With latest news Ogryn is getting a talent revamp this month "To wrap up, Nightmares & Visions is our next major update rolling out across our platforms on March 25, 2025"“The Ogryn Talent Tree Rework blog is first” it’s definitely too late but here’s what I’d hope for…
What DO you?
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Invert nodes between blitz and abilities, allow horizontal movement across static boost.
Reason: more variety but increased talent sync for that variety similar to Zealot/Veteran.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Drop static nodes to be horizontal after ability choice to again allow horizontal movement across.
Reason: more variety but increased talent sync for that variety similar to Zealot/Veteran.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Starting branches to be 3 forks to 25 toughness nodes (Best Defense or Smash Em)(Furious or Heavy Weight)(Steady Grip or Towering Pin… described below)
Reason: Less talent sync quicker paths from 3 to 2 in reaching blitz
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Towering Presence and Lynchpin combined
Towering Pin: Coherency Radius and toughness regeneration increased by 50%
Reason: Both are weak and poorly worded for all class coherency reg/radius talents they need to be combined to be competetive.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Big Lungs: Loyal Protector also taunts enemies within allies max coherency radius that are within Ogryn’s Coherency.
Current: +50% radius
Reason: now taunts most dangerous enemies all around close allies as well as self.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Crowd Culling: +20% damage against suppressed enemies or +10% damage against insuppressible enemies for you and allies in coherency.
Reason: bonus to bosses who ignore our pew pew aura.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Stay Close: +5% toughness per second for you and allies in coherency.
Reason: currently a 25% coherency toughness regen worst than coherency regen talents.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Mobile Emplacement: Take -20 reduced damage while bracing and removes movement penalties while bracing.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
New Talents next to every non-stat boost talent.
Next to Slam
Shovin’ Through: Dodges & Slides now knock down lesser enemies.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Next to Soften them Up
Salt n Pepper: Successful weapon special use reduces spread, recoil and bracing speed by 50% for 5 seconds. Successful ranged hits increase melee attack speed by 10% for 5 seconds.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Next to Hard Knocks
Knock Hard: Enemies staggered by Ogryn take 10% increased damage.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Next to Implacable
Perfectly Balanced: Heavy attacks increase light attack speed by 15% for next 3 attacks restoring 5% toughness per light hit.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Next to Mobile Implacement:
Incompetent Storage: Enemies melee hits that pierce toughness will occasionally hit ogryn ammunition dealing significant damage, knocking off hounds and shredding nets. Can occur once every 30s and consumes 1 ammo with appropriate animations (explosions).
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Explosive Explosives: +25% explosive radius and explosive damage while point blank barrage is active.
3rd option off Bullet Bravado.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Heavy Hitter Keystone talents: remove 5 stack pre-req % per stack boosts.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Feel No Pain Talents
Pain Outburst: Loosing stack increases damage by stacking, 5% until 1 stack is restored.
Toughest: If feel no pain has at least 1 stack when downed Ogryn becoming immune for 5 seconds instead, 300s CD.
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
Burst Limit Overrider n Talents
Burst Limit Overrider: Ogryn has 10% of shooting 1-5 shots in one trigger pull (depending on weapon) at no ammo cost.
Good Shootin’: BLO proc reduces recoil and spread by 50% and for 2 seconds after. If all shots hit targets restore 5% ammo.
More BLOs: Increase proc to 15%
- Yah
- Dun-No
- My Ideaz Betta!
I’m sure there’s more but NO TIME.
For Fun
Ogryn 4th branch: sneaky Ogryn can sneak up enemies and execute from behind.