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Post by XCPTNL on Jun 22, 2019 15:08:27 GMT
Maybe level up your gear a bit first and/or use a kit and/or weapon you feel more comfortable with soloing...? Or does it have to be the GI with the GPS necessarily? I also think the skillpoints are a bit weird. Like why use Cloak beyond level 4 if you don't even use a sniper rifle but a shotgun? Most people I know also skill it for damage altough I'm not sure if speccing into duration might be a thing amongst solo players but usually you want to kill stuff fast and not run away unless you have to. Proximity mines are best used for debuffing, so I'm not sure why you'd take "Slow" over that. But it's just a weird overall playstyle I guess that deviates from the standard "cloak, debuff, shoot" style.
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Post by dumdum2 on Jun 22, 2019 15:20:53 GMT
Maybe level up your gear a bit first and/or use a kit and/or weapon you feel more comfortable with soloing...? Or does it have to be the GI with the GPS necessarily? I also think the skillpoints are a bit weird. Like why use Cloak beyond level 4 if you don't even use a sniper rifle but a shotgun? Most people I know also skill it for damage altough I'm not sure if speccing into duration might be a thing amongst solo players but usually you want to kill stuff fast and not run away unless you have to. Proximity mines are best used for debuffing, so I'm not sure why you'd take "Slow" over that. But it's just a weird overall playstyle I guess that deviates from the standard "cloak, debuff, shoot" style. As I said it worked fine on Bronze and quite well on Silver, so I thought it would be valid on Gold too. I don't want to waste a respec card on this character and that's why I still have the sniper damage option in tactical cloak. The reason I use "Slow" on my proximity mines is because of crowd control. If I slow the enemies down I will have more time to run away to a new position. I tried the "cloak, debuff, cloak, shoot" style that you are refering to but I basically die before I even get a chance to shoot the enemies when using that style. After I use the proximity mine and break cloak it just takes such a long time to cloak again and get a shot off in time. The description in the game says that you only get the bonus damage when you are cloaked and since my weapon deals very low damage on gold I feel like I have to use cloak to get bonus damage when I shoot. Maybe I just need to practice a bit until I get the hang of it!
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Post by BlackMage on Jun 22, 2019 15:51:40 GMT
... I tried the "cloak, debuff, cloak, shoot" style that you are refering to but I basically die before I even get a chance to shoot the enemies when using that style. After I use the proximity mine and break cloak it just takes such a long time to cloak again and get a shot off in time. The description in the game says that you only get the bonus damage when you are cloaked and since my weapon deals very low damage on gold I feel like I have to use cloak to get bonus damage when I shoot. Maybe I just need to practice a bit until I get the hang of it! It's not "cloak, debuff, cloak, shoot".
It's "cloak, debuff, shoot". The damage bonus from Tactical Cloak applies for 2.5 seconds after debuff so you have this window period to shoot. (The cloak breaks 1 s after debuff and the damage bonus continue to apply for 1.5 s thereafter even though you are not cloaked.)
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Post by dumdum2 on Jun 22, 2019 15:56:29 GMT
... I tried the "cloak, debuff, cloak, shoot" style that you are refering to but I basically die before I even get a chance to shoot the enemies when using that style. After I use the proximity mine and break cloak it just takes such a long time to cloak again and get a shot off in time. The description in the game says that you only get the bonus damage when you are cloaked and since my weapon deals very low damage on gold I feel like I have to use cloak to get bonus damage when I shoot. Maybe I just need to practice a bit until I get the hang of it! It's not "cloak, debuff, cloak, shoot".
It's "cloak, debuff, shoot". The damage bonus from Tactical Cloak applies for 2.5 seconds after debuff so you have this window period to shoot. (The cloak breaks 1 s after debuff and the damage bonus continue to apply for 1.5 s thereafter even though you are not cloaked.)
Are you sure? That's not what it says in the game? I should try it and see if it works. Since I have sniper damage on tactical cloak would you suggest switching to the Raptor instead of the GPS?
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Post by BlackMage on Jun 22, 2019 17:14:55 GMT
It's not "cloak, debuff, cloak, shoot".
It's "cloak, debuff, shoot". The damage bonus from Tactical Cloak applies for 2.5 seconds after debuff so you have this window period to shoot. (The cloak breaks 1 s after debuff and the damage bonus continue to apply for 1.5 s thereafter even though you are not cloaked.)
Are you sure? That's not what it says in the game? I should try it and see if it works. Since I have sniper damage on tactical cloak would you suggest switching to the Raptor instead of the GPS?
Yup. The game also says that the "Avenger is deadly on full auto". You can use whatever weapon you like since there is still the TC weapon damage bonus. I won't recommend the Raptor though since it is one of the worst weapons.
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Post by dumdum2 on Jun 22, 2019 17:21:36 GMT
Are you sure? That's not what it says in the game? I should try it and see if it works. Since I have sniper damage on tactical cloak would you suggest switching to the Raptor instead of the GPS?
Yup. The game also says that the "Avenger is deadly on full auto". You can use whatever weapon you like since there is still the TC weapon damage bonus. I won't recommend the Raptor though since it is one of the worst weapons.
