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Post by PillarBiter on Mar 6, 2019 12:03:15 GMT
So going forward in GM2 or 3 (if I ever were to do that), which is more important, damage stacking or shield/armor stacking? IMO, if you learn how to properly dodge/dash/shield-up, you may not need armor/shield, stacking damage output is a better way.
Also, going up to GM2 and GM3 group synergies are becoming really very importnat, like Fire+Ice might be no-no situation which can screw things up (already experienced), whereas Fire+Acid+Electricity (or Ice+Acid+Electricity) may make you feel like "really? this is GM2?" (already experienced too). Interesting. How does flame burst fit into this equation? It's fire damage, but does not apply fire, but rather does acid. Does flame burst also 'melt' ice status effects?
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Post by acehilator on Mar 6, 2019 12:42:03 GMT
Attack is the best defense, is what they say.
Good to know about the ceiling. Then legendaries are actually worth it. 250% damage, like, as in javelin wide damage? That's insane! Gimme.
Not Javelin wide damage, item only (cogwheel symbol). And the cap is already 200% on MW weapons. Not sure about gear caps. Still really nice, but almost impossible to find. And Legendaries being MWs with higher stat caps is about as lazy as it gets from a game design point of view. They made a looter shooter... without proper loot, lol.
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Post by Sylvae on Mar 6, 2019 13:11:00 GMT
IMO, if you learn how to properly dodge/dash/shield-up, you may not need armor/shield, stacking damage output is a better way.
Also, going up to GM2 and GM3 group synergies are becoming really very importnat, like Fire+Ice might be no-no situation which can screw things up (already experienced), whereas Fire+Acid+Electricity (or Ice+Acid+Electricity) may make you feel like "really? this is GM2?" (already experienced too). Interesting. How does flame burst fit into this equation? It's fire damage, but does not apply fire, but rather does acid. Does flame burst also 'melt' ice status effects? Interesting question, I don't have answer to it yet, I'm playing mainly Acid+Elec mid-range Ranger, with ocassional jumps to other Javelins for fun and diversity, so didn't experiment enough with Fire build Storm. But Flame Burst doesn't put target on fire, ie no primer (well, acid primer on MW), so I'd guess it probably wouldn't melt Ice, but that's just the hunch. Also, in GM2 so far (I did like 3-4 runs only up till now) Storms with me were Ice builds for a crowd control, one session with Fire everywhere was with Colossuses (Colossui? eh... ).
If you test it, let me know results, I'd appreciate it.
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Post by Andrew Waples on Mar 6, 2019 14:03:07 GMT
At what power level can I do grandmaster 1? I'm at 245 Rare Storm.
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Post by PillarBiter on Mar 6, 2019 14:42:46 GMT
At what power level can I do grandmaster 1? I'm at 245 Rare Storm. Make sure to have 6 epic components at level 36 to boost your armor /shield as far up as possible, and make sure you have at least one decent masterwork weapon.
That should keep you from instantly dying. You'll still die in 3 hits, but... at least not in one
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Post by PillarBiter on Mar 6, 2019 14:47:53 GMT
Attack is the best defense, is what they say.
Good to know about the ceiling. Then legendaries are actually worth it. 250% damage, like, as in javelin wide damage? That's insane! Gimme.
Not Javelin wide damage, item only (cogwheel symbol). And the cap is already 200% on MW weapons. Not sure about gear caps. Still really nice, but almost impossible to find. And Legendaries being MWs with higher stat caps is about as lazy as it gets from a game design point of view. They made a looter shooter... without proper loot, lol. Throwing around the adjective "lazy" just because their approach doesn't match you personal vision is extremely disrespectful towards the hundreds of people having worked hard (and still do) at the game, and about as far from the truth as you possibly can be. It's not the first game to use this approach, and won't be the last.
This is not a post about whether the game is good or not, so don't go there please.
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Post by Andrew Waples on Mar 6, 2019 14:56:22 GMT
At what power level can I do grandmaster 1? I'm at 245 Rare Storm. Make sure to have 6 epic components at level 36 to boost your armor /shield as far up as possible, and make sure you have at least one decent masterwork weapon.
That should keep you from instantly dying. You'll still die in 3 hits, but... at least not in one
In a group though?
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Post by PillarBiter on Mar 6, 2019 15:01:50 GMT
Make sure to have 6 epic components at level 36 to boost your armor /shield as far up as possible, and make sure you have at least one decent masterwork weapon.
That should keep you from instantly dying. You'll still die in 3 hits, but... at least not in one
In a group though? I was talking about a group, yes. If you want to contribute. If you want to just hang back and leech, go in at any score you like.
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Post by Sylvae on Mar 6, 2019 15:07:32 GMT
I was talking about a group, yes. If you want to contribute. If you want to just hang back and leech, go in at any score you like. If you want to just hang back and leech, go in at any score you like. - This.
Recomended for GM1 is 400 power but I saw people running succesfully Freeplay and/or Stronghold in 350+ power, so it is about your skill and build too.
