Etienne (Battles 2): Difference between revisions

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Etienne commands two drones that chase down and [[attack]] Bloons within his range. The drones operate similarly to [[Heli Pilot (BTD6)|Heli Pilot]]s on [[Pursuit (BTD6)|Pursuit]], being able to fly over [[line of sight]] blockers, but they can only target and pursue Bloons inside Etienne's [[range]]. Each drone shoots darts that deal 1 [[damage]] to up to 2 Bloons per shot, but cannot target or hit [[Camo Bloon (Battles 2)|Camo Bloon]] or damage [[frozen]] Bloons or [[Lead Bloon (Battles 2)|Lead Bloon]]s. As he levels up, his drones' damage and pierce increase, he gains [[Camo detection]], he controls more drones at a time, and he unlocks additional perks and drone attacks.

*Starting at level 2, he allows the player to see the opponent's [[Bloon send]] queue.

If there are any Bloons within Etienne's range, the drones will attempt to position themselves in front of their targets, similar to [[Pursuit (Battles 2)|Pursuit]]. If there are no visible targets within his range, each drone will move around his range at random. Each drone attacks its target by shooting darts with 2 [[pierce]] every 0.7 seconds that deal 1 [[Damage type|sharp-type]] [[damage]]. The drones' targeting ignores [[line of sight]] and their shots can travel over blockers. Which Bloons they target depends on Etienne's current targeting setting:

|Pierce increases to 3.

|Attack cooldown reduces from 0.7 seconds to 0.55 seconds, effectively increasing [[attack speed]] by roughly 27%. Etienne gains [[Camo detection]], allowing his drones to target and hit [[Camo Bloon (Battles 2)|Camo Bloon]]s and [[Advanced Intel (Battles 2)|Advanced Intel]] to target Camo Bloons in his range.

|Etienne gains a third drone and unlocks Zone Defense targeting.

'''UAV''' is unlocked at level 6. It is a special drone that flies around the map in a clockwise circle in a 100-unit radius. It grants all [[tower]]s on the player's side (including Etienne's own drones) a [[buff]] that grants each [[projectile]] a 20% chance to ignore all [[Bloon immunity|Bloon immunities]]. If an attack fires multiple projectiles at a time, each projectile has a separate chance to be affected. Activating the UCAV ability temporarily converts the UAV into a UCAV, but does not disable its buffs. At level 20, UAV permanently becomes a UCAV.

'''Drone Swarm''' is unlocked at level 3. It spawns four temporary drones that have a short delay before they start moving and attacking. These drones share the same behavior and stats as the permanent drones and are affected by the same changes at each level, but they have their own targeting settings that cannot be changed: one is on First, one is on Last, and two are on Strong. These drones last for longer as Etienne levels up, initially lasting for 18.5 seconds at level 3 and increasing by 0.5 seconds per level, up to 27 seconds at level 20.

The ability has a cooldown of 60 seconds and an initial cooldown of 12 seconds. At level 16, its cooldown reduces to 45 seconds.

'''UCAV''' is unlocked at level 10. It converts the UAV into a combat vehicle for 12 seconds. The UCAV fires a volley of 10 missiles every 0.6 seconds with a 230° spread. Each missile seeks out Bloons, always targeting [[First]] with infinite range, and ignores [[line of sight]]. Each missile generates an explosion on contact that deals 2 [[Damage type|explosion-type]] damage to up to 25 Bloons in a radius of 20 units. It is affected by the UAV buffs. It has a 75-second cooldown and no initial cooldown.

|The UCAV becomes permanent. Activating the ability now increases its explosion damage by 7 for the duration.

|level 4 =All drones have increased pierce.

|level 6 =Launches a UAV to gather additional intel, giving all monkeys a chance to bypass bloon damage immunities.