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SurreptitiousMuffin posted:The Geth Trooper must be a joke. Either that or someone at BW has a huge hardon for geth and doesn't really care whether they're balanced or not. I swear, if I get that class, I am just going to throw on a junk weightless gun, activate both passives, and run around all game laughing like a maniacal arsonist. Hopefully someone will be packing Overload, too.
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The determination of the average player to fail Wave 10 objectives by letting themselves bleed out 30 seconds into the round is inspiring.
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Oct 14, 2012 14:56
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My highest UR weapon (barring Eagle) is the Black Widow (6). Both of my Volus need one more card to be maxed out. Had a pretty good streak of packs last night though, best being two more Harrier upgrades.
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Oct 14, 2012 15:25
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Pumpking posted:This used to happen to me a lot as well. It helps to have a good build and a good gun to go with it. Ask in this thread or check some of the guides in the OP for ideas. Mostly though it has a lot to do with the stupid scoring system. You get a lot of points for the killing blow regrdless of how much damage you have done to an enemy prior and it really sucks for support and non burst damage characters. Thanks for the advice. Yeah, I usually play support roles and feel more comfortable and actually do better than if I was trying to wipe out every enemy on the map before my teammates. I didn't know the scoring system was that bad; I mean I noticed it was a bit outweighed but not that poo poo.
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Oct 14, 2012 15:39
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Is shockwave still bugged? I was in a game with a BatSent and it didn't seem like his shockwaves were hitting or detonating anything.
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Oct 14, 2012 16:08
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mania posted:Is shockwave still bugged? I was in a game with a BatSent and it didn't seem like his shockwaves were hitting or detonating anything. I'm not sure, I only use Shockwave as a stagger to let my BatSent reload or get out of tight spots. Although the challenge says I'm at 14% of the necessary points so far... 
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Oct 14, 2012 16:17
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Gushing Granny posted:Thanks for the advice. Yeah, I usually play support roles and feel more comfortable and actually do better than if I was trying to wipe out every enemy on the map before my teammates. I didn't know the scoring system was that bad; I mean I noticed it was a bit outweighed but not that poo poo. Points are somewhat skewed towards last hits and combo primers, but it's not like a bad player is going to score 100k just by standing there. Every class has the potential to deal lots of damage if you know what you're doing, and even traditional "support" kits like Batarian Sentinel or Salarian Engineer can dominate in the hands of the right player. It all comes down to basically three things: 1) class synergy, 2) not dying, and 3) not lagging horribly. If you're not doing a lot of damage, your class just might not be a good fit for the group -- this is mostly irrelevant before Platinum, but it will affect your ability to combo powers and thus feel more effective. See what the rest of your group is doing -- if they have lots of techy classes, pick an Engineer or Sentinel. If they're all space wizards, roll with a biotic. Enemies on Bronze/Silver have such low health though that if you're not familiar with the spawns on each map your allies will have probably already cleared them out before you can get there, which might be another reason why you're not doing well.
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Wet Biscuit McGlee posted:My first UR to X is almost certainly going to be a Javelin sup Javelin VIII crew   KingShiro posted:Had a pretty good streak of packs last night though, best being two more Harrier upgrades. I want you to know I despise your very existence.
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Oct 14, 2012 16:54
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The Javelin X is awesome.  I just tried the DLC deleting trick and spent 1.7 million credits trying to get some Typhoon upgrades and received a lot of level 4 ammo.
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Oct 14, 2012 16:55
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Oh, hey, a Harrier upgrade, that would be nice...and maybe I can unlock the Typhoon...I mean, while we're dreaming. Also, has anyone figured out the Collector Sniper Rifle yet? So far it seems like a less accurate Indra with the ME1 thermal mechanic.
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Oct 14, 2012 17:09
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Can I get some advice on what I should bring to gold/plat games? Here's my N7 HQ thing http://social.bioware.com/n7hq/home/overview/?name=PurplieNurplie&platform=pc the last plat game I did I used Cerb Adept, which seemed to work out fine, but I just want to know if there's something better I could be using; tia.
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Alteisen posted:The difference between pub games and goon games is startling, I played tyre and 2 others(I was AchyHippo) and it was awesome, never seen so many tech explosions, big poo poo like the atlas and praetorians just melted. Right? I played a couple gold games with Elotana and it wasn't even painful! I actually had fun instead of an anxiety attack!
