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I actually did not use exploding armor on T-sent, I just kept it on, while I max spec it for human, and exploded it all over the place. While I was able to eke the sort of okay performance on a human that I could on all other kits, ie around 25-30k, (with the notable exceptions of two over performers, h!vanguard and Drell Adept on which I saw over 40k), I had the same low performance on turian sentinel as I saw on the infiltrator and the soldier (<20 k). I did spec turian in power damage, as I never really spec anything in weapon damage. I will give it a shot since I am relevelling a sentinel (mainly because I was curious about Vorcha's ability to solo, it's a fun character). I am also rarely using full equipment on my characters, because I have so little, and I keep saving it for trying the silver games, which is probably crazy. Because if I did play silver, I'd get more level 2 equipment.... it's a bit of a chicken and the egg thing.

Probably just BSN'ers being snooty (working as intended)...


unless we're talking about the Talon Merc, in which case they were completely right. Talon Merc sucks donkey balls. 

I am certainly interested in trying Silver, I will probably be playing it regardless of the success rate, because all my blue level gear is maxed out, and silver gear is not going anywhere with accumulating credits via Bronze games. I am not at all interested in playing Korgan, though, because they cover the screen up move very slowly, and I dislike the F for melee, while all the powers can be easily set from the side buttons of the mouse. Even if I bound the melee to the side, it will be hard to spam it. I like mostly Human Vanguard because it is easier to get around, and all his attacks are weapons-independent. Drell Adept fr the same reason, but Vanguard also is as good as new whenever he leaps, while Drell goes splat if you lose it for just a sec.

Between the time zones & the platforms, I really have not had a chance to get in touch with anyone yet, but I don't think the sky will come crashing down if I simply pug it either. 

So, are you a bronze scrub?

And if so, do you want me to carry you?

But there's a fine line between being carried and learning, or being carried because one is simply lacking the experience or the appropriate gear. I've seen too many adepts using disruptor or explosive ammo. I've seen enough, for example, Slayer Vangaurds who use Adaptive War Amp, when phase disruptor isn't a biotic power. And people can learn this on their own, because it doesn't detonate biotic explosions nor does it prime them!


As an aside, I'd be more than happy to help you upgrade your skills.

Do you think my manifest is good enough to play silver?

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Thanks for the heads-up.

Here it is then:

If you've got a MAXIFEST^TM through modding, than playing Bronze and Silver really is of no use anymore at all. With the game mechanics down pat, a no consumable Gold solo run fully doable, and 10 WS is also within the cards.

So Cirvante, get of your a$$ and into Gold soldier!

But the thing about grinding is that it forces you to compromise. To weight the pros and cons of using a certain weapon. A Falcon I is punitive to power reliant classes in terms of cooldown, but most Common and Uncommon weapons don't have a reliable stagger chance on Gold.

I loved using the Eviscerator on many Engineers such as QFE, General Electric (try and figure that one out ) and even basic Human Infiltrator! Mantis is an excellent SR for being such an easy one to upgrade. Heck, you can use Phaeston and Tempest on Plat. No, really.

Grinding forces learning of a different kind. I was fortunate that I have war stories (and many here can also provide of their own, definitely the grinders who got their MAXIFEST^TM the old fashioned way) of just utter dire choices.

I played a match where I was using the weakest pewpewpew possible, the Geth SMG, and no AP, but I ended up second place. The real kicker is that I was a FatSo, and I was relying on Tech Bursts. It was a GIP, but I arrived in Wave 1. I had to solo the last 1/3 of the last 3 rounds. The people doing the real damage were just getting killed and Rotisserie'd by Phantom gangbangs left and right. I only had the 2 missiles noobs are alloted at the time. So I could only keep them for wave 10, or a dire circumstance.

You don't learn any better that if you're forced to chug piss, really, just drink all the swill, like pillaring Phantoms from RHA to RHA, and to at the same time watch out for Atlas rockets that could staggerfest into a pitchfork riot on all the 4 sides. The FatSo did his job, and I used only 1 missile, to keep the Cain Mine Arrow to the knee expert alive for the extraction, as 4 phantoms were about to close in on him in the dead-end tunnel on Glacier.

War stories. That's what you will miss out on with a full MAXIFEST^TM through modding. It ended up being a 49 minute game, that match. Why do I remember this game so well, even thought it was in early August? The Spectre pack right afterwards gave me a Falcon 1. And that gun has carried me to victory for many, many games. It opened up every power reliant class, and it meets the U/U threshold.

Many setups are great for a specific class, but aren't good for U/U. Some guns or gear compromise where you don't get the absolute max damage, but you have all around capability. Grinding kept me honest and humble, especially knowing the shit that gets thrown at you in the higher difficulties and how lag compounds your mistakes when off-host.

I have no objection to getting a MAXIFEST like the many means available outside of the grind. But there is no better teacher than the enemy that can gut you in a fraction of the time it takes successfully kill even one of them.

Alright, you humored me, but here's the deal, I'm not gullible. I take people's words as it is. And N7 HQ being down, it's your fault for not providing the relevant information ahead of time.

But you're still a scrub, and I'll prove it, one way or another.

You did just the same. Never believe a word I say. Those who say don't know. Those who know don't say.

Errr - are you saying or are you knowing right now?