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KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Eagle V :smith:

Any word on the improved Destroyer Missile Launcher?

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KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.

UnknownMercenary posted:

Speaking of killing Phantoms, that shield gate reduction lets me do this now. :c00lbert:

Now I am sorely tempted to respec my GI into a sniper. Seeing single shot snipers viable again makes me happy.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
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September 4, 2012
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Biotic Charge Power (all kits excluding the Krogan)
- Base force increased from 600 to 650

Submission Net Power
- Base cooldown reduced from 8 to 6 seconds
- Base damage increased from 350 to 600
- Rank 3 damage and duration bonuses increased from 20% to 30%
- Evolve 1 damage bonus increased from 30% to 40%
- Evolve 3 damage bonus increased from 30% to 40%
- Evolve 4 cooldown bonus increased from 35% to 45%
- Evolve 6 electric pulse frequency increased from 1.5 to 1 second
- Evolve 6 electric pulse base damage increased from 100 to 150

Turian Sentinel
- Starting encumbrance capacity increased from 40% to 50%

Turian Soldier
- Starting encumbrance capacity increased from 55% to 65%

Turian & Batarian Fitness Power
- Base health/shield bonus increased from 15% to 25%
- Rank 2 health/shield bonus increased from 10% to 15%
- Evolve 2 health/shield bonus increased from 15% to 20%
- Evolve 6 health/shield bonus increased from 25% to 30% 

KnoxZone fucked around with this message at 23:36 on Sep 4, 2012

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
They just added a change to the patch notes. The Turian fitness buff now applies to Batarians also.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
I just got my Commendation Pack. Finally got the Valiant II.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
I have great success with a BatSent using a Kishock on plat. Being able to one shot a Phantom is a great feeling, and submission net makes it impossible to miss.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Out on PC

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Got my Volus Adept. This is going to be amazing.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Volus are insanely useful for objective waves, but I don't think I will ever be topping a score chart with them. Awfully hilarious when partnered with a Krogan though.

Collectors are absurd strong, though. Hopefully it will become a bit easier when I get a bit of experience fighting them.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
As excited as I was for the Volus, the Turian Ghost might be my new favorite class. It combines the DPS of the Geth Infiltrator with the survivability of the Krogan Vanguard. It is absurd. Also the jumppack dodge is amazing. Slap a Harrier on him and go to town on everything.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
This new DLC is leading to some epic moments. Just played a game of Reaper Gold Reactor. Wave 10 hack 2 banshees and a brute are about to smash us, little Volus Adept activates the reactor and charges into it, luring all three after him. His noble sacrifice surely saved the day.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
I have never before considered myself an achievement whore.



Things have changed, apparently. :gonk:

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Nothing like taking a squad of Volus into battle against the Collector hordes :black101:

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.


I shall defeat the Collectors through the power of math.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
So I had the most hilarious thing happen to me yesterday. Was playing the hazard reactor map. I saw an enemy in the reactor so I pushed the button. Little did I know that it was the last enemy of the wave. All my allies charged in to finish it off. Wave ended, they got incinerated, and the next wave started with just me alive. I felt a bit guilty, but I couldn't stop laughing for the next three waves.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
4 Krogans on Geth Gold is a thing of beauty.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.

Psion posted:

I saw someone get OHKed on the big staircase on London earlier today. Not sure, maybe they did stealth fix it?

e: also can someone tell me exactly what volus adept heavy melee does? A shield thing that pulses - does this restore teammates shields like the shield boost ability or what?

Banshees/Phantoms/etc can still sync when you are on a ramp, but the odds are greatly reduced. They have to be standing at exactly the same elevation to pull it off.

As for the Volus Heavy Melee? I use it to melee kill Banshees and Atlas on gold :black101:

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Asari Valkyrie Sentinel kit now available as a new Rare card

New hazard maps available this week are Firebase Glacier and Firebase White

Krogan Shaman
- Now moves at the same speed as other Krogan when carrying objectives
- Added skin tone as a customization option

Turian Ghost and Havok
- Now move at the same speed as other Turians when carrying objectives

Reaper Husk
- Score rewards for kills and assists on Husks increased by 50%

Reaper Brute
- (Silver) Armor increased from 7500 to 9000
- (Gold) Armor increased from 9000 to 13500
- (Platinum) Armor increased from 11700 to 15210

Cerberus Wave Data
- (Bronze) Wave 9: Removed 1 Dragoon and added 1 Engineer
- (Silver) Wave 9: Removed 1 Dragoon and added 1 Centurion
- (Silver) Extraction: Removed 1 Dragoon and added 1 Centurion

Geth Wave Data
- (Bronze) Extraction: Removed 1 Hunter and added 1 Trooper
- (Silver) Wave 10: Removed 1 Prime and both Hunters and added 3 Troopers
- (Silver) Extraction: Removed 1 Prime and both Bombers and added 3 Rocket Troopers

Geth Prime
- (All Difficulties) Cooldown for spawning Turrets and Drones increased by 50%

