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Commodore

Member
It's my favourite gun. Fires slugs instead of shells so it's important not to rush shots. Very effective at headshotting targets at most ranges, just no scopes. Penetrates guardian shields.

Interesting. Wonder how a Geth shotty infiltrator will fare with it over a ClaymoreGPS

E: 200 pages!
 

Songbird

Prodigal Son
Interesting. Wonder how a Geth shotty infiltrator will fare with it over a ClaymoreGPS

E: 200 pages!

The main advantage of the Crusader is definitely range and accuracy. A claymore will probably out-damage it at point blank ranges but it's still satisfying having a shotgun that works well on the bridge on Firebase Dagger and up close on Glacier.
 
I think the game is telling me to try the Arc Pistol and give up on the Carnifex.

Arc Pistol VIII
Carnifex I

:(

A maxed out Arx Pistol weighs only slightly more than Carnifex, yet matches it in damage. I use it as on my engineer, fully charged head-shots with it kill most cannon-fodder on gold in a single shot.
 

EekTheKat

Member
Well that was fun,

Gold run, Dethfiltrator, Revenant X - scored about 140k lol (my highest gold round ever) Atlases were shredded. No prisoners taken.

Next up, testing out Striker Assault Rifle Dethfiltrator.
 

Kenaras

Member
You know... the Arc Pistol aint so bad, with a charged shot, its as strong as a Carnifex(at least my rank I one), and without a charged shot, its as fast as a Predator.

A fully charged shot from an Arc Pistol X does more damage than a Black Widow I.

Still not a fan, though.
 

Edgeward

Member
Had to get EA support to get me my commendation pack but they were quick and helpful. Got the crusader. Initially turned off by the weight of it, but after hearing the accuracy of it I might have to try it out now.
 
Jesus, fuck that uploading intel point in Hydra just below the base, right next to where every bad guy spawns. I had three Geth Prime just appear out of nowhere and demolish my gold run on wave 10.
 

Bisnic

Really Really Exciting Member!
Arc Pistol IX... Whhhhyyyyy

Eh... i just got that too. That and a Geth Plasma Shotgun VIII.

Its ridiculous how i have these weapons at such rank, yet my Widow & Carnifex are still at I.

Not to mention... still...no...damn...Geths.
 

Woo-Fu

Banned
online pass issue two days running now, who runs the shop at EA/Bioware, the grinch?

Looks like the latest 'estimate' is tomorrow morning, PST.
 
Just got Carnifex X! I also got a Javelin III, but still no Black Widow. Annoying! Luckily Claymore X on Geth Infiltrator lets me carry even mediocre pub groups through gold. Managed to drag two Krogans and a Turian soldier through a gold cerberus round, scored 131k, second place was 56k. Love that class/gun combo.
 
How is the Widow good again?

Aside from a tiny bit more damage and a some piercing it is in no way better than the Mantis. You're going to have to run the extra ammo mod anyway so lets give the Mantis AP. The Widow has a smidge more damage and weighs twice as much.

I played the lottery all that time for this...
 

DY_nasty

NeoGAF's official "was this shooting justified" consultant
How is the Widow good again?

Aside from a tiny bit more damage and a some piercing it is in no way better than the Mantis. You're going to have to run the extra ammo mod anyway so lets give the Mantis AP. The Widow has a smidge more damage and weighs twice as much.

I played the lottery all that time for this...

Mantix X is better than the Widow I

But once the Widow starts getting leveled up... it's a pretty stout one-hitter. Mantis stops competing with it pretty quickly too. The weight advantage is nice though.
 

Woo-Fu

Banned
Multiplayer appears to be back on PC, at least for me. Still no commendation pack. Guess I'll bug support this morning. :)

valiant II. Think I tried this back when I got it but didn't see a point having a Black Widow IV. Maybe I should try it again.
 

sophora

Member
Commendation packs up on 360 yet? Haven't seen them at all, though Premium Spectres are up. I did do a gold mission and finish it on full extraction...
 
Mantix X is better than the Widow I

But once the Widow starts getting leveled up... it's a pretty stout one-hitter. Mantis stops competing with it pretty quickly too. The weight advantage is nice though.

Is there a list of weapon stats at each level?

I was under the impression that levels gave you a weight reduction and some bullets but that doesn't seem to be the case.
 

DY_nasty

NeoGAF's official "was this shooting justified" consultant
Is there a list of weapon stats at each level?

I was under the impression that levels gave you a weight reduction and some bullets but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I'm sure there is a google doc list somewhere...

But weapon levels affect ammo capacity, weight, and damage.

It's how I skip through the meadows with Dethfiltrator. Claymore X makes all the bad people go away.
 

LosDaddie

Banned
What's the N7 Challenge this weekend? I'm going to be playing the MP during the day tomorrow while my ladies are out
spending my money
.
 

sophora

Member
I guess no Commendation pack for me despite completing the objective for last week. Damn, no N7 weapons yet on this new XBLA account :/
 

RS4-

Member
Commendation packs up on 360 yet? Haven't seen them at all, though Premium Spectres are up. I did do a gold mission and finish it on full extraction...

Still no commendation pack for me either and I did a few extracted gold missions.

