Talk:Renegade (Alpha)/@comment-65.31.178.24-20151228025437/@comment-98.169.177.45-20151228112758

Unlike Proto, Renegade has the ability to ignore defense by just its passive. No need to use an ability or use mana to ignore defense. In addition, at full stacks, you can deal 40 damage (as you stated) when full stacks, which makes a high-damaging move.

Sure, Renegade has an unreliable escape compared to Proto, but take note that Invisibility would give you bonus walkspeed, despite the lowered defense, and will make you partially invisible (due to the 'shadow effect', as I like to call it), which makes shooting at Renegade troublesome when invisible.

Finally, just like Frigost and Tundrus, Renegade can slow the enemy down, so the hit-and-run strategy doesn't work and can easily catch up with enemies with Invisibility.

What makes players not use Renegade constantly is the vulnerability from high DPS classes or the frail defensive strategies/moves Renegade has. In addition, as you stated above, Invisibility is unreliable at most times.