Cloaking Device

CLOAKING DEVICE
“A temporary cloak that makes you hard to see when moving, and invisible when motionless”
Profile
Build	Light
Type	Stealth
Stats
Cooldown	Equal to activation duration
Technical
Duration	15s (2s activation cost)

Overview

The Cloaking Device is a Light Build specialization that has an emphasis on aggression. This specialization pairs well ranged weapons such as the XP-54 as its weaknesses of visibility and audibility are offset by the range you can play at.

Interactions

• Upon activation, the user becomes cloaked, becoming nearly invisible for up to 12 seconds.
• The activation cost is 33% of your cloak meter, however this does not affect the initial 12 seconds with a full cloak meter.
• The minimum required charge time to activate is 4 seconds.
• Enemies will only be able to see a translucent form of you while moving, making it hard for them to see you.
• Activating the ability makes a unique sound that all nearby contestants can hear, and this sound persists if you are moving while invisibility is active.
• Standing still will make the user invisible, becoming near impossible to see, and no audio queues will play.
• Attacking, taking damage, or activating other abilities will decloak the user.
• If the user decloaks before the 12 seconds are up, the ability will still be available to use for the remainder of the time.
• After decloaking, the Cloaking Device slowly recharges and may be used again at any time, even if the full 12 seconds have not been recharged.

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Strengths and Weaknesses

• The Cloaking Device can be very useful to flank enemy teams and escape unfavorable encounters.
• Choosing this specialization in a loadout excludes the user from picking other more versatile specializations, and can leave the user without many options for mobility compared to other Light Builds.

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