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Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer |OT| Rich, deep online role playing
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Ephemeris
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Got mine from Veteran
Krogans are gold only. Quarians and Asari are spread throughout Gold/Silver (I'm talking rarity). Right now you should only be buying Premium Spectres. If you don't have the change, Spectres.
If they nerf the Decoy then I see no point in playing this game.
As boring as Geth farming is that store system fucking sucks. I'm not going to risk a failed mission against Reapers or Cerberus just to spend my hard earned credits to unlock another character card when all my classes are level 20 and I have full customization on everyone or some other equally useless perk like one of the 30 absolutely useless guns.
Dork Knight
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Wait, Quarian Infiltrators are merely uncommon? Now I find it even more hilarious I don't have one (yet I have EVERY other race, each with almost all their customization options).
Hmm...could be because I've mostly been buying (Premium) Spectre Packs. *shrugs shoulders*
Dork Knight
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Yeah, I hope they don't nerf Firebase White just because it's a viable option to employ. Sure, it's boring and easy (I'm already getting sick of it), but I totally agree with your statement above -- I'd rather spend a quick 25 minutes knowing I'll get through Wave 10 without an issue than waste 30+ minutes on a random map with a team that may or may not get past round 3.
My goal is to max out (or at least get CLOSE to maxing out) some of my favorite weapons (Carnifex/Geth Plasma Shotgun/Valiant (I wish!)) and then try my luck on random golds. Until then, gold farming on Firebase White, it is!
Live Free or Die
Banned
On firebase white gold, how do you guys handle they hacking missions? do you have one person go out while the other stay in the room? or do you usually have a infiltrator on your team to do those missions?
Woo-Fu
Banned
Sounds like the only reason you're playing is to unlock items---which to me means there is no point in playing. If you don't actually enjoy the gameplay why do you stick around solely for unlocks? Doesn't make a bit of sense to me.
Go play a game that you actually enjoy the game and not just the metagame.
Make sure you have an infiltrator with you. If you don't then I would suggest just moving as a team otherwise as soon as one of you dies it's going to be rather difficult to get back up again.
Sounds like the only reason you're playing is to unlock items---which to me means there is no point in playing. If you don't actually enjoy the gameplay why do you stick around solely for unlocks? Doesn't make a bit of sense to me.
Go play a game that you actually enjoy the game and not just the metagame.
Yeah... if the only viable way to play Gold is by "farming" geths in a small room for 15-20 mins, i'd rather stick to Silver and play any class and actually play in a non-boring way.
Ummm its not. Its just extremely easy. If you actually wanna play gold you need to be good with good teammates and communication.
Live Free or Die
Banned
OK, thats what I thought. Thanks. Also how do you guys recommend specing out the Salarian Engineer's decoy?
I don't see them potentially nerfing decoy itself, but rather the engineer as a whole. I'm expecting that when the Decoy is out, the Salarian engineer will more than likely not be able to use their other powers (like energy drain) and that Decoys recharge rate will likely not start up until after the Decoy is already dead (unlike now which allows you to send out the Decoy, and then respam it every time it comes up which essentially allows you to have no breaks between decoys).
We'll see though.
I think that ideally though, the credits gained for maps should be a lot higher for random map/random enemy rather than just XP gain. If I got a significant increase in my credits earned by going random all the time, I'd definitely do it. I'm pretty burned out on Firebase White though, so unless people are really determined to do that one, I usually try to encourage different maps.
I've done it by myself as a Salarian Engineer. You just have to be really careful that you plant your decoy so that the fire is drawn elsewhere and not on your position.
The electro-shock perk for decoy is essential for drawing aggro. Otherwise, I think if I do it over, I'll take longevity over having the thing explode at the end of its life. On Gold, the former is more useful IMO.
computers putin'
Member
And since i only play with randoms, i dont see that changing for me.
Just learn to screen your teammates while in the pre-game lobby. I probably finish a gold match 1 out of every 2 times now, and that's with non-communicating randoms. Just look at their level, look at everyone's class and determine whether they're all complimentary to the other players characters, see if their weapons are complimentary to their class, etc. As long as you're a good player yourself, completing gold with randoms isn't an impossible feat; it's a challenge, but definitely doable. Just look at it like this, as long as you make it to wave 6 and do the objective, you get almost as many credits as you would for doing all the waves on silver, in a little less time to boot.Some of these randoms are better than you give them credit for.
Nerfing Decoy doesn't do too much to GGW. I have played 4 Infiltrators. It was more entertaining, but still too easy. Even so I wouldn't mind seeing the Decoy impact cooldowns the same way tech armor does.
As soon as equipment packs return I am going back to random Gold.
As soon as equipment packs return I am going back to random Gold.
What the hell? My premium packs were doing well, but they've since gone to crap. The only recent updates I pulled are Geth Pulse Rifle, Arc Pistol and Wraith. I guess having a IX Pulse Rifle will have some comedy value if I land a Geth character this week.I got another no-gold premium spectre pack, even better than the last.
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I suppose so, since i did a lot of bronze matches recently to lvl my promoted classes, that's probably where all the noobs stays since its the only thing they can beat.
In 2 days they'll have to update this again. SO MANY UNLOCKS.
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Deleted member 13876
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No Premium Spectre pack I do not want a Claymore upgrade in each pack.
I run around with a Hornet on my Vanguard.
I see you've gotten the idea of copying Cerberus look too. Unlocked Soldier Secondary color only at the moment...
I hope for some of them as being uncommon at least :/
Right now I'm only missing the M-29 incisor, Disciple, and a host of Ultra Rares. Also missing a Salarian Infiltrator and Drell Vanguard but that's it when it comes to characters.
