Talk:Helios Sentinel/@comment-174.24.16.89-20140509211323

So, you thought "Wow, that Helios has a lot of attack damage" and maybe that you might even get some hands-free scanning done for lore or some extra affinity. But at some point surely you asked "is it worth that 300 oxium?" And of course the answer is no.

This is a horrible sentinel, and probably the worst out there to date. Lets start with the attack. This sentinel will rarely ever attack, it's one of the few sentinels that seem to get confused by the precepts placed in order before it, and often stares at enemies, just contemplating their existance, even if it has nothing better to be doing.

Even if it's attack is placed in the first slot, there are other factors to contend with, first of all, this sentinel aims for the head only. This would be fine for hitscan weapons, but it acts more like a glaive, so if enemies are moving, or even just crouching, The poor Helios will never land a hit.

Lastly, the Helios isn't very perceptive for being a scanning sentinel, and often acts like an unalerted enemy would, if the enemy isn't directly lined up with Helios, it won't even know the enemy exists http://i.imgur.com/4NZof5J.jpg

As for those free scans? Helios most often needs to be "directed" to scan something, by aiming directly at the target, or it tends to lose focus and go all ADD on you. So passive scanning in an area? not happining, and with a solid 5+ second scanning time (an eternity in combat) You'll almost never get a scan off in combat. I've been running Helios all the way to level 30, and with a maxed scanner in the first slot for much of the time, it's managed to amass an impressive 15 scans over it's lifetime 95% of wich are barrels and containers.

The ONLY nice thing I can say about it, is that the enemies also think Helios is a special child, and more often ignore it than any other sentinel, allowing it to be a decent platform for general abilities, such as your warframe shield recharge or sanctuary.