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Oct 14, 2012 17:14
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PurplieNurplie posted:Can I get some advice on what I should bring to gold/plat games? Here's my N7 HQ thing If biotics are your thing Asari Justicar with offensive bubble is a solid choice. Or Fury, who is a powerhouse on every difficulty. Both work best on Plat with other biotics though so make a note of your team composition. I'd equip both with your hurricane IV (you lucky SOB  ) and maybe an acolyte for boss shield stripping.
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Oct 14, 2012 17:33
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I really enjoy playing Justicar when there are other biotics and they use their powers. I just grouped with a Kroguard who almost exclusively sniped and I only saw him charge once. I was reaving anything in his view and he'd just snipe them away. Dude! Blow that poo poo up biotic stylee! 
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Oct 14, 2012 17:59
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edit: ^^^^ I've been playing Justicar to get Reave and Pull points for Biotic God, but you know, I always end up thinking "I'd rather be playing a Drell" because Grenades > Bubble any day. "You have lost your connection to the game" is a message I am seeing way more often than I used to, and I know it's not my internet connection. Two Gold runs down the shitter today. Sorry Ricky.
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Oct 14, 2012 18:00
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precision posted:edit: ^^^^ I've been playing Justicar to get Reave and Pull points for Biotic God, but you know, I always end up thinking "I'd rather be playing a Drell" because Grenades > Bubble any day.
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Oct 14, 2012 18:25
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precision posted:edit: ^^^^ I've been playing Justicar to get Reave and Pull points for Biotic God, but you know, I always end up thinking "I'd rather be playing a Drell" because Grenades > Bubble any day. Yeah cluster grenades are pretty powerful after the recent grenade buff but the bubble is more of a team oriented skill which is needed on Platinum especially. If you spec it offensively and are smart about placement it can really help your team. It debuffs everything that walks through it, especially armor, and primes for biotic explosions. Place it at a choke point and watch the kills and assists rack up as stuff inside just melts under focused fire. I also like the survivablility of the Justicar. Its nice to be able to take some punishment as an adept for once.
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Oct 14, 2012 18:26
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There are very few people who are prepared to take advantage of an ally's bubble. In comparison, cluster grenades detonate everything. Try using cluster grenades after a Paladin snap freezes a mob, or while a Vorcha is spraying everything with flamer.
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Oct 14, 2012 18:28
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Pumpking posted:Yeah cluster grenades are pretty powerful after the recent grenade buff but the bubble is more of a team oriented skill which is needed on Platinum especially. I'm aware of all that, but with the changes that force you to move around the map much more I find the Bubble's team-buffing situational at best. Setting it up at choke points is good, but is also usually a "win more" situation unless I'm the only Biotic on the team.
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Oct 14, 2012 18:33
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I came back to this this morning after not playing since before all the DLC. Got a vorcha sentinel and a N7 slayer. I built the slayer out like a huge glass cannon that thing is ridiculous fun.
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Played some Hazard Dagger (which kicks rear end) today. I think let's just make this official. tech > biotics now with the fire/cryo changes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lga1BwKAxPI this video? Routine. Also there wasn't much of an excuse not to spec for area before, there's almost none, now.
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Oct 14, 2012 19:01
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Goddamn. I got the combat mastery banner on Friday night, and now every time I play I get message bombed by pubbies asking "how you got that thing you do in the lobby". That's a direct quote.
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Oct 14, 2012 19:33
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precision posted:I'm aware of all that, but with the changes that force you to move around the map much more I find the Bubble's team-buffing situational at best. Setting it up at choke points is good, but is also usually a "win more" situation unless I'm the only Biotic on the team. Well they are both viable strategies. Admittedly you need some cooperation from team mates which is by no means a given but the Justicar is still a real asset and can make a good team great, even if you move around a lot. Bubble has around a 2 second cooldown at 200% recharge so you can cast it everywhere if needed. Besides on Platinum which I was talking about originally you need at least one support character and running around will often get you separated and killed as enemies spawn all around you and you get caught in a crossfire. Holding one area and slowly falling back is often the most viable strategy.
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So, I finally look into how I might not have done Operation Resurgence like the N7HQ page says, and...it's because it wasn't a real operation.  It was one of those "+10% experience on our new maps!" ops. Pretty sure I did even grab the Reserves Pack from that thing too, so what would a 'success' be, then? Silly Bioware.
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Oct 14, 2012 19:50
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mania posted:Is shockwave still bugged? I was in a game with a BatSent and it didn't seem like his shockwaves were hitting or detonating anything. I've been using radius at rank 4 since the patch and haven't had any issues yet. I've been using the human adept quite a bit as well. If you skip radius and take the range evo on shockwave it's not uncommon for the power to miss since it has a travel time and always fires in a straight line even if the enemy moves.
