Ruin Completely posted:

I finally unlocked the Vorcha sentinal, but feel dumb 'cause I dye a lot despite how it's supposed to be goddamn invincible(I even took all the regen bonuses). I was using a Piranha, but I don't actually love it as much as everyone else. Every extra inch further you are away from a target, it's usefulness is cut way down; it might help if I had it past level 1 I guess.

Mr.Flibble posted:

So is the Acolyte the best gun for a female Quarian Engineer to take out shields with or is there something even better she can use?

Paracelsus posted:

I had a bad string of buying VPs and just getting consumables because my UC characters are all maxed out and the RNG loves characters a lot more than mods or gear. I buy PSPs because I know I'll still at least get something other than consumables out of the rares, and I think it's more efficient in the long run, since once you're done filling out your UC slots with VPs you still need to buy just as many PSPs to fill out your rares and URs as you would if you'd started buying them in the first place.

Lagomorphic posted:

Barrage is a fantastic gear and it goes really well with a scoped Talon (the best gun in the game).

Lagomorphic posted:

Stability reduces recoil. The only two weaknesses of a scoped Talon is that the recoil is really bad when you use the scope out of cover and it's spare ammo is pretty light. It's not as bad as the harrier but you'll need to be hitting ammo boxes frequently. The barrage helps a lot with both of these issues. I got Barrage V and went from Typhoon 0 to 3 in the same week and honestly I was more excited about the barrage. But again I have a Talon V and think it's the best gun in the game.

Infinite Karma posted:

Grenades don't count towards tech kill medals, so are you sure? I know that I do plenty of tech bursts, but I'm not sure if any gear is boosting that damage.

Reacean posted:

Follow up question then (I'm still not convinced, but the bit about bonus to shields and barriers betters my opinion): I'd been using it on my demolisher just messing around, but I think it doesn't fit the niche that class needs as a second gun. My primary is a Saber I, and I'd been using a Pirahna I as my secondary but somehow it feels off. Given that weight and ammo are not an issue, and I use Arc Grenades for Shields/Barriers, what would be a good second gun?

Gestalt Intellect posted:

Because there's virtually no time when I wouldn't want to run faster, especially on a class that benefits so much from being able to reposition quickly, and because you need the points in durability to survive a lot of the poo poo you have to take to use your powers effectively. I haven't respecced the class but that's because I feel pretty satisfied with my point distribution, my only issue is really just learning how to use it right/getting a good weapon and gear setup for it.

This still gives you a decent damage increase while maintaining the durability you need to explode some heads.

exquisite tea posted:

It's common knowledge that the Particle Rifle sucks, right? Can I do anything fun with it?

Burning Mustache posted:

Anything is good on a Destroyer, and the Particle Rifle is still worse than pretty much any other AR I could think of. A Phaeston, heck even an Avenger probably performs better than a Particle Rifle with that class (or any other class, really). And that's not even talking the good ARs like Harrier, Saber or Typhoon.

I mean, yes, you can eventually kill poo poo with it (especially if you slap consumables on it), but the point is that you can do so much faster and much more efficiently with pretty much any other AR (especially if you slap consumables on them).

EDIT: Actually, come to think of it, the Vindicator could possibly be slightly worse than the Particle Rifle still.

Felinoid posted:

Actually, that brings up a question. If you close-to-deplete (not totally deplete since I know that requires a reload animation) the Particle Rifle and then switch to another weapon for a while, when you switch back will it have replenished its stock like normal, or will it be sitting on the ammo count it had when you switched weapons?

Lagomorphic posted:

TheDK posted:

Would anyone be willing to take a look at my manifest and give me a "best available" analysis for what I've unlocked at this point? I've got a few classes/weapons that I believe I understand how to play but I haven't found a combo that gives me a good feeling for something I could run with over and over for mass credits. I understand certain classes/weapons would be best against certain types of enemies or in certain maps, but sometimes I'm just bouncing between characters hoping that something clicks.

That DICK! posted:

Y'guys. Y'know. It's just like. Sometimes, I feel like, nobody listens to me

waah posted:

Is there like a preferred load out? Or is there something blatant I am missing to make me a bit more deadly?

waah posted:

Is there a time limit on it? Does it only tech burst if the target is out of shields?

exquisite tea posted:

Battlemasters have always been awesome. It's not too much of a step up in difficulty to take your Kroguard into Gold. If it helps, you can start out with a more defensive spec and then transition into melee as you get more comfortable. The only things that can really kill you are OHK bosses, which are avoidable by learning their attack patterns, and the Vanguard bug, which is avoidable by hosting. Geth is pretty much a guaranteed win.

LogicNinja posted:

Phase Disruptor has seemed kinda weak to me when I tried it (granted, that was on gold), and he's super fragile--how do I play this guy? Should I still be maxing Biotic Slash post-nerf? should I bother speccing for melee and relying on teleport sword slashes?

VJeff posted:

Hm, tried a match as the Destroyer and something occurred to me - is reload canceling not a viable option for him on the Xbox? Disengaging Devastator Mode to reload cancel when it has a really long cooldown due to your weaponry strikes me as a bad idea.

Unless there's a way to reload cancel on the Xbox besides hitting Y that I'm unaware of.

SurreptitiousMuffin posted:

Wait, the tac cloak damage bonus applies to powers too? I thought it was only weapons. That might explain a lot.

Marquis de Pyro posted:

Yeah I meant the slayer, whoops.

Marquis de Pyro posted:

The Phase Disruptor is loving terrible, probably one of the worst abilities in the game,

LogicNinja posted:

I seem to have a hard time hitting things with Phase Disruptor some of the time. Should I have taken the AoE evolution instead of +30% damage?

Also yeah, I've been getting murdered after charge reaches the target but before it resolves/shields refill a lot. poo poo sucks. I can top-score Silver, but don't do well on Gold. A lot of the time, something comes up from the side/behind and shoots me twice, killing me because I just used Phase Disruptor twice.

LogicNinja posted:

There's a gap between 2 PD shots and when Charge cools down. I was carrying a Piranha; I guess -170% cooldown isn't enough?

Carnifex it is, I guess. Would an Acolyte be worthwhile for stripping Atlas shields &etc?

Exodee posted:

Out of curiosity, are you playing on a Console or on the PC? As I have no problem flicking my mouse around, turning 180 degrees within a split second if I have to to acquire new targets. (I have no idea why I keep capitalizing random words )

Felinoid posted:

Getting recruit packs until those are maxed is a good idea, because it's really cheap and quick, but holding to veteran packs until all the uncommons are maxed is a recipe for getting bored and quitting. You'll want to do it as much as you can, but you gotta mix it up to keep the rewards fresh.

Houdini posted:

Yeah, I'm amazed at how straightforward insanity difficulty is. I'm playing as a Vanguard and a Stasis, Charge, Nova combo will kill a Phantom.

The Blood Pack SMG rules. Even moreso with rank 6 Incendiary ammo.

VJeff posted:

Wait, how do you get an SP weapon up to X? I thought you could only upgrade SP weapons to V.

LogicNinja posted:

So does +Tech Damage gear boost Shadow Strike, or only +Power Damage (like Mental Focuser)?

Trykt posted:

They do, you can see right on the powers screen that its damage goes up when you take the passives that boost power damage. Maxing shadow strike damage means taking all your melee junk (except the last evolution of the "fitness" tree) AND maxing your power damage.

Blompkin posted:

I haven't had much luck with gold. From my limited experience, it mainly involves staying behind cover, letting the enemy come to you, and running if the enemy gets close.