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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 12:28:49 GMT
I am very, very late to the table here, so please, no furniture tosses!
so, I was allocating my points so my classes are all ready to go, and I, uhm, happened to notice that Senti lost the tech armor as an active. Instead it is a passive. So, do I still get to see it? Is it permanent, just cannot go and 'plode? Or is it just implied?
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Post by Heroicmass on Jul 4, 2017 12:38:19 GMT
It appears when you take damage
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Post by Jeremiah12LGeek on Jul 4, 2017 12:39:02 GMT
It's a passive tree, now, and you can assume the bonus to be "always active."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 12:40:57 GMT
It appears when you take damage Oh, cool, so it will flicker into existence? i am tempted to skill barricade, but chances are nobody uses it... |
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Post by Jeremiah12LGeek on Jul 4, 2017 12:42:36 GMT
It appears when you take damage Oh, cool, so it will flicker into existence? When you're actively taking damage, you'll see a glowing set of orange plates, similar to how it looked when activated in ME 3 MP. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 12:52:17 GMT
Oh, cool, so it will flicker into existence? When you're actively taking damage, you'll see a glowing set of orange plates, similar to how it looked when activated in ME 3 MP. Awesome sauce, I guess it makes sense, since nobody really used it as an active really. I just wish it was a permaglow if talented. And changed color with each pip spent. Or looksies. Something neat like that... okay, I am risking furniture again. |
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Post by SassaMFG on Jul 4, 2017 13:03:24 GMT
When you're actively taking damage, you'll see a glowing set of orange plates, similar to how it looked when activated in ME 3 MP. Awesome sauce, I guess it makes sense, since nobody really used it as an active really. I just wish it was a permaglow if talented. And changed color with each pip spent. Or looksies. Something neat like that... okay, I am risking furniture again. Something like this?  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 13:07:11 GMT
Awesome sauce, I guess it makes sense, since nobody really used it as an active really. I just wish it was a permaglow if talented. And changed color with each pip spent. Or looksies. Something neat like that... okay, I am risking furniture again. Something like this? Heh, more like it was back in ME3MP but with dif colors.  |
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Post by CHRrOME on Jul 4, 2017 13:24:52 GMT
It makes sense to be a passive, only problem is that you can't detonate it now. Truth be told, TA detonations were garbage anyways, however they could've improved them.
My real problem is that a sentinel in MEA is not even 1/4 tough of what a sentinel in ME3 was. Shit shields, DR sucks balls and it doesn't even gets explained properly. Like, what the fuck is "30" damage reduction? why can't they give us a percentage instead of a random number representing some obscure formula known only by them?
I'm not much in the way of customization bitching, but it'd have been cool being able to change the color of the TA, like in ME3 Blue Suns had blue TA.
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Post by jadedragonmtr on Jul 4, 2017 13:26:30 GMT
It appears when you take damage Oh, cool, so it will flicker into existence? i am tempted to skill barricade, but chances are nobody uses it... I do use the barricade for weapon damage increase actually. Otherwise the gameplay is too similar to the Askari Sent. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 13:31:21 GMT
Oh, cool, so it will flicker into existence? i am tempted to skill barricade, but chances are nobody uses it... I do use the barricade for weapon damage increase actually. Otherwise the gameplay is too similar to the Askari Sent. not a problem, as I want to avoid playing Asari if I can. Lol, we all have our least fav race, right? Well, I do. But I still sort of torn b/w barricade and TA. I've never managed to get that paladin kit in ME3, so, I wonder if barricade is like a poor man's cewl shield... now, if there is a poor man's energy whip on someone, I wanna that too. and, yes, yes, I know it's very SWTOR, but changing the glow color on armor would please me. I am ditzy like that. |
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Post by Kenny Bania on Jul 4, 2017 14:44:59 GMT
I do use the barricade for weapon damage increase actually. Otherwise the gameplay is too similar to the Askari Sent. not a problem, as I want to avoid playing Asari if I can. Lol, we all have our least fav race, right? Well, I do. But I still sort of torn b/w barricade and TA. I've never managed to get that paladin kit in ME3, so, I wonder if barricade is like a poor man's cewl shield... now, if there is a poor man's energy whip on someone, I wanna that too. and, yes, yes, I know it's very SWTOR, but changing the glow color on armor would please me. I am ditzy like that. Backlash is a much better alternative if you're looking for a shield. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 14:49:36 GMT
not a problem, as I want to avoid playing Asari if I can. Lol, we all have our least fav race, right? Well, I do. But I still sort of torn b/w barricade and TA. I've never managed to get that paladin kit in ME3, so, I wonder if barricade is like a poor man's cewl shield... now, if there is a poor man's energy whip on someone, I wanna that too. and, yes, yes, I know it's very SWTOR, but changing the glow color on armor would please me. I am ditzy like that. Backlash is a much better alternative if you're looking for a shield. How does it look/appear in game? I know, it's silly, but I am a scrub, so one advantage is that I can do whatever, and play stuff just because it looks neat. |
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Post by lynx7386 on Jul 4, 2017 15:32:06 GMT
