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rozay

Banned
It looks like the Allied goal has been edited to 400k reaper clears on ANY difficulty by the way.
finding a decent gold game is going to be a clusterfuck this weekend. If anyone here wants help getting an extraction ill try to borrow a friends copy of the game.

There's no way the player base would be able to make 400k gold reapers extractions haha
 

Bisnic

Really Really Exciting Member!
finding a decent gold game is going to be a clusterfuck this weekend. If anyone here wants help getting an extraction ill try to borrow a friends copy of the game.

There's no way the player base would be able to make 400k gold reapers extractions haha

Yeah, i tend to stick with Geths and Cerberus in Gold since Ravagers + Banshees + Brutes and Husks grabbing you from behind while those 3 are after you is fucking hell on Gold. :lol
 

Mindlog

Member
If you wanna play tonight, send me a message. GT is my user name.
Tonight I'm going to try and get on around 730 PM EST.

Allied Goal Success: All players awarded a Victory Pack. Medi-gel cap increases from 5 units to 6.
Nice. Even if 400k extractions seems a little... ambitious. *The edit makes sense.
I might try out sticky grenades vs Reaper Gold.

That's...a good question actually, I didn't pay too much attention to which one I got. I'm leaning towards male and I'll verify in a few minutes since I'm about to get back on.
The male is my favorite class right now. Then again I am using it with an UR and level V gold gear.

** They released a new weapon today.
Starting today, Mass Effect 3 Spectre Packs may contain the ultra rare Prothean Particle Rifle. Happy Hunting!
http://t.co/3pc1LSic
https://twitter.com/BioEvilChris/status/222698637761855488
Welp, I'm going to be spending some credits chasing it.
 

Stantron

Member
Also, Female Quarian Engineer is pretty amazing. We fully extracted vs Reaper Gold in 16 minutes, the team was all FQEs. Gotta love Disruptor ammo + Incinerate for Tech bursts!

Be aware that Incinerate rank 6 that does +100% damage to frozen enemies is glitched and does not work. Hope they fix this soon. But yeah, she's fun to play.
 

rozay

Banned
Yeah, i tend to stick with Geths and Cerberus in Gold since Ravagers + Banshees + Brutes and Husks grabbing you from behind while those 3 are after you is fucking hell on Gold. :lol
If you have a good team of biotics and mics to call out where banshees/brutes/ravages are heading in from, it's too damn fun. I love using the warp bubble on banshees to free teammates that get picked up before they get instakilled.

Cool to see they added the particle rifle, since it's been in the game's files from the last DLC pack. I wish they'd put the raider and Chakram launcher in though.
 

Stantron

Member
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July 10, 2012
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Prothean Particle Rifle now available as a new UltraRare weapon

Barrier Power
- Base damage reduction increased from 15% to 25%
- Evolution 4 power damage bonus increased from 25% to 30%

Fortification Power
- Base damage reduction increased from 15% to 25%
- Evolution 4 power damage bonus increased from 20% to 30%

Blade Armor Power
- Base damage reduction increased from 15% to 25%
- Base encumbrance penalty reduced from 60% to 50%
- Base melee damage return increased from 75% to 100%
- Evolution 4 melee damage return bonus increased from 75% to 150%
- Melee damage return cap increased from 1000 to 2000

Krogan Rage Power
- Rank 1 health/shield bonus increased from 10% to 20%
- Rank 2 health/shield bonus increased from 10% to 15%
- Evolution 2 health/shield bonus increased from 15% to 20%
- Evolution 6 health/shield bonus increased from 25% to 30%
- Rank 1 melee damage bonus increased from 15% to 20%
- Rank 3 melee damage bonus increased from 20% to 25%

Krogan Soldier
- Starting encumbrance capacity increased from 50% to 60%

Krogan Sentinel
- Starting encumbrance capacity increased from 50% to 60%

Krogan Vanguard
- Starting encumbrance capacity increased from 40% to 50%

Cerberus Atlas
- Number of cannon shots in a burst increased from 3 to 4
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I just checked and it's the quarian female I unlocked :(

She is pretty awesome, with all of her buffs.

