I'm not experienced on Salarian yet but tbh, I don't see the point of Armor Boost. You're not going to soak damage ever.
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I'm not experienced on Salarian yet but tbh, I don't see the point of Armor Boost. You're not going to soak damage ever.
You make it sound like i dont even need to put points in Fitness for more health and shield.
Then again, i do not dare to touch gold yet.
The Xtortionist
Member
Armor Boost is a free+40% damage resistance. That's huge. With quick cooldown, you're almost invincible against anything with shields/barriers.
The engineer doesn't need to fully drain enemies in one hit like the infiltrator.
What is everyone favorite areas to hold down on each map?
I still can't understand why people insist on holding down the top of Firebase White near the ladder. It's a terrible spot, especially on the later Silver waves and all of Gold. Everything becomes 10x easier when you take the inside downstairs.
I still can't understand why people insist on holding down the top of Firebase White near the ladder. It's a terrible spot, especially on the later Silver waves and all of Gold. Everything becomes 10x easier when you take the inside downstairs.
Photolysis
Banned
If you have a team that can kill stuff quickly it's absolutely possible to hold the top of White, even on gold. You have very good lines of sight so it's great for sniping and any enemies coming from indoors get funnelled into a strong chokepoint.
Psychoward
Banned
If you have a decoy in the street, and a person in the bottom rooms, having 2 people on top of the ladder is great. They can see most of the map and just destroy the street together.
Firebase White - Downstairs room... Two guys in the room, two guys (preferably snipers) on the outside in the little L-shape.
Firebase Giant - Two people in the control room upstairs, two people in the room downstairs to the right to prevent spawns from coming inside the control room.
Firebase Ghost - Back of the map in the small room.
Firebase Glacier - In the center structure near the armor reload up stairs. Two people near the desks, the other two at the initial spawn.
Firebase Reactor - Near the back of the map where the controls for the reactor in SP are. Couple of people covering the reactor itself, the second group covering the stairs, hallway.
That's where I've mostly picked up my gold clears from.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yep. Basically, the game has become spawn point manipulation.
But that's like any other game, I suppose.
But that's like any other game, I suppose.
I mostly ignore fitness unless there is a power I don't need to put points into.
And so meaningless. I'm at 120 because I don't care.
I suppose, but at the same time those lines of sight could work against you when you're surrounded and there's Ravagers/Nemesis fire, grenades, etc. I still think the same team would have a much easier time in the downstairs room, or on the stairs.
Dreamer RD
Member
Seriously. It should be at the very most Uncommon. I have 0 of them and could really use a couple.
Psychoward
Banned
They want you to either promote characters or buy packs with money.
This game has been spawn point manipulation since day 1.Yep. Basically, the game has become spawn point manipulation.
But that's like any other game, I suppose.
Manipulating spawns in this game is braindead easy and is my #1 piss off about ME3's multiplayer, when people don't know how to do it and make things intensely more difficult than they should be. It doesn't take more than a game to pick up on this.
Polydeuces
Member
Just spent 600000 credits on recruit packs... managed to get more uncommon items than common weapon mods. It seems impossible to get them common weapon mods these days..
Just did my 1st gold match. Our team managed to get all the credits. Cerberus is easy if you got a good Vanguard and Salarian Engineers. Those decoys are really useful.
Just did my 1st gold match. Our team managed to get all the credits. Cerberus is easy if you got a good Vanguard and Salarian Engineers. Those decoys are really useful.
I get plenty of common mods in veteran packs. Though I guess that's not so helpful if you're trying to farm rare items as well.
I have 13 of them lmao. They become rediculously common after you knock mods out
Trying to get my level 19 Vanguard up and was getting frustrated by hosts dropping, idlers, crashes, etc. Decided to try solo on Bronze. Pretty fun, fairly stressful. Ended up on Firebase Reactor / Geth. Had to use both health packs and both missiles, but I managed to get the full extraction. 162,061XP, got crazy trophies, 50 biotic kills, 75 kills, etc.
