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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    Worst map is Reactor

    There's no debating this

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  • SkexisSkexis Registered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    I swear I hate fb London more everyday.

    I don't mind it for some classes...a lot of soldiers, engineers, and infiltrators can have a field day. Vorcha/Geth/London, however, is the one thing I never want to play again. Long, clear sightlines for all those rockets and Primes, and what cover there is happens to be in weird, curvy shapes. It's the polar opposite of how I play the class, and even though I can make some points, I never feel like I'm gaining ground when I get incapacitated all the time.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    The widow still is good on Salarian Inf.

  • AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    i like Reactor.

    there really aren't any maps that i don't like, barring maybe giant and that's mostly because of color palate.

  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    I don't like London during Wave 10 hacks, especially the ones that take place on the ground near the center of the level

    That's pretty much the only time but it turns into a nightmare almost instantly, even on Silver.

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  • DacDac Registered User regular
    I despise Rio. It's so incredibly easy to get flanked if you go anywhere near the center divide.

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  • AgusalimAgusalim Registered User regular
    center hacks on london are the worst because stuff basically spawns right on top of you on the catwalk

    this is especially shitty on reapers because as soon as you kill one banshee spawn theres another one on top of you within 10-15s, on top of which you have no cover from any marauders or ravagers on the catwalk

    i mean i already had enough reason to hate the english but this is just a step too far

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    I hate parts of maps, instead of whole maps. There are a few nice spots on most maps.

    Edit: I really have to compliment the team on the decision to lock down the whole game when it fails to connect or "check downloadable content". Big applause. Time to disconnect and check settings.

    Edit: Yeah, this is fun. Rain-effects! I noticed the Pyro-change, too. Not so bad, but it can shield other units from being grabbed, now. No more conveyor-belt. I finished a Bronze-game in less than 20 minutes, while I'm at it.


    Edit: I haven't seen a Phantom jump like that before. Somersaulting instead of jetpacking/jetbooting.
    Anyway, that hack i the middle of Rio? I could drop down without leaving the circle. Made the Atlas irrelevant.

    Did Charge lose range?

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  • AchireAchire Isn't life disappointing? Yes, it is. Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    I'm 100% sure a bunch of the weapon/MP stat links in the OP are out of date. If someone has the new ones could you post them here or PM them to me and I can update it?

    If someone, also, has a nice good roundup, preferably in link or image form for the new DLC info, I can throw it in there. The OP has been handed down since ages of yore; it could do with a makeover.

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    Basically check this thread and all the links in Cyonan's signature. He has updated versions of all the weapon stats, enemy damage/hp, wave composition etc.

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  • Muddy WaterMuddy Water Quiet Batperson Registered User regular
    My manifest hasn't updated itself in a couple of days, which is unusual, because it's normally very prompt about that. Is anybody else having the same problem?

  • Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    My manifest hasn't updated itself in a couple of days, which is unusual, because it's normally very prompt about that. Is anybody else having the same problem?

    Happened to me a week ago. After a while it updated normally, I'd wait at least a week before contacting support.
    Achire wrote: »
    I'm 100% sure a bunch of the weapon/MP stat links in the OP are out of date. If someone has the new ones could you post them here or PM them to me and I can update it?

    If someone, also, has a nice good roundup, preferably in link or image form for the new DLC info, I can throw it in there. The OP has been handed down since ages of yore; it could do with a makeover.

    @The Dude With Herpes

    Basically check this thread and all the links in Cyonan's signature. He has updated versions of all the weapon stats, enemy damage/hp, wave composition etc.

    I reeeally want to make a new guide. Not just current weapon/consumable/power stats, but all the hidden stuff like what powers do and do not stack or that ammo powers alwas count as lvl 1 powers in bursts, what things scale with difficulty etc. etc.

    Basically an "All-you-need-to-know" kind of thing.

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    Wow, Singularity.

  • AchireAchire Isn't life disappointing? Yes, it is. Registered User regular
    Decided to make a small video on how to avoid Banshee sync kills.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgV7zFzNnQQ

  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    Achire you are a beautiful man and I'm sharing that with everyone

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  • Trajan45Trajan45 Registered User regular
    How is the Kroguard a thing? I just tanked and kill 2 Geth Primes on silver.

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    Has anybody tried Singularity on Ex-Cerberus yet?

  • eahenryiieahenryii Registered User regular
    PLA wrote: »
    Has anybody tried Singularity on Ex-Cerberus yet?

    Yeah. I used it yesterday, but I always had it specced, sometimes even to evo 6 in some builds.

    After the smash nerf, I stopped playing it altogether, but the singularity boost makes me like it again. I'm struggling with builds, though. Right now, I'm looking at 6-6-6-5-3.

  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    Singularity + Shockwave is funny.

  • Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    Achire wrote: »
    Decided to make a small video on how to avoid Banshee sync kills.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgV7zFzNnQQ

    I learned about this yesterday. So I made a Drellguard, and we played Reapers Gold. I still ended up in fourth place, but I wasn't that far off and most importantly, I never got sync killed! I didn't die often in general, thanks to an even further improved Biotic Charge.

    Also, it really appears the Vanguard bug has been fixed.

    Rio has been altered, not fixed. You won't get disconnected anymore, but for no reason you'll often be teleported to the middle of the map when meleeing.

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    Salarian Engineer! My first Salarian. :)
    I've seen what those can do as a spectator, but what do I need to know behind the wheel? Any upgrades to avoid?

    Edit: OMRNG!
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    Typhoon I. I'm probably never going to see a higher rank of that.

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  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    I can say with confidence that knowing that Banshees can't sync kill in range mode has made fighting them much less frustrating. Now if only we could spot the tells for Phantoms and Brutes, I'd be set.
    PLA wrote: »
    Salarian Engineer! My first Salarian. :)
    I've seen what those can do as a spectator, but what do I need to know behind the wheel? Any upgrades to avoid?

    Max out your powers! Max them. I like going 6/6/6/5/3 for Salengi, though I'm sure some will tell you otherwise. I like a defensively specc'd Energy Drain - AoE, 100% shield recharge, 40% damage resistance. Most of your damage will come from tech bursts so don't worry about the base damage on the power itself.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    From what i understand, phantoms and brutes both go into sync-kill mode following a melee: not necessarily one directed at you, just meleeing puts them into a danger state. Obviously it can be hard to tell if they've meleed in the past few seconds if you haven't been watching them like a hawk.

    The forward lunge doesn't count for the brute, just a stationary swing, I think. It's why brute sync-kills are not super common.

  • curly haired boycurly haired boy Your Friendly Neighborhood Torgue Dealer Registered User regular
    you know what i hate? when i see a teammate being ambushed by a phantom and i charge in to save em

    and then the phantom shanks ME instead

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    I alway go 6/3/6/5/6

    Don't see much point in maxing decoy and fitness+energy drain makes you quite durable.

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  • Muddy WaterMuddy Water Quiet Batperson Registered User regular

    Rio has been altered, not fixed. You won't get disconnected anymore, but for no reason you'll often be teleported to the middle of the map when meleeing.

    Yes! So the problem wasn't on my end. I was playing Kroguard, two people dropped dead in front of me; I tried to revive them but couldn't. I could take cover, I think I could charge, not sure, but I couldn't revive them. I just stood there helplessly mashing the space bar in vain. After about 60 seconds of this, I suddenly found myself in the room in the middle of the map. This happened twice I think.

  • DeaderinredDeaderinred Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    Had that on gwg too. I ended up dying as a fucking kroguard trying to revive a guy and i got swamped by geth primes and charge wouldnt work.

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  • DracomicronDracomicron Registered User regular
    Trajan45 wrote: »
    How is the Kroguard a thing? I just tanked and kill 2 Geth Primes on silver.

    They did that even before Charge was buffed and Rage was fixed. Kroguards are basically unstoppable with an even vaguely competant player now.

  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Goodness. I've carried more teams in this weekend than I have in the last two months.

  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    Thanks. I'll play around with the Salarian a bit.

    Typhoon is sort of good. I accidentally killed a Bronze-Banshee.
    Got a Stronghold today. That one will come in handy.

  • nicopernicusnicopernicus Registered User regular
    I've been away from Mass Effect for about a month. I'm excited about the new content so I'll be back playing again. With the new patch, what is the best way to spec a Kroguard?

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    Now that I think about it, I kind of miss being able to fire through walls and murder everything with the Typhoon.

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    Trajan45 wrote: »
    How is the Kroguard a thing? I just tanked and kill 2 Geth Primes on silver.

    They did that even before Charge was buffed and Rage was fixed. Kroguards are basically unstoppable with an even vaguely competant player now.
    I did get synch killed once.

  • Muddy WaterMuddy Water Quiet Batperson Registered User regular
    It is so much fun dealing with Phantoms as a Kroguard. They're jumping around in front of you, swinging that sword, doing some weird ninja acrobatics, and you just slam into them with your face.

  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    It is so much fun dealing with Phantoms as a Kroguard. They're jumping around in front of you, swinging that sword, doing some weird ninja acrobatics, and you just slam into them with your face.
    That's what was happening when I got spleen'd

  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    Any word on if they've fixed the Typhoon at all?

    Or is Incendiary Ammo just that great

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  • Hugh JassHugh Jass I'm Squint Eastwood Registered User regular
    Been having some inconsistent results with n7 slayer on Gold since the patch. Been running 6/6/6/5/3 and feeling a bit too squishy over here.

    Anyone with some slayer exp in these parts?

  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    I can't speak to that specifically since I don't have a Slayer, but I do have a Shadow

    And I do not take Electric Slash at all. I don't think my brother takes Biotic Slash on his Slayer, either, relying on the Iron Man palm-blast for ranged splash damages.

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