I go 6/6/6/5/3

Turret for Damage. Incinerate for Damage (don't take the extra freeze damage in power 6), freeze also for damage. Focus on powers for her specialization, and add the 3 on the bottom. Super fun caster. I use the Harrier.
 

Bisnic

Really Really Exciting Member!
I always felt like the freeze skill was underpowered, that only 1 point was enough for when you want to freeze stuff. I would rather waste my cooldown on Incinerate.
 

Mindlog

Member
Interesting changes. Much needed love to the Krogans and I might have to respec back into Blade Armor on my Batarian Soldier (Spartacus.)

Shampoohorn wrote...

Malevolent Fish wrote...

Nearly 4 million credits spent, no Particle Rifle to show for it. Can't say I've ever been screwed that badly by the RNG before.

It is not nice.

Odds of getting a UR gun are about

One per 900K spent on PSP's
One per 1300K spent on regular SP's.



That's based on large scale player supplied data.

So none in 4 million credits sucks but it's not that unlikely.
Wow, one per 900k. My drop rate is way higher than that when buying in bulk after getting one UR.
 

Mindlog

Member
It's not as hard as it sounds. Justicars and Human Sentinels for everybody!

Change in my plans. I'll be hopping on to play a few games. I bought one Spectre Pack chasing the Partical Beam Rifle and got a stupid Paladin VI instead. So I bought 9 more PSPs. Two more URs in there.
Scorpion IV
Talon X

So in that batch of packs I had a 30% UR drop rate.
This has not been uncommon.
 
Mindlog, wtf. All of your good luck may have come at the expense of my piss poor luck.

Some info from the forums regarding the Particle Rifle:

Just wanted to add some info to help, just unlocked it half hour ago

- It isn't penetrating, you'll need a mod

- As already said, Adrenaline Rush will not resupply it

- Ammo crates will not resupply it

- If the weapon overheats (0 ammo) do not melee, use a power, go into cover, get staggered before it starts recharging. It will cancel the recharge and you have to press reload to start the animation again

- It is capable of headshots

- Extended barrel makes it look silly

- No idea if it ignores damage reduction, imagine that'd be a pain to test

Seems to work best with soldier class and extended mag as the beam charges up.

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I'm playing with a kid who really takes this game too seriously.

"JESUS BLUE NINJA, DON'T MAKE EM SPAWN DOWN THERE YOU FAG! JESUS CHRIST, I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO PLAY THIS GAME."

He started crying like a baby when one of our players got downed at the end of wave 11.
 

Gui_PT

Member
I'm playing with a kid who really takes this game too seriously.

"JESUS BLUE NINJA, DON'T MAKE EM SPAWN DOWN THERE YOU FAG! JESUS CHRIST, I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO PLAY THIS GAME."

He started crying like a baby when one of our players got downed at the end of wave 11.



I'm sorry, I'l really stressed today
 

Mindlog

Member
Mindlog, wtf. All of your good luck may have come at the expense of my piss poor luck.

Some info from the forums regarding the Particle Rifle:[/IMG]
Lucky!

I got in a couple of games. Undocumented change: Krogan no longer staggers in a light breeze.

Correction: Krogan no longer staggers @_@

I used a respec card on my Krogan Vanguard. I went all weapon damage and health. With the barrier up I can stand in a swarm of Geth and not die. You can literally stand in front of two Geth Primes and headbut them to death with an occasional charge thrown in. He passed the Infiltrator as the best res pony against Geth.
 

Mindlog

Member
(Adept) N7 Fury: Throw, Annihilation Field, Dark Channel

(Soldier) N7 Destroyer: Multi-Frag Grenade, Missile Launcher, Devastator Mode, T5-V battlesuit? http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-stare.gif

(Engineer) N7 Demolisher: Homing Grenade, Arc Grenade, Supply Pylon

(Sentinel) N7 Paladin: Snap Freeze, Incinerate, Energy Drain

(Infiltrator) N7 Shadow: Tactical Cloak, Shadow Strike, Electric Slash

(Vanguard) N7 Slayer: Phase Disruptor, Biotic Charge, Biotic Slash, has a guddam sword *is Kai Leng I'm assuming*
Since I've enjoyed the multiplayer so much it's going to be hard for me not to drop some cash if I don't get these with my credit reserve.

