Kasumi's mission [was] super hard - Adept tips for ME2 Insanity

only the viper? Do you mean for adepts or for all classes because I find mantis to be far better and if I am a soldier I use the widow for a bonus weapon.

Viper is good for all classes. Mantis is only good for Soldier and Infiltrator until you get the Widow. If you do not pick the Widow as a bonus weapon for Soldier or Infiltrator, then use the Viper.

Even when keeping up with upgrades, there comes a point when you cannot one-shot kill a fully-shielded/barrier enemy with the Mantis on Insanity. That is why you need the Widow, or you stick to using the Viper as your sniper rifle.

I didn't check in to the board for like a week, and missed the good part of this thread!

Shotgun thoughts:

1. Adept is pretty powerful once you get the hang of it and some upgrades.

2. I agree with Red that most of the time other biotic squadmates are best with an Adept, although can do one biotic and one shield stripper.

3. Speaking of shield stripping, that is why you have a gun. SMG and Shotguns generally have good shield damage multipliers, and you start with one of those.

4. Assault Rifles are not that great a weapon choice for any class unless you have the Mattock.

5. Viper can work for shield stripping since it has hybrid multipliers. Shotgun is probably better unless you really need to stay ranged.

6. Sentinel is easiest class with some game knowledge.

7. Infiltrator is the easiest class if you haven't played ME2 before.

8. Speaking of old BSN, I started a thread on there claiming Infiltrator was the weakest ME2 class, and... really it is if you insist on pure SR single shot meta.

9. ME2 has the best class balance in the trilogy IMO. That is to say they are closest in power, each with some strengths and weaknesses. It isn't perfect, but it isn't like the situation in ME1 where hybrids were way better than the others and biotics were often better than tech. ME3 was also somewhat uneven, although it did improve somewhat with patches.

10. Singularity is very good for sticking elite enemies. Pull is the bread and butter adept power though.

With the sentinel you have a panic button too. That tech armor if it is set to the "explode" type you can just hit the tech armor button when your shields run low and it should be enough to run for cover before they break that shield down too. Once you get the assault rifle as a bonus weapon and get the mattlock rifle then it is pretty much overkill with the sentinel.

I use heavy warp since, at least for me, it causes more damage

Alright I have recruited everyone (minus Legion.) Now I'm starting the Loyalty missions. I've decided I'm going to do most boring characters first then the most interesting last. Jacob gets to go first. Number two most boring is harder.... But Jacob is easy.

P.S. With several upgrades now, and with Thane, I'm feeling much more in control and capable.  Not dying much at all unless I somehow get flanked or my cover is destroyed.

Teammate cooldown reset with Tech Armor is a big bonus if you are running good squadmates. It is in fact so good that it was supposed to be removed before the game shipped.



Yes, ME2 squadmate survival is primarily about positioning. Positioning plays some role for Shep as well, but not quite as big relatively speaking.

Generally the squad should be behind Shepard if you want them to survive without any gels (which is what I try to do in all three games... well more like no Unity in ME1) since there basically is not much in the way of squadmate tanking on Insanity. It is possible to spread the damage around to all three in the party, but Shepard has to still take the bulk of the damage since the squad usually isn't as durable.

I try to put the squad in a good place at the beginning of the encounter, and try not to move them if they are being suppressed. Also, if they have all the aggro, sometimes you might want to delay ordering them to use a power. If they are taking a lot of fire, I try to switch aggro back to Shep with powers, going out of cover, etc.

Kasumi management is a little bit different if you want her to use Shadow Strike (which I only heavily lean on during her mission). In that case, you want the evo that resets her cooldown when she kills an enemy, and send her to slap targets with low health that will definitely be killed. Then as she reappears, confirm her cover spot. Then continually repeat. She may as well be invulnerable when cloaked, and so that is a good way to keep her upright.





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Cool. It should be a lot smoother from here on out.

If you like to have a quick, hmmm, make that a very quick side mission, complete N7: Eclipse Smuggling Depot. Why that misssion? It's the one that involves recovering 20 crates. Why is it quick? Because when themikefest used the cain, it took him less than 15 seconds to complete the mission.

N7 Missions with Upgrades in Them:

1) N7: Anomalous Weather (Damage Protection)
2) N7: Strontium Mule (Heavy Skin Weave) (Note: Unlocks after doing N7: Archaeological Dig Site)
3) N7: Blood Pack Base (Heavy Weapon Ammo Upgrade) (Note: Unlocks after doing N7: Blood Pack Communications Relay)

I think that's all of them.

I would include firewalker dlc. I believe you've already completed the dlc. In ME3, when talking with Cortez, there will be a dialogue choice to ask about the Hammerhead that was found in the firewalker dlc. If the dlc is not completed, Shepard can still ask about the Hammerhead.