I've seen a ton of articles and videos on youtube naming Skill Variants as Skill Mods and quite frankly this is going to become a problem unless addressed so, here it goes.
Skill Variants Purchased with SHD Tech to add a varient to a Skill. Example : (Hive - Reviver Variant) (Shield - Deflector Variant)
Skill Mods Obtained as a loot item or crafted and can be slotted into a Skill item to provide attribute bonuses. Example : (Turret - +15% Deploy time) (Firefly - Targets a additional enemy)
Know the difference.
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