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Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer |OT| Rich, deep online role playing
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The_Hitcher89
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Lol @ the Lv1. He's adorable.
Could've been his first game, before he knew the difference between Bronze, Silver, Gold etc? As far as I remember the game never actually guides you towards the suitable matches.
If I hadn't read up a bit on the MP, I may well have gone straight into Gold as well
Anyone want a few games on PS3 now? Add me
Phat Michael
Banned
his character was level 1. his n7 ranking wasn't. he was just shit. I would have solod the damn game if I didnt get the hack objective by myself in the middle of the london map. it was brutal. 2 atlases and 5 phantoms by myself with zero cover.Could've been his first game, before he knew the difference between Bronze, Silver, Gold etc? As far as I remember the game never actually guides you towards the suitable matches.
If I hadn't read up a bit on the MP, I may well have gone straight into Gold as well
Anyone want a few games on PS3 now? Add me
Phat Michael
Banned
SO MUCH!...
I hate this game.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Think I'll stick to Bronze for now
Why do good players play Bronze?
Why do good players play Bronze?
UpperCaseN
Member
Think I'll stick to Bronze for now
Why do good players play Bronze?
are you having a bad experience with players on bronze?
Could be a few things:
- just promoted, getting a low level character to something higher before moving on to silver+
- is playing with friends who prefer bronze (I play with my wife, she'll do silver but prefers bronze)
- person is feeling tired/drained after a long day and just wants to unwind
- just got a new character or weapon, wants to test them out
- is comfortable on bronze. I'm this from Silver to Gold actually, I'm sure I'd be fine on Gold if I equipped my best but I'm just so comfy on Silver
The_Hitcher89
Member
They're not ruining the experience or anything, and I know you still get a lot of points for assists, but its a little annoying when you're about to win a good one-on-one and someone comes in with some ridiculously powerful tech and blows everything to smithereens
-Need to do some 200 waves/10 extractions challenges as fast as possible.
UpperCaseN
Member
yup, that's a good one too. I have a feeling you might be all too familiar with that, lol
They're not ruining the experience or anything, and I know you still get a lot of points for assists, but its a little annoying when you're about to win a good one-on-one and someone comes in with some ridiculously powerful tech and blows everything to smithereens
Any chance they're Vanguards? Vanguards looooooooooove to steal kills with biotic charge
Phat Michael
Banned
I played a bronze with an AIU for shits and giggles. I dont think those guys liked me lol.
Is it that much faster than doing those on Silver? Plus you can get a bit more credits.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Shame you can't mix and match armour pieces.
Quite liking the Human Adept, nice balance of powers. Miss using the Biotic Charge though
Called him Scarab for his shiny blue-green armour
Is it the character name or the PSN ID that appears above players' heads?
Quite liking the Human Adept, nice balance of powers. Miss using the Biotic Charge though
Called him Scarab for his shiny blue-green armour
Is it the character name or the PSN ID that appears above players' heads?
Phat Michael
Banned
what armour are you talking about?Shame you can't mix and match armour pieces.
Quite liking the Human Adept, nice balance of powers. Miss using the Biotic Charge though
The_Hitcher89
Member
You bet I am when I have every Mastery Challenges asking for waves and extractions completed! All that's left is 20-30 Gold waves on 4-5 specific maps and I will have all 25 of them for the Best of the Best banner!
Bronze is ridiculously easy and fast compared to Silver, so yeah. And if you have a lot (or every, like me) gold items unlocked with mostly URs left, a little less credits isn't gonna hurt too much.
Phat Michael
Banned
oooh. 3 x Gold extractions with 3 VERY Good teams. Topped the boards with 1 x Geth Engineer, 1 x Geth Soldier, 1 x AIU.
the reward? 2 x arsenal packs which gave me a Saber V and Harrier VII!
Probably the two best back to back packs ive ever bought.
the reward? 2 x arsenal packs which gave me a Saber V and Harrier VII!
Probably the two best back to back packs ive ever bought.
Phat Michael
Banned
Just the aesthetics. I want my Recon Hood
You know once you max each character you can change the colours/patterns etc right? its not the same but it does help.
Hmm, the only parts of my Manifest I haven't maxed out are the uncommon gear and two UR character cards...
And I've come to two realizations:
#1 I can hit two birds with one stone by playing Bronze (or maybe Silver if I want the extra credits). Use characters for the 200 wave challenges, use the credits I get to buy recruit packs for the character XP cards, and promote classes that reach L20. Any thoughts on this, Bisnic?