Pictures
Platinum Difficulty is also coming.
 

exYle

Member
Mindlog, don't forget those pictures and descriptions!

Fury Adept:

Fury: "Fury operatives use implants to fuel biotics and their incredible
movement speed. These operatives wind an unpredictable path on the
battlefield, moving in and out of combat before returning to unleash a
sweeping biotic attack on their unsuspecting targets."

Destroyer Soldier:

Destroyer: "The Destroyer's T5-V Battlesuit gives these strong-but-slow
soldiers mech-like protection. Driven by eezo-assisted actuators, these
frontline troopers carry heavy weapons onto the battlefield."

Demolisher Engineer

Demolisher: "The Demolisher uses grenades to attack at range and to
terrorize the battlefield. Demolishers can also create a supply pylon
that stocks allies with an unending reserve of grenades and thermal
reloads."

Paladin Sentinel

Paladin: "The Paladin carries a powerful omni-shield onto the
battlefield to block enemy fire. The Paladin also uses the shield as a
heavy-melee weapon that, when modified with incindiery or cryo upgrades,
creates a devastating combination attack."

Shadow Infiltrator:

Shadow: "Shadow infiltrators use implants to dramatically improve
agility, making them slippery combatants on the battlefield. Their
monomolecular blades are a menace from cover and close range."

Slayer Vanguard:

Slayer: "Slayers use implants to dramatically improve mobility. Their
dizzying sword attacks can hit multiple opponents, and the Slayer's
ability to slip fire makes them hard to pin down on the battielfield."

Also, new gun pics:


EDIT: Quoted the pictures for size.
EDIT2: Apparently I messed up the Vanguard and Infiltrator. I would guess that the Vanguard's sword is biotic, whereas the "monomolecular blade" for the Infiltrators is tangible.
God, I want a trailer.
 

Stantron

Member
Fuck yes. So fucking HYPED.
I've been wanting Dark Channel and here it is.
These classes all sound great.
And Platinum!? I love the support this game is getting.
 

Sai

Member
Lol @ the skin swaps. Kasumi, Kai Leng, Phantom, Terminus Armor.

Abilities sound fun though. That new Engineer's Supply Pylon will be an awesome assist ability.

[EDIT] - Are all of the new weapons Human-made? Last one looks Asari.
 

Bisnic

Really Really Exciting Member!
I wonder if the Shadow Strike ability will actually teleport you for a strong backstab attack like Kasumi's ability in ME2.
 

Bisnic

Really Really Exciting Member!
Holy shit! The new classes sound great. Can't wait to try the Shadow Infiltrator.

I wonder how crazy platinum difficulty will be?

1 shot = Lose your shield.
1 shot without shield = You're dead.

I'm guessing. It's gonna be a nightmare, that's for sure. Hopefully we get something like 150k credits with a succesful 10th wave.
 

Stantron

Member
If platinum scales accordingly, then about 30k credits for wave 3 and 75k for wave 6. On gold, the difficulty doesn't really ramp up until after wave 6, so even if you only make it that far on platinum, it'll be at least worth a gold completion. /speculating.
 

rozay

Banned
"Demolishers can also create a supply pylon that stocks allies with an unending reserve of grenades and thermal reloads."

oh god

drell adept with harrier's ultimate teammate

I feel like these will all be ultra rares. They sound overpowered as fuck, and there currently aren't any ultra rare characters. Time to save up credits guys
 

Gui_PT

Member
Why do people sit in the lobbies for so long!!!!

Whyyyyy!!!!

You're not even chosing equipment! You're just there!


HHNNNGNGNNGGNNGGGGGGHHHHH
 
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