Infiltrator Armor

This is a summary and review of the Infiltrator Armor.

Summary

This is the fastest armor in the game. It has legs that are fully plated in armor, which hints at its powerful leg strength in running. This is also the second armor available. NGMOCO describes this armor as a forward scouting rig equipped with cyber-kinetic musculature for increased movement speed. 

It requires level 5 and 250 Credits to purchase. Prototypes are sold constantly and up to level 13.

The base stats are ++SPD, +TS, -DEF.

 Strategy

The armor itself is quite compact in size with a rather small head, which coupled with it's speed, makes it a formidable target to hit. Players that use weapons for close combat such as the Hurricane or Plasma Cannon/Dual Cannon are recommended to use this armor to reach a target faster and thereby increasing the damage dealt. The Menacer and Infiltrator is a debatable option in that you are able to whirl around your opponents while spamming them with fire, but you are also very weak and will not survive against your own orbs if you run into them. This also applies to the Antimatter Jet/Devestator as you can run faster than the globules fired and end up hurting yourself instead. Despite all of this, armors do not have recommended weapons but rather weapons have recommended armor combinations, and as such, weapon choices come down to the user's taste/skill although the Gravity Hook is always strongly recommended as a secondary weapon for the additional mobility (in water and to reach high places without a lift or Jetpack).

A Sprinter mod is often used with the Infiltrator in higher level play to compensate for it's lower shielding against the stronger line of Pro weapons. Evading becomes much easier to do and in turn escaping, increasing chances of survival. However, grabbing the acceleration powerup can make the armor too fast for some players so it is recommended you practice controlling it. The Anti-grav Sprinter mod is even more insane with it's higher speed boost and will take some getting used to (not to mention the jump addition).

Review

Defense: 5/10

Jump: 5/10

Speed: 10/10

Aquatics: 5/10

Targeting: 8/10

Overall: 9.3/10

Even though the Infiltrator armor doesn't have a high jump, defense, or aquatics stat, the speed of the infiltrator makes it a difficult target, therefore increasing the defense capabilities of the armor. Also, since the speed is high, infiltrator can jump decently length wise, and also can move slightly faster in water. Overall, it is an excellent armor, and is used by many pros.