Talk:Weapons Engineer/@comment-4523651-20150317161129/@comment-25999489-20150319054315

I've been flipping through some of the S&V upgrades, and I think that I have an alt. build that would allow Palob to be just as dangerous, while mitigating some of the risks for him. If you replace weapons engineer with K4 Security droid, you aren't locked into using target lock as your action every turn. With Opportunist, you are likely going to be trying to do green maneuvers every turn that you're in combat anyway, so let K4 gain you the target lock, then focus, and let Palob absorb a focus (or an evade) from an enemy. That way, if your opponent stops using focus actions, you'll still be able to use your weapon without wasting the weapons engineer slot. You'll be able to fire off the blaster turret with 4 dice and a target lock if your opponent switches up, and 4 dice, a traget lock, and a focus if he doesn't. The only downside is that you will only have one target lock, but that's a risk I'm willing to take.

Aaaaand now we are on the wrong page to discuss this...

P.S. The lowest level starviper that can take "Bodyguard" is the same PS as Palob, so it won't be able to help out very much.