What's the most recent build/set up that you've discovered?

If BSN was The Ramones, it's at this point that I could confidently pronounce, "Gabba-gabba, we accept you, we accept you, one of us!"

I seriously doubt if there's anyone here (or anyone who has ever played the game) who hasn't experienced that feeling. The same can almost be said for the Crusader (and even the Kishock), but the Javelin really is in a different league.

Thwump. 

Honestly the javelin is the big boy pants of the sniper rifles 

Early on in my Platinum days, I often ran Harrier+Widow HSol, double-tapping is just as nice with a Sniper as it is with a Shotgun

As to Stasis Sniping, for me, it was more about triggering Warp Ammo, with enough cooldown bonus, Black Widow also synergizes perfectly with AA's Warp+Throw combo on Bosses, it is insane how much damage Warp+3xWarp IV Black Widow Shots+Throw+Biotic Explosion does. You start LOOKING for the biggest enemies, because it's more satisfying when you can drop a Banshee as fast as a Marauder (Stupid Shield Gate). Stasis usually ends up as a utility power on that build (at least for me), not as an I-Win-Headshot button. And I suspect any well-play Black Widow Asari Adept is more based around Warp Debuff than Stasis sniping. Unlike Arc Pistol AA's who seem to focus on stasis Sniping

So I wanted to try a pistol only Fury build. I am debating between the Talon, Carnifex, Paladin, and the suppressed gun. I want to run the Paladin the most but I know the Talon will be most effective. I am using heavy barrel and power damage magnifier as mods. I tried the Talon and Paladin. The Talon was a little boring, but I liked the power and range of the Paladin, but 3 round magazine kind of sucks. Any suggestions from you guys?

Also, the first new build I tried this years is the Shadow as a sniper. She was really fun this way for a few games, but I really missed cutting people and doing tons of damage with Shadow Strike and stealth melee.

As odd as this sounds, I don't care about effective. It has to be fun. If the gun is fun, I can make it work with the Fury. And I would like a versatile Fury. Its why Crusader/Fury is my favorite build. The Crusader doubles as a shotgun and a marksman rifle. So its good up close and even mid/longer ranges. Its good against the standard enemies and the bosses. Also even if its a bit heavy, the cooldowns on her powers aren't really an issue, so I can still go in if I want. And attractive woman with shotgun makes me a happy Obbie.

I would like the pistol to function the same way. The Talon functions best up close. And I am not a huge fan of the Eagle. I also didn't like the M-11. It felt like a pea shooter. The Carnifex and Paladin were the most fun, but I do agree it is awkward up close. Maybe I just don't have enough experience with it.

I will give Dark Channel and Paladin a specific mention here, and Paladin is my main weapon on the Huntress on PS3. I find Dark Channel one of the best headtshot powers, right up there with Sabotage. Even better is that it primes for Warp IV, and a Warp IV Paladin headshot will drop an any unshielded mook on any difficulty. It also works just as well on other Dark Channel characters, however, on those, I usually take Piercing+Magazine or Piercing+Barrel on lower difficulties, but on the Huntress, it's Power Mag + Piercing, and yeah, the 3 rounds is tough, you have to make the shots count. I do, however, find it a very satisfying combo.

Executioner kinda works the same way, as Vormav suggested, but with innate piercing. Executioner makes a decent Pocket Sniper, and can really wreck shop vs mooks. However, after playing a 2-shot Executioner with the Destroyer, I find it difficult to use the Executioner on anything else, it just feels... less OP

Arc Pistol is always a good choice, the charged shot is actually 3 shots, so it handled Shield Gate really nicely. It can be annoying to constantly charge, but it is light, has a big clipsize, and packs a punch when charged, with high fire-rate when used as a semi-auto. Definitely a versatile option.

The Carnifex is a good balance between the Phalanx (one of the strongest early-manifest weapons) and the Paladin, where the Phalanx has fire-rate, the Carnifex has damage. Where the Paladon one-shot-kills, the Carnifex handles shield-gate better (more rapid firing).