The hold for upload part on the first money wave wasn't a picnic, but thankfully, the other two missions were high-value target. I don't think I could have done the one where you had to run around and deactivate four beacons.
Waiting for extraction I was spamming my powers so hard I accidentally hit "ESC" and almost died
The hold for upload part on the first money wave wasn't a picnic, but thankfully, the other two missions were high-value target. I don't think I could have done the one where you had to run around and deactivate four beacons.
Waiting for extraction I was spamming my powers so hard I accidentally hit "ESC" and almost died
Rocket Geth on gold have almost no shields. I specced radius/recharge/damage for my engineer and maybe only power bonus in rank 5 STG training and I could strip a shield from a rocket trooper from 100 to 0. Hunters are harder, pyros only 50%. That plus the cooldown on an Engineer is fast enough you just spam it between decoys and stuff.
I'm sure ED with damage/recharge/damage and grabbing the weapon damage bonuses in the passive is still enough to one shot strip a rocket geth trooper.
Woo-Fu
Banned
I have a pile of respec cards, shame I can't sell them. Only thing I use them for is to remove the initial point in some lines that I don't want to spec at all on some characters.
Once you have many of your weapons complete you'll get more of those respecs and then you'll be upset about that.
Once you have many of your weapons complete you'll get more of those respecs and then you'll be upset about that.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Promoted all 6 characters last night, dunno if ill get multiple packs but the community is closer to 140,00 at least and i can start fresh so to speak.
Played fine for me. Saw hosts dropping more than usual though.
Man, I would love a Drell Adept behind me on Spamhard.
Blue Ninja
Member
Survived my first Silver game, lol. I can't imagine what kind of a clusterfuck Gold would be.
Whichever one you're comfortable with (everyone receives the same XP I believe) but if you want to carry teams, Human Spamhard is unstoppable.
it's also the most annoying.
OOOOOOOOOHHHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
OOOOOOOOOHHHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
oh, I'm down again, somebody revive me!
UnluckyKate
Member
So i just got a flacon in MP...
Haha. I rarely die and if I do it's because of lag or some weird pathing issue.
It's kind of annoying when a Geth Prime is right in front of you and you can't charge it.
UnluckyKate
Member
THe only way I can beat gold is camp against geth on White inside the room downstairs with salarian engi and or infiltrators. I have to say it's a breeze.
milkham
Member
same, thats the only map i've completed on gold
UnluckyKate
Member
I've been chaining good gold match with the same random team all afternoon. Opening a specter pack after each round feels so good.
Widow ? Check
Carniflex ? Check
Now Krogan and Salarian Infiltrator please.
Widow ? Check
Carniflex ? Check
Now Krogan and Salarian Infiltrator please.
Diablohead
Member
fun as the MP is I am really sick of the maps now, need moar!
Silence on all fronts.
What the fuck IS BioWare doing, the hell are they waiting for for both MP and SP DLC :|
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Shitting themselves over the ending debacle. I figure marketing told them it would be a pretty stupid idea to go and announce multiplayer DLC this early after the launch DLC uproar, and the confirmation of something coming related to the ending.
Dork Knight
Member
Ugh! I want both those weapons so bad (mostly Carnifex). Just opened two spectre arter successfully completing a gold match (Firebase White with a Salarian Engineer is great) and got CRAP: Disciple 2, Reset powers (now have 2-3), Turian Soldier customization (UGH!), and Quarian Engineer customization (double UGH!).
Just gimme something good for once!
UnluckyKate
Member
I've been all week end on a bad luck strike : every veteran pack I was opening was Turian soldier/sentinels... I must have something like 20 of these by now.
Then I moved to Specter and got lucky yeah.
Question for the widow : Piercing mod useful of not ? I guess yes against armored targets ?
UnluckyKate
Member
That's why I ask... I'm confused. Should I ?
Wow, just joined a lobby, first guy as Carnfex IV
Second as Carnifex V
Last one as Carnifex IX
Well... I'm at shamed with my Carnifex I