Maybe I’m just playing the class completely wrong but it seems like ranged shreds the skitarius in H40 games. Just me? Would like to know how you guys stay alive
Don’t run pure ranged build, Hive Scum is the only character who can do full ranged build in Havoc without sacrificing his survivability in some way. Both Vet and Skitarii require a proper frontline on the team and still need to hide from shooter packs while picking them off, if Reapers catch you in open space they will hit you through the dodges even if you dodge spam.
The auto-aim ultimate is not that good on Skitarii currently aside from lightning gun, it has a noticable number of ghost hits on revolver/garand and it barely buffs the damage against inflated Havoc healthpools, get the Emitter ultimate with toughness regen node and lightning arcs, it will increase your survivavibility against elite packs which push you and will give you stuns on hordes so you can shoot freely.
It also gives higher damage in moment to moment gameplay, BUT only on electrified enemies.
Ryken has a video about this Combat Doctrine-less ranged build if you want some actual gameplay reference, I tested a variant of it in Havoc 40 and the ranged Skitarii legit feels better to play with Emitter, although I have swapped some talents around and I take no blitz on ranged build.
Haven’t played Havoc with Skitarii, but I didn’t have many issues with my fully ranged build (Arc/Galvanic) with Redline Capacitors and Auto-Aim in Auric Maelstrom.
The OP specifically asked about H40 survavibility, in non-Havoc games the shooters are not a threat unless you leave dozens of them unchecked and just let them shoot you. In Havoc Skitarii is starved for ammo with Galvanic rifle, just like Vet outside lasgun builds, unless your team shares half the ammo on the map with you.
Sorry, I should have read the post more carefully.
There’s been some people previously on the forum that talked about poor ranged survival in Auric, so I presumed, but I should have read the post better!
take more toughness damage resist nodes, and regen nodes. Skitarii has upwards of 100% damage reduction and 25% toughness/second with many builds, to the point where only focused gunner fire can break through. For gunners and reapers you can take gunner resist curios.
However if you mean just standing still and trading shot for shot with them, yeah youre gonna get torn apart- #1 way to survive gunners is evade their bullets altogether by sliding and positioning
Guess I’m using the wrong class then to do frontline melee 
Feels squishy against ranged.
This might be a controversial opinion for some, but I don’t think aimbot should get any buffs, ever.
I thought range enemy shred pretty much every class in H40? unless you have tool to negate it like shield or smoke.
I just wish the class had better ammo economy, is the only issue i have with the class. 1% every 15 seconds, mother of god. Thats a measly amount.
yeah it would be terrible if the guns only ult with no ammo economy, with a node cost to give it the exe regen alone did something. I hate when people try to use those instead of the established and respected ‘massive CC and 100% toughness back’ ults. and I could aim better than this garbage aimbot…especially when you don’t get to lock on a sniper clipping terrains. it seriously is trash, carried by an interaction with arc rifle, but yeah we hate guns on this forum grr melee bunga CC toughness regens only.
I used it with braced auto and it’s pretty good too tbh, not necessary the aimbot part but the way it give perfect accuracy to gun with huge spread so it can perform massively better at mid to long range.
I used the Aripp variant and proposefully not pick fire rate node since it’s much more efficient on capacitance.
You have to play more careful on skittles, as most of your sustain comes from good regen, while severely lacking burst heal. The 20% leading up to claw is only enough to quickly lounge around corners when you get your toughness vandalized, whereas voltaic 25% +5% will generally be your best oh crap button while still lacking compared to any other option the rest of the classes can use.
And that’s without pox even. In case of a pox seed, you are just majorly screwed, skits have literally no tools to deal with.
Ablative ward?
Skits have one of the best tools in the game to deal with corruption dmg?
I knew we can find someone who doesn’t consider having a built-in aimbot in their game controversial.
This is why we cannot have nice things 
I knew it would invite no more discussion than that, I just like to call out dumb posts. Aimbot locking body shots on spawn unless you are literally already aiming at its face? Just a no skill ult vs taunt or break the line, chorus or just pressing F and entering turbo damage (and here’s your toughness back). I hate seeing the ults that involve resources and no CC, I just do
Ablative ward does nothing to prevent pox taking your toughness, after which you are sitting there naked in the open.
When you take damages you take some but Skiti can be very tanky.
God forbid you have to do something to regen toughness, like kill an enemy to regain toughness or when there are no enemies, move out of the gas.
Insane tech