Brute

Brute
Armor Type	Heavy
Health	2400 (2600)
Energy	80 (85)
Primary	Heavy Spinfusor
Secondary	Automatic Shotgun Nova Colt
Belt	Fractal Greande Light Sticky Grenade
Pack	Energy pack Heavy Shield Pack
Gold cost	280
EXP cost	18000

The Brute is one of the unlockable classes in the game Tribes: Ascend.

Description

The Brute is a heavy class, capable at both defending and attacking. Equipped with a Heavy Spinfusor, he can really dish out the damage on to his foes. If an opponent does get too close a clip from the Automatic Shotgun can quickly eliminate them. This class also has powerful Fractal Grenade that can cause havoc for the enemy. The Brute has to be creative when standing on the flag (HoF), since he will have mid-air shots, body blocks and his grenades to deter incoming foes. The Nova Colt is a powerful replacement for the Automatic Shotgun better suited for longer range damage, and ideal for finishing off opponents. a Brute can choose between the Energy Pack, providing him with more maneuverability, or the Shield Pack, absorbing more damage and keeping himself alive longer. The Brute has powerful belt options as well, the Light Sticky Grenade allows the Brute to deal a large amount of damage to the enemy base. Though these grenades are often overshadowed by the Infiltrator's Sticky Grenades, they are still able to wreck havoc on enemy generators, turrets, and radar.

Loadout

Weapon/Item	(Projectile) Type	Damage (Range - Dmg)	Effect
Heavy Spinfusor	Projectile	Direct/Splash - 980/700-350	Spinfusor Type
Automatic Shotgun	Hit Scan	Short/Medium - 8*50-8*19	None
Nova Colt	Hit Scan	Medium - 190-124	None
Fractal Grenade	Thrown	Direct - 20(?)*410	Knockback, Disco
Light Sticky Grenade	Thrown	Attached/Splash - 1000/1000-?	Attaches to target, Knockback
Energy Pack	Self Buff	None	Minor increase to energy regeneration
Shield Pack	Self Buff	None	When damage is taken your energy is drained rather than your health
Armor	Heavy	2400 Health	Heavy Weight

Armor Upgrades

1. 1600 XP: +100 Health
2. 2000 XP: -25% Regeneration Delay
3. 4200 XP: +5 Energy
4. 6400 XP: +25% Health Regen Rate
5. 12000 XP: +100 Health

Tactics

Recommended Perks

Perk 1

• Ultra Capacitor 1 is a great perk considering that you have only 85 maximum energy, and have a shield pack that is powered off of it. A higher energy cap means that you will be a little bit safer.

• Safety Third gives you extra super scary fractal grenades. That's about all that needs to be said.

Perk 2

• Survivalist on the brute has to be one of the best combinations in the game. With the full upgrade you get 20% of your health back, and 40% of your energy, meaning even more effective health. This allows you to stay in the fight for longer than any other class. No other perks synergize this well.

Video Guides

How to Wreck Shop w/ Brute by Vol1tion

Skills

This information is no longer valid, it is presented here for reference only.

Skill Tree

Brute Skill Tree

	Grenade	Mobility	H. Spinfusor	Health	Shotgun
Tier 1	Grenade Ammo 1000 XP +1 Fractal Grenade	-	Spinfusor Ammo 1200 XP +5 Heavy Spinfusor Ammo	Health 1500 XP +100 Health	Shotgun Ammo 1000 XP +32 Shotgun Ammo
Tier 2	Grenade Duration 2000 XP +20% Fractal Grenade Duration	Energy 2400 XP +5 Energy	Spinfusor Anti-Arm 2000 XP +20% Heavy Spinfusor Damage vs Armored Targets	Health Regen Delay 2500 XP -25% Health Regen Delay	Shotgun Reload 2600 XP -30% Shotgun Reload Time
Tier 3	Grenade Radius 4000 XP +20% Fractal Grenade Radius	Run Speed 4500 XP +10% Increase to Run Speed	Spinfusor Ammo 4000 XP +5 Spinfusor Ammo	Health Regen Rate 4400 XP +25% Health Regen Rate	Shotgun Clip 4200 XP +1 Shotgun Clip Size
Tier 4	-	Weapon Switch 6000 XP -20% Weapon Switch Time	-	Health 6500 XP +100 Health	-
Tier 5	-	Ultra Capacitor 14000 XP +10 Energy	-	Smack Down 12000 XP Melee causes flag drop on targets	-

Ratings

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