Is the Avenger good then? Or are you being sarcastic? I saw a clip somewhere of a guy soloing gold using a level 0 character with the Avenger so I guess it's a valid weapon then? Okey, I will not use the Raptor. Any other sniper rifle that would work? I don't have any rare sniper rifles though.
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Post by DoctorDAM on Jun 22, 2019 19:29:28 GMT
Really? Ok, I get it, trolled 
What do you mean? I've mostly been playing Andromeda and thought I would give Mass Effect 3 a try as well. I find it very different from Andromeda so I could really use some help. respectfully submitted...
Geth Infiltrator dumdum002 | Sep 24, 2013 | 38:46 | Giant | Cerberus | Geth Plasma Shotgun (v)
dumdum002 | Sep 30, 2013 | 34:53 | Giant | Cerberus | Geth Plasma Shotgun | 10 WS (v)
If I recall, you helped my scrubby self way back in the day
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Post by dumdum2 on Jun 22, 2019 21:21:19 GMT
What do you mean? I've mostly been playing Andromeda and thought I would give Mass Effect 3 a try as well. I find it very different from Andromeda so I could really use some help. respectfully submitted...
Geth Infiltrator dumdum002 | Sep 24, 2013 | 38:46 | Giant | Cerberus | Geth Plasma Shotgun (v)
dumdum002 | Sep 30, 2013 | 34:53 | Giant | Cerberus | Geth Plasma Shotgun | 10 WS (v)
If I recall, you helped my scrubby self way back in the day
Maybe I did. What was you gamer tag? Really miss playing the game and playing it with all the awesome people from BSN.
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Post by dumdum2 on Jun 22, 2019 21:56:06 GMT
What do you mean? I've mostly been playing Andromeda and thought I would give Mass Effect 3 a try as well. I find it very different from Andromeda so I could really use some help. respectfully submitted...
Geth Infiltrator dumdum002 | Sep 24, 2013 | 38:46 | Giant | Cerberus | Geth Plasma Shotgun (v)
dumdum002 | Sep 30, 2013 | 34:53 | Giant | Cerberus | Geth Plasma Shotgun | 10 WS (v)
If I recall, you helped my scrubby self way back in the day
I was also the first one on BSN to do a Platinum Solo with 10 WS (before I changed my gamer tag to dumdum002). Actually I did two of them before my friend HardcoreSalmon also joined the ranks of 10 WS Platinum Solos. Good times indeed.
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Post by NinjaSuperiority on Jun 23, 2019 13:11:45 GMT
Geth infiltrator is better without Hunter Mode. Say no more. It's a simple report for now :-P
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Post by RoystonVasey63 on Jun 23, 2019 23:34:30 GMT
Geth infiltrator is better without Hunter Mode. Say no more. It's a simple report for now :-P LOL. Well, I play my GI without speccing into HM. My reasoning is that as I use only an Acolyte and Flamer on said bot, there's little to be gained from speccing-in -- and losing 50% of your base shields is always a drag. Without HM (and thereby having a stronger shield), one can equip a Power Amplifier instead of a Cyclonic, and then everything melts in double-quick time once the Acolyte's done its business. For soloing at higher difficulties, I think there's an even stronger case for losing HM.
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Post by dumdum2 on Jun 24, 2019 0:38:24 GMT
Say no more. It's a simple report for now :-P LOL. Well, I play my GI without speccing into HM. My reasoning is that as I use only an Acolyte and Flamer on said bot, there's little to be gained from speccing-in -- and losing 50% of your base shields is always a drag. Without HM (and thereby having a stronger shield), one can equip a Power Amplifier instead of a Cyclonic, and then everything melts in double-quick time once the Acolyte's done its business. For soloing at higher difficulties, I think there's an even stronger case for losing HM. Ahh yes, my old Geth Trooper Flamer/Acolyte/Cryo Rounds build that Caineghis saw me use and then made a tutorial claiming it was his idea. Cool that you like the build, however I have to point out that a Geth Trooper is not a GI so therefore your whole post is invalid. It's still quite stupid though to not use HM. You really don't need fitness on the GT to solo higher difficulties and if you can see the enemies before they see you then you have the advantage. Take a look at this lvl 0 Geth Trooper Avenger Gold solo for instance Gold Solo Level 0 Geth TrooperUnless someone is completely terrible at the game it shouldn't be even remotely difficult to solo Gold with any class or weapon.
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Post by NinjaSuperiority on Jun 24, 2019 0:51:24 GMT
Say no more. It's a simple report for now :-P LOL. Well, I play my GI without speccing into HM. My reasoning is that as I use only an Acolyte and Flamer on said bot, there's little to be gained from speccing-in -- and losing 50% of your base shields is always a drag. Without HM (and thereby having a stronger shield), one can equip a Power Amplifier instead of a Cyclonic, and then everything melts in double-quick time once the Acolyte's done its business. For soloing at higher difficulties, I think there's an even stronger case for losing HM. As dumdum2 clarified its the GI not Trooper :-) To do you some justice though, i too was playing the Trooper the exact way you describe. Its just that lately i can abuse the extra HM boost without dying, so why not? But your build is very reasonable alright +++
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Post by dumdum2 on Jun 24, 2019 9:19:43 GMT
Its just that lately i can abuse the extra HM boost without dying, so why not? Exactly. If people can't solo Gold without dying and if they have to rely on Fitness to survive then maybe they should just go back to Bronze because they are scrubs.