Personally, I use SMGs on her, but of the guns listed, I'd probably use the Carnifex. Dark Channel Headshots should still really hurt them, but the fire-rate isn't that low that I'd feel defenseless if I miss.

Question is: why do you want to use a pistol if you are very happy with the Crusader loadout? I play the Huntress with a Crusader. Recently I tried using a Paladin instead and it was horrible. Tried the Saber and it was also horrible. These guns just kinda feel like bad Crusaders to me. Crusader is an awesome weapon and if you like it and the combo works well for I'd say stick with it. Other than that the only recommendation I can give you is switching through all the possible candidates and try them vs. the various factions.

I remember talking about this before, but it's worth a mention again. It's basically the same for all of the odd (expanded?) crosshair weapons like the Paladin and Carnifex, even the Raider, but it's most noticable on the Saber. It's the bloom. If you don't have an accuracy increasing power you can't really fire it at it's max rate as the bullet can hit anywhere in the crosshair. The faster you shoot the more the crosshair expands (blooms) making it more inaccurate at high RoF. It'll also expand if you are moving, especially straffing, while shooting making the accuracy issues even more noticable. It's basically more RNG. It's very (see: eerily) similar to Halo 4's DMR, save the crosshair and a little less bloom due to smaller hitboxes/targets in Halo. Shotguns work the same to an extent, but the pellets can hit anywhere inside the circle when you ADS. I'm not entirely sure how it works when firing from the hip, but that seems more accurate for whatever reason, has anyone ever looked (cared) into that? The Crusader is awesome because it's laser accurate, doesn't suffer any bloom, and hits like a truck; give me that over a Power Mag any day.

I have thought about trying the Executioner. But it is currently at a very low level for me. I'll give this a try later tonight, but I'm not sure I want to "main" the gun for her. This will sound dumb, but the Executioner is a very ugly looking gun. Aesthetics in the gun matter to me. That's why I like the Crusader, Paladin, and Carnifex. They all look really sleek and nice. But I will still try this gun regardless.






Yes, this is what I noticed too. The Paladin is a great headshot pistol. Dark Channel was an easy headshot set up and against groups, this is a great tactic. I just wasn't able to convey what you said so well on here. I might actually add the magazine upgrade myself or the piercing mod as you said. But since used Warp ammo frequently with the Fury, I don't know if armor piercing is really needed. I'll have to experiment and see what I like. Magazine upgrade or piercing mod.

Mainly for variety really. Any build can get boring if you keep using it over and over. Plus, I want to try different builds for this girl and see if I can get them to work. The Crusader will be my main weapons for her.


Also, not so long ago, I was already getting bored of MP. Gold can become monotonous at times. And I'm not yet good enough to tackle platinum alone (I get as far as wave 6 before I lose). And when i do host platinum, I get some of the most inept team-mates imaginable. Its no fun for me to carry some of these players. Trying different builds, weapons, and loadouts has breathed new life into MP for me again. Its made some classes I initially thought boring to be really fun now. Most recent one being Geth Infiltrator with Proxy Mine thanks to you guys. 

For me the Carnifex is the most fun pistol (probably for ME2 nostalgia reasons, at least partially), with Paladin and Talon close behind. The Arc Peestol is super effective, but isn't quite as fun for me as the Carnifex/Paladin/Talon. Same goes for the Acolyte and the Scorpion (effective, but not quite as entertaining). I actually really like the Suppressor, but its ammo issues are just brutal so I almost never use it. Might be viable on the Fury though since you're going to be getting alot of kills with your powers and so aren't consuming ammo as quickly. Executioner is solid, both fun and effective (offhost can be sort of brutal though, like Grunt mentioned), and innate piercing is always a plus. I wouldn't bother with the Power Magnifier mod personally, since power damage boost is calculated from the base damage of the power, and both AF and DC have small base damage totals (its sort of the same deal as the Cyclonic/base shields thing I mentioned to you before)- you probably get more mileage out of either the Heavy (damage) Barrel, the Magazine mod, or the Piercing mod. 

But at the end of the day, everything is still just better with a shotgun.