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AUG

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AUG is an unique AR type T-doll in many ways. She is the first AR unit to have a large tile buff aura providing damage and accuracy bonus to all types of T-dolls, and the first non-MG T-doll capable of reaching over 120 rate of fire.

Individual Performance

Skill

Her active skill can be considered a powerful RoF boost, though it is able to achieve the effect of 150 RoF even at skill level 1, at the cost of reducing her own firing accuracy. In addition, the skill has a special effect called "sweeping fire mode", giving AUG a chance to switch to a random target after each attack.

Sweeping fire mode gives AUG a chance of hitting enemies positioned towards the rear of their formation (which is normally impossible for dolls besides RFs and ^AR RFBRFBRFB), but it also means AUG lacks the ability to focus on a singular enemy unit to remove their presence off the field.

The switch chance is greater if large amount of targets are present on the field (As observed on June 2018, where AUG landed three consecutive hits on the same target when there are only two enemy units remain on the field within firing range).

Stats

Comparing AUG to other AR dolls, she holds the 4th highest accuracy attribute, above average damage and moderate rate of fire. By default AUG has 30% crit rate, as oppose to the usual 20% on typical AR dolls.

Combat Performance

The active skill raises AUG's DPS output by a significant margin, placing her among the top ARs in terms of damage output in the game. The others are ^AR AK-12AK-12AK-12, ^AR AN-94AN-94AN-94, modified ^AR ST AR-15ST AR-15ST AR-15, ^AR RFBRFBRFB and ^AR G11G11G11 (^AR M4A1M4A1M4A1 is subject to debate due to her modded skill activation prerequisite).

However it is worth noting that AUG's skill only lasts for 7 seconds while the skill cooldown itself is 16 seconds, AUG's performance may not be able to compete with some long skill duration AR dolls such as AR-15 or ^AR Type 97Type 97Type 97 when it comes to long duration battles. Though with the 4 second initial cooldown, AUG is definitely formidable in short duration battles. Unable to boost her own damage also meant AUG is not as strong other ARs when dealing with high armor enemy units at late stage of the game.

Formation

Tile Bonus

AUG provides offensive orientated tile buff in a large area, to all type of dolls, bonus effect increases damage and accuracy attributes.

Tiles

Affects all types

Increases damage by 12%

Increases accuracy by 20%

Universal benefactor

Being able to benefit every doll type with her tile, AUG is classified as an universal type benefactor, though the bonuses are small, it is offensive orientated and benefits pretty much every doll in game. AUG can fit comfortably in ARSMG and other type of echelons thanks to this trait.

Flexible placement

Large coverage area contributes to the idea of flexible placement, no matter where AUG is placed on the back line, she can always deliver tile bonuses to at least 3 T-dolls, combined with the universal benefactor trait, AUG is one of the most compatible T-dolls available in game.

Compatibility

The primarily tile bonus AUG should be receiving is damage. Even with her long skill cooldown duration, the skill is able push her rate of fire up to 150 cyclic, this means any rate of fire bonuses applied to AUG are considered wasted.

At level 10 the skill's accuracy penalty is removed, combined with her high innate accuracy, AUG have no problem hitting targets during diurnal combats.

In conclusion, the only real viable beneficial bonus for AUG damage, though it is worth mentioning AUG has 10% more crit chance than other AR type T-dolls, critical hit rate bonus will have greater effect on AUG as she only requires 28% crit rate boost to reach 100% crit rate.

• Examples of dolls with damage boosting tiles such as ^SMG Type 79Type 79Type 79, ^SMG PP-19PP-19PP-19 and ^SMG C-MSC-MSC-MS.
• Examples of dolls with crit rate tiles are ^SMG SR-3MPSR-3MPSR-3MP, ^HG Five-seveNFive-seveNFive-seveN and ^HG ContenderContenderContender.
• ^SMG UMP45UMP45UMP45 and ^SMG Honey BadgerHoney BadgerHoney Badger has damage and critical hit rate bonus on their tile.

Equipment

Slot 1

VFL 6-24x56	Telescopic scope is recommended for AUG.
PEQ-16A	Night combat optic is recommended for AUG's night sorties.

Slot 2

APCR High-Velocity Ammo

HV ammo provides the greatest DPS increase for AR dolls, high upgrade priority recommended.

Slot 3

IOP X4 Exoskeleton

Exo-skeletons offers the least usefulness for an AR doll as it contributes nothing to DPS output, low upgrade priority for this equipment is recommended.