Hrm.
 

rozay

Banned
I guess no Commendation pack for me despite completing the objective for last week. Damn, no N7 weapons yet on this new XBLA account :/
Go to EA live chat and tell them you participated and completed the objective, have feedback turned on but still didn't get it. They'll add it to your account.
 

kuYuri

Member
Is it normal for the Victory Pack to not have any weapons or characters, but just equipment?

Also, still no Commendation Pack and I know I did a Gold.
 

Bisnic

Really Really Exciting Member!
Got the N7 Black Widow. How is it?

The Black Widow isnt a N7 weapon though, its just an ultra rare. I like it, its a little less powerful than a regular Widow I, but it got 3 shots clip, meaning if you miss the first shot you're not forced to reload everytime.
 
I am honestly surprised they haven't fixed it so you stop getting character cards after maxing out the appearance options.

The only concrete "problem" I see with doing so is that there would be a definitive, finite number of rares available, with the exception of power reset cards which are capped at 3 at a time. They could solve this by adding rare equipment cards, of course. The darker reality though is that their spacebucks for packs model incentivizes their leaving useless garbage in the pool to get people to keep spending. Of course, as paper thin as the multiplayer is, that can't add all that much to the lifespan of the experience.
 
The Black Widow isnt a N7 weapon though, its just an ultra rare. I like it, its a little less powerful than a regular Widow I, but it got 3 shots clip, meaning if you miss the first shot you're not forced to reload everytime.

It isnt? It says N7 for me.

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As in, the black widow? Its awesome. I use it with my infiltrator and geth plasma smg (almost weightless) as a pair. Best sniper rifle in the game. Damn rare too.

Cool. Thats what im gonna try it out on. Will be nice not having to reload all the time.
 
Fired off an email to EA support last night to get my Commendation Pack. Got an email this morning saying it's been added. Will check when I get home.

It's going to be the Hurricane
 

Bisnic

Really Really Exciting Member!
It isnt? It says N7 for me.

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Cool. Thats what im gonna try it out on. Will be nice not having to reload all the time.

Yes, but its still an ultra rare like it says in the same screen, even if it shows N7 flag. The real N7 weapons are ones coming from the commendation packs of special weekend events.
 
I recieve two messages on PS3 from people in my lobby asking me to do the credits glitch.

What the hell is that ? How illegal is that ?
 
Had to get EA support to get me my commendation pack but they were quick and helpful. Got the crusader. Initially turned off by the weight of it, but after hearing the accuracy of it I might have to try it out now.
How did you contact them? I still haven't got mine. Did you email or call or some form online? What did you say?
 

sophora

Member
According to the Bioware forums, they've fixed the online pass problem and are working on handing out commendation packs now and should be done by tomorrow morning?

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/343/index/11814815/1#11863250
 

Chocobro

Member
I recieve two messages on PS3 from people in my lobby asking me to do the credits glitch.

What the hell is that ? How illegal is that ?

The glitch is basically manipulating host migration and redoing Wave 10 on Gold to get the credits. I'm not going to say how to do it because you can google search that. That's most likely the reason why they decreased the credit reward for Wave 10 by 10%, still not going to stop people from glitching. As for how illegal it is? I heard people would get a three day ban for it; with a perma-ban if you do it again. Others have been doing it still and nothing happened to them.

Some numbers I pulled out of my rear: You can do the Indoctrination Devices on Wave 10 in a "few minutes". So you get like 38K per "few minutes". In the time you do one WGG, you get about 100K credit more from glitching.

*Edited my wording since I felt it was jumbled lol.
 
The glitch is basically manipulating host migration and redoing Wave 10 on Gold to get the credits. I'm not going to say how to do it because you can google search that. That's most likely the reason why they decreased the credit reward for Wave 10 by 10%, still not going to stop people from glitching. As for how illegal it is? I heard people would get a three day ban for it; with a perma-ban if you do it again. Others have been doing it still and nothing happened to them.

Some numbers I pulled out of my rear: You can do the Indoctrination Devices on Wave 10 in a "few minutes". So you get like 38K per "few minutes". In the time you do one WGG, you get about 100K credit more from glitching.

*Edited my wording since I felt it was jumbled lol.

Interesting okay.
 

ShutEye

Member
sophora said:
According to the Bioware forums, they've fixed the online pass problem and are working on handing out commendation packs now and should be done by tomorrow morning?

And an small number of us on 360 have been locked out for over 2 weeks.. with no end in sight.

Fuck you Bioware / EA.

P.S. I am happy for you guys that the online pass issue was corrected.
 

subversus

I've done nothing with my life except eat and fap
yeah, I was able to play today. Tried Striker as a host, really mixed feelinsg. On the one hand it can be extremely helpful when you are protecting your team disabling beacons. On the other hand it sucks.

won't use it.
 

EekTheKat

Member
yeah, I was able to play today. Tried Striker as a host, really mixed feelinsg. On the one hand it can be extremely helpful when you are protecting your team disabling beacons. On the other hand it sucks.

won't use it.

I forgot how seizure inducing the striker can be, especially with Hunter mode on. The screen is constantly flashing everytime I fire the striker.

But on a more practical side, I immediately missed the stun effect from the Falcon that the Striker seem to lack. Stun effect + Cryo ammo made it a supreme crowd control weapon.

The Revenant X was a surprise though. I might have to re-visit the Revenanturian soldier again.
 
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