"Dodge without dodge" its a simple description of this build. Using this build you dont do a high damage , you have max 5 dodge points, and the weakest armor in game. But you still could complete every mission on deadwish difficult without a problem. Its unique playstyle and i saw people with turret build only a few times. But turrets had a hidden potential.

So there is a 6 pillars of this build:



In middle of the fight enemies don't notice your presence and completely ignore you as long you dont shoot and just sit quiet. I prepare a video with extreme presentation how it works.
I set a Bulldozer Army Mutator, for most of the time i am alone in room only with my turrets. When 20 bulldozers enter to my room i should be destroyed in seconds but lets check the result:

Of course you can have some doubs why i set only OVERKILL difficult and some of my turrets was destroyed. First thing there was 10 times more dozers than normal, normally you probably meet 2-3 dozers, and even in that situation probably they will be focus on different turrets. So in normal situation even on Deathwish all your turrets survive heist. Intention of this example was to show you how safe you are in so insane situation, even if you are alone, without dodge points and armor.




This build was created in such a way as to provide you maximum health regeneration and compensate armor deficiencies. Grinder with optional Hostage Taker, it is perfect because this perk deck works with Turrets. HP regeneration dont made you indestructible. But keep you safe for a short time when rarely enemy will target you or you need leave your safe place and collect ammo.
There you can check how effective HP regeneration with turrets is:
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There is a simple rule, more companions around = smaller chance to be targeted by enemy, additionaly converted hostages give you health regeneration. Anyway there is a lot of "micro management" around turrets if you want make them effective.



This build will be best if your turret will be set on AP round mode to save ammo, its doesnt matter how many damage turrets provide but how long they can shoot (turrets made a lot damage even in AP round mode, dont worry ;) ) If turrets waste ammo slower you have more time to collect ammo to reload them.



Turrets Waste ammo, and you need to be provide more ammo for your turrets and reloads them from time to time, so high ammo pick-up rate is very important.



Turrets are very usefull tu create a safe places for your team in area where you need complete specific objective, drilling doors/safe, hacking, defending fuseboxes. Turrets make life easier for you and your team. Its perfect build for Holdout mode.

Skill Tree & Perk Deck you can check here:

Build:
https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=001K0-4341Q0%2C0-650-9&p=a&a=1&t=4&d=6

ALTERNATIVE BUILD (HIGH VALUABLE TARGET INSTEAD OF HOSTAGE TAKER):
https://pd2builder.netlify.app/?s=001e0-4341Q0%2C0-650580-6&p=a&a=1&t=4&d=6

There i can try add some commentary to the build, because probably it will be some question "Why skill X instead of Y".



My sub-tree of choice is "CONTROLLER" give us boost for speed and health stats and increase size of our "Army". It make your build stronger in his most important aspects. Probably you think why i dont invest any points in Inspire. Main reason is that is not worth to waste so many skill points only for inspire, especially in situation where you use only turrets as deployable.



I mention earlier that we need a high ammo pick-up rate to keep turrets full of ammo. Ammo bag help you only for limited time. In this case just rely on yourself, and learn how to collect enough ammo, your build effectivenes cannot be dependent on other players' choices.As you can see I spend some points on Ammo Bags. I do it because Ammo bags can be optional choice for your secondary deployable as an option, for some maps configuration 4 x turret + Ammo Bag is much better, especially for some Holdout maps.
I spend some points for DIE HARD to reduce damage when you interact with objects, its very useful because you interact with your turrets very often.


Full aced turrets tree its a "must have". Turrets is a fundation of this build and they need to be enough tough to survive whole heist. Jack of the all trades give you a opportunity to take 6 turrets instead of 4 or 4 turrets and 1 Ammo bag.



I invest my last points in movement because you need it for fast ammo grabbing.




We dont use armor so its a good opportunity to use old good GRINDER deck.
Its perfect choice if you use Turrets because damage done by all turrets regenerate your HP very fast.

I prepared a gameplay video to give you better understanding of tactics. (I lost one turret due to my
inattention.) There is some parts of the video that i want to additionally comment.


04:44 - You probably notice that i collect all turrets. In public game with other players its not really needed, 2 turrets are absolutely enough to defend PC. In this situation i move all turrets to be absolutely sure that turret will not be destroyed.

10:07 - I do a regular runs for ammo. I can't be out of ammo, you cant let it happen or you will be in trouble when turrets stop shooting. In this build you live as long nobody shot to you.

13:25 - Two minigun dozers enter to the lobby. Its very dangerous enemy for your turret so sometime you need to reorganize your frontline ;). Minigun dozer is very effective in destroying your turrets. But there is a extremaly important tactic that you can see in this video. From time to time pick up a turret targeted by minigun dozer. When you pick up your turrrets you deploy them with full HP again, in a same time dozer need to change target to another turret. You can do it as long as dozer lives, he finally die overwhelmed by converted cops, players/bots and turrets bullets.

14:12 - another dozer with minigun defeated same way.

15:38 - there you can check position of the turrets. You always have influence on turret behavior. So you always shuld have plan how to set turret to reduce their field of view and force them to shoot in specific direction. I set up 4 between columns in front of elevator because i mostly want force turrets to shoot cops incoming from elevator shafts, then i place them between columns to reduce there field of view, and dont let them waste ammo by shoting to every cops in field of view, in results turrets waste ammo much slower.

17:42 - again i move all turret to be sure that none of them die. Additionaly i use them to kill dozers easy way without wasting my ammo.

18:55 - if you need to move. Just pick up turrets and place them a few maters away. This way you can safety move to areas full of cops. Moving your safety personal area is a good practice.

25:18 - better example of the "enemy area conquest". :)

26:04 - F to pay respect.

27:06 - Slow clearing the path to escape point step by step with turrets.

29:10 - last line of defence, let you collect loot without any problems.

Sure. Converted cops can be replaced by Inspire. Turret Build should be still effective.



Sure, just do not add any points for converted cops, it give a boost for you and increase a number of units in your army but build should still works fine and you probably should have still enough point to create a build.



I describe that situation in gameplay section. If dozer or Minigun dozer atack your turret from close distance just pick it up, you deploy turrets with full HP. Dozer change target probably on someone else who shot to him so always watch where he shoot. In rare situation dozer may feel offended by your behavior and start shooting to you right after you pick up turret so be careful and ready to run away. ;)




Because its eco mode for turret ammunition. Turrets in auto-fire mode waste ammo too fast. Basically its important to keep turrets shooting, damage is a secondary thing.



Basically YES. I recommend weapons with high ammo pickup rate. Avoid weapons for which you can't collect ammo.



I recommend a melee with electrocute effect. Its useful for converting cops. Additionaly you can deal with situations where a group of cops focus fire on your turret and there is a risk of destroying them. Just stun them with electrocute and turrets finish the job.



Not really matter but i recommend a flashbangs for situation where too many cops push on your sentry turrets and there is a risk of destroing them.