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

Other than missile glitching, the single most OP thing that you can do with the Striker is the TGI ( Striker TGI ). Just remember to cloak whilst firing, not before, then reload cancel with overload for pretty fireworks. Along with things like Avenger Destroyer, it's a fun setup for steamrolling Gold PUGs.

You cloak while shooting to get the damage bonus.

In order to reload cancel you just have to get used to the rhythm of the weapon. It's really easy on console because we can reload cancel with our powers. So if you're using an Infiltrator, when your character goes into their reload animation and you see your ammo replenish, just hit Triangle / Y. It's not a bug per se. Biower has stated before that they can change how effective it is. So really it's twerking as intended.

And you can run with the pizza with a controller. The rhythm is kinda different than it is on PC but it's easy once you get used to it. I do it all the time

I see. I didn't know the Striker won't break cloak! Interesting... Will try this out.

Yeah I'm not too bothered by not playing effectively. I play with friends and often top score. Especially with grenade spamming hehehe.

I've got over 500 hours on this game on Xbox and PC combined. But only started playing all kits on PC since September.

I try out combinations until there's one I enjoy. Don't care if I gimp the kit that way. With friends it's always fun.
None of us reload cancels or runs with the pizza. Don't really see the need for that.

But thanks for explaining!
I might try it out of curiosity.

I use the Paladin on her, but the Saber is such a beautiful gun, and the playstyle would be very similar, must've been a hoot.



Oh yeah, as an addendum to the earlier conversation, I will add Claymoar QFE, because my god is she a beast with Claymore/Wraith/Talon (with or without reload cancelling).

Reegar/Piranha Valkyrie is also one of those "must try at least once" setups. Played right, a Reegar Valkyrie can one-clip+boom an Atlas on Platinum, she's utterly OP with Warp IV Shotgun and stacking debuffs.

The charged shot not breaking cloak thing also applies to Kishock, Double cloaked Kishock shot is insanely powerful ESPECIALLY with the 3x HS Multi and Shieldgate ignoring (Replace Phasics with Disruptor, and take a detonator like Salarian Infiltrator).

Also, Tech Bursting Cabal ( Tech Bursting Cabal ) is a wrecking ball with a team. When I solo with her, I take Lancer or Saber or such, but in a team, the sheer shield destruction of a Disruptor Talon and stacking poison DoTs can really eat up spawns (even on Platinum). Also works with many other weapons, its there for priming mostly, Talon is just a particularly good gun for this kind of playstyle.

Anyway, if you're interested in some different builds, I'd be happy to share them (I guess I am most known for having builds that go against commonly accepted builds). Still what matters is fun, and I don't find Reegar AIU or Harrier TGI to be fun at all. But Mantis GE? Avenger Destroyer? Lots of fun.

Can't argue with any of that. Just wanted to add the TSent as a viable option with the Striker, especially with the admittedly cheesy option of Incendiary ammo. Makes me laugh out loud regularly. Also the extra-cheesy option of the Incendiary Krogan Soldier, although his melee output then falls into the honorary pyjak category aka 'doing it wrong', but if it feels so good can it really be wrong?!? 

And Kappa Neko, I wish I could trade you some of my Explosive ammo, or get some of your 'doing something wonderful' version. I use it with the Kishock sometimes, where the DoT combined with the explosion will often finish off mooks, but other than that I've never found a use for it. As far as I know, BSN 'wisdom' would universally have it listed at the very bottom in order of usefulness (with the proviso that AP and Drill ammo are pretty much useless on the Striker). Are you sure you weren't simply witnessing the explosive nature of the Striker's grenades? Either way, it wouldn't be as effective as the potential cheesing I've mentioned above with the Incendiary option.

On reload canceling and pizza running, I do the former (or at least attempt to regularly) because it's a game mechanic, and while the latter can also be regarded as 'clever use of game mechanics' I've never done it in anything but a solo, just as I've never glitched the hack circle in a team game. Pizza running seems a little like wearing try-hard pants to me, although my Krogans all headbutt their way to the drop-off point and my Batarians Jim their way there. In the Krogans' case, they always do so in a forward-facing way, as the option for backhands presents itself occasionally. Glitching the hack circle is open to complete misinterpretation by other pugs who don't even know it's doable, but reload canceling is simply a case of killing things as efficiently as possible, and I suspect the fact that we've collectively agreed on calling it 'reload canceling' is the reason why some people assume it must be a form of cheating. It's not. You're canceling a redundant animation, not the reload itself. In that sense it's no different from climbing a ladder before the missile-switch animation has finished. I mean, Marksman is an actual power which reloads a gun instantly by means of Space Magic, so 'doing something else' the moment the round is in the chamber seems like pure logic by comparison. There's certainly no reason to object to it in principle, especially as it can be done (or attempted) from the privacy of your own keyboard or controller without anyone else needing to be aware. I like to think of it as tiny payback for all the times I've found myself dead in-game without the slightest clue wtf happened, because the game has decided to leave out large swathes of animation between the host and myself.