#2 Won't be buying XBL Gold after mine expires so that means no more ME3 MP when that time comes
Is there a way to abuse the 1 month free subs for Silver members?
Wish I can play some matches with you, Phat Michael, but I doubt it would be enjoyable because of lag (I live in NYC).
Hmm, the only parts of my Manifest I haven't maxed out are the uncommon gear and two UR character cards...
And I've come to two realizations:
#1 I can hit two birds with one stone by playing Bronze (or maybe Silver if I want the extra credits). Use characters for the 200 wave challenges, use the credits I get to buy recruit packs for the character XP cards, and promote classes that reach L20. Any thoughts on this, Bisnic?
#2 Won't be buying XBL Gold after mine expires so that means no more ME3 MP when that time comesI really fucking wished I got ME3 on PC.Is there a way to abuse the 1 month free subs for Silver members?
Wish I can play some matches with you, Phat Michael, but I doubt it would be enjoyable because of lag (I live in NYC).
That's pretty much what I did for those last annoying challenges, do Bronze for 200 waves, buy recruit packs for making 60 promotions a little less painful, do Gold once im 16-20 for the 100 gold waves on specific maps. I did like 3-4 challenges at the same time lol.
Sucks for you about XBL expiring. Poor Xbox players, having to pay to play ME3 MP, when PS3 and PC players get to do it for free.
Now my turn.
2 Things.
1 The next XBOX has tweaked achievements.
2 I have an embarrassing confession.
I don't actually have a max manifest Could have sworn my Eagle had hit X, but it was only at IX. I played a round of U/U/Platinum with a Hurricane GI. Bought 3 Reserve Packs with all the credits I had sitting around doing nothing. Eagle X.
Maxxed Manifest!
2 Things.
1 The next XBOX has tweaked achievements.
Hrm.
2 I have an embarrassing confession.
I don't actually have a max manifest
Could have sworn my Eagle had hit X, but it was only at IX. I played a round of U/U/Platinum with a Hurricane GI. Bought 3 Reserve Packs with all the credits I had sitting around doing nothing. Eagle X.Maxxed Manifest!
According to the most thorough gathering of numbers I had ever seen (and consistent with my own observations): Reserve Packs have a very slight edge for dropping URs.
UpperCaseN
Member
Whoa! Congratulations! Just curious, you bought Reserve packs (which is characters) when you were shooting for a weapon? Why not arsenal? Or maybe that's what you meant?2 I have an embarrassing confession.
I don't actually have a max manifest
Maxxed Manifest!
Once you have unlocked every characters, Reserve packs can also give weapons, gears, mods and URs. And some people speculate that you have more chances with URs with Reserve packs rather than Arsenal or Premium packs for some reason. I almost feel like its the truth considering i got like three of four URs with only a few (less than 10) Reserve packs in the past week.
Phat Michael
Banned
it should be ok. I live in middle east but I play with americans all the time and its fine. you can just host if you like.Hmm, the only parts of my Manifest I haven't maxed out are the uncommon gear and two UR character cards...
And I've come to two realizations:
#1 I can hit two birds with one stone by playing Bronze (or maybe Silver if I want the extra credits). Use characters for the 200 wave challenges, use the credits I get to buy recruit packs for the character XP cards, and promote classes that reach L20. Any thoughts on this, Bisnic?
#2 Won't be buying XBL Gold after mine expires so that means no more ME3 MP when that time comesI really fucking wished I got ME3 on PC.Is there a way to abuse the 1 month free subs for Silver members?
Wish I can play some matches with you, Phat Michael, but I doubt it would be enjoyable because of lag (I live in NYC).
Phat Michael
Banned
indra V. better than nothing I guess. 3 x URs this weekend...
Phat Michael
Banned
invisible enemies glitch robbing me of my level iv consumables.....grrrrrrreat!
Principate
Saint Titanfall
I also seem to be more often getting a glitch where I can only move, can't run attack or do anything. just comes in randomly and last for 10 to 20 seconds. It's so annoying.
Phat Michael
Banned
first go with the turian marksman. so much fun. harrier vii, barrage upgrade, extended clip, Incindiary rounds iv. man this is so much fun. atlas is pretty much 1.5 clips and its gone.
skipped proxy mine as you cant use it and marksman efficiently. concussive shot is great for setting off fire explosions.
skipped proxy mine as you cant use it and marksman efficiently. concussive shot is great for setting off fire explosions.
