Krogan Engineer vs Angara Exemplar

Theoretically, yes, Krogan Engineer may take down Armored enemies faster using incineration..
But in reality... Exemplar would make game so much easier and smooth against all other enemies and possibly even the armored ones...

Exemplar is even better weapon platform when considering Barricade.


I am not trying to force my opinion though. Like you say, Krogan Engineer might still have good place even with Exemplar.
I wanna hear out what people think.

If nothing else, Krogan Engineer is undoubtedly better melee paltform. 

i don't have the examplar unlocked yet, but from what i've seen, the main difference between the two is the exemplar passive that actively reduces cooldowns. this is likely what makes the exemplar ultra rare.

the krogineer probably has higher short-term power damage output due to his ability to detonate either fire or tech combos depending on the enemy, but he is hobbled by cooldowns. on the other hand, the exemplar doesn't have fire combos (without ammo powers) but has the ability to theoretically chain infinite back-to-back tech combos. in a team setting, infinite tech combos is arguably more useful due to the ridiculous CC it provides.

as for which class is better for platinum, it will largely depend on the types of units we'll see. if it's like ME3 where we'll just have waves upon waves of bullet-sponge boss units, i would swing the advantage toward the krogineer simply for the damage output. if ME:A platinum turns out to be more like... swarms of lower tiered enemies (maybe like a +25% budget and max concurrent units) then kits like the exemplar will be absolutely critical.

Looking forward to the kit. I'm honestly done with the shitty gunplay - time to appreciate the powers.

Gold viable kit at rank I & level 1. 
Get extremely stronger as you level him up.

I only played him 3 times.. in Apex Icebreaker mission on silver..
and I can see how convenient and good he is.

Two oh-crap moment powers, Barricade & Energy drain
Long range primer & detonator with 100% hit rate 

Weapon supported by Barricade & Tech combo all work extremely nice. 

Power Recharge Bonus stat is also very charming.

Definitely one of easiest & best character to play.. I can`t wait to make him level 20 and rank him up.
Worth buying reserve pack for him.

I'm about to max out my KroLord, still no Exemplar.

Yeah. To me... survivability is too important when I pick my choice.
I really try my best not to die even once in-game... even though I still die often.

With Kro-Engineer I almost always use all 5 OP packs & 2 - 3 medigels by the time I get extracted...
So she is currently my lowest choice tier for Gold games.

If I feel like using Engineer class, Salarians work very nice for me. lol

I can`t imagine things being ever so hard with energy drain and good gun... lol

I am sure all we gotta do is that we are not surrounded by enemies. Taking out 2 - 3 enemies with recharge boosted Energy drain & Overload cannot be possibly that hard. 
I will try a him a lot over the weekend in Gold missions. I am already enjoying his superv recharge rate.

Don't get me wrong, I think the Exemplar is absolutely top tier and provides a ton of cc, support (with energy drain 6b), damage, is way durable with the Angara passive and energy drain on a short cooldown, etc.

But the question here is whether he completely outshines the Krogan Engineer on all fronts. I don't think he does. She has massive armor damage (both classes can apply incendiary ammo, that's mostly a wash), and she has the ability to divert aggro in a way that the Exemplar can't. And if you want to talk about weapon damage, elemental tech with ammo puts her way ahead of the Examplar's measley 15% when he's behind his own barrier (and only if you drop overload to get to barrier rank 6).

Do I think the Exemplar is better overall? Yeah, probably. But the one really isn't a direct upgrade of the other. They bring different things to the table and ignoring them isn't fruitful.

Yes. www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/MECoOp/comments/63ptnb/some_preliminary_testing_conclusions_elemental/

It works as long as they are primed, so 2 sec after overload, and however long your incinerate burns. Detonations end the debuff. Ammo itself does not trigger debuff.

She may be.

But don`t overestimate us.