I inspired people with my trooper last night. Joined a game with a Krogan, a Quarian and an Asari. Next round I was playing with 3 other Cerberus troopers. That was fun.
Diablohead
Member
First time playing seriously with an asari adept, wow bionic explosions are STRONG as fuck, amazing fun.
I ran out of medigen today for the first time since release, now I can see why those packs are good value for money lol
I ran out of medigen today for the first time since release, now I can see why those packs are good value for money lol
I used farming because that's what I'm doing now since I want to actually unlock some better guns. I play Gold against Reapers/Cerberus but it's a lot harder since the only guns I have worth using are a GPS I and a Carnifex I. Everything else pretty much just tickles them. It's gotten real boring using the same two guns.
I don't play Silver because everyone just tries to be Rambo and that playstyle is extremely boring. I had fun clutching round after round because my teammates kept dying, but it's no longer fun or exciting. It's just a chore.
I keep feeling like I'm playing Asari Adept wrong. Takes forever for my powers to recharge to make a biotic explosion, especially if starting with Stasis. I need like a full spec to see what I'm missing out on. I finally understand the utility of Stasis though, but I guess that class just isn't my thing.
Diablohead
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really? I have great fun on silver trying new weapon layouts and characters all the time, maybe I play it quite differently to some of you here but I still make money and have fun doing so.
go for weight on skills so you can keep 200% cooldown, it really helps.
You dont use stasis for combos, you use warp into throw. Stasis is for locking down enemies.
What system are you on enzo?
You are mainly gonna warp big enemies, and pierce + expose helps the team a lot.
Keep cooldowns at 200% if you can (or use a power mod to decrease cd). I have a Carnifex II and it only gives me +166% CD bonus unless I spec 6/6 asari justicar.
Stasis CD is noticeably longer, so you probably should get a few headshots in before trying to throw (if you almost strip the shields it shouldn't fall out of bubble). Otherwise Warp->throw is generally more serviceable.
Tribes of Trusty
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Can you substantially affect your single player playtgrough by playing the multiplayer mode ? Is there a good moment during the campaign when it's profitable to play multiplayer ? I want to increase my war readiness but I'm afraid to loose it because of an possible story event...
It doesnt matter when you do mp, but the war readiness does recede over time.
I retract my previous statement about the Falcon. I have a Falcon X and with Cryo Ammo on White it was locking entire clusterfucks of enemies. Even Prime's were being staggered and chilled every 2 seconds they barely made it down the stairs the whole game.
Strip shields with my TS and then freeze mobs. If they had a 100+ assist medal I would have it easily.
I wasn't even host either.
Strip shields with my TS and then freeze mobs. If they had a 100+ assist medal I would have it easily.
I wasn't even host either.
As the murderous robot already said, it doesn't really matter when you play the multiplayer. The game only checks once and you'll have plenty of warning when you hit that section.
You won't lose war readiness because of an event, but it does drop by 1% every 8 hours or so. Don't worry about it too much because provided you do all the quests then it's almost entirely superfluous.
I only ever use Throw to detonate a biotic explosion. Stasis I believe is the best power in the game alongside Decoy on multiplayer. It not only prevents the enemies from moving but it serves as a great crowd controller, allows your team mates to line up head shots, and you can set off a biotic explosion.
It's so adaptable but like you said not enough people appear to be using it. =/
Dork Knight
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The Geth Rifle is a joke gun, right? I just tried using that with my Turian Solider because I was bored of Gold farming and holy crap -- I couldn't kill shit! I felt like I was shooting a paint gun. And this is even with the Turian's marskman ability.
What a crappy gun!
Oh, and this was on Bronze, btw.
What a crappy gun!
Oh, and this was on Bronze, btw.
I think Throw is also undervalued.
After a biotic explosion, if a Phantom is on the ground, I'll just keep spamming it. Doesn't do much damage, but it keeps her on the floor. Since Stasis seems to only affect them the first time and if they have barriers Warp doesn't do anything.
@Dork Knight
Yes. I was the last one alive on a Silver match against a Geth Prime. I was shooting it for a good 25 seconds and it didn't even lose a block of shield.
Photolysis
Banned
Shame that there aren't any significant MP fixes. The issue with getting stuck outside the map is pretty gamebreaking...
Woo-Fu
Banned
I thought it was just vanguard if you got knocked down mid-charge but it happened to me playing infiltrator.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
That was fun. Did pretty well with only 3 on Silver, Firebase Dagger. Could've gotten full extraction but we were stuck inside with two Atlases on either side of us. Only one of us made it to the extraction zone (I was too slow).
And... just as I leveled my Adept to 20, I get the Asari Adept in my Premium Spectre Pack. I just unlocked it in my last pack too.
And... just as I leveled my Adept to 20, I get the Asari Adept in my Premium Spectre Pack. I just unlocked it in my last pack too.
Photolysis
Banned
It can happen with any class but Vanguards are the most likely due to being killed mid-charge. I think it can occasionally be triggered by sliding into cover, but don't quote me on that.
It's almost OK with high level marksman, a level III amp and an ammo power. From my experience the Phaeston outclasses it in every way.The Geth Rifle is a joke gun, right? I just tried using that with my Turian Solider because I was bored of Gold farming and holy crap -- I couldn't kill shit! I felt like I was shooting a paint gun. And this is even with the Turian's marskman ability.
What a crappy gun!
Oh, and this was on Bronze, btw.
I'm still going to use it occasionally on any Geth class I draw.