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Post by NotN7 on Mar 6, 2019 16:07:18 GMT
Today if my support luck works with me I'm going to get that last MW component been trying for days to fill that last spot hehe the way its looking I'll have all Legendary gear before I get that last MW
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Post by acehilator on Mar 6, 2019 16:32:54 GMT
PSA: Gearscore is a useless stat, it does literally nothing besides adding together the power level of all your gear pieces and displaying the result. No influence on gameplay. You want some MW pieces for their MW ability, and the defensive boost of MW components because of their raw armor/shield stats, but otherwise running epics with great bonuses is better than using trash-level MWs. Colossus components are a major offender in that regard (five MWs out of 10 have a useless MW ability).
And then there is stuff like epic components with +shield% or +armor% giving you a better defensive result than stacking MW components because the MWs cannot roll +shield% or +armor%, which is applied globally.
Without the freaks on reddit, playing this game is like stumbling in the dark. No clue how any of it works because it's just an empty UI, and if you look under the hood you can't stop facepalming. But speaking about shortfalls is disrespectful, lol.
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Post by Shinobu on Mar 6, 2019 17:03:16 GMT
Got my first 2 masterworks today!
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Post by PillarBiter on Mar 6, 2019 17:17:52 GMT
PSA: Gearscore is a useless stat, it does literally nothing besides adding together the power level of all your gear pieces and displaying the result. No influence on gameplay. You want some MW pieces for their MW ability, and the defensive boost of MW components because of their raw armor/shield stats, but otherwise running epics with great bonuses is better than using trash-level MWs. Colossus components are a major offender in that regard (five MWs out of 10 have a useless MW ability). And then there is stuff like epic components with +shield% or +armor% giving you a better defensive result than stacking MW components because the MWs cannot roll +shield% or +armor%, which is applied globally. Without the freaks on reddit, playing this game is like stumbling in the dark. No clue how any of it works because it's just an empty UI, and if you look under the hood you can't stop facepalming. But speaking about shortfalls is disrespectful, lol. Nah the omission of stat page was unfortunate 😑 But supposedly theyrw brining it in an update...
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Post by bshep on Mar 6, 2019 18:17:13 GMT
Got a purple contract from Yarrow. Should i try it alone?
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Post by Dekibra on Mar 6, 2019 18:56:48 GMT
Got a purple contract from Yarrow. Should i try it alone? Honestly, when I got my first purple and did it on normal I just thought: huh, no different from the yellow ones So Solo away
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Post by bshep on Mar 6, 2019 19:22:45 GMT
Well i am going to bring my mastercrafted weapons just to be safe. By the way, Yarrow is a worse dancer than Shepard. That is one hell of a accomplishment.
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Post by Andrew Waples on Mar 6, 2019 19:23:53 GMT
Why BioWare? Why are some collectables random? It makes using a YouTube video as a guide pointless.
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Post by bshep on Mar 6, 2019 19:45:00 GMT
Ae you talking about those scar/outlaws/dominion Intel? I just check small camps when i see them in freeplay and they usually have some of them.
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Post by aznricepuff on Mar 6, 2019 20:30:38 GMT
Honestly, when I got my first purple and did it on normal I just thought: huh, no different from the yellow ones So Solo away They are supposed to be more difficult than regular contracts, but it depends a lot on the specific objectives you end up rolling. Some of them are absolutely trivial (usually the ones involving skorpions) while others can faceroll you if soloing (e.g. the one that spawns a Legendary Luminary, a Legendary Enforcer, and infinite waves of other Elite/Legendary tier scar as long as the Luminary is alive).
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Post by midnight tea on Mar 6, 2019 20:46:59 GMT
Honestly, when I got my first purple and did it on normal I just thought: huh, no different from the yellow ones So Solo away They are supposed to be more difficult than regular contracts, but it depends a lot on the specific objectives you end up rolling. Some of them are absolutely trivial (usually the ones involving skorpions) while others can faceroll you if soloing (e.g. the one that spawns a Legendary Luminary, a Legendary Enforcer, and infinite waves of other Elite/Legendary tier scar as long as the Luminary is alive). I think the Arcanist ones can be the most hilarious in terms of a sudden difficulty spike. First two stages? Go collect those relic fragments. Last one? 3 zillion Dominion mobs, legendary brutes and valkyries all around and a Titan on top of that!!
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Post by bshep on Mar 6, 2019 21:06:16 GMT
I really hate facing outlaws. Those shielded gunners using LMGs plus the storm javelins are a pain to take down. ANd if that wasn't enough they even have rangers hiting you with missiles.
By they way, there are legendary items or the game jumps from epic to masterwork?
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Post by tjmitchem on Mar 6, 2019 21:24:22 GMT
I really hate facing outlaws. Those shielded gunners using LMGs plus the storm javelins are a pain to take down. ANd if that wasn't enough they even have rangers hiting you with missiles.
By they way, there are legendary items or the game jumps from epic to masterwork?
Legendary > Masterwork > Epic
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Post by bladefist on Mar 7, 2019 1:56:21 GMT
So basically they don't want me to die
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