Backlash is a much better alternative if you're looking for a shield. How does it look/appear in game? I know, it's silly, but I am a scrub, so one advantage is that I can do whatever, and play stuff just because it looks neat. Backlash looks like a big blue translucent spartan shield when you hold the button down. I love how it looks but it's not all that effective (at least not in single player). I really wanted to build a character around a "Sword and shield" playstyle - asari sword, backlash for the shield, vanguard style gameplay. Just never really worked out that well. |
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Post by Jeremiah12LGeek on Jul 4, 2017 15:46:07 GMT
How does it look/appear in game? I know, it's silly, but I am a scrub, so one advantage is that I can do whatever, and play stuff just because it looks neat. Backlash looks like a big blue translucent spartan shield when you hold the button down. I love how it looks but it's not all that effective (at least not in single player). I really wanted to build a character around a "Sword and shield" playstyle - asari sword, backlash for the shield, vanguard style gameplay. Just never really worked out that well. Backlash is less useful in melee situations, although it can be good for stunning berzerkers/doggos with timing. I haven't unlocked the Duelist, but I've been looking forward to doing the sword-and-shield thing. I'm mainly working on learning how to use it to mess up Berzerkers. |
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Post by poultrymancer on Jul 4, 2017 15:54:44 GMT
How does it look/appear in game? I know, it's silly, but I am a scrub, so one advantage is that I can do whatever, and play stuff just because it looks neat. Backlash looks like a big blue translucent spartan shield when you hold the button down. I love how it looks but it's not all that effective (at least not in single player). I really wanted to build a character around a "Sword and shield" playstyle - asari sword, backlash for the shield, vanguard style gameplay. Just never really worked out that well. Backlash is so much better than Barricade that it's not even funny. Its MP buffs make it much more offensively-viable than the SP version. You can kill stuff while tanking. Spec for Durability (4a) and Reflection (5b). IMO, rank 6 isn't worth taking due to the duration of the bonus. If you like to camp, Barricade is great. If you flow around the map murdering stuff, it's really only good for trolling teammates by trapping them in a room with a fiend. |
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Post by Kenny Bania on Jul 4, 2017 16:54:34 GMT
How does it look/appear in game? I know, it's silly, but I am a scrub, so one advantage is that I can do whatever, and play stuff just because it looks neat. |
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Post by Kenny Bania on Jul 4, 2017 16:55:29 GMT
Backlash looks like a big blue translucent spartan shield when you hold the button down. I love how it looks but it's not all that effective (at least not in single player). I really wanted to build a character around a "Sword and shield" playstyle - asari sword, backlash for the shield, vanguard style gameplay. Just never really worked out that well. Why bother commenting if you haven't used it in MP? |
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Post by Kenny Bania on Jul 4, 2017 17:00:17 GMT
Backlash is so much better than Barricade that it's not even funny. Its MP buffs make it much more offensively-viable than the SP version. You can kill stuff while tanking. Spec for Durability (4a) and Reflection (5b). IMO, rank 6 isn't worth taking due to the duration of the bonus. If you like to camp, Barricade is great. If you flow around the map murdering stuff, it's really only good for trolling teammates by trapping them in a room with a fiend. The weapon damage increase from Damage aftermath is noticeable for me after tanking a heavy hitter using a shotgun. I'd like it be higher, or have a longer duration, but it's better for me than taking ranks 2 & 3 in Throw. |
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Post by effusion on Jul 4, 2017 17:54:28 GMT
It makes sense to be a passive, only problem is that you can't detonate it now. Truth be told, TA detonations were garbage anyways, however they could've improved them. My real problem is that a sentinel in MEA is not even 1/4 tough of what a sentinel in ME3 was. Shit shields, DR sucks balls and it doesn't even gets explained properly. Like, what the fuck is "30" damage reduction? why can't they give us a percentage instead of a random number representing some obscure formula known only by them? Every point of damage reduction is equivalent to 1% health and shields, multiplicative. The % formula is 100/(100+dr) |
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Post by treoir on Jul 4, 2017 19:32:51 GMT
It makes sense to be a passive, only problem is that you can't detonate it now. Truth be told, TA detonations were garbage anyways, however they could've improved them. Also you can detonate Fortify (if you spend 20 points and take explosive purge). |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2017 19:38:07 GMT
Thanks, guys! I'll keep it in mind when I am picking my next kit to level up Backlash does look pretty good! |
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Post by KingTony on Jul 4, 2017 22:10:12 GMT
It's still there, it just isn't sexy anymore
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2017 14:19:31 GMT
It's still there, it just isn't sexy anymore Yeah, I could not really see it. I tried my Sentinel in the tutorial mission along with other kits, and I can't say I am crazy about it. I had more fun visually with the Infiltrator with Scorpion and Sticky grenades. Barricade looks nice, but why orange & seeing how everyone runs around like their anthill is on fire, its only purpose is to defend hacks.  It does remind me the gunslinger in SWTOR a little. Anyways, dunno... |
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Post by Uchimura on Jul 5, 2017 14:26:47 GMT
Turian Soldier and Krogan Mercenary have Fortify which can still do the splodey if you spec for it. It's also 'always on' visually, but it's kind of ugly imo.
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It does remind me the gunslinger in SWTOR a little. Anyways, dunno... 
