I thought I'd just play a few rounds of ME3 multiplayer but I hadn't realised my xbox live subscription had ended and its not worth renewing just for mass effect
might pick it up on pc but I'm not sure if I can cope with starting from scratch again
thats your punishment for buying it on the inferior platform to begin with
I thought I'd just play a few rounds of ME3 multiplayer but I hadn't realised my xbox live subscription had ended and its not worth renewing just for mass effect
might pick it up on pc but I'm not sure if I can cope with starting from scratch again
thats your punishment for buying it on the inferior platform to begin with
oh I know
but when ME3 came out I still had my terrible old giant of a laptop that couldn't even run ME2 let alone ME3 so I didn't have much of a choice
Unboxed the venom shotgun, so I can finally finish up Reckoning mastery. Thus far I've not been terribly impressed with it in the one match I've run with it, though a lot of that may have been that it wasn't the best host. Felt like the thing had basically no AoE to its shots.
Keep in mind you can charge it up. I knocked the entire thing out soloing Bronze games and didn't even realize I could charge it until about wave 9 of the last solo game. That suuucked.
Oh, I know it can charge, it feels like the only way to reliably hit stuff with it is to charge and aim at the ground in front of things.
Yeah I really want to like the gun because it's such a unique snowflake, but off-host with the slightest lag it's just extremely frustrating to use. Aim at an enemy, and the projectile will fly straight through it. Aim at the ground or a wall, and the explodey bits will just bounce off in completely random and insane directions. One reason to use the gun on a Fembot is that at least you can rely on her powerful melee after she inevitably fails to hit the approaching mooks.
To be honest, when I talk about the idea that rares should be good guns and UR's should be interesting guns (cough, not the fucking Harrier, cough) the GPS is like the definition to me of what a UR should be.
Though thank fuck it's just rare because it's so much fun.
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Dhalphirdon't you open that trapdooryou're a fool if you dareRegistered Userregular
Something about it just doesn't make it that satisfying to fire compared to other shotguns
WHHHHHHHRRRR POW
What is there not to like?
Plus it helps complete your black GI disguise.
Oh god the plinking noise of an uncharged shot, just never liked it. If I'm being honest the reasons why I was never that big on the GPS during its run were the lag issues and the fact that the Claymore was just better, but the sound of the gun itself played a (small) part as well.
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grouch993Both a man and a numberRegistered Userregular
well today i should be home around 5:30 EST so i'll be good for a nice chunk of playing time
Cool I should be online around that time too.
ok i am online and you are not so i am going to take a nap until you are
Sorry Curly, I saw your invitation after you left. I was busy trying to get all my classes to 20 again so I could promote. EA made it more challenging since quite a few of my favorites were bugged on points.
Spent most of the night PUG'ing silver, have four at 18, adepts at 19 and soldier at 20. Just 33 more promotions until the N7 plaque.
Something about it just doesn't make it that satisfying to fire compared to other shotguns
WHHHHHHHRRRR POW
What is there not to like?
Plus it helps complete your black GI disguise.
Oh god the plinking noise of an uncharged shot, just never liked it. If I'm being honest the reasons why I was never that big on the GPS during its run were the lag issues and the fact that the Claymore was just better, but the sound of the gun itself played a (small) part as well.
Gods next one of you people will tell me that hunter mode is obnoxious and hurts your eyes.
Organics.
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CambiataCommander ShepardThe likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered Userregular
I'm just gonna hijack this thread real quick because it's the one I've frequented the most
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I'm just gonna hijack this thread real quick because it's the one I've frequented the most
Is there a way to unbookmark threads?
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Thanks!
Should've thought of that myself. Then again, I'm a plane. I think I'm doing pretty well without any fingers or a brain!
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Woo, Krogan warlord get, time for hammer smashy times.
That being said, is it like talon merc where you wanna stack on all the melee boosts you can, or should I spec my tech armor for powers because that's where the meat of the hammer damage comes from?
It was that somehow, from within the derelict-horror, they had learned a way to see inside an ugly, broken thing... And take away its pain.
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
Something about it just doesn't make it that satisfying to fire compared to other shotguns
WHHHHHHHRRRR POW
What is there not to like?
Plus it helps complete your black GI disguise.
Oh god the plinking noise of an uncharged shot, just never liked it. If I'm being honest the reasons why I was never that big on the GPS during its run were the lag issues and the fact that the Claymore was just better, but the sound of the gun itself played a (small) part as well.
Gods next one of you people will tell me that hunter mode is obnoxious and hurts your eyes.
Organics.
Hey. Hey! Don't lump me in with those people. I throw the Geth Scanner onto almost every class!
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BrocksMulletInto the sunrise, on a jet-ski. Natch.Registered Userregular
Woo, Krogan warlord get, time for hammer smashy times.
That being said, is it like talon merc where you wanna stack on all the melee boosts you can, or should I spec my tech armor for powers because that's where the meat of the hammer damage comes from?
