It's just plain silly that we have a new item, and the Recon Ranger is carrying out of all things... an autogun, even in later depths, that's insanely low damage even with the Deathmark being applied. In Strata 5 and 6 that's nearly 14-15 damage per bullet against a single target which honestly is really horrible even given the fact that the Orbs not only have a higher chance of dropping, but do over 140 Damage per hit.

This even applies to Mecha Knights, Calbiurs are nice on Strata 1 and 2, but later on the fact that they even drop is kinda... horrible? They need an upgrade.

One also suggest I had was to introduce a "Guardian", akin to the Guardian's in Lockdown, they'd provide a large Area-of-Effect Shield that would heal 0.5 Pips of Health up to a set amount depending on their rank and defend you. The Ranger Flare drops are so rare anyway that I don't really think it's broken.

Though I guess they could be, so either way, even if the third idea is a bad one, I'd still like to see an upgrade to the first two.

Something like:

Mecha Knight Kit ★☆☆☆☆:

"Constructs a Tier 1 Mecha Knight that carries a Bolted Blade and an Iron Buckler. It'll constantly inflict Weak Shock Status upon itself and defender its builders to the death."

Recruit Gunner Flare ★☆☆☆☆:

"Summons a newly recruited Recon Ranger to apply light gunner support. Carries an Auto-Gun, can Deathmark one target."

Guardian Flare ★☆☆☆☆:

"Summons a Spiral Warden to apply Shield support. Akin to the Guardian Shield, it provides 1-Star Shield Health and heals 0.5Pips of Health per second for up to 4 Seconds. (2HP Regen)"

Sturdy Mecha Knight Kit ★★★☆☆:

"Constructs a Tier 2 Mecha Knight that carries a Tempered Calibur and a Great Defender. It'll constantly inflict Weak Shock Status upon itself and defend its builders to the death."

Ranger Gunner Flare ★★★☆☆:

"Summons a Recon Ranger to apply gunner support. Carries a Super Blaster, can Deathmark one target."

Warden Guardian Flare ★★★☆☆:

"Summons a mighty Spiral Warden to apply Shield support. Akin to the Guardian Shield, it provides 3-Star Shield Health and heals 0.5Pips of Health per second for up to 6 Seconds."

Elite Mecha Knight Kit ★★★★★:

"Constructs a Tier 3 Mecha Knight that carries a Leviathan Blade and an Aegis. It'll constantly inflict Weak Shock Status upon itself and defend its builders to the death."

Elite Gunner Flare ★★★★★:

"Summons an Elitist Recon Ranger to apply heavy gunner support. Carries an Iron Slug, can Deathmark one target."

Elite Guardian Flare ★★★★★:

"Summons a stalwart Spiral Warden to apply heavy Shield support. Akin to the Guardian Shield, it provides 5-Star Shield Health and heals 0.5Pips of Health per second for up to 8 Seconds."