Post by vanelsa on Feb 4, 2018 2:16:43 GMT
It is done! The Krogan Vanguard was the last remaining Mass Effect Andromeda character who had yet to have soloed Platinum.
Objectives: Devices / Devices / Retrieval
Gameplay notes and build: goo.gl/5qH6tr
Figuring out the right Platinum build for the Krogan Vanguard was one of the harder tasks in this solo. The Krogan can be a durable character, but only if he’s charging constantly and enraged. This approach works when soloing on Gold; on Platinum, enemies do so much damage that you can be downed before Charge comes off cooldown, even when using Shock Trooper and Power Efficiency mods.
What I ended up was a build that was more like a Krogan Soldier than a charging, head-butting Krogan Vanguard. I still had Charge at Rank 6, but it was more for getting that additional 75 damage resistance before retreating or for reaching isolated targets near the end of the wave.
Fortify gave him a minimum of 50 DR at all times and a maximum of 100 DR with Unmoving Defense. Though useful, I did not choose Explosive Purge because I did not want to lose any of my DR. The Krogan Vanguard has paper thin shields, and he would go down quickly without any damage resistance. I went with Fortify 4B Mobility because this Krogan would have otherwise been a sloth. I also chose Fortify 5A (30%), which worked with Rage (40%) to give me 70% shield regeneration delay reduction.
This freed up my equipment slot for the Vulnerability VI (40%) instead of Multicapacitor. With a Targeting VI III booster (45%) and APEX Training 5A (20%), I had 105% weak point damage bonus with my Shorty and Crusader on top of my 58-73% weapon damage bonus (APEX Training, 30% Shotgun Amp III, and Charge). This made the Shorty and Crusader even more powerful. The Crusader was especially deadly when hitting weak points; I just wish I had a Shotgun Rail Amp IV and Targeting VI IV boosters for this match!
Objectives
Got Wave 6 Upload a couple of times in my earlier attempts. Retrieval was more difficult than usual because of the Krogan’s slow movement speed when carrying the package.
What’s Next?
While every character now has a Platinum Solo video, I’ve yet to personally solo with 14 of them:
Please enjoy!
Objectives: Devices / Devices / Retrieval
Gameplay notes and build: goo.gl/5qH6tr
- Charge: 4A 5A 6B
- Fortify: 4B 5A 6A
- Nova: 1 point
- APEX Training: 4A 5A 6A
- Rage: 4A 5A 6A
- Shorty Siphon I
- Crusader Siphon I
- Vulnerability VI
- Shotgun Rail Amp III
- Targeting VI III
Figuring out the right Platinum build for the Krogan Vanguard was one of the harder tasks in this solo. The Krogan can be a durable character, but only if he’s charging constantly and enraged. This approach works when soloing on Gold; on Platinum, enemies do so much damage that you can be downed before Charge comes off cooldown, even when using Shock Trooper and Power Efficiency mods.
What I ended up was a build that was more like a Krogan Soldier than a charging, head-butting Krogan Vanguard. I still had Charge at Rank 6, but it was more for getting that additional 75 damage resistance before retreating or for reaching isolated targets near the end of the wave.
Fortify gave him a minimum of 50 DR at all times and a maximum of 100 DR with Unmoving Defense. Though useful, I did not choose Explosive Purge because I did not want to lose any of my DR. The Krogan Vanguard has paper thin shields, and he would go down quickly without any damage resistance. I went with Fortify 4B Mobility because this Krogan would have otherwise been a sloth. I also chose Fortify 5A (30%), which worked with Rage (40%) to give me 70% shield regeneration delay reduction.
This freed up my equipment slot for the Vulnerability VI (40%) instead of Multicapacitor. With a Targeting VI III booster (45%) and APEX Training 5A (20%), I had 105% weak point damage bonus with my Shorty and Crusader on top of my 58-73% weapon damage bonus (APEX Training, 30% Shotgun Amp III, and Charge). This made the Shorty and Crusader even more powerful. The Crusader was especially deadly when hitting weak points; I just wish I had a Shotgun Rail Amp IV and Targeting VI IV boosters for this match!
Objectives
Got Wave 6 Upload a couple of times in my earlier attempts. Retrieval was more difficult than usual because of the Krogan’s slow movement speed when carrying the package.
What’s Next?
While every character now has a Platinum Solo video, I’ve yet to personally solo with 14 of them:
- Angara Avenger
- Asari Huntress
- Human Adept
- Human Commando
- Human Engineer
- Human Guardian
- Human Infiltrator
- Human Sentinel
- Human Soldier
- Krogan Mercenary
- Salarian Architect
- Salarian Infiltrator
- Turian Agent
- Turian Havoc Trooper
Please enjoy!