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Oct 14, 2012 20:00
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Yeah that op is bugged as well. Even people who did complete it have it show up as uncompleted.
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Is it better to solo on a bigger map or a smaller map? I was thinking a smaller map would cluster enemies together to make a things such as a kroguard charge more effective, but a bigger map would mean you won't have to deal with as many enemies at once. Thoughts?
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Oct 14, 2012 20:07
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Lagomorphic posted:Yeah that op is bugged as well. Even people who did complete it have it show up as uncompleted. You know what else is bugged? The achievements. I played like 10 games with my Turian Ghost and went from 120 waves completed to 33 completed. And just now, I got no credit for extracting on Rio/Collector/Silver with my Shadow (for either the map or the class), but all the Electric Slash and Shadow Strike points I got still counted.
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UnknownMercenary posted:PC randoms are pretty bad at Gold Collectors. Gold Collectors is tough, man. Hack objectives where you're getting swarmed by scions and praetorians and poo poo?
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Felinoid posted:You know what else is bugged? The achievements. I played like 10 games with my Turian Ghost and went from 120 waves completed to 33 completed. And just now, I got no credit for extracting on Rio/Collector/Silver with my Shadow (for either the map or the class), but all the Electric Slash and Shadow Strike points I got still counted. Achievements roll over after you complete them once.
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exquisite tea posted:Achievements roll over after you complete them once. It didn't show as completed at all, and no other achievement I've earned has rolled over.
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TheDK posted:I just grouped with a Kroguard who almost exclusively sniped and I only saw him charge once. I was reaving anything in his view and he'd just snipe them away. Dude! Blow that poo poo up biotic stylee! I've seen the same thing happen with the N7 Infiltrator. Some guy was using it as a sniping class. Never saw a Shadow Strike or Melee the entire game.
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Tremors posted:Is it better to solo on a bigger map or a smaller map? I was thinking a smaller map would cluster enemies together to make a things such as a kroguard charge more effective, but a bigger map would mean you won't have to deal with as many enemies at once. Thoughts? I like glacier for soloing since it goes quicker. Capping objectives can be tough on Gold though. Big maps can be lovely for retrieval and escorts though. I'm thinking FBW might be a good map for soloing now since it's a medium size with good mix of cover and it flows well.
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Can someone explain to me how disruptor and phasic ammo work? I like they added in actual statistics to them but now I'm confused on whether they actually get a bonus against shields, or if phasic rounds partially pass through shields like they did in 1.
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Lagomorphic posted:I like glacier for soloing since it goes quicker. Capping objectives can be tough on Gold though. Big maps can be lovely for retrieval and escorts though. I'm thinking FBW might be a good map for soloing now since it's a medium size with good mix of cover and it flows well. They'll even just smash randomly at the objective if you're cloaked.
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Anyone mind recommending a few guns to me? I've started to unlock some of the rare and UR but the few that I know to be good are only at rank I. I play mostly N7 Fury but also do a bit of Destroyer, Shadow, and just unlocked Kroguard but have yet to make a build yet. Here's my manifest. I really wish I had better SMGs or pistols because I like playing the casting classes so much. e: Paladin too. I just unlocked that and want to give it a go after hearing so much that the patch changed. Teeter fucked around with this message at 22:32 on Oct 14, 2012 |
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UnknownMercenary posted:PC randoms are pretty bad at Gold Collectors. On PC I tend to find myself in way too many Gold/Collectors/White lobbies. And people are always trying to hold down the downstairs office as if that was somehow a secure location to hold. When I play through the new FBW I'm always running around kind of like it's a bigger Glacier, I have no idea why people try to hold a 1000 square foot office that has 3 entrances.
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1st AD posted:On PC I tend to find myself in way too many Gold/Collectors/White lobbies. And people are always trying to hold down the downstairs office as if that was somehow a secure location to hold. A string of awful FBW/Gold/Collectors lobbies failing on wave 3 is what prompted me to make that post. The new White is nice for the most part, except if you get a device objective on the new, completely exposed lower platform where they moved an ammo box to. I like that there's more room to maneuver but the scale of the interiors feels off somehow. I haven't run into any public Glacier games since the DLC hit so I soloed it myself to see the changes and they're pretty drat awful. I get why they blocked off the room of shame, even though it was a nice and risky option for retreating, but removing the cover on the ramps that lead to the basement is mind boggling.
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