Geth Hunter
- Delay between shotgun bursts increased from [0.9-1.5] to [1.2-1.8]
- Shotgun rate of fire decreased from 60 to 45

- The hit reaction chance multiplier is the chance for players to hit react the Hunter
- (Bronze) Hit reaction chance multiplier went from 80% to 90%
- (Silver) Hit reaction chance multiplier went from 65% to 75%
- (Gold) Hit reaction chance multiplier went from 50% to 60%
- (Platinum) Hit reaction chance multiplier went from 40% to 50%

- (Silver) Movement speed modifier while cloaked decreased from 90% to 80%
- (Gold) Movement speed modifier while cloaked decreased from 110% to 90%
- (Platinum) Movement speed modifier while cloaked decreased from 110% to 100%

Drell Assassin Passive Power (All Drell Kits)
- Rank 1 power damage bonus increased from 5% to 10%
- Evolution 1 weapon damage bonus increased from 7.5% to 10%
- Evolution 2 power damage bonus increased from 10% to 15%
- Evolution 3 power damage bonus increased from 15% to 20%
- Evolution 4 head shot damage bonus increased from 20% to 30%
- Evolution 6 weapon damage bonus increased from 10% to 12.5%

Turian Veteran Passive Power (Original 2 Turian Kits)
- Rank 1 weapon damage bonus increased from 7.5% to 10%
- Evolution 1 weapon damage bonus increased from 7.5% to 10%
- Evolution 2 power damage bonus increased from 10% to 15%
- Evolution 3 power damage bonus increased from 15% to 20%
- Evolution 4 head shot damage bonus increased from 20% to 30%
- Evolution 6 weapon damage bonus increased from 10% to 12.5%

Devastator Mode Power
- Base magazine size bonus decreased from 25% to 15%
- Rank 2 magazine size bonus decreased from 10% to 5%
- Evolution 3 magazine size bonus decreased from 25% to 15%
- Evolution 4 rate of fire bonus decreased from 25% to 15%

Hawk Missile Launcher Power
- Base damage and force increased from 150 to 200
- Evolve 1 shield penalty reduction increased from 15% to 40%

Supply Pylon Power
- Base frequency for spawning ammo increased from 15 to 17.5 seconds
- Base frequency for spawning grenades increased from 20 to 24 seconds
- Evolution 3 weapon damage bonus decreased from 15% to 10%
- Evolution 4 power damage bonus decreased from 15% to 10%

Cryo Explosion Power Combo
- Damage increased from [75-200] to [100-250]

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Eagle VII :smug:

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
I kinda liked the Asari Sentinel, but that might be because it is the first class that has actually made me detonate my armor ability. I think I got more tech armor points in this one game than I have in every other game combined.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Batarian Vanguard is in. loving yes.

e: also, Halloween challenge:

Unnerving reports from the front indicate that the Collector reinforcements are more numerous than we feared. At this point, we do not know if our numbers are accurate or if psychological warfare is at work. We need to engage the enemy to assess their true strength.

Halloween Challenge – Complete the three Halloween challenges to earn the Halloween Challenge Banner.
Ghostbuster: Requires 5 extractions on Firebase Ghost or Firebase Ghost Hazard
Zombie Hunter: Requires 7500 points against husks/abominations.
Monster Killer: Requires 10000 points against brutes/scions/praetorians/banshees.
All challenges can be completed on any map at any difficulty.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.

Alter Ego posted:

What skills does the Batarian Vanguard get?

Charge, Blade Armor, Lash. Lash seems pretty worthless when you can max the first two and just charge + punch everyone.

KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
New Halloween challenge available for a limited time!

Batarian Brawler Vanguard kit now available as a new Rare card

New hazard maps available this week are Firebase Ghost and Firebase Dagger

Challenges
- Added a Batarian Brawler challenge to Blood Pack Mastery

Geth Pulse Rifle
- Damage increased from [27.4-34.2] to [28.8-36.0]
- Magazine size increased from 80 to 100
- Head shot damage multiplier increased from 2.5 to 3

Mantis Sniper Rifle
- Damage increased from [615.6-769.5] to [738.7-886.4]

Raptor Sniper Rifle
- Damage increase from [78.2-97.7] to [86.0-107.5]

Incisor Sniper Rifle
- Damage increase from [84.8-106.0] to [93.3-116.6]

Fixed a bug that was causing the following enemies to take less damage from power combos:
- Atlas (since Retaliation was released)
- Dragoon
- Geth Bomber
- Brute (since last week's balance changes)
- (The Collectors will also be fixed in an upcoming balance update)

Collector Scion
- Cannon shot damage reduced from 800 to 400 (fix for the bug that causes his weapon to do double damage)

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KnoxZone
Jan 27, 2007

If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.
So yes, the Batarian Vanguard is every bit as amazing as I expected. Took him into a Reaper Gold game as a level 8 and just dominated. Punching dudes in the face never gets old.

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