Tips & tricks for noobs in multiplayer

Nov 30, 2016 12:50:42 GMT maplesyrup said:

Even the most elite gamer started out as a noob and worked his/her way up.


What tips would you give to us noobs.

And please dont troll (sad face).

Hi Maplesyrup,

I am a noob too, and I have asked a lot of noob questions in this thread:

bsn.boards.net/thread/1186/noob-mp-beginners-guide-dummies

that helped me a lot! 

I am more than happy to group up too Just add me to the friend list (DomiSotto), and we can terrorize the neighborhood with the noobiness. Tab is the default button on the PC that allows you to talk. I've never really managed to chat on Discord while in MP, or found the Discord particularly useful as a meeting point, because there are very few people on it at any given time & you never know if they are nice or stressed out folks like in other games and will start venting. It is very easy to pug ME3MP, and I am a great believer in exposing the entire group to the terrors of player communication.

My top recommendations as someone who'd just started at this late hour will be (uhm, not sure if you are asking for something that basic):

1. Start with a character relying on Powers, such as (in order of my preference): Engineer, Vanguard and Adept and initially build it as a 6/6/6/4/4 or 5/3 or 3/5 save for Vanguard, that is the only starting character that imo takes a 6/0 build extremely well. Favor power damage over weapon damage to start with in the builds.

2. Once your picked your starting class, watch ComradeShepard7 video on the Gameplay of that class that is linked in the Resources thread pinned here.

3. When building up your character from level 1, I find that a strategy that works the best for me, is initially putting 1 point in his 3 Powers, then 2 points in Fitness, and then building up the powers.

4. Learn the Primer and Detonator, and which Ammo to use on your preferred character

5. Use only one weapon to start with to reduce the weight on the character, and find all the ammo boxes in each zone. If you are playing Grenade character, use "8" function once grenade boxes do not charge you to full. Do not forget to make the bee-line for reloading your ammo

6. Speaking of zones, create a private lobby and go for a walk around in each of the zones.

7. Buy Recruit packs till all the Blue Weapons are Maxed out. Mods will not be. If soloing, at that point, start playing Silver Games, and buying Veteran Packs. rinse-Repeat with the next tier of difficulty (well, it's a dream for me!)

8. Cover is important. And so is high ground.

9. Use up all your Ammo 1 as you play Bronze. Stash Ammo 2 for Silver.

10. If at all possible stick with the other players. Don't worry about other people outscoring you, worry about getting through the zone alive and extracting. If you are worried about it too too much, play a Vanguard (I am not biased at all, obv.).

11. Kalence builds are to be taken with a grain of salt as a noob, but a good starting point.

12. The hardest enemies to deal with are Praetorians, Scions, Ravagers and Phantoms. In the later waves do not hesitate to use Cobra missiles on them.  

Above all, as always, courage and never let anyone tell you where you belong.