That sounds good
I was thinking of revisiting the Turian Soldier using a build similar to Principate's description. Also saw a video of a TS using the BPP, armored bosses dropped so fast. I sent a FR to Phat Michael and accepted Sai's FR. Need to level up my classes before playing with you guys in a few weeks lol.
And congrats Bisnic!
The_Hitcher89
Member
Can anyone give me a quick rundown of how to combine tech/biotic powers to get the best use from them?
Currently I'm just using Singularity to drain shields/suspend enemies, Warp to do damae and Shockwave to push/stagger enemies, and I know there's more to it than that
Currently I'm just using Singularity to drain shields/suspend enemies, Warp to do damae and Shockwave to push/stagger enemies, and I know there's more to it than that
Principate
Saint Titanfall
This page gives a decent enough overview of source and detonator powers, while going on the abilities your interest in themselves you'll gives you a deeper understanding.
http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Combos
If you are talking about tech and biotic combos, there's this list from BSN. But if you're asking how to use them effectively, it's a harder question to answer. Singularity is a great power to set up BE, so toss one in a crowd and use shockwave to detonate (multiple) BEs. Warp is a good debuffer against armored enemies to do more damage and to detonate BEs for when shockwave won't reach them.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Cheers guys. Do different people need to use the source/detonator? Tried a few Singularity+Warp/Shockwaves and nothing happened
Nope, you can do all the priming and detonating yourself if the character has powers to do that. If you're using the Human Adept, try this build. Keep in mind the enemies have to be within the Singularity's radius to stay primed (which is why you take radius) so you can use Warp/Shockwave to detonate; there's also no visual feedback (for shielded/armored enemies, at least I don't think so.
Been a while since I played a character with Singularity
Edit: I took a peak at your Manifest and you got, imo, one of the best guns: M-37 Falcon (stagger city). What you can do is [shoot -> prime enemy -> shoot -> detonate] or [prime -> shoot -> detonate] depending on your situation. Pace the shots with the Falcon, it's not meant to deal damage, it's meant to stagger enemies so you get more consistent BEs. Here's a video of xCal demonstrating how he used to play Gold with the Human Sentinel.
This is probably one of the longest responses I ever wrote on GAF :lol
The_Hitcher89
Member
Ha, I was about to make a post complaining about the Falcon
Far too impatient to use a weapon for the purpose of staggering
Is it under Assault Rifles instead of Shotguns for balance purposes?
Does the difficulty get balanced depending how many teammates you have?
Had my first game that was ruined by people using equipment and powers beyond what is needed for Bronze earlier. It did teach me that I've gotta get an Anti-Synthetic Rifle though
Unless you filter your games by enemy type, how are you supposed to set up properly? ie, if I had the Anti-Synthetic Rifle equipped, would I not be screwed if the enemy was anything but Geth?
Ha, I was about to make a post complaining about the Falcon
Far too impatient to use a weapon for the purpose of staggering
Is it under Assault Rifles instead of Shotguns for balance purposes?
Does the difficulty get balanced depending how many teammates you have?
Had my first game that was ruined by people using equipment and powers beyond what is needed for Bronze earlier. It did teach me that I've gotta get an Anti-Synthetic Rifle though
Unless you filter your games by enemy type, how are you supposed to set up properly? ie, if I had the Anti-Synthetic Rifle equipped, would I not be screwed if the enemy was anything but Geth?
- I don't know, they just decided the Falcon is an AR instead of anything else? It's technically a grenade launcher and it's appropriately categorized if you think about it.
- Difficulty is not scaled, it's the same no matter how many people are in the match.
- I guess you prepare by knowing the weapon you are using (and possibly going to need) and the class. For example if you are playing a Human Sentinel, it would be wise to bring a secondary weapon with armor-piercing mod, just in case, to deal with guardians (an enemy the Falcon will have a hard time dealing with them). On the other hand, the Human Adept doesn't need to bring one because it can throw a Singularity behind (?) the guardian and leave him floating in air.
And I don't think you would be screwed with the Anti-Synthetic Rifle, I used it against the Reapers without a problem lol.
Orochinagis
Member
Any tips for the warlord krogan?
I think his biotic hammer deals more damage but one charge is not enough for me.
I think his biotic hammer deals more damage but one charge is not enough for me.
Orochinagis
Member
Take 2 charges then.
=B
But ca I use the grenade capacity to get more charges or something?
Nope, BH doesn't count as a grenade.
Phat Michael
Banned
i love the sound of the damn hammer. can hear it clear across the battlefield.