Prioritize melee damage because its the foundation for most of your damage. Don't forget that his storm attack (krogan backhand), his light melee (headbutt), and the second hit from his melee combo all are melee damage only. Some people choose to skip Tech Hammer to prioritize biotic hammer - in which case you can pick some power options in your tree and pick appropriate mods. I split between tech and biotic hammer - keep tech up to oneshot mooks and do AOE damage.
I have the frozen debuff on it (which reduces armor), so against a boss character I'll hit with a tech hammer blast to set up the debuff, activate biotic hammer and cancel it into his 3 hit melee combo. That's usually enough to take out a Geth Prime solo.
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DragkoniasThat Guy Who Does StuffYou Know, There. Registered Userregular
yeah, the GPS is only really a problem when lag is absolutely terrible and almost unplayable in general
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NEO|PhyteThey follow the stars, bound together.Strands in a braid till the end.Registered Userregular
Time to start buying PSPs instead of vanilla spectre packs.
It was that somehow, from within the derelict-horror, they had learned a way to see inside an ugly, broken thing... And take away its pain.
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
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drunkenpandarenSlapping all the goblin hamIn the top laneRegistered Userregular
To be honest, when I talk about the idea that rares should be good guns and UR's should be interesting guns (cough, not the fucking Harrier, cough) the GPS is like the definition to me of what a UR should be.
Though thank fuck it's just rare because it's so much fun.
I like this definition of URs, because I like the idea of interesting guns. But I also hope that the ME4 multi team narrows down the range of available weapons and focuses on having a good balance and variety between them.
Shotguns are a great example. Claymore, Piranha, Crusader, GPS, and Reegar are each fantastic in their own right, and they all have very different play styles that encourage different tactics (reload cancelling, taking advantage of soft cover to charge, sniping, etc.)
The counter-example would of course have to be SMG's. There is absolutely no reason to use any SMG besides the Hurricane, unless you are using ULM to maximize cooldowns. And even then, you're better off with an Eagle or an Acolyte.
I love this game, I just hope they have a better budget for balance next time around.
How many hours do you people have? I think I'm at like 80 including single player. But I am also nowhere near having everything unlocked or even having all of the upgrades/weapons/characters. But then I also have no need for a lot of the fancy new stuff. I'm still waiting for a Black Widow in addition to my 7 different unlocked infiltrator classes and 8 infiltrator promotions.
I also feel like I should be good with the alliance infiltrator unit or drell assassin, but the quarian is more fun to play versus geth and the human and salarian have bonuses I like using. AIU seems all shotgun-focused and I already have plenty of classes using shotguns.
The thing that makes the AIU great is the massive shotgun damage (more than any other class, I think) and the fact that it's nearly invincible thanks to repair matrix.
How many hours do you people have? I think I'm at like 80 including single player. But I am also nowhere near having everything unlocked or even having all of the upgrades/weapons/characters. But then I also have no need for a lot of the fancy new stuff. I'm still waiting for a Black Widow in addition to my 7 different unlocked infiltrator classes and 8 infiltrator promotions.
I also feel like I should be good with the alliance infiltrator unit or drell assassin, but the quarian is more fun to play versus geth and the human and salarian have bonuses I like using. AIU seems all shotgun-focused and I already have plenty of classes using shotguns.
Think in up near 200, I'm still no where near maxed also.
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NEO|PhyteThey follow the stars, bound together.Strands in a braid till the end.Registered Userregular
How many hours do you people have? I think I'm at like 80 including single player. But I am also nowhere near having everything unlocked or even having all of the upgrades/weapons/characters. But then I also have no need for a lot of the fancy new stuff. I'm still waiting for a Black Widow in addition to my 7 different unlocked infiltrator classes and 8 infiltrator promotions.
246H 8M 55S
On the home stretch of Best of the Best, my lowest Rare gun is rank VI, only missing four URs, weapon mods all maxed, uncommon gear maxed, nearly there on rare gear, and I've got all but three kits unlocked.
It was that somehow, from within the derelict-horror, they had learned a way to see inside an ugly, broken thing... And take away its pain.
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
191 hours. About half, maybe more like 40% manifest. Missing 5 weapons, 3 characters and 6 permanent gear packs. Working on my promotion banner, then lone wolf, and then making the credits to max out.
I love to at least look at the planets in each game, the flavor text is so awesome and it adds a lot of mystery to the universe.
Like the planet that exploded. Following the light cone, the saw some kind of huge gravitational lensing just before the explosion and one theory is some kind of genetically modified krogan super-biotic.
Or the planet that has some kind of lights that disappear when a ship gets near it, implying that they are aware of what happens in the space around their planet.
And the gas giant that might be some kind of super computer.
I thought I'd just play a few rounds of ME3 multiplayer but I hadn't realised my xbox live subscription had ended and its not worth renewing just for mass effect
might pick it up on pc but I'm not sure if I can cope with starting from scratch again
thats your punishment for buying it on the inferior platform to begin with
I was going to say, "wait, PS3 is the inferior platform." Then I remembered, "oh yeah, that's only for everything except multiplayer."
Speaking of which, any sign of EA being EA about servers?