That said, I agree with you both 100% that you play the game however you want as it's all about fun at the end of the day. 

Yeah Geth are cheating assholes, that's really all there is to it... its not necessarily a matter of hard or easy, per se, its that they're super obnoxious and really really cheap... and they're probably the worst faction for the Fury, since she's a close-quarters kit with low health/shields, no DR, and no stagger resistance. And biotic powers are weak vs. shields. And Hydra in particular would be a bad map for her vs. Geth, since there's so many open areas and random LoS across the map, lots of chances for random stunlock BS or taking a triple Rocket Cheater payload to the face. So definitely not just you. Just bring Armored Compartments and rage-nuke generously, that's my preferred strategy vs. cheating flashlight buttholes

Briefly going back on the topic of Vorchas

I recently really really like using the Vorcha Soldier easily my preferred flamer kit. He could arguably be the best flamer kit IMO. Just because he can get away, with going shield damage on flamer rank 6. Because of carnage with the 6A armor damage to make up for not taking 6A on flamer. Making the Vorcha Soldier a good versus all factions kit with nice versatility.

Being inspired by the gif crashsuit linked before with the flamer killing the Geth. I made this build as a result.

Didn't know this before, but you can hold your charged shot with the arc pistol, and release it while using flamer.

Build worked so well that I dumpstered the Geth really freakin hard with all the shields that they have . This build I imagine would pair really well with a puggernaut, taking so much aggro from like 6 phantoms and a couple of dragoons harassing the puggernaut. And then you could flamer all the phantoms and carnage for fire explosions.

On a side note, I do used to use the Vorcha soldier a lot, but not in this way actually, because my previous build with the Vorcha soldier would, have a tough time going up against the Geth.

And before anyone else says, "what about the vorcha sentinel" he's good but I don't feel managing cluster grenades and then having to have good aim at throwing them, which I'm decent at. But carnage is just easier to use 

* Reegar with Incendiary, for ALL the cheese.. This is the only circumstance I would ever endorse using the Reegar: the gun is an abomination, but everyone has to experience the double-debuff Incendiary Reegar Valkyrie at least once in their lives 

Crusader doesn't mesh well with the Fury. Too many reloads and it's too heavy in general. Fury needs to run and 'splode things. Try the Eagle instead with ammo mod, Warp rounds and piercing.  

Not sure I've ever used the Crusader on her, but its a great gun so I believe it. She synergizes well with shotguns in general, since she's a CQC kit, and the shotgun class is disproportionately good compared to the other weapons classes (of the top 10 guns in the game, probably at least 6 or 7 of them are shotguns). And the Crusader has innate piercing so it will pierce cover and mitigate armor damage reduction without any mods (or AP/Drill ammo), but if you do use the Shredder Mod/HV barrel/AP or Drill ammo the cover penetration stacks with the Crusader's innate piercing (which is 0.5m iirc), just like the Javelin or Widow.  

I've converted one of our MP group to the Striker hehehe. He loves it!

Too bad we both got the 200.000 points with it for the Challenge so quickly...

Btw I am definitely a no hunter mode geth kind of person. I respecced the engineer to use the turret now (previously skipped it in favor of the passives tree).
BEST. CHOICE. EVER.

Finally my screen is normal and I don't get disoriented anymore. A full offensive turret lasts quite a long time even on gold. I was surprised. Considering how quickly the drone dies in comparison. And I can do fire explosions with it sometimes.

I had the biggest blast ever running around banshees and brutes in circles on London spamming the turret and overload. I die so much less now!
I'm using the geth SMG for the challenge points and while I kinda like it, damage output is kinda bad. So I'll look for a better setup eventually.

I will keep hunter mode on the infi though I think. I'm still trying to figure out which weapon to use. I'm currently using the Disciple for the points but not happy with it. Why are 4 shots not enough to kill a bomber?? Jeez....
Definitely my least favorite geth. Though with the Striker I actually had fun with it. But I went down constantly using the Disciple.

All the other non hunter geths are now among my favorite kits.
Nothing beats vorcha awesomeness though of course.