Ability-Category

Ability Categories are used to define the mechanics of certain weapon abilities. Many passive abilities modify all active abilities within a particular ability category, thus creating various synergies among abilities within the same weapon skill in addition to abilities from different weapons. Along with ability categories, abilities can also cast a certain State on the target

List of Ability Categories

• Blast - Attacks that deal damage in a cone in front of the player
• Burst - Rapid fire of three or more attacks at once
• Chain - Abilities that will target multiple enemies in a chain
• Direct Heal - Large single target heals
• Focus - Channels
• Heal Over Time - Small single or multiple target heals over a period of time.
• Frenzy - Attacks with an area of effect
• Strike - A normal attack on a single target
• Summon - Abilities which call forth Drones, Turrets, or Manifestations to do damage or healing.

Categories by Weapon

• Blade - Focus, Frenzy
• Hammer - Blast, Strike
• Fists - Burst, Blast, HoT, Direct Heal
• Shotgun - Blast, Strike, Summon
• Assault Rifle - Burst, Frenzy, Direct Heal, HoT
• Pistols - Chain, Focus, Summon, HoT, Direct Heal
• Elemental Focus - Chain, Strike, Summon
• Blood Focus - Chain, Focus, Direct Heal, HoT
• Chaos Focus- Burst, Frenzy