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thats your punishment for buying it on the inferior platform to begin with
I mean, not because he means to
But he just plays and then it's extraction and you get to be all "WOO! FREE CREDITS AGAIN!"
oh I know
but when ME3 came out I still had my terrible old giant of a laptop that couldn't even run ME2 let alone ME3 so I didn't have much of a choice
Yeah I really want to like the gun because it's such a unique snowflake, but off-host with the slightest lag it's just extremely frustrating to use. Aim at an enemy, and the projectile will fly straight through it. Aim at the ground or a wall, and the explodey bits will just bounce off in completely random and insane directions. One reason to use the gun on a Fembot is that at least you can rely on her powerful melee after she inevitably fails to hit the approaching mooks.
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To be honest, when I talk about the idea that rares should be good guns and UR's should be interesting guns (cough, not the fucking Harrier, cough) the GPS is like the definition to me of what a UR should be.
Though thank fuck it's just rare because it's so much fun.
didn't like it in ME2 and don't like it in ME3
Something about it just doesn't make it that satisfying to fire compared to other shotguns
WHHHHHHHRRRR POW
What is there not to like?
Plus it helps complete your black GI disguise.
'cism
Battlenet ID: MildC#11186 - If I'm in the game, send me an invite at anytime and I'll play.
Oh god the plinking noise of an uncharged shot, just never liked it. If I'm being honest the reasons why I was never that big on the GPS during its run were the lag issues and the fact that the Claymore was just better, but the sound of the gun itself played a (small) part as well.
Sorry Curly, I saw your invitation after you left. I was busy trying to get all my classes to 20 again so I could promote. EA made it more challenging since quite a few of my favorites were bugged on points.
Spent most of the night PUG'ing silver, have four at 18, adepts at 19 and soldier at 20. Just 33 more promotions until the N7 plaque.
I'm just gonna hijack this thread real quick because it's the one I've frequented the most
Is there a way to unbookmark threads?
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Origin ID: SR71C_Blackbird
Gods next one of you people will tell me that hunter mode is obnoxious and hurts your eyes.
Organics.
Up in the right hand corner of all threads is the little bookmark symbol. If a thread is bookmarked, then the symbol is "pulled down", you just click on it and it lifts up and the thread is unbookmarked.
Alternatively you can go to 'all bookmarks' and see all the threads you are following, and find the bookmark symbol to the far right of all those threads. Clicking the symbol there will also unbookmark a thread.
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Thanks!
Should've thought of that myself. Then again, I'm a plane. I think I'm doing pretty well without any fingers or a brain!
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That being said, is it like talon merc where you wanna stack on all the melee boosts you can, or should I spec my tech armor for powers because that's where the meat of the hammer damage comes from?
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
Hey. Hey! Don't lump me in with those people. I throw the Geth Scanner onto almost every class!
Steam: BrocksMullet http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197972421669/
Maybe add another bracketed item like Brock suggests.
Prioritize melee damage because its the foundation for most of your damage. Don't forget that his storm attack (krogan backhand), his light melee (headbutt), and the second hit from his melee combo all are melee damage only. Some people choose to skip Tech Hammer to prioritize biotic hammer - in which case you can pick some power options in your tree and pick appropriate mods. I split between tech and biotic hammer - keep tech up to oneshot mooks and do AOE damage.
I have the frozen debuff on it (which reduces armor), so against a boss character I'll hit with a tech hammer blast to set up the debuff, activate biotic hammer and cancel it into his 3 hit melee combo. That's usually enough to take out a Geth Prime solo.
Not as bad as most though.
Thing about the GPS is when the circle is red it auto-locks so lag doesn't affect it as much.
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
Steam: pandas_gota_gun
I like this definition of URs, because I like the idea of interesting guns. But I also hope that the ME4 multi team narrows down the range of available weapons and focuses on having a good balance and variety between them.
Shotguns are a great example. Claymore, Piranha, Crusader, GPS, and Reegar are each fantastic in their own right, and they all have very different play styles that encourage different tactics (reload cancelling, taking advantage of soft cover to charge, sniping, etc.)
The counter-example would of course have to be SMG's. There is absolutely no reason to use any SMG besides the Hurricane, unless you are using ULM to maximize cooldowns. And even then, you're better off with an Eagle or an Acolyte.
I love this game, I just hope they have a better budget for balance next time around.
That..didn't seem to work.
As great as these forums are, it sucks that there is no FAQ anywhere.
They edited the tag thing like an hour after they introduced it, not all threads get it now.
I also feel like I should be good with the alliance infiltrator unit or drell assassin, but the quarian is more fun to play versus geth and the human and salarian have bonuses I like using. AIU seems all shotgun-focused and I already have plenty of classes using shotguns.
Also the flipping.
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Think in up near 200, I'm still no where near maxed also.
Origin: KafkaAU B-Net: Kafka#1778
246H 8M 55S
On the home stretch of Best of the Best, my lowest Rare gun is rank VI, only missing four URs, weapon mods all maxed, uncommon gear maxed, nearly there on rare gear, and I've got all but three kits unlocked.
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
I think we need some more Trekking.
Edit:
I was going to say, "wait, PS3 is the inferior platform." Then I remembered, "oh yeah, that's only for everything except multiplayer."
Speaking of which, any sign of EA being EA about servers?