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Post by NinjaSuperiority on Jun 24, 2019 16:30:15 GMT
Its just that lately i can abuse the extra HM boost without dying, so why not? Exactly. If people can't solo Gold without dying and if they have to rely on Fitness to survive then maybe they should just go back to Bronze because they are scrubs. Well you 're not getting that like, because........ you know alright 
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Post by RoystonVasey63 on Jun 25, 2019 10:41:29 GMT
LOL. Well, I play my GI without speccing into HM. My reasoning is that as I use only an Acolyte and Flamer on said bot, there's little to be gained from speccing-in -- and losing 50% of your base shields is always a drag. Without HM (and thereby having a stronger shield), one can equip a Power Amplifier instead of a Cyclonic, and then everything melts in double-quick time once the Acolyte's done its business. For soloing at higher difficulties, I think there's an even stronger case for losing HM. Ahh yes, my old Geth Trooper Flamer/Acolyte/Cryo Rounds build that Caineghis saw me use and then made a tutorial claiming it was his idea. Cool that you like the build, however I have to point out that a Geth Trooper is not a GI so therefore your whole post is invalid. It's still quite stupid though to not use HM. You really don't need fitness on the GT to solo higher difficulties and if you can see the enemies before they see you then you have the advantage. Take a look at this lvl 0 Geth Trooper Avenger Gold solo for instance Gold Solo Level 0 Geth TrooperUnless someone is completely terrible at the game it shouldn't be even remotely difficult to solo Gold with any class or weapon. Oops! my bad. Of course I was talking about the Geth Trooper and not the GI; I spec into HM on every character to which it's avilable -- except for the aforementioned Geth Trooper. Equip a Geth Scanner, keep your base shields and use a Power Amp -- that's my advice for this particular toaster. I know that some peeps are HM-obsessive, but there's no real upside IMO to having it here, quite the oppsite in fact.
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Post by DistigousForest on Jun 25, 2019 11:05:01 GMT
but there's no real upside IMO to having it here, quite the oppsite in fact. Farther vision than GS, Power damage boost, Weapon Accuracy & Fire Rate boost, speed boost, and enables you to take ACIV (or other gear) on plat all for 750 shields and 120 (w/ ACIV) or 70 (w/ Omni Capacitors) Flamer damage vs armor? Gimme dat, it's totally worth it. |
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Post by inert on Jun 25, 2019 12:10:09 GMT
All this back forth over a kit for scrubs. What next, AIU optimal builds? |
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Post by RoystonVasey63 on Jun 25, 2019 14:39:39 GMT
All this back forth over a kit for scrubs. What next, AIU optimal builds? Don't forget TGI-builds. 
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Post by SalMasRac on Jun 29, 2019 18:52:54 GMT
Yup. The game also says that the "Avenger is deadly on full auto". You can use whatever weapon you like since there is still the TC weapon damage bonus. I won't recommend the Raptor though since it is one of the worst weapons.
Is the Avenger good then? Or are you being sarcastic? I saw a clip somewhere of a guy soloing gold using a level 0 character with the Avenger so I guess it's a valid weapon then? Okey, I will not use the Raptor. Any other sniper rifle that would work? I don't have any rare sniper rifles though. He's sure. And the super power Avenger was most likely host modded.
Stop at Cloak 4 unless using a Sniper Rifle.
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Post by dumdum2 on Jul 1, 2019 23:56:29 GMT
Is the Avenger good then? Or are you being sarcastic? I saw a clip somewhere of a guy soloing gold using a level 0 character with the Avenger so I guess it's a valid weapon then? Okey, I will not use the Raptor. Any other sniper rifle that would work? I don't have any rare sniper rifles though. He's sure. And the super power Avenger was most likely host modded.
Stop at Cloak 4 unless using a Sniper Rifle.
But why should I not max my tactical cloak? I mean I could use the other option if I'm not using a sniper rifle.
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Post by eng59land on Jul 2, 2019 6:18:08 GMT
He's sure. And the super power Avenger was most likely host modded.
Stop at Cloak 4 unless using a Sniper Rifle.
I mean I could use the other option if I'm not using a sniper rifle. Maybe you could use the 11 points otherwise ? 
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Post by Alfonsedode on Jul 2, 2019 16:10:45 GMT
TC is OPoverrated, as is HM. Just dont spec them and acknowledge it
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Post by cnevarezn on Jul 2, 2019 18:31:04 GMT
TC is OPoverrated, as is HM. Just dont spec them and acknowledge it I like playing the TI when I want to go the OP route. I usually use him to farm or start off a Plat warmup with Pugs. |
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