry: Sentries gain rocket launchers. (Level 7)
• Repair Sentry: Sentries repair allies. (Level 10)
• Friendly Fire: Increases damage after losing disguise. (Level 17)
• Repulsion Amplifier: Increases Shockwave radius. (Level 23)

Second Tier

• Battle Medic: Reduces damage taken while using Repair Ray. (Level 2)
• Sentry Armor: Increases Sentry armor. (Level 3)
• Master of Disguise: Disguise remains active even when shot. (Level 8)
• Energon Optimization: Increases Repair Ray healing rate. (Level 13)
• Leech: Increases healing rate of Drain. (Level 19)
• Sentry Power Core: Increases Sentry power. (Level 24)

Third Tier

• Weapon Stabilizer: Reduces weapon kickback. (Level 6)
• Sanctuary: Increases Energon Grenade duration. (Level 6)
• Blaster Amplifier: Carry two extra ammo clips. (Level 9)
• First Aid: Decreases health regeneration delay. (Level 15)
• Explosive Capacitor: Carry one extra grenade. (Level 21)
• Rapid Recharge: Reduces ability recharge time. (Level 25)

Killstreaks

After killing enough guys without dying, every class can use special abilities. The scientists' are:

• Health Matrix 2.0 (3 kills): Teammates receive health for every kill.
• Overshield Matrix (5 kills): Teammates receive overshields.
• Nucleon Shock Cannon (7 kills): Spawns a Rocket Turret.

External Links

• Activision's official Multiplayer Class page