After way too much tweaking and tuning, I've settled on
this build for my
laser Jags. My reasoning for each tree if anyone's curious...
(36) Firepower
After the obvious Laser Duration, Heat Gen is the big goal node in Firepower. It has the highest direct impact on your DPS, and this build picks up all but one node. Unfortunately, the last requires a 3 to 1 buy-in that isn't quite worth the losses elsewhere.
(19) Survival
Essential to stay alive longer and get more trades done. I'd love to have more in Skeletal Density, but the there's no room to fit it in.
(8) Agility
For the most part, the EBJ has good-enough base mobility, but in a laser boat, 90% of your combat time is spent peaking from behind corners and over hills. That makes Accel/Decel a prime stat, and the cluster of Kinetic Burst and Hard Brake nodes on the right side of this tree is too good to pass on.
(13) Operations
Like Heat Gen, Cool Run is one of the best nodes you can buy. Too bad it's stuck behind a bunch of trash. I take 8% and pass on the last node because, as in the Firepower tree, it's sealed behind an unappealing 3 for 1 trade-off.
(9) Sensor
The three points in Radar Dep are maybe the only place I'd consider trimming nodes. They can be put elsewhere, but I'd recommend not touching the Info Gathering. It doesn't seem like much, but that 28% gets you detailed target info nearly a full second faster inside 500m. Know which component to target nearly the moment you tap the R key can make all the difference in the world.
(6) Auxillary
Consumables have a power level commensurate with their cost, and as such, these are the best six point in the entire build. Cool Shot is already too good, but adding a second and upping both their effect by 50%? That's just crazy. You will massively out trade any enemy not willing to run this tree and torch some C-Bills to up their DPS. I agree with Palfatreos that the Arty nodes are likewise very good and if I decide to drop my 3 points in Radar Dep, they're going straight into those skills. Consumables OP.
Edited by Nymh, 27 May 2017 - 09:11 PM.