Always Prepared

Drop bandages and oil slicks when downed. Downed damage is increased. — In-game description

Always Prepared

Specialization

Tools (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

3 Hero points

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Always Prepared

Drop bandages and oil slicks when downed. Downed damage is increased.

 Damage Increase: 25%

 Healing: 1,000 (0.5)^?

 Number of Bandages: 5

 Oil Slick Duration: 4 seconds

— In-game description

Notes

• The oil slick produced by this trait is almost identical to the utility skill Slick Shoes and appears in a partial circle around you. You cannot benefit from the bandages created unless you rally.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: This trait has been removed from the game.
September 09, 2014	This trait now creates oil slicks near the engineer's location for 4 seconds in addition to dropping med packs.
June 25, 2013	This trait now only drops bandages when the engineer is downed (10-second cooldown). Damage while downed is increased by 25%.
December 14, 2012	Now also increases downed damage by 25%.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Always Prepared has been added to the game.